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List of All FGS 2008 Philly Podcasts

September 2, 2008

Below is a list of all FGS 2008 Philly Podcast episodes. All episodes include FGS News and Genealogy Jeopardy. Click on the title to go to page and listen to the episode. You can also visit us at iTunes and download episodes to your iPod.

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Getting the Most Out of Your DNA Test Results (Ugo [...]

FGS_Ep015 Genealogical Society Management

August 26, 2008

Roberta “Bobbi” King, will help your society understand proper voting techniques. At the FGS Conference she will present “Voting: When Yes Means No, and No Means Yes.” Learn a couple of tips now, to help the voting process go smoothly. Bobbi is a columnist for the APG Quarterly.
ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
• FGS News
• Genealogy Jeopardy
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FGS_Ep014 Researching German Ancestry

August 26, 2008

Learn a couple of tips on researching your German Ancestry from George K. Schweitzer, Ph.D, Sc. D. George, the author of nineteen genealogical books, will give us a sneak preview of his presentation “German Emigration, Immigration and Migration.” He also shares a very wicked joke.
ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
• FGS News
• Genealogy Jeopardy
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FGS_Ep013 African American Slave Genealogy

August 26, 2008

Having trouble finding and proving your slave ancestry? Deborah A. Abbot, Ph.D will provide a few suggestions from her presentation “Slave Research: It’s a Needle in a Haystack”. Deborah is the president of the African-American Genealogical Society, Cleveland, OH
ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
• FGS News
• Genealogy Jeopardy
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FGS_Ep012 Family Half Truths

August 26, 2008

Elizabeth Shown Mills , CG, CGL, FASG, will give us a few tips on how to get to the bottom of family stories, which are sometimes less than truthful. Here the full presentation “How to Find the Truth about a Family Story” during the conference. Elizabeth is well known in the field of genealogical methodology.
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FGS_Ep011 European Naming Practices

August 26, 2008

Get a sneak peak at George Redmonds’ conference presentation “First Names in Family History – Forgotten Naming Practices.” George specializes in names research and lectures worldwide on the subject.
ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
• FGS News
• Genealogy Jeopardy
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FGS_Ep010: Irish Marriage Customs

August 26, 2008

Sean O’Duill, who teaches at St. Declan’s College in Dublin will help you to understand matchmaking and marriage customs in Ireland. Learn a few tips from his FGS presentation “Matchmaking and Marriage Customs in 19th Century Ireland.

FGS_Ep009: Dealing with Family Skeletons and Stories

August 20, 2008

Learn a few tips to help you research your family drama from conference speaker Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, MLS, presenting “Grandpa Did What?! Dealing with Family Skeletons and Stories.” Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, MLS is a genealogical speaker and writer, author of Long Distance Genealogy. Christine has published articles in several genealogical magazines including the National Genealogical Society [...]

FGS_Ep008: Myths on Researching Female Ancestors

August 20, 2008

Learn a few tips to help you to research female ancestors from conference speaker Diane V. Gagel, M. A,. presenting “Women and the Law: Researching Our Female Ancestors.” Diane is a college instructor, author of three books, and past president of the Ohio Genealogical Society.
ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
• FGS News
• Genealogy Jeopardy
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FGS_Ep007: Jumping the Pond Offline

August 20, 2008

Finding European ancestry is not an easy task. FGS Conference speaker Rick Crume may be able to help you. During this episode he will give you a preview of his presentation “British Intelligence: Smart Strategies for Tracking Down British, Scottish, and Welsh Ancestors.” Rick writes about computers and the Internet for Family Tree [...]