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Genealogy Podcast Roundup – Week of September 6, 2011

mp3 player It’s always interesting to listen to podcasts that are about your favorite hobby. This week’s Genealogy Podcast Roundup has new episodes of genealogy podcasts that you know, and from ones that may be new to you.

GeneaBloggers has an episode that was released on September 2, 2011. This episode is called “The Way We Worked”. Host Thomas MacEntee speaks with Ginger Frere about her presentation “Cobbler, Tailor, Trunkmaker: How My Grandpappies Made A Living”. He also speaks with Tim Pinnick about how to research coal miner ancestors, and with Beverly Rice about the labor force and its paper trail.

African Roots Podcast released episode number 126 on September 2, 2011. In this episode, host Angela Walton-Raji talks about the Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival, the annual NARA event, an upcoming AAHGS Conference, a conference in Chicago, and more.

Create Your Life Story released episode 58 on September 6, 2011. This episode is called “Oral History View of Life Stories”. Topics include: an explanation of what “oral history” is, a description of “professional oral history”, and some tips about how to put together an oral history of your family.

The Sunday Papers has an episode that was released on August 21, 2011. Host Rick Kogan speaks with Thomas MacEntee about some basic trends in the genealogy industry, the reasons why genealogy is becoming more popular, and an upcoming genealogy conference in Springfield, Illinois.

Federation of Genealogical Societies released a new episode on September 3, 2011. This episode is called “Digital Publishing for Preservation and Community Building”. Host Thomas MacEntee speaks with Mark Weaver of Ancestry.com about how digital publishing can be used to achieve a genealogy society’s goals. He also speaks with Debbie Mieszala about an upcoming genealogical conference in Springfield, Illinois.

Federation of Genealogical Societies also released an episode on August 13, 2011. This episode is hosted by Thomas MacEntee, and the main topic is self-publishing and publishing-on-demand for genealogy societies. Guests include Kathryn M. Doyle (FGS member society, and California Genealogical Society and Library in Oakland, California), and George G. Morgan, (of Aha! Seminars, Inc.).

GenealogyBlog has a new episode that was released on August 26, 2011. This episode is called “The Family History Library in SLC Hosts Scandinavian Research Classes in September”. This episode talks about some upcoming classes and seminars that would be helpful for genealogists who are working on Scandinavian research. The classes are taking place at the Family History Library, in Utah.

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