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The Photo DetectiveDiahan Southard’s ‘Monday Minutes’: Transforming Personal Reflections into Genealogical GoldIn this episode of the podcast, host Maureen Taylor is joined by Diahan Southard, known for her expertise as “Your DNA Guide.” Diahan discusses her new book, “Monday Minutes,” which is inspired by her popular newsletter. The book is a collection of reflections on everyday moments and thoughts, aimed at connecting deeply with her audience beyond the realm of genealogy.Key Highlights:Origin and Impact: “Monday Minutes” started as a simple, fun email experiment to connect with Diahan’s customers on a personal level.Content and Themes: Each Monday, D...2025-03-1621 min
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy ConnectionThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #431For all who celebrate it, the Guys wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has introduced LiveMemoryTM, a new facility to animate entire photographs. It runs from an app on your phone and is currently free. Ancestry announces its project to index and digitize Korean War-era military records housed at NARA. Vivid-Pix announces it will expand Alzheimer’s Research by donating 5% of sales through 3 December 2024. FamilySearch celebrates 130 years of family discovery! Listener Email Brian asks whether there is a genealogy podcast that shares people’s stories of family history rese...2024-11-2759 min
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy ConnectionThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #429News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has acquired MesAieux.com, Quebec’s most popular family history service with more than 15 million historical records. MyHeritage added more than 84 million new records across 16 collections in August 2024. MyHeritage has added 261 million obituary records to its OldNews facility. Listener Email Julie is searching for any Pennsylvania birth records from ca. 1810 and marriage records. The Guys share some suggestions. Drew talks about his recent participation in WikiTree.com’s WikiGames over two weekends. Drew is currently taking Nathan Dylan Goodwin’s online mystery writing class and learning how to...2024-09-0958 min
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy ConnectionThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #428News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage added 20 million historical records in June. MyHeritage and Family Tree DNA announced a new partnership to connect DNA tests to family trees. JewishGen announced a new partnership between its Romania Research Division and the Jewish Federation of Romania to photograph and document Jewish graves. Drew talks about 19.4 million historical records released by FamilySearch in May 2024. Book Review The Guys review the latest book by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, The Deserter’s Tale, a new Morton Farrier genealogical crime mystery. Listener Email Sam writes about the new Ro...2024-07-3055 min
Extreme GenesEpisode 485 - The Weekly Show Finale! / Dr. Duffy on DNA from the Air / Diahan Southard and Nathan Dylan Goodwin on RootsTech Murder MysteryHost Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. As the long running weekly broadcast show comes to an end, the guys begin Family Histoire News with talk of the Boston Tea Party 250th anniversary celebration this weekend. Then, David reveals his role in setting the record straight on the last survivors of the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. Ever wonder how large the largest family tree in the Library of Congress might be? Wonder no more! Then, the guys give a brief update on the 23...2023-12-1844 min
Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast - a TEIVOVO Digital Podcast10-09-2023 Breakfast Bites - the FIJI & PACIFIC SPORTS NEWS Podcast S06E66 #TeivovoSports #TeivovoDigital #TeivovoRugbyBula, Ma’lelei, Talofa and Welcome to Season 06 Episode 66 of Breakfast Bites, by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news, on a bright and sunny Sunday morning 10 September 2023. Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And at the Rugby World Cup 2023 - results so far:A France 27-13 New Zealand A Italy 52-8 Namibia B Ireland 82-8 Romania C Australia 35-15 Georgia D England 27-10 Argentina Tonight at 11PM Japan vs Chile plus at 3:45AM South...2023-09-1007 minThe Photo DetectiveHistory through Fiction with Colin MustfulThis week on the podcast Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by Colin Mustful, author, publisher, and founder of History Through Fiction.He and Maureen discuss the differences between historical fiction, and what Colin calls “History Through Fiction,” where individuals write high-quality fiction that is rooted in historical research – or, as they call it on the podcast – history with footnotes! It’s a way to tackle history that encourages its readers to place themselves in the story – all within a historical context. This is a wonderful conversation on this “new” genre and how you can go about quer...2023-07-0922 min
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy ConnectionThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #411News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage announces Global Name TranslationTM for DNA Matches. (See our Genealogy Guys Blog posting at http://blog.genealogyguys.com/2022/12/myheritage-announces-new-global-name.html. Drew shares the 2022 FamilySearch Genealogy Highlights. Drew recaps the vast new and expanded collections at FamilySearch from November and December 2022. Book Review George and Drew review Nathan Dylan Goodwin’s latest genealogy mystery book, The Sawtooth Slayer, a Venator Cold Case. Top-notch! Listener Email Deborah wrote about the 60 Minutes segment concerning Black cemeteries in Florida. See the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT...2022-12-311h 03The Photo DetectiveA Conversation with Kenyatta D. BerryThis week Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family History Toolkit, and host of PBS’ Genealogy Roadshow.The two discuss professional genealogy, and how stories that have been forgotten in history are often the ones that can teach us the most. They also delve into what it means to have your family history, and why you should share it. Related Episodes:Episode 190: Writing Genealogical Crime Mysteries with Nathan Dylan GoodwinEpisode 176: Ancestor Trouble with Author Maud Newton2022-12-1824 minExtreme GenesEpisode 437 - Goodwin’s Latest Genealogical Murder Thriller Is Out! / Executive Producer Talks About BYUtv’s Hit Genie Show “How I Got Here”Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. Fisher talks with David about David’s recent honor, and his bizarre trek across a bridge. David opens Family Histoire News with another tale from our “lost and found” department. Then, who knew that recipes could be found on gravestones? One influencer found out and has been cooking up those recipes! If you think slavery wasn’t that long ago, consider the next story. A SON of a slave who had him late in life has died in his 9...2022-10-3144 minThe Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy ConnectionThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #409We apologize for the delay in the publication of this episode. Hurricane Ian and some severe computer problems have presented production challenges. News You Can Use and Share American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society celebrated the lifetime contributions of David Rencher, Chief Genealogical Officer of FamilySearch, with its Preservation and History Award on 27 October 2022. MyHeritage has announced three major improvements to their service: Sorting abilities for Shared DNA Matches; The addition of 30 new historical record selections and 31 million new records added in September; and New and improved Family Statistics for your uploaded family tree/GEDCOM. N...2022-10-3059 minThe Photo DetectiveKatherine Howe on Writing from the Salem Witches to Gloria VanderbiltThis week, Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe. Katherine and Maureen discuss how history and major events in our past have inspired Katherine’s work. To her surprise, her genealogy yielded an unexpected connection to some of her charactersRelated Episodes:Episode 190: Writing Genealogical Crime Mysteries with Nathan Dylan GoodwinEpisode 189: Mathew Pearl on Narrative Non-Fiction and the Taking of Jemima BooneLinks:Katherine HoweSign up for my newsletter.Watch my Yo...2022-10-3031 minThe Photo DetectiveMatthew Pearl on Narrative Non-Fiction & The Taking of Jemima BooneThis week Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by New York Times bestselling author, Matthew Pearl. He and Maureen discuss the differences between fiction and non-fiction writing, and how little details from our history can change the course of the stories that we tell.Related Episodes:Episode 189: Historical Fiction Revealed with Carrie Deming of the Dog-Eared BookEpisode 190: Writing Genealogical Crime Mysteries with Nathan Dylan GoodwinLinks:Matthew Pearl’s websiteTruly AdventurousSign up for my newsletter.Watch my YouTube Ch...2022-10-0225 minThe Photo DetectiveWriting Genealogical Crime MysteriesThis week Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective, is joined by author, genealogist, and educator Nathan Dylan Goodwin. Nathan and Maureen discuss how writing, genealogy, and historical fiction intersect, and what it means to write for each. His successful Forensic Genealogist series features a mystery-solving genealogist Morton Farrier who applies genealogical research techniques to crimes.Related Episodes:Episode 176: Ancestor Trouble with author Maud NewtonEpisode 94: Dead Still: Postmortem Photography and Crime Fiction on Acorn TVLinks:Nathan Dylan GoodwinSign up for...2022-09-1825 min
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy ConnectionThe Genealogy Guys Podcast #398The Guys announce the winner of the drawing for the Irish quicksheets by Donna M. Moughty as Richard A. Yehle of Sacramento. Look for the next drawing in the coming year. The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription educational site is on sale through 11:59 PM EST on 1 January 2022. Get an annual subscription for $69.00 – 30% off the regular price of $99.00 by using coupon code HOLIDAY2021. We have more than 40 videos and 20 written courses, with new content added each month! Enroll at Genealogy Guys Learn at https://genealogyguyslearn.com/ before this sale is over! News You Can Use and Share...2021-12-211h 00
Extreme GenesEpisode 401 - Nathan Dylan Goodwin On His Latest Genie Crime Thriller / Crista Cowan On AncestryFisher visits with Nathan Dylan Goodwin, author of a series of genealogical crime mysteries. Nathan has a new book out called The Foundlings. He teases us with the plot and explains how he began this unique career and how he puts these stories together.2021-11-2944 minExtreme GenesEpisode 401 - Nathan Dylan Goodwin On His Latest Genie Crime Thriller / Crista Cowan On AncestryHost Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The guys begin the show with a shout out to Friend Of The Show, DNA Super Sleuth, CeCe Moore, who recently was featured in the New Yorker! David then talks about the upcoming release of England’s 1921 Census. FindMyPast will have it. Hear why this release is so special. Then, a Louisiana woman has set the world record for the 100 yard dash… for a 105-year-old! Find out more. DNA has finally resolved the identity of an unidentified hitc...2021-11-2944 min
The Family Histories PodcastS02EP03 - 'The Swindler' with Nathan Dylan GoodwinIn this third episode, host Andrew Martin meets genealogical crime mystery author, Nathan Dylan Goodwin to find out how he got into family history, how he keeps his ancestral reality separate from his fantasy worlds of Morton Farrier, Mrs McDougall, and the Venator Cold Case Team, and we'll get some teasers from the brand new Morton Farrier book. Relatively Speaking - Silas Thomas Nathan has chosen his ancestor Silas Thomas, of Sussex, England, and it's an unusual story featuring an unusual metal find that ends up earning him a fortune be...2021-11-1648 min