Where can I go to find records for my genealogy research?

How do I request records from governments, archives, and churches?

What if there is a language barrier?

What do I do with records once I have them?

Geni Podcast: How Do I Find and Use Records?

What is the GEDCOM Import/Export method of transferring data? What are the issues involved with using the GEDCOM method and why doesn't it work very well? Are there any substitute methods for GEDCOM? What about AncestorSync? Does it really transfer your database anywhere you want with your images, documents, and sources intact?

Geni Podcast: The Problem with GEDCOM

In this episode, Grant and Thomas discuss the whys and hows of helping other people with their genealogy.

Geni Podcast: Helping with the Genealogy of Others

In this episode, Grant sits down with Dovy and Earl from Real Time Collaboration to discuss the new product AncestorSync.

Geni Podcast: AncestorSync

In this episode, Grant sits down with Noah Tutak and Charles Edmonds from Geni.com to talk about their roles and experiences with their company.

Geni Podcast: Interview with Noah Tutak and Charles Edmonds

In this episode, Thomas MacEntee and Grant Brunner discuss making sure that your genealogy is secure. We don't want to lose any of our hard work, so listen to some of these great tips about security.

Geni Podcast: Securing Your Genealogy

In this episode, Thomas and Grant dicuss collateral and cluster searches in regards to genealogy. Learn how you can gain information about your ancestors by learning more about history.

Geni Podcast: Cluster and Collateral Searches

In this episode, Geni.com sits down with Dick Eastman of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter to discuss his background in genealogy, blogging, and how his newsletter has changed over the past 15 years.

Geni Podcast: Interview with Dick Eastman

In this episode, Grant and Thomas sit down to discuss the nitty-gritty of planning, researching, and surviving a family reunion.

Geni Podcast: Genealogy & Family Reunions

In this episode, Thomas and Grant sit down to discuss research logs. You'll learn what they are, how to make one, and why they're useful. If you're doing research, there is a lot of great info in this episode.

Geni Podcast: Genealogy Research Logs

In this episode, Grant sits down with Thomas MacEntee to learn what got him started in genealogy, blogging, podcasting, and webinars.

Geni Podcast: Getting to Know Thomas MacEntee

Geni is solving the problem of genealogy by creating a single family tree of the world. Using the basic free service at Geni.com, users can build their family tree, invite relatives to join it, find relatives in other trees, and then merge trees. The largest tree on Geni contains over 50 million people. Geni’s pay services include enhanced research tools as well as keepsake products created from family tree data. Geni welcomes both casual genealogists and experts who wish to discover new relatives and stay in touch with family. Geni is privately held and based in Los Angeles, California. Its financial backers include Founders Fund and Charles River Ventures. It was founded in 2006 by serial entrepreneur David Sacks, who was the original Chief Operating Office of PayPal and also the founder of Yammer, Inc.

Geni Podcast: How Do I Find and Use Records?

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