The Genealogy Guys Podcast  Genealogy Connection

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #424


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David from Addison, Texas, is the winner of our drawing for a MyHeritage DNA kit. More drawings will be announced later this year.

News You Can Use and Share!

  • RootsTech, the world's largest genealogy conference, takes place in Salt Lake City, Utah, and online next week, 29 February through 2 March 2024.
  • FamilySearch International and American Ancestors announced a collaboration on the 10 Million Names Project. The project "seeks to recover the names and restore information to families of the estimated 10 million men, women, and children of African descent who were enslaved in pre- and post-colonial America, including the area that would become the United States."

DNA Segment

In our DNA Segment, DNA expert Diahan Southard discusses Ancestry DNA with Drew Smith.

Listener Email

  • Douglas responds regarding our discussion of slide and negative scanners. He reminds people to check with their local library for the availability of a scanner for checkout. He was able to use a Wolverine slide and negative scanner. (It and the Kodak model discussed on the last podcast are available through Amazon.)
  • Jeannie discusses FamilySearch's computer indexing problems.
  • Mike writes again to provide additional information about the Old Fulton Postcards website and the New York local government historians' (LGH) roles.
  • Ryan asks about two different marriage records dated the same date in adjoining states for the same couple.
  • Laura writes in response to Dennis' questions about writing a family history, and uses the "52 ancestors in 52 weeks" approach presented by Amy Johnson Crow.
  • Matt is seeking a missing Pennsylvania death record from 1914. He has conducted extensive research and is looking for more suggestions.
  • Kristen is seeking advice for locating records for a missing family member, Arthur Tozer.

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