VGS Latest News & Tips: 21 July 2015

Tomorrow: Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Summer Series Workshop Meeting

"Tips on using Google for Genealogy"

10:00 AM in the Atlanta Room at the Savannah Rec. Center.

First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas): July 21, 1861:Fold3
"In the months following the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, there was increasing political pressure in the North for the Union army to launch an attack against the Rebels and quickly end the war. Despite General Irvin McDowell's concerns that his troops weren't prepared, he made plans to attack the Confederate forces gathered along Bull Run stream, near Manassas Junction, Virginia, about 25 miles from Washington DC."
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2nd Annual Worldwide FamilySearch Indexing event - August 7-14, 2015:
Legacy Family Tree
"I'll be there. I hope you will join me, and 100,000 others! If you're not registered, visit http://familysearch.org/indexing. Here's the announcement:
A record-setting 100,000 online volunteers are expected to participate in the second annual Worldwide Indexing Event, facilitating millions of discoveries for eager family history researchers. Scheduled for August 7–14, the event will show how anyone with a computer and Internet connection can help “Fuel the Find” by making information from historical documents easily searchable online."
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How to Pin Your Favorite Settings to the Start Menu in Windows 10:
HowToGeek
"If you find you’re accessing the same settings over and over in Windows 10, you can add these settings to the Start menu as tiles for quick and easy access. We’ll show you how to do this."
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Doing Vital Research:
Ancestry.com
"When we think of vital records, we usually think of birth, marriage, and death certificates. Unfortunately, those documents are fairly recent innovations. In fact, in the U.S. you usually don’t find them on a state level until the early 20th century.
But have no fear. Vital records aren’t the only place you can find vital details about your family. Check out our new guide to Finding U.S. Vital Records to learn where to look."
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5 Minute Genealogy Episode 6: Locate Where Your Ancestor Lived"
FamilySearch
"You may have asked yourself: “If I know an ancestor’s name, what should I look for next to find the person’s records?”
Pinpointing locations can help you know where to look for your ancestor’s records.
In this 4 minute, 26 second episode, Jesse and Tom will show you how maps, atlases, and gazetteers can help you locate your ancestors."
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This Day In History:

356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
1915 - Wilson sends the third Lusitania note, warning Germany that future infringement of American rights will be deemed "deliberately unfriendly"
1918 - U-156 shells Nauset Beach, in Orleans, Massachusetts.