The Genealogy Guys Podcast #354

The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection

The news includes:

• MyHeritage announced that its Family Tree Webinars are now closed-captioned.
• The book There is Something About Edgefield is an Award Finalist in the 2018 Best Books Award in the category of History-United States. We reviewed the book in Episode #339. Congratulations!
• Findmypast announces a trial of a revolutionary new newspaper search. They also announced records of the Cheshire Diocese of Chester Parish Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials.
• Scan-a-Thon, a 72-hour scanning marathon, will take place on 11-14 January 2019. For more information, contact Eowyn Langholf at [e-mail].
• FamilySearch was awarded the PRSA Silver Anvil Award for its historic Freedmen’s Bureau Project.
• Drew recaps the latest in FamilySearch’s new images and indexed records.

The Guys describe a great evening with Kenyatta D. Berry at the John F. Germany Public Library in downtown Tampa. A review of her new book, The Family Tree Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy, can be viewed on the Genealogy Guys Blog 15 December post.

Listener email includes:

• Kudos to George on his post at the Genealogy Guys Blog titled My Parents Married Twice! on 13 December 2018.
• Thomas commented on the discussion about DNA beneficiaries in Episode #352.
• Hugh asked questions about RootsMagic’s interface with Ancestry.com called TreeShare.
• Lisa had questions about managing media in Family Tree Maker for Mac.
• Lili is working on lineage society applications and wants to know specifically how many sources for each fact are required and/or acceptable.
• Roger asks about DNA testing on a lock of hair from his great-great-grandmother.
• Betsy is seeking resources about people who went west in the early 1860s to participate in the gold rushes there.