Once a week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. It also is where to go to find out about genealogy podcasts that are brand new, or are new to you.
GeneaBloggers has an episode that was released on March 30, 2012. This episode is called “Ready, Set, 1940 US Census!” This episode is hosted by Thomas MacEntee.
Special guests for this episode include Steve Morse. He has developed online tools at his “One Step Website” that you can use to help locate your family in the 1940 Census. Joel Weintraub is another special guest. He is a retired biology professor who has been preparing for the release of the 1940 U.S. Census since 2005. Jim Ericson is another special guest. He is one of the sponsors of the “1940 U.S. Census Community Project”. Amy Johnson Crow, of Archives.com, is also a special guest in this episode.
African Roots Podcast released episode number 156 on March 30, 2012. Host Angela Walton-Raji shares some helpful tips that you can use to explore the 1940 census. She also points out several upcoming genealogy events.
The National Archives released an episode on March 19, 2012. This episode is called “Digitized newspapers as sources for family history”. This episode gives you a demonstration of the recently launched British Newspapers Archive (BNA). It has over 200 UK newspapers that were published from 1700 – 1950.
FGS has an episode that was released on March 30, 2012. This episode is called “High Touch: Keeping Connected to Your Society Members”. This episode is hosted by Drew Smith.
Pam Treme, editor of “Florida Lines”, the newsletter for the Florida State Genealogical Society” is a guest on this episode. They discuss the many ways that societies can keep their members informed and connected. The featured FGS member society in this episode is the Northern Arizona Genealogical Society, once again.
Genies Down Under has a new episode for April of 2012. This is episode number seven, and it is called “Place-based stuff for genies: Tracking down your ancestors”.
Create Your Life Story has an episode that was released on March 14, 2012. This episode is number 68, and it is called “Cheap Audio Transcription for Writing Your Life Story”. In this episode, you will find tips about inexpensive ways to transcribe your family history stories.
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