Genealogy Gems PodcastEpisode #190Lisa Louise Cooke
Highlights from this episode:

Extreme Genes radio show Scott Fisher talks about his role in helping to solve a 30-year old missing persons case;
Lisa advises a listener on a pesky Gmail problem;
A whirlwind world tour of new genealogy records online;
Searching out military service details with Google Books;
One RootsTech attendee's Google search success story
the new Genealogy Gems Book Club title, a brand-new, much-anticipated second novel by a breakout British novelist.

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NEWS: NGS Streaming Sessions

National Genealogical Society: NGS 2016 is offering registration packages for the following live-streaming lecture series:
Thurs, May 5, 2016: Land Records, Maps and Google Earth
How to Follow and Envision Your Ancestor’s Footprints Through Time with Google Earth by Lisa Louise Cooke 
 
NGS Live-Streaming Registration
More Conference Streaming Sessions by Lisa Louise Cooke: RootsTech 2016 (these are free!)
Mobile Genealogy Tips and Tricks  
Proven Methodology for Using Google for Genealogy
 

 
NEWS: New Genealogy Records Online
Birth, marriage,  and death records for Western Australia on Findmypast.com;
deeds and mortgages for South Jutland, Denmark on FamilySearch.org;
Yorkshire, England Quarter Session Records and Probate Records  on Ancestry.com;
Land tax records for Devon, Plymouth & West Devon, Englandon Findmypast.com;

Brazil civil registration records on FamilySearch.org;
United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records at FamilySearch.org
Freedmen’s Bureau marriages at FamilySearch.org;
Louisiana wills and estates updated on Ancestry.com;
North Carolina civil marriage bonds and certificates at FamilySearch.org
Maryland church records on FamilySearch.org;
New York State church records at Findmypast 
Illinois marriage records on FamilySearch.org in 3 collections:
church marriages, 1805-1985
civil marriages, 1833-1889 
county marriages, 1810-1934
North Dakota funeral homes (hosted by the Red River Genealogical Society) at Ancestry.com--search for free; 
1945 South Dakota state census at Ancestry.com updated 
 
NEWS: Family Tree Maker Direct Import into RootsMagic
How to directly import your Family Tree Maker files into RootsMagic.
 
MAILBOX: Carol and the Coast Guard in Google Books
Google Books
Google Books search on "USCG Beale:" search results include  this PDF document
Google.com search "coast guard history" 1920..1935 "Beale:” results include Cutters Historical Bibliography
Newspapers.com
U.S. Coast Guard museum and historian’s office
United States Coast Guard Academy Library
 
MAIL: Gail’s Trouble with Gmail
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Gmail is a powerful, free tool for using and archiving email. That’s why there’s an entire chapter on Gmail in The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox, 2nd edition. Gmail can help you sort and even keyword-search your past email, and this book will show you how.
MAILBOX: Neik from The Netherlands with Research Tips
Neik’s tips on researching in The Netherlands
CONVERSATION GEM: Celeste’s Google Search Success Story and Google Search Methodology Tips
Google for Genealogy: Google Keyword Search Tips
7 Free Google Search Features Every Genealogist Should Use
For Genealogy Gems Premium members (See all Premium videos at http://lisalou