The Genealogy Guys Podcast #206 - 2010 July 20

The news includes: Ancestry.com completes its acquisition of Sweden's Genline.se. Ancestry.com has added U.S. Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrant application files (1800-1900), U.S. County land Ownership Maps (1860-1918), and a broad collection of Canadian City and Area Directories (1819-1906) Tom Kosalka of the Michigan Genealogical Council reports that Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued a press release concerning the genealogical and historical collections at the Michigan Library and Historical Center. The press release can be accessed at http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168--240954--,00.html. Arphax Publishing announces new paperback editions of its Family Maps and Texas Land Survey Maps series. Visit their website at www.arphax.com. Findmypast.co.uk announced fully indexed U.K. and Wales birth records (1837-2006) at their site. The Newberry Library in Chicago has recently completed a new, free online resource, the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The database covers every day-to-day change in county boundaries - from 1634 to 2000. You can access this tremendous resource at publications.newberry.org/ahcbp.  Archives.com (http://www.archives.com) has just turned one year old and urges our listeners to visit their site and enjoy a 7-day free trial. The guys discuss their upcoming travel plans: George will be speaking at the Midwestern Roots Family History and Genealogy Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 6 & 7, 2010, at a pre-conference session on August 5th. Learn more at http://www.indianahistory.org/our-services/family-history/midwesternroots/midwestern-roots. Drew will be in Göteborg, Sweden the week of August 9th to present a paper at the 2010 IFLA World Library and Information Congress. George and Drew will be in Knoxville, Tennessee from August 16-21, 2010, for the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. You can still register at http://fgs.org/2010conference/registration, and you can learn everything you need to know before you attend the conference at the FGS Conference Blog at http://www.fgsconferenceblog.org. Listener email includes: Kim asks about how to determine if a specific genealogical researcher is legitimate or not. Ed responds to Jennifer's court record question. He recommends two online resources for California genealogical research: SFgenealogy.com and the "Early California Population Project" at the Huntington Library and is accessible at http://www.huntington.org/information/ECPPlogin.htm. Mike offers a compelling reason for sharing your genealogy information on the Internet. Russ asks for suggestions on how to flatten folded documents while using a digital camera. James asks for information about how to download our podcasts. Spencer has created a new app for the iPhone/iPod called Research Logger and is asking for feedback. Visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/research-logger/id379266906 for more information. Gus shares the story of how he sent out letters in 1995 seeking information about his DeNoble line research, and how a response was just received. Melanie asks for help with her "multiple-choice grandfather." Pat responds to Jennifer's legal case transcripts research. She offers four very important suggestions. (You must listen to these!) Bill shares a story about a "misplaced birthplace" in Canada for his father. Lynda is seeking guidance for locating ancestors in Denmark and Germany.