Episode 207

The Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 207 with Lisa Louise Cooke www.GenealogyGems.com Download our FREE App! In this episode, Lisa welcomes Mary Tedesco, a co-host of PBS’ Genealogy Roadshow. Mary shares stories and tips about tracing Italian and Italian-American roots. Also: FamilySearch updates since the end of microfilm lending (and how YOU helped make the last days of lending more effective); A listener uses Google to find her mysterious great-grandmother, with a success story she calls a “game-changer” for her genealogy research. NEWS: DOUBLE THE FUN WITH MORE GENEALOGY GEMS PODCAST This episode launches the NEW twice-monthly Genealogy Gems Podcast format. From now on, watch for two free episodes every month, each about 35-45 minutes long. If you haven’t downloaded the Genealogy Gems app for easier listening on your mobile device, consider doing so now to make it twice as easy on yourself—and get twice the bonus content from now on! If you’re listening through the Genealogy Gems app, your bonus content for this episode is…. The Genealogy Gems app is FREE in Google Play and is only $2.99 for Windows, iPhone and iPad users. Special Deal: Care.com To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit http://www.care.com/gems Special Deal: Hello Fresh I had so much fun opening the box. They even sent me an apron! Visit hellofresh.com and use promo code gems30 to save $30 off your first week of deliveries. NEWS: FREE WEBINAR 9/23 LIVE FROM NYC Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems presents: Reveal Your Unique Story through DNA and Family History Sponsored by Animoto DATE: Saturday, September 23, 2017 TIME: 11:00 AM EST REGISTER NOW at https://lisalouisecooke.com/webinar/ Learn from Lisa Louise Cooke, Diahan Southard and Animoto’s Beth Forester: Your DNA testing options (there are more than you think), and possible outcomes The best free resources for going beyond DNA, back several generations in your family (quickly!) Creative ideas for filling in the story gaps How to expand your story in ways you never expected by finding DNA connections Share the story you’ve uncovered with the world through riveting video Can’t attend live? Register anyway to receive the slides and the video recording afterward. I chat with Hannah about Hurricane Harvey Keep your family history research, photos, tree software files, videos and all other computer files safely backed up with Backblaze, the official cloud-based computer backup system for Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems. Learn more at http://www.backblaze.com/Lisa.