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  Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, May 13, 2011 starting at 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central, 8pm Mountain and 7pm Pacific when this week we'll be talking about genealogy conferences.  Our special guests will include Anne Roach who served as the Conference Manager for RootsTech 2011 this past February and Janet Hovorka, frequent genealogy conference exhibitor/vendor and owner of Generation Maps. Both Anne and Janet will help us understand the issues involved with genealogy conferences from the planner and vendor perspectives. And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy and family history will be covered at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio when this week we'll be hosting the mother of all genealogy shows Finding Your Female Ancestors.  Our special guests include Lisa Alzo, of The Accidental Genealogist who will help us understand the many ways of finding your female ancestors; Marguerite Kearns who runs The Suffrage Wagon blog will discuss her female ancestors involved in the women’s right-to-vote movement here in the United States; and Jana Broglin, a certified genealogist who will tell us about prostitutes in the Wild West!   And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy and family history will be covered at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, April 29, 2011 starting at 10pm Eastern, 9pm Central, 8pm Mountain and 7pm Pacific when this week we'll be discussing British genealogy. Show notes can be found at http://www.geneabloggers.com/geneabloggers-radio-show-notes-friday-april-29-2011/. Our special guests will include Audrey Collins, Family History Specialist at The National Archives in England; Barbara Baker, A.G. and British Reference Consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah; plus other guests to be announced! And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy and family history will be covered at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

  Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, April 22, 2011 starting at 10pm Eastern, 9pm central, 8pm Mountain and 7pm Pacific when this week we'll be discussing Latino genealogy. Our special guests will include Richard Villasana of Find Relatives In Mexico who will tell us how to locate Mexican ancestors; Mari Alvarado Tsosie, A.G. of Hispanic Ancestry who will help us understand some of the research challenges involved; genealogist Sheila Lee Prader who specializes in early California Hispanic families as well as central coastal California local and family history; and genealogist and blogger Ellen Fernandez Sacco who will tell us about Puerto Rican genealogy. And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy and family history will be covered at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

The American Civil War and Genealogy Friday, April 15, 2011 10pm-12am EDT, 9-11pm CDT, 8-10pm MDT, 7-9pm PDT, 3-5am GST Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio when this week we'll be discussing the American Civil War and genealogy. Our special guests will include Michael J. Varhola, author of Life in Civil War America; photograph expert Maureen Taylor, author of Finding the Civil War in Your Family Album; and genealogist and blogger Angela Walton-Raji of The USCT Chronicle who will discuss the United States Colored Troops.  And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy we'll be discussing! Tune into GeneaBloggers Radio - the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

Colonial Period Genealogy, Mayflower Ancestry and more! Friday, April 8, 2011 at 10pm-midnight Eastern US, 9-11pm Central US, 8-10pm Mountain US, 7-9pm Pacific US   Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio when this week we'll be discussing Colonial Period genealogy, the Revolutionary War and Mayflower ancestry.   Our special guests include Josh Taylor of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Heather Wilkinson Rojo of the Nutfield Genealogy blog and Diane Rapaport of Quill Pen Historical.   And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy we'll be discussing. Tune into GeneaBloggers Radio - the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night! 

Join us for very special episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Thursday, April 7, 2011 starting at a special time: 6pm Eastern, 5pm Central, 4pm Mountain and 3pm Pacific when we’ll be broadcasting with guests from the New England Regional Genealogical Conference in Springfield, Massachusetts. Our live guests will include Dick Eastman of Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, Elissa Scalise Powell, CG of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and many of the exhibitors at the NERGC conference and even a few special guests! A special thanks to Sharon Sergeant of the Massachusetts Genealogical Council for helping to organize this episode, get the word out to exhibitors and attendees, and for coming up with the “conference” episode concept! And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy and family history we’ll discuss at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in!

Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, April 1, 2011 starting at 10pm Eastern, 9pm central, 8pm Mountain and 7pm Pacific when this week we'll be discussing Jewish genealogy with a panel of experts. Show Notes can be found at http://www.geneabloggers.com/geneabloggers-radio-show-notes-friday-april-1-2011/. This week’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? will feature actress Gwyneth Paltrow as she travels on a journey to learn more about her paternal grandfather. Our live guests will include genealogist Stanley Diamond in Montreal, Canada, who assisted Paltrow with the search for her Jewish roots. In addition we will be talking to internationally known blogger Schelly Dardashti of Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog, Steve Morse - father of the 8086 Intel processor and creator of the One-Step Research genealogy tools, and Elise Friedman of Relative Roots who will help us understand DNA genealogy and how it can help you in your research! And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy and family history we’ll discuss at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, March 25, 2011 starting at 10pm EDT, 9pm CDT, 8pm MDT and 7pm PDT! This week we'll be holding discussing both the current trend of “genealogy and television” as well as finding your black sheep ancestors! Visit http://www.geneabloggers.com/geneabloggers-radio-show-notes-friday-march-25-2011/ for this week's show notes! This week’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? will feature actor Steve Buscemi as he embarks on a journey to discover the rogues and villains of his ancestry. And with that we’ve lined up quite a panel of guest stars to discuss how genealogy is making an impact on television as well as what is involved in searching for those rogues, rapscallions and rebels lurking in your own family tree. In addition, listeners will be asked to call in with their own stories of black sheep ancestors. First up will be popular writer, speaker and TV guest Megan Smolenyak2 to share with us some of her insights as to why genealogy has suddenly become popular among a variety of television programs. In addition we will be talking to genealogists Mark Lowe from Tennessee, Diane Rapaport from Massachusetts and Gayle Gresham all the way from Colorado about the various sorts of “black sheep ancestors” and the best ways to locate them. And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy and family history we’ll discuss at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, March 18, 2011 starting at 10pm EDT, 9pm CDT, 8pm MDT and 7pm PDT! Show notes at http://www.geneabloggers.com/geneabloggers-radio-show-notes-friday-march-18-2011/ This week we'll be holding our own St. Patrick’s Day celebration as we discuss Irish roots and family history. Our show will be coming to you live from Chicago, Illinois where we take St. Patrick’s Day and the “wearin’ of the green” seriously! We dye the Chicago River green, everyone is Irish for at least a day and the parties go all week long. With Who Do You Think You Are? rebroadcasting the Rosie O’Donnell episode where she traces her roots back to Ireland, we’ll be covering all aspects of Irish genealogy with a panel of experts! Our very special guest this week is Brian Mitchell of the Genealogy Centre in Derry, Ireland who will join us live from Dublin to help us discuss Irish genealogy and tracing your Irish roots. In addition we will be talking to scheduled guests Sharon Sergeant, Mary Ellen Grogan, Jennifer Geraghty-Gorman, Deborah Large Fox and blogger Smallest Leaf. And, as usual, you never know what other aspects of genealogy and family history we’ll discuss at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in!. GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, March 11, 2011 starting at 10pm EST, 9pm CST, 8pm MST and 7pm PST! This week we'll be discussing a variety of genealogy and family history subjects - especially since this week's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on NBC is a repeat of the Kim Cattrall episode. Our very special guest this week will be Noah Tutak, CEO of Geni.com (http://www.geni.com). We’ll be interviewing Noah about the role of social media in genealogy as well as collaboration among family members and genealogists. Of course, we'll be discussing Geni.com products and services and how they can be used. Callers will be able to talk to Noah and ask him questions. WOW!! Talk about generous door prizes! Geni.com will have several 3-month Geni.com PRO accounts which gives you full access to all its features. But wait! There’s more! A grand prize package of Geni.com conference swag (a hoodie, t-shirts, etc.) plus a LIFETIME Geni.com PRO account! And, as usual, you never know what aspect of genealogy we’ll discuss at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in!. Again, we'll have special Geni.com door prizes to give away! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, March 4, 2011 starting at 10pm EST, 9pm CST, 8pm MST and 7pm PST! This week we'll be discussing the Lionel Richie episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on NBC. You can call in and share your thoughts with the rest of the genealogy community or you can participate in our online chat! Our very special guest this week will be Cyndi Howells, the creator and owner and Cyndi’s List! (http://www.cyndislist.com) We’ll be interviewing Cyndi about her site and helping her to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Callers will be able to talk to Cyndi and ask her questions. And, as usual, you never know what aspect of genealogy we’ll discuss at GeneaBloggers Radio so tune in!. Again, we'll have special door prizes to give away! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, February 25, 2011 starting at 10pm EST, 9pm CST, 8pm MST and 7pm PST! This week we'll be discussing the Kim Cattrall episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on NBC. You can call in and share your thoughts with the rest of the genealogy community or you can participate in our online chat! In addition to WDYTYA, we'll be discussing the role of technology in the genealogy industry, the recent explosion of genealogy webinars and what it means for genealogy education, and much, much more. And this week we'll have special door prizes to give away! Stay tuned! GeneaBloggers Radio is about the most fun you can have with your genealogy on a Friday night!

DearMYRTLE, your friend in genealogy will host this week's GeneaBloggers radio show, Friday 18 February 2011. 10pm-Midnight EST; 9-11pm CST; 8-10pm MST; 7-9pm PST; GMT -6. Another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio broadcast live for two hours with your chance to call in and discuss this week's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? featuring Rosie O'Donnell. As Thomas MacEntee recovers his voice from a week full of RootsTech activities, Myrt will be taking the reins and leading a fun discussion with the genealogy community. You can learn more about Myrt at her website http://www.dearmyrtle.com/about.htm. Myrt will be discussing the episode, the show format, what the WDYTYA series means for genealogists and the genealogy industry. And don't forget genealogy news! Myrt will also be highlighting some upcoming events and discussing what's going on in the world of genealogy. Stay tuned!

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE: we've moved to 9pm CST to accommodate the West Coast listeners! Another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio broadcast live from the RootsTech conference and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah! Who Do You Think You Are?: Join us as we present a two hour discussion of the second episode of Who Do You Think You Are? Season 2 on NBC. This week's episode features Tim McGraw as he searches for his ancestors. We'll be discussing the episode, the show format, what the WDYTYA series means for genealogists and the genealogy industry. Interview with Kathleen Brandt of a3Genealogy: Kathleen is one of the professional genealogists who assisted Tim McGraw with his WDYTYA research and she appears on the show! We'll have Kathleen call in for an interview on what it was like to work with the WDYTYA show and with Tim McGraw! RootsTech: We'll also give a recap of RootsTech: A New Family History and Technology Conference. The discussion will include all the sessions, events and vendors. Over 40 genealogy bloggers will be in attendance and hopefully we'll get a few interviews with them as well. Genealogy News: And finally, we'll be highlighting some upcoming events and discussing what's going on in the world of genealogy. Stay tuned!