Genealogy Journeys Podcast #42 - The Cruise Recap and Overview of What's Ahead

Our cruise was successful on many levels, but most importantly, people came away from the experience with renewed fervor for doing their family history as well as some ideas on where to find elusive ancestors. The networking was also a positive activity for a lot of people and we are honored to have been instrumental in helping folks find new friends. Our podcast on this topic - a recap of the cruise along with a look at some subjects we expect to tackle in the coming months - is accessible here:
Podcast 42 - 1st Half, Free

Or, to access the full podcast, as a premium member, Click here:
Podcast 42 - Complete 

We mentioned that we would include some references to help folks get ideas for incorporating social history into their family history. Check these out:

Drake, Paul. What did they Mean by That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and New.  Bowie MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2003.

Goldrup, Lawrence. P. Writing the Family Narrative. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 1987.

Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, 3rd Ed., New York: Simon & Schuster/Touchstone, 1991.

Hatcher, Patricia Law. Producing a Quality Family History.  Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 1996.

Imber-Black, Evan. The Secret Life of Families: Truth-Telling, Privacy, and Reconciliation in a Tell-All Society.  New York: Bantam Books, 1998.

Isay, Dave, Ed. Listening is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the Storycorps Project. New York: The Penguin Press, 2007.

McCutcheon, Marc. Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students & Historians. Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books, 2001.

Miller, Ilene. Publishing Your Family History with a Computer: A Five-Step Guide. Garden Grove, CA: Shumway Family History Services, 1998.

Pfeiffer, Laura Szucs. Hidden Sources: Family History in Unlikely Places. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 2000.

Pratt, Michael W. & Barbara H. Fiese. Family Stories and the Life Course: Across Time and Generations. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc, Publishers, 2004.

Sims, Martha C. Living Folklore: An Introduction to the Study of People and Their Traditions. Logan, UT: Utah State Univ. Press, 2005.

Stone, Elizabeth. Black Sheep and Kissing Cousins: How Our Family Stories Shape Us. Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2004.

Sturdevant, Katherine Scott. Bringing your Family History to Life through Social History.  Cincinnati: Betterway Books, 2000.

Taylor, Dale. The Writer’s Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America: From 1607-1783. Cincinnati, OH: Writers Digest, 1997.

Underhill, Tom. Dead Men Tell No Tales: How to Record your Family's Oral History.  Placentia, CA: Creative Continuum, 2002.

Urdang, Laurence, Ed. The Timetables of American History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981.

Vansina, Jan. Oral Tradition as History. Madison, WI: Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1985.

Weitzman, David. Underfoot: An Everyday Guide to Exploring the American Past. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1976.

Zeitlin, Steven J., Amy J. Kotkin, & Holly Cutting Baker. A Celebration of American Family Folklore.  Cambridge, MA: Yellow Moon Press, 1982.


Looking for some helpful websites?
Timelines:

http://ourtimelines.com/
https://time.graphics/
https://vizzlo.com/create/timeline
http://timeglider.com/
https://www.ispringsolutions.com/blog/top-10-free-and-paid-interactive-timeline-makers/
https://www.smartsheet.com/timeline-maker

Newspaper helps:
https://blog.genealogybank.com/understanding-terms-found-in-historical-newspapers.html
http://www.smalltownpapers.com/
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
http://fultonhistory.com/fulton.html

And 2 misc., just for good measure:
https://stevemorse.org/ (Steve Morse's One-Step Pages)
http://namesinstone.com/ (A lesser known cemetery site)

That should keep folks busy until our next podcast, scheduled to be posted on the 2nd Sunday in January.

Still signing up sponsors

We have some amazing sponsors . . . have you clicked on those links to the left? And more will be added soon, so come back and see what people have to offer to help you break through your brick walls.

If you are a small genealogy business and are wishing you could get the word out to the people who really care about family history but don't know that you might have the answers they need, becoming a Genealogy Journeys sponsor may be just the way to get known. Contact us at <genjourneys@gmail.com> to get all the information on how you can be added to our list.

If you are looking to do this but think you should wait until after the new year, let me add here that we are having the Cruise Promotion Flyers (with sponsor logos) printed up before the end of the year, so if you wait until after January 1, 2016, you will miss getting your logo on the flyer. You can still have it on all the electronic communication and advertising, just not on the flyer.

If you can commit to the sponsorship before the end of the year, even if you have to wait to pay until early 2016, we'll set up a payment plan for you and get you on the flyer. We just don't want anyone to miss an advertising opportunity. Getting your business name out in the proper communities is half the battle . . .

Looking forward to including you in the sponsor list.

Getting ready to set sail . . . all we need is . . .

Cruise Ship Sailing Near Seashore by Stuart Miles/Courtesy Freedigitalphotos.net

MONEY

OK, don't we all!
The Gena and Jean Genealogy Journeys is heading out on 6 November, returning on 10 November 2016 (see, you have about a year to gather up the funds and plans and choose travel companions). However, while you don't need to pay for the whole thing up front, we have a number of expenses to get the word out (promotional flyers, misc. costs - like mileage to get together to organize the event so it will be WONDERFUL for everyone). And there are more expenses as time gets closer (handouts for our presentations, goodies for the tote bags our sojourners will receive, etc.). And costs on board (Internet, any extras to make the experience ideal, etc.). 

SO

We are signing up sponsors NOW to help us make a great experience for all. 

WHAT IS A SPONSOR?

I'm glad you asked. If you look at some of the blog posts of the past months, you'll notice that sponsors are people who have genealogy businesses that could use a little more exposure. Some have products for sale; others have services to help you find your ancestors; and some are genealogists who may have just what you need for a particular region, time period, or even occupation and would, therefore, be the perfect person to help you break through your brick wall.

As you can see by looking to your left, we already have some sponsors who have provided us with financial assistance or other benefits. Click on their links and learn more about their businesses.

Do you have a genealogy business that could use some promotion? Here is what we have to offer: your logo & link on this site; your logo on a promotion slide we show at the beginning of our presentations (where appropriate) all over the country between now and the cruise; distribution of your literature at our presentations; your logo and URL on any other projects where we can display it; your literature in the cruise goody bag and brief commercial for your business during the cruise; and a blog post, promoting your business, on this blog (between now and the end of November 2016). Not a bad exchange for a $100 sponsorship? All advertising should be so easy (and cheap).

If you aren't interested, or this doesn't apply to you, but you know someone who could use this service, please pass the info (or our blog URL) along.

WHAT ELSE?

Well, the cruise, of course. We will have more information on signing up shortly. Watch for it here, on Facebook, Twitter, and other places where fine genealogy events are promoted!

Don't let us sail without you!