Friday, April 3, 2015

VGS Latest News & Tips: 3 Apr 2015

Today: April 3, 2015:
British Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at the Lake Miona Recreation Center.

Help System at Family Tree DNA Updated:

Family Tree DNA writes:
"After reviewing several options to speed up e-mail response times and improve overall Customer Support efficiency, we are are putting a new system in place as of 10 am Central Time on, 2 April, 2015."
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Introducing a Breakthrough in DNA:
AncestryDNA is turning family history inside out with our latest innovation in DNA science and technology. Within your DNA, you carry a history that goes back hundreds, even thousands of years. Today, we are pleased to announce New Ancestor Discoveries, a revolutionary new way to discover, preserve and share your family history.
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Evernote Ideas: I know many of our members use Evernote or One Note for saving genealogy information. This article is on 12 ways to use Evernote the you may not have considered.
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Charting for Success: 
Visual aids are critical when working on your family history projects. Charts help you to visually understand relationships and identify holes in your research.  Here are a few types of charts to use and some info on how they can assist you:
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Getting Started in Genealogy:

Genealogy may seem daunting, but getting started is easy and rewarding. Join genealogy experts for advice on how to get started on your own family history. This is a 25 minute movie from BYUtv.
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This Day In History:
3 April 1996: Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his cabin in Montana, and United States.

3 April 1981: The Osborne 1, the 1st successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.

3 April 1973: Martin Cooper of Motorola made the 1st handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs, though it took 10 years for the DynaTAC 8000X to become the 1st such phone to be commercially released.


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