Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

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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(+) Easy and Cheap Method of Recording Podcasts

Podcasts are popping up everywhere. This podcast describes how to create podcasts! You may do so easily and cheaply by using a very common audio device and an inexpensive plug-in adapter. This 15-minute, 33-second audio description tells how.

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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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.