The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection

By George G. Morgan & Drew Smith

What's The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection about?

"The Genealogy Guys" are two avid genealogists who host a weekly chat. The podcast includes news of the genealogy community, book and software reviews, guest interviews, and a lot of fun chat.

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The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection episodes:

04.09.2024
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #425
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage added 168 million historical records in February. MyHeritage launched OldNews.com, a new website for exploring historical newspapers. MyHeritage introduced all-new profile pages with hints. Vivid-Pix announced the roll-out of Memory Stations, integrating...
02.22.2024
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #424
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...
01.29.2024
Genealogy Connection #84 - Donna Moughty, Irish Research Expert and Research Trip Leader
Drew's guest is Donna Moughty, who led the research trip to Dublin that Drew joined in October 2023. In this episode, Drew and Donna discuss her experiences over many years in leading research trips to Ireland, and how researchers need...
01.23.2024
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #423
News You Can Use and Share! Don’t miss the opportunity to win a free MyHeritage DNA Kit. Listen to the MyHeritage ad later in this episode for details on submitting your entry to our raffle. MyHeritage recapped their activities...
12.30.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #422
News You Can Use and Share The Genealogy Guys Learn site is still on sale through January 1, 2024! MyHeritage announces the release of a new exclusive collection: marriage certificates for North Rhine and Westphalia from 1874 through 1899....
11.05.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #421
News You Can Use and Share We just added a new video to the subscription Genealogy Guys Learn site. It is "Archives and Special Collections: An Introduction" by associate librarian emeritus Drew Smith. MyHeritage memorializes two of its employees,...
10.03.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #420
In the previous episode, The Genealogy Guys Podcast announced that, in partnership with MyHeritage.com, we were giving away a FREE MyHeritage DNA Kit. The winner is Shontè Anthony from Maryland. An email with the code to redeem the kit is...
08.10.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #419
The Genealogy Guys Podcast, in partnership with MyHeritage.com, is giving away a FREE MyHeritage DNA Kit. Please send an email to [email protected] with your name and mailing address by no later than midnight U.S. Eastern Time on 31 August 2023...
07.18.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #418
News You Can Use and Share! The International African American Museum (IAAM) has officially opened in Charleston, South Carolina, and is partnering with Vivid-Pix with the installation of Vivid-Pix Memory Stations that allow visitors to scan, restore, save, and...
06.20.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #417
News You Can Use and Share! SUMMER SALE CONTINUES! The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription website is on sale for $64.00 per year – a 35% saving! We have scores of videos and written courses, and new content is added...
05.30.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #416
News You Can Use and Share! SUMMER SALE! The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription website is on sale for $64.00 per year – a 35% saving! We have scores of videos and written courses, and new content is added each...
04.27.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #415
News You Can Use and Share! Drew's new book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, has been published by Genealogical Publishing Company. It is being acclaimed as the best new book for beginning genealogists....
03.21.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #414
News You Can Use and Share! Drew Smith’s new book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, has been published by Genealogical Publishing Company. It is being acclaimed as the best new book for beginning...
02.23.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #413
News You Can Use and Share Drew Smith's new book, Generation by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy, has been published by Genealogical Publishing Company. You can order it at https://genealogical.com/store/generation-by-generation/. On January 4, 2023, the...
01.29.2023
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #412
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage announces a new, free, searchable collection, Israel Immigration Lists, consisting of 1.7 million records from 1919 onwards, transcribed by MyHeritage from images stored at the Israel Archive. Dr. Wanda Wyporska, Chief Executive...
12.31.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #411
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage announces Global Name TranslationTM for DNA Matches. (See our Genealogy Guys Blog posting at http://blog.genealogyguys.com/2022/12/myheritage-announces-new-global-name.html. Drew shares the 2022 FamilySearch Genealogy Highlights. Drew recaps the vast new and expanded collections at...
11.22.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #410
Watch the Genealogy Guys Blog (blog.genealogyguys.com) or our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/genealogyguys) on Friday, 25 November 2022, for a big announcement! News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has completed publishing the 1950 U.S. Census for all the states and...
10.30.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #409
We apologize for the delay in the publication of this episode. Hurricane Ian and some severe computer problems have presented production challenges. News You Can Use and Share American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society celebrated the lifetime contributions of David...
09.14.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #408
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has added 74 collections with 130 million new historical records. Read our blog to learn more. Unlock the Past has announced that the Family History Down Under 2022 Conference will be held...
08.14.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #407
News You Can Use and Share! The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription website has added several new written and video courses, with more coming regularly. You can subscribe at https://genealogyguyslearn.com/. MyHeritage released 22 new collections in June. Findmypast has added...
07.20.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #406
New You Can Use and Share! The Guys want to thank everyone in the genealogical community for supporting their decision to terminate sponsorship by Find a Grave and Newspapers.com (subsidiaries of Ancestry.com). MyHeritage announces the release of the addition...
06.30.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #405
News You Can Use and Share! Family Tree Magazine announced their 101 Best Genealogy Websites for Genealogy for 2022, and the Genealogy Guys Podcast was again included. MyHeritage published 11 million new German historical records (Germany, Hesse, Deaths) MyHeritage...
05.29.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #404
News You Can Use and Share! George recommends listening to MyHeritage’s podcast, “Blast From My Past”, which can be found at https://shows.acast.com/blast-from-my-past. Ancestry introduces its Ethnicity Inheritance powered by SideViewTM Findmypast has added new records to its UK collection...
04.27.2022
Genealogy Connection #083 - Jenny Ashcraft, Ancestry.com Senior Content Copywriter for Newspapers.com
Drew's guest is Jenny Ashcraft, Senior Content Copywriter at Ancestry.com for Newspapers.com. In this episode, Drew and Jenny discuss Newspapers.com, including search strategies, sharing what you find with others, and the Marriage and Obituary Indexes.
04.06.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #403
News You Can Use and Share! The 1950 U.S. Federal Census has been released and The Guys discuss several aspects: The images are available at: the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at https://1950census.archives.gov/; MyHeritage.com at https://www.myheritage.com/; Ancestry.com...
03.22.2022
Genealogy Connection #082 - Katrina Madsen, Ancestry.com Community Manager for Find a Grave
Drew's guest is Katrina Madsen, Community Manager at Ancestry.com for Find a Grave. In this episode, Drew and Katrina discuss the history of Find a Grave, some of the recent changes in memorial management, and tips on how to search...
03.14.2022
Genealogy Connection #081 - Crista Cowan, Corporate Genealogist at Ancestry.com
Drew's guest is Crista Cowan, Corporate Genealogist at Ancestry.com and also known as the Barefoot Genealogist. In this episode, Drew and Crista discuss the upcoming release of the 1950 U.S. census, RootsTech 2022, and some recent announcements from Ancestry. ...
02.28.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #402
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has published 5.8 million records from 28 collections from JewishGen (https://www.jewishgen.org/) made possible through a collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Heritage (https://mjhnyc.org/) and JewishGen. Ancestry announces the new Ancestry Stories on...
02.19.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #401
News You Can Use and Share! The National Institute for Dementia Education recognizes the value of Photo Recognition Therapy for dementia patients. Our sponsor Vivid-Pix is an integral participant in this effort. Read the full press release at ...
02.02.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #400
Welcome to our 400th episode of the Genealogy Guys Podcast! We’re celebrating this milestone – in addition to our 80 episodes of Genealogy Connection! The Guys congratulate the Johnson County Genealogical Society in Overland Park, Kansas, and the Pinellas Genealogy...
01.03.2022
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #399
News You Can Use and Share The Guys welcome two new sponsors to our family: Newpapers.com and Find a Grave. Researchers studying the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to reach America, have discovered much of the ship is...
12.21.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #398
The Guys announce the winner of the drawing for the Irish quicksheets by Donna M. Moughty as Richard A. Yehle of Sacramento. Look for the next drawing in the coming year. The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription educational site is on...
11.28.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #397
The Guys announce the winner of the drawing for the “Basics of Birth Certificates” quicksheet as Karen Webster of Queensland. Look for the next drawing later in the program. News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has introduced labels...
11.03.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #396
The Guys announce the winner of drawing for the “Brick Wall Strategies” quicksheet as Dana from Salem, Oregon. Look for the next drawing later in the program. News You Can Use and Share! RootsMagic 8 has been released. MyHeritage...
10.16.2021
Genealogy Connection #080 - Bruce Buzbee, Technologist and RootsMagic CEO
Drew's guest is Bruce Buzbee, the RootsMagician himself. In this episode, Drew and Bruce discuss the recent release of RootsMagic 8. To learn of Bruce's background, see GC episode #027
09.27.2021
Genealogy Connection #079 - Lynn Turner, Assistant Director of the Family History Library
Drew's guest is Lynn Turner, Assistant Director of the Family History Library. Learn more about the Family History Library at familysearch.org/family-history-library/
09.20.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #395
The Guys announce the winner of the drawing for the “Basic Birth Certificates” quicksheet as Francis from Cumming, Georgia. The next drawing is announced later in the program. News You Can Use and Share MyHeritage announces its new and...
08.30.2021
Genealogy Connection #078 - Nicka Sewell-Smith and the Freedmen's Bureau Records
Nicka Sewell-Smith returns to Genealogy Connection, and the discussion focuses on the newly released Freedmen's Bureau records freely available on Ancestry. To learn more about Nicka, listen to episode #073 of Genealogy Connection, and visit her website at Who Is...
08.24.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #394
News You Can Use and Share! Ancestry announces the release of a massive collection of Freedman’s Bureau records with every-name indexing and images. The records are free to use with your free Ancestry guest membership. Ancestry announced a change...
08.15.2021
Genealogy Connection #077 - Pat Richley-Erickson aka DearMYRTLE
Drew's guest is genealogy speaker and writer Pat Richley-Erickson, known to her many fans as DearMYRTLE. Learn more about Pat at blog.dearmyrtle.com
07.25.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #393
New subscriptions to the Genealogy Guys Learn video and written lessons are on sale through July 31st. Save 25% off your first year’s subscription. Visit http://blog.genealogyguys.com/2021/07/genealogy-guys-learn-summer-sale.html for details and the special coupon code. News You Can Use and Share...
06.25.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #392
We gave away two copies of Genealogical Publishing Company’s Russia Genealogy Research at a glance reference guide and announced the winners. News You Can Use and Share The Genealogy Guys Podcast is one of Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best...
05.27.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #391
News You Can Use and Share MyHeritage announced a new filtering option for the DNA Matches page. You can filter based on any of their 2,114 Genetic Groups. Ancestry announced that it now has more than 1,400 regions offered...
05.17.2021
Genealogy Connection #076 - Rick Voight, Vivid-Pix and Edith Wagner, Reunions Magazine
Drew's guests are Rick Voight, CEO of Vivid-Pix, and Edith Wagner, Publisher and Editor of Reunions Magazine. Learn more about Rick and Vivid-Pix at the Vivid-Pix News Blog. Learn more about Edith at her LinkedIn page and about Reunions...
05.04.2021
Genealogy Connection #75 - Drew Smith, Speaker, Author, Librarian
Drew's guest is...Drew Smith! After receiving a number of requests from listeners, George interviews Drew as the Genealogy Connection guest. Drew is the genealogy librarian at the University of South Florida Libraries in Tampa, has authored or co-authored several...
04.26.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #390
News You Can Use and Share The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has made a grant to Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade (enslaved.org). MyHeritage announced significant updates to their website Navigation Bar. MyHeritage has introduced Deep NostalgiaTM special...
03.31.2021
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #389
The Genealogy Guys Podcast is back after a 3-month hiatus! NEWS YOU CAN USE AND SHARE! The new International African American Museum has launched its membership programs. RootsMagic has invited the public to participate in a community preview of...
12.16.2020
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #388
The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education site is on sale through December 31, 2020 for $69 for your first year's subscription (new subscribers only). Regularly $99, this is our lowest price of the year! Visit http://blog.genealogyguys.com/2020/11/genealogy-guys-learn-on-sale-through.html for full details...
11.23.2020
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #387
Announcement The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education site, is on sale through December 31, 2020, for $69 for your first year's subscription (new subscribers only). Regularly $99, this is our lowest price of the year! Visit http://blog.genealogyguys.com/2020/11/genealogy-guys-learn-on-sale-through.html for full...
11.09.2020
Genealogy Connection #74 - Michael Cassara, Speaker
Drew's guest is Michael Cassara, a New York City-based genealogy speaker specializing in Italian and Sicilian research topics, as well as topics about research in NYC and New Jersey. In addition to being a speaker at genealogy conferences, he is...

What's The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection episodes:

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #425

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #424

Genealogy Connection #84 - Donna Moughty, Irish Research Expert and Research Trip Leader

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #423

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #422

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #421

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #420

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #419

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #418

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #417

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #416

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #415

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #414

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #413

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #412

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #411

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #410

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #409

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #408

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #407

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #406

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #405

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #404

Genealogy Connection #083 - Jenny Ashcraft, Ancestry.com Senior Content Copywriter for Newspapers.com

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #403

Genealogy Connection #082 - Katrina Madsen, Ancestry.com Community Manager for Find a Grave

Genealogy Connection #081 - Crista Cowan, Corporate Genealogist at Ancestry.com

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #402

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #401

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #400

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #399

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #398

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #397

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #396

Genealogy Connection #080 - Bruce Buzbee, Technologist and RootsMagic CEO

Genealogy Connection #079 - Lynn Turner, Assistant Director of the Family History Library

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #395

Genealogy Connection #078 - Nicka Sewell-Smith and the Freedmen's Bureau Records

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #394

Genealogy Connection #077 - Pat Richley-Erickson aka DearMYRTLE

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #393

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #392

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #391

Genealogy Connection #076 - Rick Voight, Vivid-Pix and Edith Wagner, Reunions Magazine

Genealogy Connection #75 - Drew Smith, Speaker, Author, Librarian

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #390

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #389

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #388

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #387

Genealogy Connection #74 - Michael Cassara, Speaker