Lisa Louise Cooke is the producer and host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, an online genealogy radio show available through her web site www.genealogygems.TV and iTunes.  Her podcast and website strive to help listeners make the most of their family history research time by providing innovative ideas and fascinating interviews with genealogy experts.  Through the podcast and her videos, Lisa also inspires her audience to creatively share their findings with their families through creative projects and motivational stories.  Through her book Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies she provides how-to instructions for all of the gems featured in the first season of the show.  And Lisa provides daily doses of genealogy news and fun to readers with her Genealogy Gems News Blog.

Lisa is also the host of The Family Tree Magazine Podcast, a monthly show featuring behind the scenes information and interviews, and has written for the magazine as well.  In addition, she produces videocasts for Family History Expos, again bringing her multimedia talents and genealogical expertise to the world of family history.

Motivated by her lifelong passion for history, in 2006 Lisa starred in the PBS eight hour history miniseries Texas Ranch House. She had the opportunity to live in West Texas with her family to live for three months on a 400,000 acre cattle ranch with no electricity or running water, circa 1867.  Lisa says, “It was a once in a life time opportunity to not only see what is was like for my great great grandparents who lived in Texas in 1867, but also a unique opportunity to bring my own 21st century sensibilities to the same environment and find a way to survive.”  In addition, she appears on PBS’ Texas Ranch House web site http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ranchhouse/, the TV documentary The Making of Texas Ranch House, and Meet The Cookes, a two hour local cable TV special she wrote and presented, and she’s been featured in Ancestry magazine, Family Tree Magazine and True West magazine, and The New York Times.

Friday 3:00 p.m.  FR-012. What You Must Know to Save Your Research from Destruction.   Seven strategies to secure the future of your research including designating a “Research Keeper,” setting up a Genealogy Materials Directive, and making donations with a Deed of Gift.  [IA]

Saturday 11:30 a.m. SA-042  Blogger Summit Part 2: Now that You’re a Genealogy Blogger. (Cooke, Dardashti, Doyle, MacEntee, Manson).  So you have a blog? Now what? Learn how to make blogging fun with tips from our panel of expert genealogy bloggers. You’ll learn about keeping posts fresh, making blogging beneficial to your genealogy research and possibly profitable   as well, with tips on marketing your blog. [I]

Saturday 12:15 p.m.  Live Podcast in the Pavilion. Lisa will produce a live episode of TheGenealogyGems podcast.  Be a part of the audience over lunch on Saturday.  You’re welcome to bring in your lunch (but please leave the noisy crunchy items for break time).  [All]

Saturday 3:30 p.m.  SA-063.  Google - A Goldmine of Genealogy Gems.  Discover innovative ways to work smarter and find more research golden nuggets than you ever thought possible with the power of Google.  [All]

Sunday 8:30 a.m.  SU-085.  Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye: Seven Strategies You Need to Find Living Relatives.  Learn how to track down elusive living relatives who may hold the key to your brick wall or possess that treasured photo you’ve been seeking. [All]