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• MyHeritage added 20 million historical records in June.
• MyHeritage and Family Tree DNA announced a new partnership to connect DNA tests to family trees.
• JewishGen announced a new partnership between its Romania Research Division and the Jewish Federation of Romania to photograph and document Jewish graves.
• Drew talks about 19.4 million historical records released by FamilySearch in May 2024.

Book Review

The Guys review the latest book by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, The Deserter’s Tale, a new Morton Farrier genealogical crime mystery.

Listener Email

• Sam writes about the new RootsMagic 10 update and the book. Drew warns listeners about some fake book entries in Amazon.
• Stacy Cole responds to an earlier email about her strategies in researching the James James family in Georgia.

The Guys discuss their experiences at the South Carolina Genealogical Society's summer workshop at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

George shares how Patrick McCawley, the Deputy Director of Archives and Records Management, spent time sharing with him a history of South Carolina’s geopolitical organization from colonial times to the present. From parishes to electoral districts to counties and boundary changes, George now has a deeper understanding of South Carolina for his research there.

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