The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection

• The 1950 U.S. Federal Census has been released and The Guys discuss several aspects:
  • The images are available at: the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at https://1950census.archives.gov/; MyHeritage.com at https://www.myheritage.com/; Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/.
  • There are a number of important census tools available to you at: NARA Census Resources at https://1950census.archives.gov/howto/; the MyHeritage Content Hub at https://myheritage.com/census/us/; the MyHeritage Census Helper at https://www.myheritage.com/census-helper-241251921; Ancestry.com 1950 Census District Finder at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/district-map/62308; and One-Step Web Pages by Stephen P. Morse at https://stevemorse.org/.
  • The Guys discuss the 1950 enumeration process and extra pages used by enumerators.
• Drew shares some information from a recent Ancestry survey.
• George discusses MyHeritage’s news from RootsTech including:
  • LiveStory
  • Blast From My Past Podcast
  • Family Tree Timeline
  • Filae Family Tree Profiles
• Drew discusses the release of records online by the New York City Municipal Archives at https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/.
• The David Rumsey Map Collection has announced a partnership with Machines Reading Maps (MRM) to read and add searchable text to the map collection.
• The Society of Genealogists has announced the beginning of a digital project called TreeSearch which will digitize historical pedigree rolls in their collection.
• Findmypast has added 50K new Lincolnshire Burials, and the Quaker Women’s Petition of 1659.
• FamilySearch is seeking volunteers for its 1950 U.S. Census Community Project.
• The Genealogist at https://www.thegenealogist.com/ has updated their version of the 1939 Register with a new, detailed mapping feature and 258,000 newly unredacted persons.

Listener Email

• David writes concerning using placenames for events based on what governmental entity was in control at the time of the event.
• Marianna writes about GEDmatch and having received three suspicious email inquiries.
• Suzanne asks about obtaining court records for a murder trial in Perry County, Alabama, in which some family were involved.

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Drew's guest is Crista Cowan, Corporate Genealogist at Ancestry.com and also known as the Barefoot Genealogist. In this episode, Drew and Crista discuss the upcoming release of the 1950 U.S. census, RootsTech 2022, and some recent announcements from Ancestry.

To learn of Crista's background, see GC episode #054.

News You Can Use and Share!

• MyHeritage has published 5.8 million records from 28 collections from JewishGen (https://www.jewishgen.org/) made possible through a collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Heritage (https://mjhnyc.org/) and JewishGen.
• Ancestry announces the new Ancestry Stories on the Ancestry mobile app to combine photographs, shared historical records, and text to craft a story about an ancestor in your family tree.
• George shares an excellent online resource, Immigration History, at https://immigrationhistory.org/.
• Drew shares complete details about the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the upcoming release of the 1950 U.S. Census on 1 April 2022. (See the NARA page at https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1950
• RootsTech 2022 arrives this week on 3-5 March. Sign up for free at https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/. Then enjoy connecting with other attendees at RootsTech Relatives at https://www.familysearch.org/en/connect/.
• Drew shares his regular recap of highlights of new historical records at FamilySearch.

DNA Segment

Drew discusses helping adopted people with DNA expert Diahan Southard. Resources for this discussion include:

• https://www.yourdnaguide.com/dna-birth-family
• DNA Mystery Match? How to Respond
• DNA Support Resources for Adoption and DNA Surprises (NPE)
• Handling Unexpected DNA Connections
• DNA Test Surprise: Breaking the News with Compassion

Vivid-Pix Memory Segment

Drew talks with Sue Kaufman, Senior Manager of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (part of the Houston Public Library) in Houston, Texas.

Listener Email

• Drew follows up on Kendra’s cemetery project work previously discussed in Episode #401. (The Zion Cemetery Project uses Trello as a database management tool.) Kendra works with the Randolph County Public Library in Asheboro, North Carolina. They have an interactive cemetery map at https://www.randolphlibrary.org/ under History & Genealogy>Randolph County Cemeteries (or https://randolphlibrary.libguides.com/c.php?g=710731&p=8447398).
• Pam asked about GEDmatch (https://www.gedmatch.com/) and the ability to specify that you do or do not want your data to be accessible by law enforcement.
• Sunni asked about headright, especially concerning her ancestor in Georgia, and asks why headrights might possibly only be partially executed. George provides an explanation of what a headright is and how some may not have been completed.
• Michael asks Drew about his Boddie/Bodie family. Drew provides lots of details and refers Michael to the book, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, by John Bennett Boddie.

Genealogy Guys Learn

The Genealogy Guys Learn subscription site continues to grow. New content is added every month, and the March 2022 video is “Using AncestryDNA Today” by Drew Smith. You can subscribe at https://genealogyguyslearn.com/.

Please Support Our Sponsors

You can support our sponsors who bring these podcasts to you for free by visiting their links as follows:

• Find a Grave at https://www.findagrave.com/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=genealogyguys
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• Newspapers.com at https://go.newspapers.com/radio.php?xid=4093&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=genealogyguys
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Thank you to all our Patreon supporting members. Your support helps us improve our technology and provide even more podcast content to you! You can join us for as little as $1 a month or as much as you’d like to contribute. Visit https://www.patreon.com/genealogyguys to get started.

Please also tell your friends and your society about our free podcasts, our free blog, and our Genealogy Guys Learn subscription education website.

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