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PODCAST Episode 201: Using Genie Twitter to Build Community (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 201: Using Genie Twitter to Build Community (with transcript)
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Happy New Year, and welcome to Season 2! I meet so many people who have no idea about that which should not be a well-kept secret: Twitter is fantastic for genealogists! If you do the right things in the right ways (yes, of COURSE I’ll teach you those), you can build a community for yourself … Read More “PODCAST Episode 201: Using Genie Twitter to Build Community (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 32: The Genie News – Podcast Episode (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 32: The Genie News – Podcast Episode (with transcript)
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Time for a quick episode of The Genie News, to keep you apprised of a week of good things and some things you might not have known. Listen to the end for the best news of all! The podcast is now on iHeartRADIO – you can catch it on ALL SORTS of devices using the … Read More “PODCAST Episode 32: The Genie News – Podcast Episode (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 31: Group Folklore for the Holidays (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 31: Group Folklore for the Holidays (with transcript)
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We’re talking folklore again (a vital part of genealogy to this genealogist) but this time about the hardest gathering challenge of all: you vs. a room full of your family or friends at holiday celebrations. I’ll tell you about my first folklore gathering assignment at age 18, which was me vs. an Irish folk band … Read More “PODCAST Episode 31: Group Folklore for the Holidays (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 4: Diwali Lakshmi (the Hindu Festival of Lights), 2005-2006 (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 4: Diwali Lakshmi (the Hindu Festival of Lights), 2005-2006 (with transcript)
Accessible, Facebook group, History, Holidays, Podcast, Podcast episode, Recipe, Religion

I’m back after a brief illness-induced break, and while I’m not up to teaching yet, I am definitely here to celebrate! How much do YOU know about Diwali? I knew basically nothing but the name until I put this episode together. This is the final day of Diwali, and isn’t it our good luck that … Read More “PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 4: Diwali Lakshmi (the Hindu Festival of Lights), 2005-2006 (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 30: Come, Come, Ye Saints – Cross Over From Ancestry To FamilySearch! (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 30: Come, Come, Ye Saints – Cross Over From Ancestry To FamilySearch! (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Find-a-Grave, How To, Latter-Day Saints, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Show Notes

So, Latter-Day Saints, your family history is all done, right? WRONG!!! Not only can you work on your tree more (another nag for another day), you can use your special powers in Ancestry to benefit non-Church researchers. You can transfer their ancestors, and all of the research attached to them, from Ancestry to FamilySearch using … Read More “PODCAST Episode 30: Come, Come, Ye Saints – Cross Over From Ancestry To FamilySearch! (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 1 – Homemade Halloween Candy, 1913 (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 1 – Homemade Halloween Candy, 1913 (with transcript)
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Welcome to a new feature for Fall – a bonus series in addition to regular episodes, a jump backward in cooking and cultural history. Since October, November, and December all contain holidays celebrated with food, I will be digging into newspaper archives and giving you recipes from early- to mid-20th century newspapers every week, or … Read More “PODCAST Seasonal Bonus 1 – Homemade Halloween Candy, 1913 (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)
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Ancestry’s Summer of Pain seems to have ended, but what does Autumn look like? And have they left us in the Winter of our discontent? They’re answering their phones again, the screens seem more stable, but their primary new feature, Potential Parents, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing for any genealogist who wants to use … Read More “PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)
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Have you ever looked someone up on one of those reverse-phone-number sites to see who the heck is calling you at 2am? Did you know that those sites, and the apps that go with them, are great for genealogy? In this episode I’ll discuss my favorite, BeenVerified, and how I use it to find generations … Read More “PODCAST Episode 24: Using Public Records Databases to Find the Living and Recently-Deceased (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 22: How To Build a Life – John Joseph Dalain (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 22: How To Build a Life – John Joseph Dalain (with transcript)
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I talk a lot about component parts, or the basic how-to’s of handling records, but what about the how-to’s of building one person’s life in your family tree? Genealogy has become an immediate-gratification online phenomenon, but it’s not always that at all. How long should a 21st-century online researcher be expected to wait before work … Read More “PODCAST Episode 22: How To Build a Life – John Joseph Dalain (with transcript)” »

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