So, you don’t have time to take a genealogy class? Nor do you have time to read all those
helpful genealogy blogs and how-to websites?
Lucky you! There is now an
alternative!
This year there has been a boom in audio versions of
genealogy information online. First, I’ll
list podcasts below, starting with the newest.
You can listen to these while driving, doing housework or relaxing at
home. Now you have no excuse for not
learning something new today.
1.) Fieldstone Common - http://fieldstonecommon.blogspot.com/ is hosted by genealogist Marian Pierre-Louis
of Massachusetts. Her show topics focus
on genealogy and history of New England and is broadcast every Thursday at 1PM
for an hour. Don’t worry if you miss the
live show (which usually features call-in prizes), each show is recorded and
available as a podcast (to listen to online or download to your computer or
iTunes)
A.)
The Forget-Me-Not Hour First Wednesday of each month 10AM http://www.blogtalkradio.com/JaneEWilcox
B.)
My Society by the Federation of Genealogical
Societies Saturdays 2PM http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mysociety
3.)
Genealogy Gems is a podcast by genealogist Lisa
Louise Cooke http://genealogygemspodcast.com/
“Your Family History Show”. Listen
online or download to your computer or device.
4.)
The Genealogy Guys http://www.genealogyguys.com/ “The longest running , regularly produced
genealogy podcast in the world” hosted
by George G. Morgan and Drew Smith. A
monthly podcast of news from the genealogy industry, advice, and lessons in
genealogy research. Listen online or
download.
This second list is of online classes and webinars. The internet is full of places to take online
classes, which can be audio only, video, and webinars which allow you to ask
questions of the instructor and receive immediate feedback. Most of these are free, but some require
modest fees. They are hosted by genealogy industry leaders such as
Ancestry.com, Family Tree Magazine, genealogical societies, and individual
genealogists.
You can find a very good calendar of these at GeneaWebinars
at the website www.blog.geneawebinars.com Some of the webinars are archived so you can
watch them later, but most are live only.
Watch alone at home or with a friend.
Most of these are set up so they can be broadcast to a genealogy club,
lineage society meeting or school classroom long distance, which would be a fun
event for libraries or schools.
Genealogy.com offers online free classes at www.Genealogy.com/university
Family Search offers hundreds of free online classes covering
basic genealogy skills, advanced level research, ethnic research, and how to
use documents, archives and all sorts of reference materials and finding aids
at https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html
Ancestry.com offers online classes, too, beginner and
advanced levels. A subscription is
required, or you may be able to view these videos through your local library’s
subscription.
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Copyright 2012, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
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