Category: Podcasts

Best Websites – Study the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries with Lisa Louise Cooke

The Newberry Library’s Atlas of Historical County Boundaries is a free website that helps you identify changing county boundaries throughout history. Listen, and learn how to use this interactive site as well as how to download files for later use.

Celebrating 25 Years of Family Tree Magazine – An Interview with Andrew Koch

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine podcast, Editor-in-Chief Andrew Koch reflects on 25 years of Family Tree Magazine and discusses what the future holds.

Best Websites – Explore One-Step Pages – An Interview with Stephen Morse

In this episode, Lisa Louise Cooke’s guest is Stephen Morse, the founder of the One-Step Webpages website. Since 2001 genealogists have been using the site’s innovative tools to more effectively find immigration records, census records and vital records. Morse shares some tips on how you too can use these tools.

Understanding Cousinhood – An Interview With Lisa Lisson

In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine monthly podcast, YouTuber Lisa Lisson explains what makes a person a cousin and offers tips for determining cousinhood.

Best Websites – Finding Ancestors Who Fought in Major Conflicts with the ABMC – An Interview with Benjamin Brands

Staff historian for the American Battle Monuments Commission shares tips for successfully searching online for information about burials overseas and suggestions for how genealogists can fully utilize ABMC's resources.

Writing About the Places Your Ancestors Lived – An Interview With Laura Hedgecock

In this episode, author Laura Hedgecock explains how to write about places as you tell stories about your ancestors. Also, an interview with Jenny Ashcraft of Newspapers.com.