Monday, April 6, 2015

VGS Latest News & Tips: 6 Apr 2015

Today: April 6, 2015:
Technology SIG Meeting:
9:30 AM in the Rhett Butler Room at the Savannah Recreation Center.

Scandinavian Genealogy 101:
Shared by: familytree UNIVERSITY:
"When it comes to Scandinavian genealogy, we recommend starting with church records. It is important to remember that there has been a "state church" in each country-Norway, Sweden and Denmark-which is the official civil registration point for that country's residents-whether members of that church or not."
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13 Secrets Ancestry Trackers Know About Your Family Tree (That You Don’t)
Readers Digest: Michelle Crouch
"Curious about your family tree? The country's top genealogists explain the tricks of the trade."
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Century-old infant burial site discovered, search under way for identity of ‘Willard’

Star Courier: Illinois, Kewanee
"The search is on for the identity of a 15-day-old baby buried north of Kewanee 101 years ago last month. A well-preserved gravestone was recently discovered by owners of the property now at the north edge of town while clearing away brush, trees and trash along a fence  on the boundary line near the back of the property."
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This Day In History:

6 April 1974: ABBA when the 19th annual Eurovision Song contest In Brighton with Waterloo.

6 April 1929: Huey P. Long Governor of Louisiana is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.

6 April 1909: Robert Peary and Matthew Henson reach the North Pole.


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