Episode 218 - It's All About You

The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode #218 with Lisa Louise Cooke In this episode, Lisa answers your questions and shares your comments. Hot topics on your minds that are covered in this episode: discovering new records online, working with other people’s online trees, hard-to-locate military records; and getting lost in Pennsylvania research   NEWS: GOOGLE EARTH STORIES COMING Lisa’s FREE Google Earth video class: , 2nd edition and (you must use the Chrome browser to access) .      NEWS: FAMILYSEARCH REACHES 2 BILLION IMAGES (it’s free! Everyone should use it!)   GEMS NEWS: LISA’S NEW COLUMN IN FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE Purchase the May/June issue in or format Subscribe to Family Tree Magazine: format, format or ! for Father’s Day: Invite your dad to share stories with loved ones every week, and then get them all bound in a beautiful hardcover book at the end of the year. Go to for $20 off when you subscribe. This Father’s Day is actually a gift for you, too!   BONUS CONTENT for Genealogy Gems App Users If you’re listening through the Genealogy Gems app, don’t forget to check out your bonus content for this episode! The and is only $2.99 for .   MAILBOX: SARA’S FRIDAY RECORD POST DISCOVERY to subscribe to the free Genealogy Gems newsletter to receive the weekly Friday records update by email. to view several recent Friday records posts—see what new records have appeared online lately! Tell Lisa Louise Cooke about your “Friday records post” discoveries—or anything else—at or call her voicemail at 925-272-4021.   MAILBOX: ONLINE FAMILY TREE MATCHES   MAILBOX: BACK TO RESEARCH AFTER 10 YEARS! Lisa’s recommendations to a new for getting back into the swing of research: to the free Genealogy Gems newsletter. Watch the Premium video, “” (Premium eLearning membership required) Listen to the Family History: Genealogy Made Easy podcast by Lisa Louise Cooke. It's a great series for learning the research ropes and well as refreshing your skills.  Lisa Louise Cooke uses and recommends . From within RootsMagic, you can search historical records on FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com and MyHeritage.com. Keep your family history research, photos, tree software files, videos and all other computer files safely backed up with Backblaze, the official cloud-based computer backup system for Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems. Learn more at .   MAILBOX: MILITARY DRAFT REGISTRATIONS to read about finding military draft registrations   INTERVIEW: JIM BEIDLER ON PENNSYLVANIA RESEARCH QUESTION James M. Beidler is the author of Guide and . Learn more Pennsylvania research techniques in his on-demand webinar download, . to read a summary of some of Jim’s tips AND find a collection of links we curated to help you find more Pennsylvania birth records online.  is the place to make connections with relatives overseas, particularly with those who may still live in your ancestral homeland. : it’s free to get started.     PRODUCTION CREDITS Lisa Louise Cooke, Host and Producer Sunny Morton, Editor Hannah Fullerton, Audio Editor Lacey Cooke, Service Manager Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links and Genealogy Gems will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for supporting this free podcast and blog!  FREE NEWSLETTER: Enter your email & get my Google Research e-bookas a thank you gift! to receive a free weekly e-mail newsletter, with tips, inspiration and money-saving deals.