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| September 2015 Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting |
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Brick Wall SIG Meeting
8:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
General Monthly Meeting
10:00 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Correction:
The Villages Recreation News published a meeting notice that the New to Genealogy SIG would meet on September 23rd at 2:30 p.m. That is incorrect. That meeting was held on September 16th. Their next meeting will be on October 21st.
Stories That Inspire: Dead Ends and Brick Walls—Some Tips and Tricks That Just Might Help:
FamilySearch
"Sometimes, finding new information on an ancestor may seem like quite a challenge. Situations that appear to be dead ends and brick walls don’t need to stay that way. Instead of trying to push further and further back on a family line, progress may come by learning more about the family and extended family. By learning a few techniques I’ve developed over the years, you might just be able to help others, or yourself, get around those dreaded dead ends and brick wall barricades!"
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This Day in History: September 19
1692: Giles Corey is pressed to death for standing mute and refusing to answer charges of witchcraft brought against him. He is the only person in America to have suffered this punishment.
1783: The first hot-air balloon is sent aloft in Versailles, France with animal passengers including a sheep, rooster and a duck.
1893: New Zealand becomes the first nation to grant women the right to vote.
1915 Birthday: Elizabeth Stern, Canadian pathologist who first published a case report linking a specific virus to a specific cancer.
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