VGS Latest News & Tips: 13 May 2015

Today: May 13, 2015

Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the Chula Vista Recreation Center.

Meeting Reminder - Tomorrow, May 14:

German Genealogy SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center.

Five Tips for Building Your Genealogy Reference Shelf:
Michael Leclerc: Mocavo
"One of the most important tools in genealogical research is the reference shelf. Looking up names in online databases is wonderful, but if you don’t understand the records, the time and place in which they were created, the words used, etc., you will have difficulty determining your actual ancestors from others who have the same name. This is where reference works come in."
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Windows 10: The 10 most important changes coming to your PC, tablet and phone.
PC World
"Windows 10 is coming later this year—and it brings some truly surprising changes with it, along with expected tweaks to relieve Windows 8 sufferers and lure more holdouts from prior versions. The OS is currently available as a preview, so it will continue to evolve in the coming months. Here are the highlights, plus links to more detailed coverage."
Note: This will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users for one year.
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Edit your family tree from the palm of your hand.
My Heritage App
The latest version, 2.0, of the mobile app for users of My Heritage is now available at the App Store and Google Play.
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Breaking Down the Science Behind AncestryDNA Ethnicity Results:
Published on May 5, 2015: 7 min
"Join Ross Curtis, PhD from the AncestryDNA science team as he talks us through the science behind the ethnicity results. Learn how we determine the ethnicity estimate and why it can be different than a sibling."
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This Day In History:
1994: Johnny Carson makes his last television appearance on Late Show with David Letterman.
1939: the first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station lady becomes WDRC-FM.
1568: Battle of Langside: the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a Confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.