Thursday, April 16, 2015

VGS Latest News & Tips: 16 Apr 2015

Today, April 16:
New England Genealogy SIG Meeting
Noon in the New Smyrna Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center.
Meeting Reminder - Tomorrow, April 17:
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Clearwater Room Sea Breeze Recreation Center.


Technology is turning genealogy on its head:

IDG Connect: Alex Cruickshank
"Towards the end of the Second World War a boat full of Polish orphans arrived in New Zealand. There were 732 children and the story of how they came to be here would fill a book in itself. In fact it already has: several of them."
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Civil War-era diaries found in Lowell garage document Lincoln's assassination:

WZZM
"When Stevens was 15, he discovered some historical treasures that linked President Lincoln to Grand Rapids."
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AncestryDNA Has Now Thoroughly Lost Its Mind:

Diggin' Up Graves
"I, like I’m sure many users of AncestryDNA, today received an email saying that they found me a new ancestor. Oh boy! That sounded promising. Or exciting. Could they really do that?"
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How to Use AncestryDNA and Stay Sane:

Diggin' Up Graves
"So now that many of us have had our say about AncestryDNA’s failed “New Ancestor Discovery” feature, let’s take a look at what we can do with AncestryDNA."
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This Day in History:

16 Apr 1972: Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

16 Apr 1912: Harriet Quimby becomes the 1st woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.

16 Apr 1521: Martin Luther's 1st appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the other estates of the Empire.



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