Episode 81: Lisa Kudrow is on the podcast! Who Do You Think You Are?

Published: Feb. 14, 2010, 12:02 a.m.

MAILBOX: \xa0 for the Genealogy Gems Podcast e-Newsletter You\u2019ll get\xa0Lisa's 20 page e-book called 5 Fabulous Research Strategies for the Family Historian free in your welcome email.\xa0 Follow the techniques in the e-book and you\u2019ll better results with your Google Searches when you\u2019re online doing your research! \xa0 And if by chance you have already signed up you haven\u2019t been receiving the newsletter be sure and add genealogygemspodcast at gmail dot com to your email contact list so that your email provider won\u2019t think they are spam.\xa0 \xa0 Thank you to genealogy blogger Joan Miller for her wonderful review of the Genealogy Gems Podcast iPhone App on . \xa0 \xa0 Teri wrote in asking for suggestions for genealogist training and certification.\xa0 Lisa recommends the article Shaping Up by Sunny Morton in the March 2010 issue of \xa0 at the Seattle campus of the University of Washington \xa0 program at Boston University. You can take that program online. \xa0 Genealogical certification is offered by: \xa0 \xa0 BCG does offer \xa0 Listen to Lisa\u2019s interview with Sunny about the article in the February 2010 episode of \xa0 or subscribe for free in \xa0 Michelle writes in about her new blog and how much she enjoyed Lisa\u2019s Google Earth presentation on at the recent Family History Expo in Mesa.\xa0\xa0\u201cI was so excited about it I went home and shared your tips with my husband who likes Google Earth but had NO IDEA what it could do. \xa0The next time I go hunting for a homestead, I'm going to do it this way. \xa0It's much easier than getting the old state highway maps that also show the township, range, info! \xa0Plus like my hubby pointed out, it would be much more comforting when we are out in the backcountry after riding down 20 miles of dirt roads to have that visual to tell us that yes, we ARE on the right track.\u201d \xa0 \u201cAs always, I'm looking forward to what wonderful new adventures you will be taking us listeners on in your upcoming podcasts. \xa0You are a treasure chest of information!\u201d \xa0 Stay tuned for the release of Lisa\u2019s new Google Earth for Genealogy DVD. \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 GEM: Interview with Lisa Kudrow \xa0 Lisa talks with Lisa Kudrow about her new television series Who Do You Think You Are? premiering March 5, 2010 at 8:00 pm on NBC \xa0 Spread the Word!\xa0 Email your friends and family and share this episode with them to generate excitement and viewership for this new genealogy themed show. \xa0 The Genealogy Gems Podcast is sponsored by Rootsmagic \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 Lisa will be teaching for Family Tree Magazine called Search Engine Tips & Tricks: Google Techniques to Boost Your Research\xa0 on Tuesday February 23, 2010 at 4pm Pacific and 7 pm Eastern.\xa0 For more information go to the . \xa0 podcast will wrap up with one more episode.