Tomorrow: Wednesday, October 7, 2015:
French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting:
9:00 AM in the Julio Iglesias Room at the La Hacienda Recreation Center
A New-To-Me Feature on FamilySearch:
Jana's Genealogy Blog
"I thought I'd pass on this new-to-me feature on FamilySearch Family Tree. See the red box above? In the not-too-distant past, I used to only see FamilySearch listed as an option for searching records. Now Ancestry, Findmypast, and MyHeritage are listed as well."
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Our German SIG now has a Facebook Group:
Our latest Facebook addition is the fourth group to be created joining the Genetic Genealogy SIG, Italian SIG and the Scandinavian SIG on Facebook. This is a closed group so only members of the VGS can join.
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Virginia Vital Records Are Here!
Ancestry
"Do you have Virginia ancestors? Wouldn’t it be great if you could have access to Birth, Marriage, Death and Divorce certificates? Can you imagine the goodies that you might find in there? Parents names and birth places, birth, marriage, and death dates and places, possible other relatives, burial places. Sounds like a recipe to break down a brick wall or two." Now you can...
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Genealogy Tips & Tricks: Learn to Analyze Your Data:
Barry Ewell
"What exactly is analysis? It’s the dividing of information into its six parts: who, what, where, when, why, and how. Each of the six parts can be applied to every document or source that you acquire."
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A Personal Publishing Primer:
MCG
"We are in the middle of the Information Revolution where technology is generating opportunities for individuals to share information with few restrictions. One element of this revolution – self-publishing – has had a significant impact on the genealogy community. Not only are we scanning and sharing photos, letters and other documents from our personal archives, but a growing number of family historians are publishing their family histories."
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Legacy Tips and Tricks
Legacy Family Tree
Many users do no know that this section of the LFT software help system exists. There are several features that you might not figure out by just entering data. However there are little shortcuts and tricks that may make you happier researcher.
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This Day In History: 6 October
1801: Napoleon Bonaparte imposes a new constitution on Holland.
1927: The first "talkie," The Jazz Singer, opens with popular entertainer Al Jolson singing and dancing in black-face. By 1930, silent movies were a thing of the past.
1995: Astronomers discover 51 Pegasi is the second star known to have a planet orbiting it.
1846 Birthday: George Westinghouse, prolific inventor, held over 100 patents on creations including air brakes for trains.
A New-To-Me Feature on FamilySearch:
Jana's Genealogy Blog
"I thought I'd pass on this new-to-me feature on FamilySearch Family Tree. See the red box above? In the not-too-distant past, I used to only see FamilySearch listed as an option for searching records. Now Ancestry, Findmypast, and MyHeritage are listed as well."
Continue reading...
Our German SIG now has a Facebook Group:
Our latest Facebook addition is the fourth group to be created joining the Genetic Genealogy SIG, Italian SIG and the Scandinavian SIG on Facebook. This is a closed group so only members of the VGS can join.
Visit us on Facebook...
Virginia Vital Records Are Here!
Ancestry
"Do you have Virginia ancestors? Wouldn’t it be great if you could have access to Birth, Marriage, Death and Divorce certificates? Can you imagine the goodies that you might find in there? Parents names and birth places, birth, marriage, and death dates and places, possible other relatives, burial places. Sounds like a recipe to break down a brick wall or two." Now you can...
Continue reading...
Genealogy Tips & Tricks: Learn to Analyze Your Data:
Barry Ewell
"What exactly is analysis? It’s the dividing of information into its six parts: who, what, where, when, why, and how. Each of the six parts can be applied to every document or source that you acquire."
Continue reading...
A Personal Publishing Primer:
MCG
"We are in the middle of the Information Revolution where technology is generating opportunities for individuals to share information with few restrictions. One element of this revolution – self-publishing – has had a significant impact on the genealogy community. Not only are we scanning and sharing photos, letters and other documents from our personal archives, but a growing number of family historians are publishing their family histories."
Continue reading...
Legacy Tips and Tricks
Legacy Family Tree
Many users do no know that this section of the LFT software help system exists. There are several features that you might not figure out by just entering data. However there are little shortcuts and tricks that may make you happier researcher.
Continue reading...
1801: Napoleon Bonaparte imposes a new constitution on Holland.
1927: The first "talkie," The Jazz Singer, opens with popular entertainer Al Jolson singing and dancing in black-face. By 1930, silent movies were a thing of the past.
1995: Astronomers discover 51 Pegasi is the second star known to have a planet orbiting it.
1846 Birthday: George Westinghouse, prolific inventor, held over 100 patents on creations including air brakes for trains.
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