The Genealogy Guys Podcast #433

The Genealogy Guys Podcast #433

February 24, 2025 · 54 min

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The episode discusses recent genealogy news, including new records and tools for research.

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 stevemorse.org for U.S. ships' passenger lists and the Library and Archives Canada website at library-archives.canada.ca/eng/ and look for the collection of Immigration Records at library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/immigration/Pages/immigration.aspx . Tom is seeking ships' passenger lists for ancestors who came to the U.S. or Canada in 1879-1880. George suggests the same records he recommends to Pam above. Jean Daniel in France provides us a fascinating update on his research into his 4x grandfather, Blaise Farny. Anne wrote to follow up on research into Calvin and Rhoda Reed. She…

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Hosts: George G. Morgan, Drew Smith

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Organizations: MyHeritage, Library and Archives Canada, ChatGPT, Perplexity

Places: Cayuga County, New York, France

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