Monday, June 22, 2015

VGS News & Tips: 22 June 2015

Breaking Through the 1870 Brick Wall: The Significance of the Freedmen’s Bureau Records:
FamilySearch
"From 1865 to 1872, the Freedmen’s Bureau helped tens of thousands of freed slaves build new lives, while documenting nearly every aspect of the post-Civil War experience. As a result, the Freedmen’s Bureau records are among the most valuable sources of information on African American genealogy."
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Learn more about the Freedman's Project...

GenealogyBank’s Detailed Revolutionary War Burial Lists:
FamilySearch
"GenealogyBank has a strong collection of Revolutionary War records. We have thousands of newspapers that were published before, during and after the war that permanently recorded the troops that served: their battles during the war, and their accomplishments throughout the rest of their lives."

AT&T Employee Uncovers Lost Pictures More Than a Century Old:
NewsChannel10.com
"What started as a routine AT&T apartment installation in Fort Worth turned into a hunt to return a lost family treasure."

Dropbox update makes it easier to get files from people without accounts...
"Dropbox just made it a lot easier for people without accounts to share files through its service."

This Day In History:
1944: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the GI bill of Rights Bill to provide financial aid to veterans returning from World War II.
1874: Dr. Andrew Still became the first to practice osteopathy.
1870: The U.S. Justice Department was created.



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