Today: June 24, 2015
General Monthly Meeting:
Summer Series Workshop:
10:00 AM in the Eisenhower Recreational Center
Note meeting location change due to renovations at the Savannah Center.
3 Genetic Genealogy Misconceptions and Answers to Your DNA Questions:
Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems
"Using DNA for Genealogy and Family History can generate a lot of questions, and in this video Diahan answers some of the most common and shares three of the most common misconceptions about using DNA for family history."
9:57 minute YouTube video: Watch now...
Celebrities revealed for new series of WDYTYA?
"An impressive selection of big-hitting celebrities is set to appear in the new run of Who Do You Think You Are? when it returns to BBC screens this summer."
Read more...
FamilySearch Partnerships: Some Questions and Answers:
"FamilySearch indexing, is, at best, only a partial solution to the challenge of making searchable records available in a timely fashion. Clearly, there is a need for additional, creative approaches to providing indexed records, which is why it makes sense to partner with leading commercial genealogy providers such as Ancestry.com, Archives.com, findmypast, Fold3, and MyHeritage. Working together, FamilySearch and its partners will bring billions of currently unsearchable and unavailable records to patrons decades before these records would otherwise become available."
Read more...
This Day In History:
1896: Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to receive an honorary MA degree from Harvard University.
1895: Boxing champ Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) was born in Manassa, Colorado. Dubbed "The Manassa Mauler," he reigned as world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. Following his boxing career, he became a successful New York restaurant operator.
1497: Explorer John Cabot lands in North America in present-day Canada.
3 Genetic Genealogy Misconceptions and Answers to Your DNA Questions:
Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems
"Using DNA for Genealogy and Family History can generate a lot of questions, and in this video Diahan answers some of the most common and shares three of the most common misconceptions about using DNA for family history."
9:57 minute YouTube video: Watch now...
Celebrities revealed for new series of WDYTYA?
"An impressive selection of big-hitting celebrities is set to appear in the new run of Who Do You Think You Are? when it returns to BBC screens this summer."
Read more...
FamilySearch Partnerships: Some Questions and Answers:
"FamilySearch indexing, is, at best, only a partial solution to the challenge of making searchable records available in a timely fashion. Clearly, there is a need for additional, creative approaches to providing indexed records, which is why it makes sense to partner with leading commercial genealogy providers such as Ancestry.com, Archives.com, findmypast, Fold3, and MyHeritage. Working together, FamilySearch and its partners will bring billions of currently unsearchable and unavailable records to patrons decades before these records would otherwise become available."
Read more...
This Day In History:
1896: Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to receive an honorary MA degree from Harvard University.
1895: Boxing champ Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) was born in Manassa, Colorado. Dubbed "The Manassa Mauler," he reigned as world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. Following his boxing career, he became a successful New York restaurant operator.
1497: Explorer John Cabot lands in North America in present-day Canada.
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