Tomorrow: Thursday, July 9, 2015
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center.
Offer Expires July 31, 2015
What is Apple Music and How Does It Work?
How-to-Geek
"If you woke up today to find a new icon planted on the home screen of your iPhone, you might be wondering; what’s this new Apple Music app about, and what can I really do with it?"
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What’s New at FamilySearch—July, 2015:
FamilySearch Blog
"Each month, FamilySearch publishes a list of new changes and updates to the FamilySearch.org website. This list includes changes to Family Tree as well as other parts of FamilySearch.org. In some cases, these changes will also be published as individual articles where the need to do so exists."
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Was Great Grandma's Name Changed at Ellis Island?
How often do you here this type of story?
"I have a friend who tells the story of her ancestor coming from one of the Slavic countries and he, of course, could speak no English. At Ellis Island when he was being processed and any question was asked, he would nod his head and smile. Since all he did was smile when they asked his name, the clerk wrote down 'Smiley' for his surname. That was the family surname from then on."
This did not happen...
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This Day In History:
1776: The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence was given in Philadelphia, Pa.
1777: Vermont became the first colony to abolish slavery.
1950: General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in Korea.
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