The Genealogy Guys Podcast #258 - 2013 December 2

The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection - A podcast by George G. Morgan & Drew Smith

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The news includes: ·      The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) announces the results of their elections. ·      Drew shares the latest FamilySearch collection releases at their website. ·      Aha! Seminars, Inc., reminds listeners that George and Drew are available for webinars for societies. Visit the website for presentation topics and descriptions. ·      George has a new article in the December 2013/January 2014 issue of Internet Genealogy. It is a case study, performed almost exclusively on the Internet, and includes complete source citations. ·      A television series in Ireland called Tar Abhaile is available at http://www.tg4.ie/en/player/tg4-player.html?id=2841564288001&title=Tar. ·      Drew will be an Official Blogger (Podcaster) at RootsTech 2014. Visit https://rootstech.org/ for details about the conference. (And email us with the names of people you want Drew to interview!)   Book reviews include: ·      Hiding the Past, a genealogical mystery by Nathan Dylan Goodwin ·      International Vital Records Handbook, 6th edition, by Thomas Jay Kemp   Listener email includes: ·      Gus has prepared a Podcast Kit for those who want to start their own podcast. You can request a copy from him at [email protected]. ·      Larry asks about the use of information found in other people’s online family trees. ·      Matt asks for suggestions about how to determine who is buried in each plot of his family plot where the graves are currently unmarked. ·      Dianne asks for suggestions concerning naturalization records and tracing her grandfather’s town of origin in Alsace-Lorraine.