This episode features three interviews:

an interview with Josh Taylor of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (yes, the same Josh Taylor who appeared with Sarah Jessica Parker in the first aired episode of Who Do You Think You Are?) an interview with Curt Witcher, Manager of the Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana an interview with Lee and Carol Cole, who manage a community project in Ohio (details at tpsurvey.org )

George and Drew also discuss their recent trip to Santa Barbara County, California, including a tour ...

George and Drew set sail on the second-largest cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas, and record a podcast episode in front of a live audience participating in the RootsMagic 2010 genealogy cruise. (Note: The correct URL for FreeBMD should be www.freebmd.org.uk .)

In this episode:

George notes that it is Black History Month, and points out that the New England Historic Genealogical Society has a website called AfricanAmericanAncestors.org . George shares the information that MyHeritage.com has acquired the Germany-based OSN Group, which includes such family sites as Verwandt.de , Moikrewni.pl , and Dynastree.com . The Michigan Genealogical Council updates the Guys on the Michigan governor's appointments to the Michigan Center for Innovation and Reinvention Board (which will advise the governor regarding the Michigan Library and ...

This week's news includes:

Ancestry.com has announced Ancestry.com Tree to Go, a new app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows users to access and update their family tree at Ancestry.com anywhere. The app is available at the iTunes Store. Apple has announced their latest product, the iPad. The Guys discuss some of the features and the pricing of this new item. George announces his next speaking gigs: he will be at the Palm Beach County Genealogical Society on Saturday, January 30th, and at the Highlands County Genealogical Society on Saturday, February 6th. You can ...

The Guys have been traveling the last two weeks, but here's a new episode for everyone! This week's news includes: Ancestry.com announced that it is discontinuing publication of Ancestry Magazine, effective with the March/April 2010 issue.There are three new genealogy series debuting on television: "Who Do You Think You Are?" makes its debut on NBC on March 5, 2010; "Faces of America," hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., airs on Wednesdays, February 10 to March 3, 2010, on PBS (check your local listings); and "The Generations Project" has debuted on BYU Television (check your local area for ...

This week's news includes: GenSoftReviews.com presents one of its 2009 Users Choice Awards to RootsMagic .PBS debuts its new genealogy show, "Faces of America," on February 10, 2010, hosted by Harvard scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.ScotlandsPeople announces new images of the Statutory Registers for Births (1909), Marriages (1934), and Deaths (1959) at http://www.scot...eople.gov.uk . The Iowa Genealogical Society Library suffered damage last week when part of its roof collapsed as a result of snow and rain.The Bartholomew County Historical Society in Columbus, Indiana, estimates a ...

This week's news includes: Ancestry.com has released enhanced digital images of the U.S. federal censuses.The Library of Michigan crisis continues with a smaller budget, effectively coming out of the collection development budget, and an anticipated 20% budget cut in 2010-2011.The national Archives (TNA) of the UK has unveiled a new look and new address for its online educational services at http://www.nati...uk/education . There are more materials there, plus podcasts and booking access to videoconferences and virtual classes.The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland ...

The Guys published a new podcast dated December 7, 2009. However, one of our listeners reported a problem with the repetition of material following the first commercial break. This is the second time this has occurred. We rechecked the file and verified the problem. We believe it is a softare problem with GarageBand, the software we use to record and process the podcasts. We believe that the "mix down" process that occurs after the editing of the podcast, and what actually produces the MP3 file, has a bug in it. We are searching for details about this problem. However, in the ...

This week's news includes: Footnote.com has made available the first-ever interactive collection of World War II documents, including the memorial of the U.S.S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The collection is free to access through the month of December. The National Genealogical Society (NGS) has announced details of the Librarians' Day at its annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, in April. This pre-conference program is sponsored by ProQuest. Details are available at http://www.ngsg...rence_events . ProQuest and NGS will honor an outstanding librarian at ...

News from Ancestry.com includes more records, such as U.S. Navy records, improved 1850 U.S. census images, Atlanta federal penitentiary records, more historical postcards, Bavaria muster rolls, and other new records from Ireland, Australia, and Paris. Footnote.com has added more Native American records. RootsMagic has updated its website and has released RootsMagic Essentials, a free version of the RootsMagic software. The DAR has made an online database of many of its genealogy records available to the general public. Listener e-mail involves a question about the link to New York ...

This podcast episode was recorded "live" at the Western Michigan Genealogical Society 's conference in Grand Rapids on Saturday, November 7, 2009. We had a fabulous time with the society and its members!

The Guys have THREE new videocast interviews for your viewing pleasure. Drew interviews: Craig Manson, author of GeneaBlogie ; Dick Eastman of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter ; and Leo Myers and Paula Hinkel, co-organizers of the Southern California Genealogical Society 's annual conference called JAMBOREE. Check them all out at http://genealogyguys.blip.tv !

This week's news includes: Ancestry.com expects to raise $100 million in its IPO; the Kansas African American Museum in Wichita has received a $25,000 grant to establish a statewide program called "Knowing Me, Knowing You"; Footnote.com has announced its plan to create the complete Interactive U.S. Census; and the "Who Do You Think You Are LIVE" show will be held in Olympia, London, on 26-28 February 2010, sponsored by Ancestry.co.uk . The Guys will be at the Western Michigan Genealogical Society's Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on 6 November 2009. Details are available at ...

The Genealogy Guys have published three new videocasts at http://genealogyguys.blip.tv this week. They include interviews with: Suzanne Russo Adams of Ancestry.com, Italian genealogy researcher, and authorSteve Danko, Polish genealogy researcher and bloggerBruce Buzbee, president of RootsMagic

SURPRISE! A second new videocast, an interview with Maureen Taylor (The Photo Detective), is also now available at http://genealogyguys.blip.tv .