The Genealogy Guys Podcast #436
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
Release Date: 09/16/2025
The Genealogy Guys Podcast #436
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
The Guys are celebrating 20 YEARS of the podcast! News You Can Use and Share RootsMagic has released RootsMagic 11, with a cleaner interface, better searching, the ability to create and save AI prompts with the AI Prompt Builder, and more powerful reporting. MyHeritage added 94 million historical records in July and 135 million records in August! MyHeritage has added 11 new creative effects to its LiveMemoryTM image navigator. The Jewish Board at announced the launch of two free genealogy databases: National Desertion Bureau Card Catalog (1911-1935) at , and the United Hebrew Charities of...
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast #435
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
The Guys are back after an extended health crisis. News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage added 540 million historical records in May and 1.25 billion records in June! Among these are 731 million records from French newspapers, part of a push to expand its vast collections of new records from non-English language resources. Vivid-Pix has partnered with the National Institute for Dementia Education (NIDE) and PocketRN, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to assist in caring for aging memory care patients and their caregivers. FamilySearch International and Michigan State...
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast #434
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage added 235 million historical records in February and 794 million historical records in March. MyHeritage released a new DNA facility named Ancient Origins, with which you can trace your origins back 10,000 years. MyHeritage introduced Cousin Finder. MyHeritage has published United States World War II Draft Registrations, 1940-1947. FamilySearch has added free historical records from 32 countries in April. FamilySearch has introduced the new FamilySearch Catalog. American Ancestors will open its new Family Heritage Experience on 25 April 2025 at its...
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast #433
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage added 1.2 billion historical records in January. MyHeritage released Ethnicity Estimate v2.5, the long-awaited ethnicity model, including 79 different ethnicities Listener Email Tom asks if there are reference materials for using AI in genealogical and historical research. (Not YouTube) Pam is searching for immigration and naturalization records for a couple who arrived ca. 1893 and wants to know if other resources are available to help locate those records. George recommends the Stephen P. Morse One-Step pages at for U.S. ships’ passenger lists and...
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast #432
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
The Guys wish everyone a Happy New Year! George gives a shout-out to Ed Brown for his continued support for the podcast! News You Can Use and Share The Genealogy Guys issued a press release announcing the discontinuation of the Genealogy Guys Learn subscription educational website effective 1 January 2025. The Guys have partnered with Legacy Family Tree Webinars to migrate their video content to Legacy over time. MyHeritage has announced the suspension of services in Russia due to Russian regulations concerning hosting personal data on its web service. MyHeritage recapped its growth in 2024...
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Genealogy Connection #086 - Jarrett Ross, the GeneaVlogger
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
Drew's guest is Jarrett Ross, the GeneaVlogger. Jarred has been producing hundreds of YouTube videos about genealogy for the past 7 years. You'll learn how Jarred started with genealogy and video production, and a lot about the history of Sephardic Jews. You can find out more about Jarrett's videos at
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Genealogy Connection #085 - Brian Rhinehart, Civil War Records
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
Drew's guest is Brian Rhineheart, owner of CivilWarRecords.com, a service that retrieves military-related records from the National Archives in Washington, DC. In this episode, Drew and Brian discuss the various types of military-related records available either online or only in physical form, and how genealogists can learn more about their ancestors' military connections prior to requesting records. Brian also offers listeners a code ("connection") valid from the original posting date of this episode for two weeks, good for a discount on his record retrieval service.
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast #431
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
For all who celebrate it, the Guys wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has introduced LiveMemoryTM, a new facility to animate entire photographs. It runs from an app on your phone and is currently free. Ancestry announces its project to index and digitize Korean War-era military records housed at NARA. Vivid-Pix announces it will expand Alzheimer’s Research by donating 5% of sales through 3 December 2024. FamilySearch celebrates 130 years of family discovery! Listener Email Brian asks whether there is a genealogy podcast that shares people’s...
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast #430
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
The Guys have been on a hiatus because of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the damage in Florida. News You Can Use and Share! David Rencher, Chief Genealogy Officer at FamilySearch, received the Italian Heraldic Genealogical Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award. MyHeritage has given its Inbox a fresh new look. MyHeritage added 56 million new records in September 2004. MyHeritage has updated its Theory of Family Relativity facility by 40%. Ancestry has launched its largest update to DNA matches. Findmypast has added large numbers of Cornwall baptisms, marriages, and burials. RootsTech 2025...
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast #429
The Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
News You Can Use and Share! MyHeritage has acquired MesAieux.com, Quebec’s most popular family history service with more than 15 million historical records. MyHeritage added more than 84 million new records across 16 collections in August 2024. MyHeritage has added 261 million obituary records to its OldNews facility. Listener Email Julie is searching for any Pennsylvania birth records from ca. 1810 and marriage records. The Guys share some suggestions. Drew talks about his recent participation in WikiTree.com’s WikiGames over two weekends. Drew is currently taking Nathan Dylan...
info_outlineThe Guys are celebrating 20 YEARS of the podcast!
News You Can Use and Share
- RootsMagic has released RootsMagic 11, with a cleaner interface, better searching, the ability to create and save AI prompts with the AI Prompt Builder, and more powerful reporting.
- MyHeritage added 94 million historical records in July and 135 million records in August!
- MyHeritage has added 11 new creative effects to its LiveMemoryTM image navigator.
- The Jewish Board at http://JewishBoard.org announced the launch of two free genealogy databases: National Desertion Bureau Card Catalog (1911-1935) at https://150yearsofcare.org/ndb-database/, and the United Hebrew Charities of New York Recipients & Donors (1869-1877) at https://150yearsofcare.org/uhc-recipients/.
- The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center and Vivid-Pix have partnered to host an all-day conference on 3 October 2025 from 9 AM to 4 PM in the ACPL Main Library Theater. Its focus is on working with elder care organizations to enrich the lives of dementia patients and their caregivers.
- FamilySearch added 5 million new records from twelve (12) countries.
Listener Email
- Laura writes to share a very successful newspaper research story.
- Tom writes to tell us about The Stories Behind the Stars project for which he volunteers. It documents the stories of the military personnel who served and sacrificed their lives during WWII.
- Christine wrote about Drew’s discussion of County Laois in Ireland.
The Guys discuss the use of FamilySearch’s Full Text Search facility and how it can open new, previously unindexed document collections at the site. Both George and Drew share examples of great finds using the Full Text Search.
Drew shares where he will be presenting in September and October of 2025. These include:
- A webinar for the Puget Sound Chapter of the APG on 22 September.
- Live at the Cleveland Public Library Genealogy Day on 4 October.
- Live at the Lakeland (FL) Public Library on 11 October.
Check these organizations’ websites for details.
Please let us hear from you at genealogyguys@gmail.com with your questions and comments.