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Google Earth for Genealogy – Volume 2 Now Available!

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Google Earth for Genealogy

[Editor's note: The following press release was received from Lisa Louise Cooke of Genealogy Gems Podcast for Volume 2 of her Google Earth for Genealogy tutorial video series. Check out this handy resource from a fellow genealogy blogger and a supporter of the genealogy blogging community!]

The Google Earth for Genealogy Video Series Expands with Brand New Volume

Second Installment by Genealogy Gems Podcast Host Lisa Louise Cooke

SAN RAMON, CA, September 29, 2010 – Genealogy Gems announced today that the second installment of the Google Earth for Genealogy video series has been released at www.GoogleForGenealogy.com.

“Google Earth has the power to geographically document and tell the stories of our ancestors’ lives, and in this new video I show you how to do just that,” said Lisa Louise Cooke, Genealogy Gems owner and producer and host of the popular Genealogy Gems Podcast at www.GenealogyGems.com and in iTunes. “I’m excited to be expanding on the concepts covered in the first DVD, and in Volume II we take Google Earth from family history research tool to compelling genealogical storyteller.”

In the brand new step-by-step tutorial DVD Google Earth for Genealogy Volume II Cooke shows you how to:

  • Pinpoint your ancestors’ property using land patent records
  • Locate original land surveys
  • Customize Google Earth place marks with photos and documents
  • Add video to your Google Earth maps
  • Incorporate custom and ready-made 3D models to your maps to add a new dimension
  • Add focus with polygons and paths
  • Pull it all together to tell your ancestors’ stories in riveting ways by creating and sharing Family History Tours

In addition to the seven videos, the DVD (for PC use only) includes an introduction video, a menu with convenient links to the websites mentioned in the tutorials to help you quickly get started, and a bonus podcast interview.

Watch the video at the Genealogy Gems YouTube Channel to see it in action:
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About the Author:

Lisa Louise Cooke is the producer and host of the internationally popular Genealogy Gems Podcast , an online genealogy audio show. A national speaker, video producer, author and online instructor, Lisa’s passion for geographic genealogy is out of this world!

©2010, copyright Thomas MacEntee

Genealogy Blogging Beat – Wednesday, September 29, 2010

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Today is Wednesday, September 29, 2010 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere:

Items of Note

Daily Blogging Prompts

Wedding Wednesday – a great way to display those old wedding photos or scan wedding invitations and announcements! Suggested by Carol of Reflections from the Fence and in use by several genealogy bloggers.

Wednesday’s Child – Post photos of gravestones of children. A sad topic indeed but posts can give life to the stories of these young souls. This has been an ongoing series by Amy at Gravestoned.

Wisdom Wednesday – an alternative to Wordless Wednesday for those who just can’t post without words! Create a post in which you share words of wisdom about any number of things including weddings, marriage, children, work, and so on.  A post  could include such things as favorite sayings of grannies, superstitions, that sort of thing.  Words of wisdom should have their origins in the past and have been passed on from generation to generation. Wisdom Wednesday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers suggested by Jennifer Geraghty-Gorman of On a Flesh and Bone Foundation: An Irish History.

Wordless Wednesday – a great way to share your old family photos! Create a post with the main focus being a photograph or image. Some posters also include attribute information as to the source of the image (date, location, owner, etc.). Wordless Wednesday is one of the longest running “memes” in the blogosphere and is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

To ensure that your blog post is included in the “roll-up” widgets above, include the name of the blogging theme in your post title. Examples: Black Sheep Sunday – Juan Nightstand; Tombstone Tuesday – Bessie Mae Mucho.

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If you would like your event or Daily Blogging Prompt included, please contact Geneabloggers at geneabloggers [at] gmail [dot] com.

©2010 copyright Thomas MacEntee

VoiceTales – Record and Share Your Family History

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VoiceTales

VoiceTales is a resource for recording your family stories and other aspects of your family history and storing these recordings in an online library. Once you’ve captured these memories, you can share them with others via webpage, RSS feed, podcasts or even in an audio CD.

No special equipment is needed to record – only your telephone.  There is even a toll free number you can use! And wouldn’t it be great to have family members record a special message for a wedding anniversary or special birthday – and then be able to share those messages with others?

Check out VoiceTales and see if it can help you share your family stories and expand the way in which you and your family look at family history.

©2010, Thomas MacEntee