VGS Latest News & Tips: 27 October 2015

Tomorrow: Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Brick Wall SIG Meeting

8:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Tomorrow: Wednesday, October 28, 2015

General Monthly Meeting

10:00 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center

Another genealogy tragedy averted - using the Genealogical Proof Standard:
LegacyFamilyTree
"Another genealogy tragedy averted!
While I am deeply thankful for published genealogies and compiled online family trees, I am also thankful for my knowledge of and application of the these five elements of the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) (from Genealogy Standards):"

• We conduct a reasonably exhaustive search for all information that is or may be pertinent to the identity, relationship, event, or situation in question;
• We collect and include in our compilation a complete, accurate citation to the source or sources of each item of information we use;
• We analyze and correlate the collected information to assess its quality as evidence;
• We resolve any conflicts caused by items of evidence that contradict each other or are contrary to a proposed (hypothetical) solution to the question; and
• We arrive at a soundly reasoned, coherently written conclusion.

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Irish Roots: Beware of ‘Legacy Searches’
The Irish Times
"You’re not the customer. You’re the raw material."
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Editor's note: This story applies to any site ion the internet.

How to Install and Use Bookmarklets in Microsoft Edge:
How-to-Geek"Microsoft Edge doesn’t yet have browser extensions, but it can use bookmarklets. Bookmarklets work just fine in Edge, and they make up for the lack of browser extensions. You’ll just have to install them manually first."
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From Epic Storm Pics to Fairies in the Garden, Be Careful with Images:
TheConversation
"When an image is presented to the public, we must always be on the lookout for tricksters."
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This Day In History: October 27
1553: Michael Servetus, who discovered the pulmonary circulation of the blood, is burned for heresy in Switzerland.
1791: President George Washington transmits to Congress the results of the first US census, exclusive of South Carolina which had not yet submitted its findings.
1809: President James Madison orders the annexation of the western part of West Florida. Settlers there had rebelled against Spanish authority.
1858 Birthday: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States (1901-1909).