Episode 190

Genealogy Gems PodcastEpisode #190Lisa Louise Cooke Highlights from this episode: Extreme Genes radio show Scott Fisher talks about his role in helping to solve a 30-year old missing persons case; Lisa advises a listener on a pesky Gmail problem; A whirlwind world tour of new genealogy records online; Searching out military service details with Google Books; One RootsTech attendee's Google search success story the new  title, a brand-new, much-anticipated second novel by a breakout British novelist. Click the player below to listen: NEWS: NGS Streaming Sessions National Genealogical Society: NGS 2016 is offering registration packages for the following live-streaming lecture series: Thurs, May 5, 2016: Land Records, Maps and Google Earth How to Follow and Envision Your Ancestor’s Footprints Through Time with Google Earth by Lisa Louise Cooke    More Conference Streaming Sessions by Lisa Louise Cooke: RootsTech 2016 (these are free!)       NEWS: New Genealogy Records Online , ,  and records for Western Australia on Findmypast.com; on FamilySearch.org; and  on Ancestry.com; on Findmypast.com; records on FamilySearch.org; at FamilySearch.org at FamilySearch.org; updated on Ancestry.com;  at FamilySearch.org on FamilySearch.org; at Findmypast  Illinois marriage records on FamilySearch.org in 3 collections: (hosted by the Red River Genealogical Society) at Ancestry.com--search for free;  at Ancestry.com updated    NEWS: Family Tree Maker Direct Import into RootsMagic .   MAILBOX: Carol and the Coast Guard in Google Books Google Books search on "USCG Beale:" Google.com search "coast guard history" 1920..1935 "Beale:”   MAIL: Gail’s Trouble with Gmail If you’re not receiving the Genealogy Gems free weekly email newsletter, consider these possibilities: Newsletters are going to Gmail spam. Click "Spam" in the left column and see if there are emails from . When you find one, mark it as "not spam" and move it to your inbox. Then add our email address to your Contacts Newsletter emails may be going to "Promotions" or "Updates" tab in Gmail. By default you are viewing only emails in the Inbox tab. Click the other tabs to look for ours. Click on an email and drag it onto the Inbox tab to try and get them to go to Inbox. If you search our email address in Gmail it should bring up any emails you have received in other tabs.    Gmail is a powerful, free tool for using and archiving email. That’s why there’s an entire chapter on Gmail in . Gmail can help you sort and even keyword-search your past email, and this book will show you how. MAILBOX: Neik from The Netherlands with Research Tips CONVERSATION GEM: Celeste’s Google Search Success Story and Google Search Methodology Tips For Genealogy Gems Premium members (See all Premium videos at ): Common Surname Search Secrets Ultimate Google Search Strategies Digging Deeper into Web Sites with Google Site Search CONVERSATION GEM: Jillian on Irish adoption law   INTERVIEW: Scott from Extreme Genes Helps Solve a 30-Year Old Missing Persons Case   More “Cold Case” Inspiration: Premium Video: Genealogical Cold Cases (To learn about Premium membership )   BOOK CLUB: by Helen Simonson British author Helen Simonson’s debut novel, , became a NYT best-seller and has been translated into 21 languages. Her newest book, The Summer Before the War, is another great read: light and charming, with a dash of romance and humor. It’s so easy to read and love. It’s the early 1900s, and main character Beatrice Nash has recently lost her father. The estate settlement lost her control over her own funds and freedom. She comes to a small English town as a Latin teacher and must mind her manners and local politics to keep her job. Beatrice meets a man and the appeal appears mutual, but he’s already engaged. This isn’t just Beatrice’s story. You’ll meet an entire village full of charming and irascible and expatriate and unconventional and way-too-conventional and mysterious characters, including the local gentry and the local gypsies. They all have their own stories, which unfold as they begin to experience the first great shock of the 20th century close-up: World War I. First it’s the stunned refugees who they enter the quiet village in which the story is set, and the drama that unfolds as the village tries to rally and care for them. Eventually you’ll see the battlefront through the eyes of a few characters who enlist, not all of whom are going to make it back home. Despite the realities they face, this is somehow still an easy and charming read, one into which it’s easy to disappear. Helen Simonson will join us in June to talk about The Summer Before the War.