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Lisa Louise Cooke

Bonus webinars Google Historical Records Census Records, Maps, Newspapers Methodology and Skills Finding the Living Miscellaneous MyHeritage MyHeritage LIVE 2018 Organization Photos and Digital Images Google Photos Software Evernote, Mobile Apps Technology Books, Digital TechZone

Lisa Louise Cooke is the producer of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, the popular and long-running genealogy podcast which has been downloaded over 3 million times! The podcast is available at www.GenealogyGems.com, the Genealogy Gems app and all major podcast streaming services. Lisa also hosts the YouTube Live video series Elevenses with Lisa at the award-winning Genealogy Gems YouTube channel. A sought after international and keynote genealogy speaker, she makes genealogy education fun and inspiring whether in person or online. Lisa is the author of four books: The Genealogist's Google Toolbox Third Edition, Mobile Genealogy, How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers, and Genealogy Gems. Other works include the popular Evernote for Genealogists quick reference guide, and the video tutorial series Google Earth for Genealogy. She also produces The Family Tree Magazine Podcast, writes the Lisa's Picks column for the magazine, and is an instructor and curriculum developer for Family Tree University.  

Lisa's Webinars (15)

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Historical Records
Everything You Need to Know About the 1950 Census
Lisa Louise Cooke
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Everything You Need to Know About the 1950 Census
The 1950 census is exciting because it may include your great grandparents, grandparents, parents and perhaps even you! It will provide opportunities to confirm some of what we already know and clues for new research. Released just days ago, now is the perfect time to begin making discoveries. Learn from Lisa Louise Cooke what you need to know about this new census.
Historical Records
Everything You Need to Know About the 1950 Census
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Lisa Louise Cooke
1.7K views
The 1950 census is exciting because it may include your great grandparents, grandparents, parents and perhaps even you! It will provide opportunities to confirm some of what we already know and clues for new research. Released just days ago, now is the perfect time to begin making discoveries. Learn from Lisa Louise Cooke what you need to know about this new census.
Thu, April 7 2022: 21:00 UTC
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5:39
Bonus webinarsPhotos and Digital ImagesTechZone
How to use Google Photos to Possibly Identify Ancestors in Old Photos
Lisa Louise Cooke
2.5K views
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How to use Google Photos to Possibly Identify Ancestors in Old Photos
Lisa Louise Cooke shows us how to use the group similar faces feature in Google Photos to help identify our ancestors in photos.
Bonus webinarsPhotos and Digital ImagesTechZone
How to use Google Photos to Possibly Identify Ancestors in Old Photos
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Lisa Louise Cooke
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Lisa Louise Cooke shows us how to use the group similar faces feature in Google Photos to help identify our ancestors in photos.
Fri, August 14 2020: 0:00 UTC
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1:03:04
MyHeritage
Fabulous Photo Discoveries™ at MyHeritage
Lisa Louise Cooke
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Fabulous Photo Discoveries™ at MyHeritage
Lisa Louise Cooke will show you how to discover photographs of ancestors who currently don’t have photos in your tree using MyHeritage’s exciting Photo Discoveries™ technology. You’ll learn how to add your own photos, and then find and easily add the newly generated photo discoveries to your family tree.
MyHeritage
Fabulous Photo Discoveries™ at MyHeritage
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Lisa Louise Cooke
5.3K views
Lisa Louise Cooke will show you how to discover photographs of ancestors who currently don’t have photos in your tree using MyHeritage’s exciting Photo Discoveries™ technology. You’ll learn how to add your own photos, and then find and easily add the newly generated photo discoveries to your family tree.
Tue, July 28 2020: 0:00 UTC
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42:10
Historical RecordsMyHeritage
How to Find Your Family in Newspapers with MyHeritage SuperSearch
Lisa Louise Cooke
1.8K views
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How to Find Your Family in Newspapers with MyHeritage SuperSearch
Even if your ancestors were not famous, their lives can still be discovered in newspapers. You will learn the types of key family history information that can be found in historical newspapers, and how to identify newspapers that likely covered your ancestors.
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How to Find Your Family in Newspapers with MyHeritage SuperSearch
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Lisa Louise Cooke
1.8K views
Even if your ancestors were not famous, their lives can still be discovered in newspapers. You will learn the types of key family history information that can be found in historical newspapers, and how to identify newspapers that likely covered your ancestors.
Sat, November 3 2018: 0:00 UTC
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1:28:29
Miscellaneous
Sharing The Joy: Projects That Will Captivate The Non-Genealogists In Your Life
Lisa Louise Cooke
2.6K views
Sharing The Joy: Projects That Will Captivate The Non-Genealogists In Your Life
If you are researching your family tree but haven't shared it with your family in a way that sparks their interest, then you are only experiencing half of the joy of genealogy! And if your descendants don't grasp the importance of their heritage, your hard work may tragically find its...
Miscellaneous
Sharing The Joy: Projects That Will Captivate The Non-Genealogists In Your Life
Lisa Louise Cooke
2.6K views
If you are researching your family tree but haven't shared it with your family in a way that sparks their interest, then you are only experiencing half of the joy of genealogy! And if your descendants don't grasp the importance of their heritage, your hard work may tragically find its...
Wed, April 4 2018: 0:00 UTC
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1:32:43
TechnologyGoogle
Google Books: the tool you should use every day!
Lisa Louise Cooke
5.4K views
Google Books: the tool you should use every day!
25 million digitized and searchable free books are at your fingertips. Learn how to make the most of this goldmine chock full of historical data! You’ll discover the best techniques for finding fully digitized book FAST, and search secrets for locating genealogical data. Learn to capitalize on and translate the…
TechnologyGoogle
Google Books: the tool you should use every day!
Lisa Louise Cooke
5.4K views
25 million digitized and searchable free books are at your fingertips. Learn how to make the most of this goldmine chock full of historical data! You’ll discover the best techniques for finding fully digitized book FAST, and search secrets for locating genealogical data. Learn to capitalize on and translate the…
Wed, July 12 2017: 0:00 UTC
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1:41:08
GoogleHistorical Records
Create a Free Google Earth Historic Map Collection for Your Research
Lisa Louise Cooke
7.5K views
Create a Free Google Earth Historic Map Collection for Your Research
Learn how to find free digital maps for your ancestral locations, add them as permanent overlays to Google Earth, and then organize them into your personal map reference collection. You’ll learn best practices for keeping them organized and enriching your research.
GoogleHistorical Records
Create a Free Google Earth Historic Map Collection for Your Research
Lisa Louise Cooke
7.5K views
Learn how to find free digital maps for your ancestral locations, add them as permanent overlays to Google Earth, and then organize them into your personal map reference collection. You’ll learn best practices for keeping them organized and enriching your research.
Wed, January 18 2017: 0:00 UTC
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1:47:14
Bonus webinarsSoftwareGoogleOrganization
Organize Your Online Life
Lisa Louise Cooke
22.7K views
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Organize Your Online Life
Tech tips for keeping and staying organized, saving time, and getting more results.
Bonus webinarsSoftwareGoogleOrganization
Organize Your Online Life
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Lisa Louise Cooke
22.7K views
Tech tips for keeping and staying organized, saving time, and getting more results.
Wed, July 20 2016: 0:00 UTC
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1:58:00
Methodology and Skills
Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye – 9 Strategies for Finding Living Relatives
Lisa Louise Cooke
7.2K views
Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye – 9 Strategies for Finding Living Relatives
Learn the techniques that Private Investigators use to track down missing people. These strategies will help you find those elusive living relatives who just may hold the key to your brick wall or possess that treasured photo you've been looking for.
Methodology and Skills
Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye – 9 Strategies for Finding Living Relatives
Lisa Louise Cooke
7.2K views
Learn the techniques that Private Investigators use to track down missing people. These strategies will help you find those elusive living relatives who just may hold the key to your brick wall or possess that treasured photo you've been looking for.
Wed, January 6 2016: 0:00 UTC
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1:30:23
Google
New and Must-Have Google Tips for Genealogy
Lisa Louise Cooke
8.5K views
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New and Must-Have Google Tips for Genealogy
Google continues to evolve and change every day. In this session, Google Guru Lisa Louise Cooke will give you an update on the most recent Google changes, and then unleash advanced search strategies for genealogy that you probably aren't using, but you must-have in order to get the best results...
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New and Must-Have Google Tips for Genealogy
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Lisa Louise Cooke
8.5K views
Google continues to evolve and change every day. In this session, Google Guru Lisa Louise Cooke will give you an update on the most recent Google changes, and then unleash advanced search strategies for genealogy that you probably aren't using, but you must-have in order to get the best results...
Wed, February 25 2015: 0:00 UTC
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1:29:38
Software
Genealogy on the Go with iPads and Tablets
Lisa Louise Cooke
7.1K views
Genealogy on the Go with iPads and Tablets
Technology has brought much more than the convenience of digitized genealogical records to our home computers. It has also delivered an incredible level of portability to family history research! iPads and tablets are built for hitting the road and are ideally suited for genealogy due to the sleek lightweight size…
Software
Genealogy on the Go with iPads and Tablets
Lisa Louise Cooke
7.1K views
Technology has brought much more than the convenience of digitized genealogical records to our home computers. It has also delivered an incredible level of portability to family history research! iPads and tablets are built for hitting the road and are ideally suited for genealogy due to the sleek lightweight size…
Wed, January 7 2015: 0:00 UTC
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1:34:23
Software
Using Evernote for Genealogy
Lisa Louise Cooke
15.6K views
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Using Evernote for Genealogy
You can remember everything in your genealogy research with Evernote, because it puts all your notes at your fingertips. In addition to superfast and easy note taking and retrieval, you'll learn how to clip items from the Internet (rather than saving bulky web pages!), use OCR technology to search your…
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Using Evernote for Genealogy
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Lisa Louise Cooke
15.6K views
You can remember everything in your genealogy research with Evernote, because it puts all your notes at your fingertips. In addition to superfast and easy note taking and retrieval, you'll learn how to clip items from the Internet (rather than saving bulky web pages!), use OCR technology to search your…
Wed, November 19 2014: 0:00 UTC
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1:31:23
GoogleHistorical Records
Using Google Earth for Genealogy
Lisa Louise Cooke
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Using Google Earth for Genealogy
In this extremely popular class Google Earth Guru Lisa Louise Cooke will teach you how to unlock mysteries in your research: from unidentified photographs, to how an ancestral location looked a hundred years ago or more, to plotting homesteads precisely using land patent legal descriptions. You'll learn how to interpret…
GoogleHistorical Records
Using Google Earth for Genealogy
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Lisa Louise Cooke
9.6K views
In this extremely popular class Google Earth Guru Lisa Louise Cooke will teach you how to unlock mysteries in your research: from unidentified photographs, to how an ancestral location looked a hundred years ago or more, to plotting homesteads precisely using land patent legal descriptions. You'll learn how to interpret…
Wed, March 5 2014: 0:00 UTC
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1:23:00
Historical Records
Get the Scoop on Your Ancestors with Newspapers
Lisa Louise Cooke
5.1K views
Get the Scoop on Your Ancestors with Newspapers
Yearning to "read all about it?" Newspapers are a fantastic source of research leads, information and historical context for your family history. Learn the specialized approach that is required to achieve success in locating the news on your ancestors. Includes 3 Cool Tech Tools that will get you started.
Historical Records
Get the Scoop on Your Ancestors with Newspapers
Lisa Louise Cooke
5.1K views
Yearning to "read all about it?" Newspapers are a fantastic source of research leads, information and historical context for your family history. Learn the specialized approach that is required to achieve success in locating the news on your ancestors. Includes 3 Cool Tech Tools that will get you started.
Wed, October 16 2013: 0:00 UTC
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1:30:13
Google
Google Search Strategies for Common Surnames
Lisa Louise Cooke
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Google Search Strategies for Common Surnames
Discover tips and tricks to find your ancestors with common surnames and surnames that double as common words in the English language with Google. Learn how to weed out irrelevant search results to save time and get to what you want faster. Then save and automate your searches to run...
Google
Google Search Strategies for Common Surnames
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Lisa Louise Cooke
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Discover tips and tricks to find your ancestors with common surnames and surnames that double as common words in the English language with Google. Learn how to weed out irrelevant search results to save time and get to what you want faster. Then save and automate your searches to run...
Fri, May 24 2013: 0:00 UTC
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Book – Mobile Genealogy: How to Use your Tablet and Smartphone for Family History Research by Lisa Louise Cooke
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Quick Reference Guide: Evernote for Genealogists by Lisa Louise Cooke
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Book – The Genealogist's Google Toolbox, 3rd edition by Lisa Louise Cooke
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Google Earth for Genealogy: Video Series
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Book – How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers
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