Are you ready to listen to some more genealogy podcasts? The Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts every week. These resources are easy to listen to while you are working on your genealogy research, or, when you are away from it.
GeneaBloggers has an episode that was released on November 11, 2011. This episode is called “Our Veteran Ancestors: Military Records and Genealogy”.
Special guests in this episode includes Ellen Rohr, (from Families for Forgotten Heroes), who explains how she and others are working to reunite unclaimed remains of veterans with their families. Polly FitzGerald Kimmitt, (of Kimmitt Genealogical Research), is another special guest. She talks about how she uses her forensic skills in Army repatriation projects involving remains of veterans.
FGS has an episode that was released on November 12, 2011. This episode is called “Genealogy and the Vital Records Access Crisis”.
In this episode, host Thomas MacEntee is joined by guest Frederick E. Moss, (who is a legal advisor and member of the Records Access and preservation Committee). That group is a joint committee of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Genealogical Society, and the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. He talks about how access to vital records are being threatened, and what you can do to ensure access for all genealogists.
African Roots released episode number 136 on November 11, 2011. In this episode, host Angela Walton-Raji talks about upcoming genealogy events in Baltimore, Maryland. She also talks about the Central MDAAHGS African American Online Resources for Genealogists, the updated blog of the Baltimore AAHGS Chapter (which now has its Meeting Schedule listed), and a call for papers for the International Black Genealogy Summit.
Create Your Life Story has an episode that was released on November 10, 2011. This episode is called “Interviewing and Story Telling with Ira Glass and Richard Fidler”. This episode featured an interview with Ira Glass, from “This American Life”. Genealogists can learn some tips for interviewing their relatives.
Irish Roots Cafe has an episode that was released on November 12, 2011. This episode is called “Rogers genealogy; Tyrone Ireland; Irish Studies; Ice Man”. Topics in this episode include: Rogers (as the family of the day), Tyrone (as the Irish County of the Month), Curious news about an Iceman MacRory video, the longest street in Ireland, and more.
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