MAILBOX:   Sign up for the Genealogy Gems Podcast e-Newsletter You’ll get Lisa's 20 page e-book called 5 Fabulous Research Strategies for the Family Historian free in your welcome email.  Follow the techniques in the e-book and you’ll better results with your Google Searches when you’re online doing your research!   And if by chance you have already signed up you haven’t been receiving the newsletter be sure and add genealogygemspodcast at gmail dot com to your email contact list so that your email provider won’t think they are spam.    Thank you to genealogy blogger Joan Miller for her wonderful review of the Genealogy Gems Podcast iPhone App on her blog.   Get the Genealogy Gems iPhone App   Teri wrote in asking for suggestions for genealogist training and certification.  Lisa recommends the article Shaping Up by Sunny Morton in the March 2010 issue of Family Tree Magazine   Genealogy and Family History Certificate Program at the Seattle campus of the University of Washington   Certificate in Genealogical Research program at Boston University. You can take that program online.   Genealogical certification is offered by: The Board for Certification of Genealogists   The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists   BCG does offer skill building   Listen to Lisa’s interview with Sunny about the article in the February 2010 episode of Tree Magazine Podcast   or subscribe for free in iTunes   Michelle writes in about her new blog Turning of Generations and how much she enjoyed Lisa’s Google Earth presentation on at the recent Family History Expo in Mesa.  “I was so excited about it I went home and shared your tips with my husband who likes Google Earth but had NO IDEA what it could do.  The next time I go hunting for a homestead, I'm going to do it this way.  It's much easier than getting the old state highway maps that also show the township, range, info!  Plus like my hubby pointed out, it would be much more comforting when we are out in the backcountry after riding down 20 miles of dirt roads to have that visual to tell us that yes, we ARE on the right track.”   “As always, I'm looking forward to what wonderful new adventures you will be taking us listeners on in your upcoming podcasts.  You are a treasure chest of information!”   Stay tuned for the release of Lisa’s new Google Earth for Genealogy DVD.   Become a Premium Member     GEM: Interview with Lisa Kudrow   Lisa talks with Lisa Kudrow about her new television series Who Do You Think You Are? premiering March 5, 2010 at 8:00 pm on NBC   Spread the Word!  Email your friends and family and share this episode with them to generate excitement and viewership for this new genealogy themed show.   The Genealogy Gems Podcast is sponsored by Rootsmagic         Lisa will be teaching for Family Tree Magazine called Search Engine Tips & Tricks: Google Techniques to Boost Your Research  on Tuesday February 23, 2010 at 4pm Pacific and 7 pm Eastern.  For more information go to the Family Tree Magazine website.   Family History: Genealogy Made Easy podcast will wrap up with one more episode.