Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

What the Heck is Podcasting?

Podcasting is the ability to listen to audio files on the Internet. You can listen on your Windows computer, a Macintosh, an MP3 player (such as the Apple iPod), or most any other device capable of listening to files on the Internet. In most cases, listening to a podcast is similar to listening to a radio program: a podcast might be all music or it may be a talk show or even a mixture of both.

The term podcasting comes from the words "iPod" and "broadcasting."

Podcasting has several unique features:

Sarah Long's Library Beat Podcast: an Interview with Dick Eastman

Sarah Long's podcast, "Longshots," explores the world of libraries through interviews with key library figures and commentary on issues that matter to libraries. She is the Director of the North Suburban Library System, an organization of over 650 academic, public, school, and special libraries in the north/northwest suburbs of Chicago. She is also a well-known podcaster, often posting podcasts of interest to librarians and others. Sarah recently interviewed me and that audio interview is now available online.

Sarah's description of the podcast is:

The Genealogy Guys Podcast LIVE at 2009 FGS Conference

The following announcement was written by The Genealogy Guys:

The Genealogy Guys Podcast, a service of Aha! Seminars, Inc., announces its participation at the 2009 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Little Rock, AR, September 2-5, 2009.

The Genealogy Guys Podcast is the longest running weekly genealogy podcast in the world, with thousands of regular listeners around the globe. Co-hosts George G. Morgan and Drew Smith share news, interviews, book reviews, listener email, and more in their one-hour recording, available for free at http://genealogyguys.com and iTunes, and through RSS subscription.

Irish Families Adds Two New Weekly Genealogy Podcasts

The Irish Roots Cafe featuring Mike O'Laughlin is a very popular web site for anyone with Irish roots. Mike has been offering a lot of text information plus an audio Irish Families podcast for some time. Now he has added two new weekly genealogy podcasts for those who prefer to listen to the news:

Holly Hansen talks about the St. George, Utah 2007 Genealogy Jamboree

An interview with Holly Hansen, president of My Ancestors Found. Holly talks about the St. George, Utah 2007 Genealogy & Family Heritage Jamboree to be held February 9-10. Holly describes the Genealogy Jamboree crowds expected, the 107 classes to be held, the 60 or so vendors, how to travel to St. George, the local hotels, the local attractions and more. If you can be in southwestern Utah in February, you will want to listen to this podcast!

This 32-minute interview may be played on any modern computer that either has speakers or headphones attached. This podcast may also be downloaded to an iPod or other portable music player.

To listen to the interview, click on the "play" button located to the left of the long bar below. To download and save on your hard drive, click on the link for "MP3 File."

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Irish Genealogy Podcasts

Genealogy podcasts seem to be popping up everywhere and for good reasons. These audio “broadcasts” are great for conveying certain types of information. Now  Michael C. O'Laughlin, a world-famous Irish genealogist and author, has created what is believed to be the first Irish genealogy podcast. You can now listen to Michael describe “how to do it right.”

Podcast: TNG with Darrin Lythgoe

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding© ("TNG") is a powerful tool to manage and display your genealogy data on the Internet, all without generating a single page of HTML. This powerful, but easy-to-use, program runs on a web server. You can listen to Dick Eastman's interview of TNG's author Darrin Lythgoe as Darrin describes the program's strengths and many features.

This 38-minute interview may be played on any modern computer that either has speakers or headphones attached. This podcast may also be downloaded to an iPod or other portable music player.

To listen to the interview, click on the "play" button located to the left of the long bar below. To download, click on the link for "MP3 File."

You can also listen to the podcast or download it to an iPod at iTunes.

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Podcast: 2006 FGS Conference in Boston

Podcast: A talk with Michael Leclerc, co-chair of the 2006 Federation of Genealogical Societies' annual conference. In this audio interview, Michael lists some of the events and "happenings" of this year's event to be held in Boston, Massachusetts. He also tells why this conference is expected to be the largest genealogy event ever held in North America.

You can listen to this 29-minute interview using any modern computer that has either speakers or headphones attached. This podcast can also be downloaded to an iPod or other portable music player. To listen to the interview, click on the "play" button located to the left of the long bar below. To download, click on the link for "MP3 File."

You can also listen to the podcast or download it to an iPod at iTunes.


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Podcast: Excavating Grandma's Privy for Family History Data

Podcast: Excavating Grandma's Privy for Family History Data. This is a delightful interview with Craig Pfannkuche. Craig is an expert amateur archaeologist who describes why and how to excavate your ancestors' outhouses in order to find more about their lives.

You can listen to this 29-minute interview using any modern computer that has either speakers or headphones attached. This podcast can also be downloaded to an iPod or other portable music player. To listen to the interview, click on the "play" button located to the left of the long bar below. To download, click on the link for "MP3 File."




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Podcast: Clooz 2.0 interview with Liz Kerstens

Podcast: An interview with Liz Kerstens discussing Clooz version 2.0. Clooz is a Windows XP database for systematically storing all of the clues to your ancestry that you've been collecting over the years. This is not another genealogy program! It is an electronic filing cabinet that assists you with search and retrieval of important facts you've found during the ancestor hunt. You can listen to this 37-minute interview using any modern computer that has either speakers or headphones attached. It can also be downloaded to an iPod or other portable music player. To listen to the interview, click on the "play" button located to the left of the long bar below. To download, click on the link for "MP3 File."


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EOGN Podcasts on iTunes

If you have one of the popular Apple iPod music players, you might be interested to know that you can easily download this newsletter's podcasts and listen to them later while jogging, commuting, or any other time you wish. Apple is now carrying the EOGN podcasts on iTunes at no charge.

Podcast: An interview with Christine Rose

Podcast: Christine Rose talks with Dick Eastman about "Courthouse Research for Family Historians"

Christine Rose recently published a new book: "Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures." In this audio interview, Dick Eastman interviews the author who gives detailed information about the book and why a genealogist would want to read it. This book and the interview focus on U.S. court houses.

You can listen to this 16-minute interview using any modern computer that has either speakers or headphones attached. It can also be downloaded to an iPod or other portable music player. To listen to the interview, click on the "play" button located to the left of the long bar below. To download, click on the link for "MP3 File."




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RSS Feed of Podcasts

Genealogy Tech Podcast

It seems that genealogy podcasts are popping up everywhere. The Genealogy Tech Podcast is a new podcast geared toward genealogists/family researchers who want to learn the basics of using a PC, as well as how to use some of the latest software, hardware, and Internet based applications in their genealogical research. The Genealogy Tech Podcast is produced by Bill Puller.

Podcast: An Interview with Simon Orde about Family Historian

Podcast: Version 3.0 of Family Historian was released a few weeks ago. This powerful Windows genealogy program is very popular in the U.K. and elsewhere. Family Historian is very graphics oriented and its visual representations of family trees extend even to the program’s data entry screens. In this audio podcast, Dick Eastman talks with Simon Orde, the owner of Calico Pie Limited, the company that produces Family Historian. Simon thoroughly describes the many features of Family Historian.

Announcing Podcasts on EOGN!

Podcast: I am delighted to announce another expansion of this newsletter’s offerings: podcasts. I will now be offering “radio broadcast” interviews of many of the world’s leading genealogy experts. To listen to these interviews, all you need is your present computer. In fact, there is no requirement for new software; you can use what you already have.

You can listen to this 9 minute, 47 second story using any modern computer that has either speakers or headphones attached. It can also be downloaded to an iPod or other portable music player. To listen to the interview, click on the "play" button located to the left of the long bar below.

First, a bit of explanation is in order. You may ask, "What's a podcast?"

Podcast: NGS 2006 Conference Discussion with Barbara Vines Little

Podcast: This is an audio interview with Barbara Vines Little, President of the National Genealogical Society. In this podcast, Barbara and I discuss the upcoming National Genealogical Society annual conference to be held near Chicago on June 7 though 10.

You can listen to this 28-minute interview using any modern computer that has either speakers or headphones attached. It can also be downloaded to an iPod or other portable music player. To listen to the interview, click on the "play" button located to the left of the long bar below.

RSS Feed of Podcasts

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