Every week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. This is where to go to quickly find something new to listen to, that focuses on some aspect of your very favorite hobby – genealogy! This week, many episodes talk about RootsTech 2012.
Genealogy Gems released episode number 126 on February 10, 2012. This episode is called “RootsTech Wrap Up and Find A Grave”. In this episode, host Lisa Louise Cook covers some of the latest news from RootsTech 2012, talks about her interview with television presenter and historian Nick Barratt, and gives you an in depth look at Find A Grave by speaking with Jim Tipton, the creator of that website. She also goes over some listener email.
GeneaBloggers released an episode on February 10, 2012. This episode is called “Genealogy and Technology in a Post-RootsTech World”. This episode features co-host Lisa Alzo (of The Accidental Genealogist blog).
Special guests include DearMYRTLE (of DearMYRTLE.com), who gives a re-cap of RootsTech 2012. Special guest George G. Morgan (of Aha! Seminars Inc. and the Genealogy Guys Podcast), talks about his new book. Special guest Brooke Schreier Ganz, (creator of LeafSeek), talks about her win in the recent RootsTech Developer Challenge.
African Roots Podcast released episode number 149 on February 10, 2012. In this episode, Angela Walton-Raji talks about her genealogy adventures of the past few weeks. She shares her story of her “Search For and Discovery of Story of Martha Danner Hockenhull”. She catches you up on some of the goings on at RootsTech 2012. She also points out some upcoming genealogy events, and the genealogy resources available through Twitter.
FGS has an episode that was released on February 10, 2012. This episode is called “RootsTech Resources for Genealogical Societies”. This episode is hosted by Thomas MacEntee.
Guests include J. Paul Hawthorne, President of the Genealogical Society of San Diego. Guest Tina Lyons is the Vice President of the Indiana Genealogical Society. Guest Tony Hanson is the webmaster and leader of the Technology Special Interest Group for the Dallas Genealogical Society. The featured Genealogical Society this week is the Nebraska State Genealogical Society.
Irish Roots Cafe released a new episode on February 10, 2012. This episode is called “Irish Genealogy Myth #2 We Were Famine Immigrants”. Mike O’Laughlin is the host of this podcast. This episode discusses the many myths about Irish ancestors that genealogists need to be aware of.
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