Monday, August 17, 2015

VGS Latest News & Tips: 17 August 2015

All Of My Ancestors Have Been Found!
Linagekeeper's Blog
"How many time shave you heard this or a similar comment from folks? "All of1c2 my ancestors have been found." "Aunt Julia or Uncle Tim have done our genealogy research for years." "They said there is nothing left to find."
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Preparing for a Genealogy Road Trip:
Geneosity 
"If you are planning to head to the state or provincial archives to do research on your ancestors, it is important to plan ahead so that you will have the best chance of success while onsite."
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NGS Conference 2016 is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Book Your Hotel Early:
"The NGS 2016 Family History Conference will find genealogists from around the country gathering in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 4–7 May 2016 for a four-day conference with more than 150 lectures on a wide range of topics. Conference registration begins on December 1, 2015."
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DNA Is Said to Solve a Mystery of Warren Harding’s Love Life:
New York Times
WASHINGTON — She was denounced as a “degenerate” and a “pervert,” accused of lying for money and shamed for waging a “diabolical” campaign of falsehoods against the president’s family that tore away at his legacy."
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An obituary for the ages...
Richmond Times Dispatch
McElhaney, Dorothy: 1910-2015
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August 17: This Day In History
1812: Napoleon Bonaparte’s army defeats the Russians at the Battle of Smolensk during the Russian retreat to Moscow.
1943: Allied forces complete the conquest of Sicily.
1978: Three Americans complete the first crossing of the Atlantic in a balloon.
1786 Birthday: Davy Crockett, American frontiersman and politician who died in the defense of the Alamo.

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