The Genealogy Guys Podcast #320 - 2017 January 1 - a podcast by George G. Morgan & Drew Smith

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!

The Guys welcome their new sponsor, Genealogists.com.

The news includes:

Findmypast releases new records about Gloucester apprentices, Kent parish records, and records from Scotland.
FamilySearch presented historic Freedmen’s Bureau Database records to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.
Drew shares new record releases by FamilySearch and a recap of 2016 FamilySearch genealogy highlights.

Listener email includes:

Lise corrects George about the draft registration requirement for both WWI and WWII.
Connie asks about the link at Family Tree University for forms from Drew's book at http://ftu.familytreemagazine.com/organize-your-genealogy
Jim shares the Reclaim the Records website, a growing collection of New York City marriage records at https://www.reclaimtherecords.org/records-request/2/ , and tells us that more records are coming. Visit https://www.reclaimtherecords.org/ for more information.
Jenny asks two questions: 1. What is the correct way to record a child before it was named?
2. What is the best way to establish your own genealogy website including a blog?

The Guys discuss what they have been working on the last several weeks, and many ways to access and listen to both of their podcasts.

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