The Genealogy Gems Podcast with Lisa Louise Cooke - Your Family History Show

By Lisa Louise Cooke

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Genealogy Gems Podcast shows you, the family historian, how to make the most out of your family history research time by providing quick and easy to use research techniques. In addition, you will learn creative ways to share your family tree and the legacy of your ancestors. Lisa Louise Cooke guides you through the exhilarating process of discovering your family tree. She scours the family history landscape to find and bring you the best websites, best practices, and best resources available. And Lisa’s interviews with the experts in the field of genealogy make the Genealogy Gems Podcast your own personal genealogy conference. Guests include genealogists such as Dick Eastman, DearMYRTLE, Curt Witcher, Arlene Eakle, and the folks from Ancestry.com, as well as celebrities such as Tukufu Zuberi of The History Detectives, Kathy Lennon of the Lennon Sisters, Tim Russell of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, the band Venice, and Darby Hinton of the Daniel Boone TV series from the 1960s. Your family history is world history.

Episode Date
Episode 290 - 5 Genealogy Gems from 2024 that will BOOST your family history!
Dec 23, 2024
Episode 289 Animate Old Photos & Solving Photograph Mysteries
Nov 26, 2024
Episode 288 How to Find Maiden Names
Oct 22, 2024
Episode 287 Food and Family History
Sep 24, 2024
Episode 286 Original Records and Website Search Strategies
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 285 - Cemetery research, tombstones and stories
Jul 11, 2024
Episode 284 - 5 Steps to Finding Marriage Records
Jun 21, 2024
Episode 283 - Daughters of the American Revolution DAR and Genealogy
May 23, 2024
Episode 282 - Newspapers and Obituaries for Genealogy
Apr 20, 2024
Episode 281 - Find and Identify Old Family Photos at DeadFred
Mar 13, 2024
Episode 280 - 16 Ways to Find Your Ancestors’ Village
Feb 14, 2024
Episode 279 - DNA Painter and Resolving Conflicting Birthdates
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 278 - AI Updates and Should you use AI like ChatGPT and Bard for genealogy
Jul 15, 2023
Episode 277 - Marriage Case Study and Researching Witnesses
Jun 16, 2023
Episode 276 - Free Old Newspapers at Google Books
May 15, 2023
Episode 275 Restarting Your Genealogy Research - Getting Started
Apr 15, 2023
Episode 274 - Marriage Records and Gretna Green
Mar 12, 2023
Episode 273 - GEDCOM Genealogy Files
Feb 07, 2023
Episode 272 - 15 Freebies for Genealogy
Jan 13, 2023
Episode 271 Genealogy Source Citations
Dec 14, 2022
Episode 270 Pennsylvania and Ohio Genealogy
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 269 Virginia Genealogy Strategies and Best Websites
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 268 Reconstructing an ancestor's story with newspapers
Sep 18, 2022
Episode 267 Become a Forensic Genetic Genealogist
Aug 10, 2022
Episode 266 Dealing with Inherited Genealogy
Jul 15, 2022
Episode 265 - Writing a Family History Book with Author J.M. Phillips
Jun 18, 2022
Episode 264 - 1890 Census Substitutes
May 11, 2022
Episode 263 1950 Census Update and FamilySearch Indexing
Apr 15, 2022
Episode 262 - Genealogy Data Workflow
Mar 09, 2022
Episode 261 - 10 Top Tips for German Genealogy
Feb 10, 2022
Episode 260 - Your Guide & Update to the 1950 Census
Jan 13, 2022
A Cup of Christmas Tea with Best-Selling Author Tom Hegg
Dec 09, 2021
Episode 258 - DNA Problem-solving for Genealogy
Nov 10, 2021
Episode 257 - Genealogy at the Internet Archive
Oct 12, 2021
Episode 256 - Interview with Author Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Sep 09, 2021
Episode 255 - Genealogy at the National Archives Online Catalog
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 254 - How to Use Google Photos
Jul 14, 2021
Episode 253 - Finding Early American Ancestors
Jun 04, 2021
Episode 252 - Find Images and Photos in Old Newspapers
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 251 - Online Records at the Genealogy Center Website
Mar 12, 2021
Episode 250 - 10 Surprising Genealogical Finds at Google Books
Feb 19, 2021
Episode 249: 10 Questions You Need to Ask
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 248
Dec 08, 2020
Episode 247
Nov 23, 2020
Episode 246
Oct 20, 2020
Episode 245
Sep 21, 2020
Episode 244
Aug 25, 2020
Episode 243
Jul 11, 2020
Episode 242
Jun 16, 2020
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 241
May 12, 2020
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 240
Apr 07, 2020
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 239
Mar 13, 2020
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 238
Feb 13, 2020
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 237 - The Family History Show that grows your Family Tree
Jan 07, 2020
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 236 - The Family History Show that grows your Family Tree
Dec 11, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 235
Nov 12, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 234
Oct 08, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 233
Sep 11, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 232
Aug 12, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 231
Jul 17, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 230
Jun 11, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 229
May 23, 2019
Episode 228 of the Genealogy Gems Podcast with Lisa Louise Cooke
Apr 13, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 227
Mar 14, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 226
Feb 12, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 225
Jan 10, 2019
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 224
Dec 11, 2018
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 223
Nov 25, 2018
Episode 222
Oct 17, 2018
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 221
Sep 12, 2018
Episode 220
Aug 09, 2018
Episode 219
Jul 08, 2018
Episode 218 - It's All About You
Jun 14, 2018
Episode 217 - The Golden State Killer and Your Genealogy and DNA
May 09, 2018
Episode 216
Apr 11, 2018
Episode 215
Mar 20, 2018
Episode 214
Feb 13, 2018
Episode 213
Jan 10, 2018
Episode 212
Dec 06, 2017
Episode 211
Nov 08, 2017
Episode 210
Oct 24, 2017
Episode 209
Oct 10, 2017
Episode 208
Sep 27, 2017
Episode 207
Sep 13, 2017
Special Episode: The End of FamilySearch Microfilm Lending Program
Aug 22, 2017
Episode 206 The Genealogy Gems Podcast - Your Family History Show
Aug 10, 2017
Episode 205
Jul 11, 2017
Episode 204
Jun 15, 2017
Episode 203
May 10, 2017
Episode 202
Apr 09, 2017
Episode 201
Mar 07, 2017
Episode 200
Feb 06, 2017
Episode 199
Jan 11, 2017
Episode 198
Dec 15, 2016
Episode 197
Nov 10, 2016
Episode 196
Oct 12, 2016
Episode 195
Sep 14, 2016
Episode 194
Aug 07, 2016
Episode 193
Jul 12, 2016
Episode 192
Jun 09, 2016
Episode 191
May 11, 2016
Episode 190
Apr 06, 2016
Episode 189
Mar 09, 2016
Episode 188
Feb 17, 2016
Episode 187
Jan 13, 2016
Episode 186
Dec 08, 2015
Episode 185
Nov 05, 2015
Episode 184
Oct 06, 2015
Episode 183
Sep 02, 2015
Episode 182 - The Ghost Army of WWII
Aug 08, 2015
Episode 181 - 1950s, New Book Club Read
Jul 11, 2015
Episode 180 - Ancestry, FamilySearch, Google, Cloud Backup, Book Club Interview
Jun 16, 2015
Episode 179 - Evernote Book Library, Book Club
May 25, 2015
Episode 178 - CeCe Moore on DNA, 2nd Qtr Book Club book announced!
Apr 10, 2015
Episode 177 - Interview with the Author of Orphan Train
Mar 10, 2015
Episode 176 - RootsTech Roundup, Writing Your History, DNA and Surnames
Feb 23, 2015
Episode 175 - New Book Club Book, Mary Tedesco of Genealogy Roadshow, DNA, and Lisa's New Book
Jan 08, 2015
Episode 174 - Shocking Revelations in My Family Tree that May Benefit You
Dec 08, 2014
Episode 173 - Inspiring Ideas
Nov 11, 2014
Episode 172 - Book Club Launch, DNA, and Star Trek Journey
Oct 20, 2014
Episode 171 - Coping with Change, and Genealogy Storytelling
Sep 16, 2014
Episode 170 - Interview with Lisa Kudrow of the TV series Who Do You Think You Are?
Aug 14, 2014
Special Free Premium Episode
Jul 23, 2014
Episode 169 - Blast from the Past Episode 14
Jul 14, 2014
Episode 168 - All About DNA and Genealogy
Jun 17, 2014
Episode 167 - Colonial American Genealogy
May 22, 2014
Episode 166 - Tips, Ideas and Listener Email
Apr 15, 2014
Episode 165: A Blast from the Past
Mar 11, 2014
Episode 164 - The Ancestry Wiki, Searching for Google Earth Maps and Files
Feb 18, 2014
Episode 163 - Flip Your Genealogy into Flipboard
Jan 08, 2014
Episode 162 - How to Help Kids Engage, Explore and Enjoy Family History
Dec 04, 2013
Episode 161 - Taking Risks, and Norwegian Research
Nov 14, 2013
Episode 160 - Genealogy Blogging and A Lisa's Favorite Genealogy Gem
Oct 09, 2013
Episode 159 - African American Research, Work Through the Ages
Sep 05, 2013
Episode 158 - Exclusive Interview with the Producer of TLC's Who Do You Think You Are?
Jul 29, 2013
Episode 157 - Blast from the Past Episodes 11 and 12 Remastered
Jul 12, 2013
Episode 156 - What to Do When Technological Change Creates Mayhem in Your Life
Jun 13, 2013
Episode 155 - Catching Up on Everything Genealogy, and WikiTree Update
May 18, 2013
Episode 154 10 Tips for Breaking Through Your Genealogy Brick Wall
Apr 30, 2013
Episode 153 - Blast from the Past Episode 10, and Darius Gray on Storytelling at RootsTech
Mar 29, 2013
Episode 152 - Interview with Dr. Turi King at Who Do You Think You Are? Live in London
Mar 08, 2013
Episode 151 - 50 Fabulous Family History Favorites Part 2
Feb 15, 2013
Episode 150 - Lisa's 50 Fablous Family History Favorites
Feb 05, 2013
Episode 149 - A Blast from the Past Episodes 7 and 8
Jan 25, 2013
Episode 148 Quick Genealogy Gems You Can Use
Jan 06, 2013
Episode 147 - A Virtual Genealogy Gems Christmas Open House
Dec 15, 2012
Episode 146 - Maureen Taylor's New Film Project, Genealogy News, and A Fabulous Use for Google Alerts
Dec 08, 2012
Episode 145 - Blast From the Past Episodes 5 and 6
Nov 24, 2012
Episode 144 - Digitize, Organize, and Archive
Nov 08, 2012
Episode 143 - Mobile Scanning, Heroic Stories, and Old Postcards
Oct 22, 2012
Episode 142 - Family History Bloggers
Oct 10, 2012
Episode 141 - Antiques Roadshow, and What to Include and Not to Include in Your Family Tree
Sep 25, 2012
Episode 140 - A Blast from the Past Episodes 3 and 4
Sep 11, 2012
Episode 139 Going Back to Family History School
Aug 29, 2012
Episode 138 - Food and Family History Part 2
Aug 09, 2012
Episode 137 - Food and Family History, and NetVibes Update
Jul 22, 2012
Episode 136 - Life After iGoogle
Jul 08, 2012
Episode 135 - Linda Chavez of Finding Your Roots
Jun 19, 2012
Episode 134 A Blast from the Past
Jun 11, 2012
Episode 133 - Interview with Henry Louis Gates Jr on Finding Your Roots May 19, 2012
May 19, 2012
Episode 132 - Bonnets and Hats, and The Genealogy Widower
May 04, 2012
Episode 131 - 1880 Defective, Dependent and Delinquent Census Schedules
Apr 26, 2012
Episode 130 - RootsMagic 5, APG, the 1940 Census and more
Apr 16, 2012
Episode 129 - Running Away to Home with author Jennifer Wilson
Mar 22, 2012
Episode 128 - WDYTYA Wrap Up and brightsolid
Mar 09, 2012
Episode 127 - Nick Barratt of the UK Who Do You Think You Are?
Feb 21, 2012
Episode 126 - RootsTech Wrap Up and Find A Grave
Feb 10, 2012
Episode 125 - Interview with Shirley Gage Hodges and Lisa's New Newspaper Book
Jan 24, 2012
Episode 124 - New Google Search, Newspaper Research
Jan 10, 2012
Episode 123 - Taking Family History to Young and Old in the Community
Dec 10, 2011
Episode 122 - Chat with a Forensic Genealogist
Nov 27, 2011
Episode 121 - Mysteries in Family History - Steve Luxenberg author of Annie's Ghosts Part 2
Nov 03, 2011
Episode 120 - Annie's Ghost with Author Steve Luxenberg
Oct 21, 2011
Episode 119 Thousands of Memories - Childhood, Grandparents & Beyond
Oct 06, 2011
Episode 118 - Grandmas & Grandpas, Free Transcription Software, PERSI, and more
Sep 17, 2011
Episode 117 Should Your Genealogy Research Flourish?
Sep 06, 2011
Episode 116 - Recorded LIVE at Jamboree
Aug 20, 2011
Episode 115 - How to Travel to Your Ancestors Homeland
Aug 06, 2011
Episode 114 - Online Security, Records Roundup, Genealogy Blogging
Jul 21, 2011
Episode 113 - Family History Writing Inspiration with Author John Paul Godges
Jul 04, 2011
Episode 112 - Helping Kids Embrace Family History
Jun 20, 2011
Episode 111 - Military Records, Britains Home Children and Google News
May 28, 2011
Episode 110 - Turn of the Century Divorce, and The Photo Detective at Who Do You Think You Are?
May 17, 2011
Episode 109 - The Civil War
May 01, 2011
Episode 108 Census Tips and Tricks
Apr 08, 2011
Episode 107 - Free Webinars and Dick Eastman on Cloud Computing
Mar 25, 2011
Episode 106 - Who Do You Think You Are? Live in London, and Jan Gow on Creating Your Own Family History Reference Library
Mar 09, 2011
Episode 105 - Interview with Josh Taylor of NEGHS, Genealogy News and More
Feb 08, 2011
Episode 104 - Technology and Genealogy Converge
Jan 25, 2011
Episode 103 - New Google Gems for Genealogy!
Jan 05, 2011
Episode 102 - The 2nd Season of the Generations Project with the Executive Producer Kendall Wilcox
Dec 23, 2010
Down with the flu - no episode this week.
Dec 08, 2010
Christmas Stocking Instructions.doc
Dec 08, 2010
Episode 101 - Getting Certified as a Genealogist
Nov 20, 2010
Episode 100 - A Celebration!
Nov 07, 2010
Episode 99 - LIVE from the Calif Family History Expo!
Oct 21, 2010
Episode 98 The Journey Takers, New Sweepstakes, and Liquid Galaxy for Google Earth
Oct 07, 2010
Episode 97 - Recording Family History Interviews
Sep 23, 2010
Episode 96 Scanner Options, Photograph History, and a Listener chats with Lisa
Sep 08, 2010
Episode 95 Paper Preservation and Answers to Ancestry Family Trees
Aug 24, 2010
Episode 94 Janice Nickerson of Who Do You Think You Are Canada
Aug 05, 2010
Episode 93: Genealogy Blogger Craig Manson on What is Knowable in Family History
Jul 21, 2010
Episode 92 Genealogist and Author Dave Obee
Jul 05, 2010
Episode 90 - News, Mail & Part 2 of Family Forensic Files with Dr. Robert Leonard
Jun 02, 2010
Episode 89 - Forensic Linguistics for Genealogy
May 22, 2010
Episode 88 New Stuff at Google Search and Criminal Records
May 05, 2010
Episode 87 - Scouting for Ancestors
Apr 24, 2010
Episode 86: The Generations Project
Apr 09, 2010
Episode 85: Research in an Area Not Tackled Before on the Podcast
Apr 02, 2010
Episode 84 - New Family Search, Tribute to Fess Parker
Mar 21, 2010
Episode 83 - Answers to Your Questions
Mar 08, 2010
Episode 82: Yearning to Know More? Listen to Part 2 with Irene Johnson.
Feb 21, 2010
Episode 81: Lisa Kudrow is on the podcast! Who Do You Think You Are?
Feb 14, 2010
Episode 80: Genealogy News, Mail and an Interview with Irene Johnson
Feb 05, 2010
Episode 79 - LIVE broadcast from Family History Expos in Mesa, AZ
Jan 26, 2010
Episode 78: A New Year and a New App, News, Mailbox & a Musical Gem
Jan 05, 2010
Episode 77: Have a Great Ancestral Hair Day
Dec 09, 2009
Episode 76 - FamilySearch Head Genealogist David Rencher Part 2
Nov 30, 2009
Episode 75 - The Future of Digital Records with David Rencher, Head Genealogist at FamilySearch
Nov 10, 2009
Episode 74 - An Amazing Story Featuring DeadFred
Oct 30, 2009
Episode 73 - It's All About You and Genealogy!
Oct 09, 2009
Episode 72 - Probate Records and Genealogy Serendipity with Jana Broglin, Google Books, Genealogy Wise
Sep 24, 2009
Episode 71: Part 2 of Ancestry's Member Connect, and Geneablogger Lee Drew
Sep 06, 2009
Episode 70 - A Tool for Connecting with Researchers Online
Aug 19, 2009
Episode 69: Interview with Tony Burroughs, Family History Memories with Genealogy Blogger Lee Drew
Aug 02, 2009
Episode 68: Interview with Thomas MacEntee, GenealogyWise, Newspaper Webinar
Jul 18, 2009
Episode 67: What Happened at Jamboree, Interview with Randy Seaver the Man Behind the Blog
Jul 06, 2009
Episode 66: An Important Anniversary, Records and Websites Updates
Jun 07, 2009
Memorial Day Special Episode (Enhanced with Images)
May 23, 2009
Memorial Day Special Episode (Audio Only)
May 23, 2009
Episode 65: Interview with one of the Genealogy Guys George Morgan, Mother's Day
May 11, 2009
Episode 64: Online Source Citations, GOOGLE Tip, Stephen Danko, Maureen Taylor
Apr 26, 2009
Episode 63 History Detectives: A Conversation with Tukufu Zuberi
Apr 12, 2009
Episode 62: Let's Go Genealogical Channel Surfing!
Mar 28, 2009
Episode 61: A Sneak Peek at GenSeek, Part 2 of Interview with Darby Hinton, and more...
Mar 14, 2009
Episode 60: Interview with Darby Hinton of the TV series Daniel Boone & new history TV show
Mar 02, 2009
Episode 59: Focus on Genealogy Education
Feb 15, 2009
Episode 58 - Exciting New Records, Income Tax History, & Family History Valentines
Jan 31, 2009
Episode 57 - Genealogy Jamboree, Photo Care with the Practical Archivist
Jan 11, 2009
Episode 56 - The 2009 Genealogy Gems Christmas Podcast
Dec 14, 2008
Episode 55 - Census Records You've Probably Never Used But Should with Curt Witcher
Dec 01, 2008
Episode 54 - A Riveting Story of DNA & Genealogy, And Family Traditions To Start Now
Nov 02, 2008
Episode 53 - Virginia Halloween History, World Vital RecordsTips, Name That Tune!
Oct 20, 2008
Episode 52 - Heading Over The Pond: Unique records you can use.
Oct 06, 2008
Episode 51 - FGS Interview, Census Abbreviations, Mac Help, Genealogy Sayings
Sep 22, 2008
Episode 50 - Family History Daydreaming, Interview with Tim Russell of Prairie Home Companion and Handwriting
Aug 15, 2008
Episode 49 - Interview with America's Sweethear Kathy Lennon Part 2, Train Robbery History, and Contests
Jul 13, 2008
BONUS Episode: 4th of July Celebration
Jun 28, 2008
Episode 48 - Exclusive Interview with Kathy Lennon, Contest Winner, Newsletter update
Jun 14, 2008
Episode 47 - Winner announcement, handwriting analysis, great website and more!
May 15, 2008
Episode 46 - A Listener's Leatherhead, Handwriting Analysis, & GG Premium Launch
Apr 17, 2008
Episode 45 - Prison stories & research, Google customization, & Free British Records
Apr 01, 2008
Episode 44 - Canadian Border Crossings, U.S. Census Bureau, Godfrey Library, & Digital Preservation
Mar 14, 2008
Episode 43 - Genealogy at Borders, & New U.S. Census History Site
Mar 01, 2008
Episode 42 - Family Tree Magazine, Genline, and another great Venice song
Feb 21, 2008
Episode 41 - Valentines Day Special
Feb 13, 2008
Episode 40 - A little fun, my inheritance, & quilt care and display
Jan 30, 2008
Episode 39 - Heritage Quilts, History Podcasts, Mail & More
Jan 20, 2008
Episode 38 - A special 1 hour episode including an interview with Venice
Jan 06, 2008
Episode 37 - SHOW NOTES - Double The Search! And How Our Ancestor's Made A Difference.
Dec 19, 2007
Episode 36 - Passport Lessons and Family History & Sound Recordings
Dec 10, 2007
Episode 35 - Through The Looking Glass
Dec 01, 2007
Episode 34 - A Thanksgiving Celebration, & more...
Nov 18, 2007
Episode 33 - Census, Blogs, Silhouettes, Gadgets, oh my!
Nov 11, 2007
Episode 32 - Listener Mailbox and Invite Your Ancestors to Christmas!
Nov 04, 2007
Episode 31 - Free Access to Historic Media & Next Generation Genealogy
Oct 28, 2007
Episode 30 - Ali Selim Director of the Movie Sweet Land
Oct 22, 2007
Episode 29 - Genealogy and DNA
Oct 07, 2007
Episode 28 - Genealogy Cold Calling, Sweet Land
Oct 02, 2007
Sock It To Your iPod!
Sep 25, 2007
Episode 27 - Interview with DearMYRTLE
Sep 22, 2007
Episode 26 - Organizing Your Internet Favorite Bookmarks
Sep 10, 2007
Episode 25 - German History Videos, Newspapers
Sep 05, 2007
Episode 24 - A Tour of Genealogy Gems TV
Aug 27, 2007
Episode 23 - Home Movie Hunt and Brick Walls
Aug 19, 2007
Episode 22 - Turn Your Video iPod into a Family History Tool
Aug 12, 2007
Episode 21 - FOIA Follow Up, Full of Life, Thanks for the Memories
Aug 05, 2007
Episode 19 - A Long Look Sideways, Finding German Towns
Jul 15, 2007
Episode 18 - Please refer to episode 206
Jul 08, 2007
Episode 17 - No longer available
Jun 24, 2007
Episode 15
Jun 10, 2007
Episode 11 - Pictures from the Past, Mother's Day Project (Refer to episode 194)
May 06, 2007
Genealogy Gems Episode 09 - No longer available
Apr 22, 2007
Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 05 (Refer to Episode 145)
Mar 25, 2007
Frequently Asked Questions
Mar 14, 2007
Genealogy Gems Podcast - 03 (Refer to Episode 140)
Mar 11, 2007
Genealogy Gems Podcast 02 (Refer to Episode 134)
Mar 05, 2007