VGS Latest News & Tips: 14 Apr 2015

Register for Webinar Wednesday - "Ten Genealogical Lessons I Learned the Hard Way by Warren Bittner"

Legacy Family Tree Webinar
"Join us this Wednesday, April 15 for a webinar with professional genealogist, Warren Bittner. This light-hearted excursion into the mistakes of a novice researcher will entertain audiences of all levels of experience. Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day.
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Volunteer Appreciation Week: 10 Ways to Show You Care

FGS
"Without volunteers, most genealogy societies would cease to exist. Imagine all of the projects that your society is working on."
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Thomas Jefferson

findagrave.com
Yesterday, April 13th was the birth date of Thomad Jefferson.
"American Founding Father. Third President of the United States. A philosopher, statesman, scholar, attorney, planter, architect, violinist, writer, and natural scientist, he wished to be remembered as the author of the Declaration of Independence and of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom as well as the founder of the University of Virginia."
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Ask Ancestry Anne: Answers 5 DNA Questions

We get a lot of questions about DNA.  Here are 5 of the most common and the answers:
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DNA ancestry tests branded 'meaningless':

The Telegraph
Commercial DNA tests that claim to tell people whether they are related to Richard III or descended from the Vikings are no more than "genetic astrology", scientists have warned.
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Mother who gave birth to her own brother and sister:

Daily Mail.com
An extraordinary story raising profound questions about surrogacy and the future of the family.
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Historical Newspaper Research - Lesson 1 - Where:

The Ancestor Hunt
This is the first in a series of educational posts, intended to provide you with information that will rapidly improve the skills needed to find ancestor newspaper articles from historical newspapers.
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This Day in History:

14 Apr 2003: The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.

14 April 1958: The Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 falls from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days.

14 Apr 1841: William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia becoming the 1st President of the United States to die in office and the one with the shortest term served. (4 Mar 1841 to 4 Apr 1841)