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The Genealogy Tech Podcast with Bill Puller (genealogy / blog podcast)
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THIS WEEK'S GENEALOGY GEM:  2007


June 10, 2007
Listen to Episode 14 & then learn more about the customs, fashions, & morals of your ancestors at the dawn of the 20th century by watching old silent movies.  Lisa's Pick:  "Daddy Long Legs" starring Mary Pickford (1919). Also, add this gadget to your iGoogle homepage & stay tuned for updates.

July 2, 2007
Did your ancestor's home cost $500 in 1920? Find out how much that would be in today's money. Enter the dollar amount, the original year, and the year 2006 (most recent year available) in the Inflation Calculator at www.westegg.com/inflation

July 16, 2007  
For Hot Summertime Reading listen to Episode 19, and then do a keyword search on your ancestor's home town in the WorldCat online library catalog at www.worldcat.org/. Or from google, type site:worldcatlibraries.org with your keywords.

July 25, 2007
Episode 20: Do you enjoy the movie The Sound Of Music? Then it will be a double treat to view the naturalization records of Maria von Trapp at to see an example of what you could find through the Freedom Of Information Act. archives.gov/northeast/boston/exhibits/von-trapp.html (copy address into browser)

August 1, 2007 Have you come across an old medical term, occupation, genealogy abbreviation, or census term that has you stumped? You may just find an answer at www.genealogyencyclopedia.com.

August 5, 2007 After listening to Episode 21, do you need help composing your FOIA letter to go with the G-639 form? Go to the Freedom of Information Act Letter Generator for help. http://www.rcfp.org/foi_letter/generate.php.

August 14, 2007 Thought you didn't need an iPod? Listening to Episode 22 may just change your mind. You'll learn how to unleash the GENEALOGY POWER of the iPod. Move over teenagers, the genealogists are taking over!

August 20, 2007 A Place Where Everybody Knew Their Name - Do you have ancestors from Boston? Go to the "Boston Streets" website to learn about the people, places, moments & “Cowpaths” of your Bostonian in the 19th & early 20th centuries. http://dca.tufts.edu/features/bostonstreets/

August 28, 2007 Take a tour of the genealogy department of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library with "Log". You'll never be stumped at the library again! http://genealogygems.tv/Pages/TV/ Research/Research.htm .

September 4, 2007 Come to the Northern Utah Genealogy & Family Heritage Jamboree being held at the Ogden Marriott on Sept 15, 2007. Stop by & say “hi” at the Genealogy Gems Podcast booth (#302). Need more reasons to attend. Visit the Top Ten Reasons to Attend a Genealogy Conference at http://genealogy.about.com/library/weekly/aa060900b.htm

September 10, 2007 Join the Laugh In! Listen to Episode 26, then watch the new Genealogy Gems Video Production The Socks To America - a 'Sockumentary' that tells the story of the immigration of the Sockish (aka Sock Puppets). www.genealogygems.tv/Pages/TV.htm

October 8, 2007 Episode 29: Listener emails & a step-by-step primer on DNA with Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation. Have you made a genealogy cold call yet? (episode 28) Email your success stories to genealogygemspodcast@gmail.com