Today: Thursday, November 19, 2015
New England Genealogy SIG Meeting
John DeAngelo, Guest Speaker: "Using the VGS Website"
Noon in the New Smyrna Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation CenterJohn DeAngelo, Guest Speaker: "Using the VGS Website"
Tomorrow: Friday, November 20, 2015
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Hibiscus Recreation Center Note location change
The Future of Technology and Genealogy:
FamilySearch
"Anyone who has spent any time familiarizing themselves with family history services available today knows that half the battle is “…connecting the dots between technology and your genealogy,” said Lisa Louise Cooke, founder of multimedia company Genealogy Gems and founder of the popular GenealogyGemsPodcast.com."
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Genealogy for Adoptees:
Colonial Roots
"Genealogy for adoptees can be a daunting process. Imagine trying to research your family history when you do not even know the names of your birth parents. Some of us have brick walls in our research, and we had the names with which to begin our research!
So what can a person who was adopted do about their genealogy?"
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The Future of Technology and Genealogy:
FamilySearch
"Anyone who has spent any time familiarizing themselves with family history services available today knows that half the battle is “…connecting the dots between technology and your genealogy,” said Lisa Louise Cooke, founder of multimedia company Genealogy Gems and founder of the popular GenealogyGemsPodcast.com."
Continue reading...
Genealogy for Adoptees:
Colonial Roots
"Genealogy for adoptees can be a daunting process. Imagine trying to research your family history when you do not even know the names of your birth parents. Some of us have brick walls in our research, and we had the names with which to begin our research!
So what can a person who was adopted do about their genealogy?"
Continue reading...
6 Steps to Choreograph Your Research Across the Internet:
FamilySearch
"Think about the last dance you attended. It may have been last week or thirty years ago, but in a crowded room, dancing is almost impossible because you keep running into other people, or furniture or walls get in your way. And in a dance, others may laugh at your dancing style or clothes.
Now think about your online genealogy as a dance that you are trying to navigate, but you keep running into other people, walls, others’ opinions, and other obstacles."
Google is on a Mission to Figure Out How and Why We Age:
Business Insider
"It's hard to predict when we might die, but the hope is that it won't happen until we're fairly old. But researchers don't want to stop there. For years, scientists have been struggling to figure out what our DNA can tell us about how and why we age. "
This Day In History: 19 November
1620: The Pilgrims sight Cape Cod.
1861: Julia Ward Howe writes "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" while visiting Union troops near Washington.
1863: Lincoln delivers the "Gettysburg Address" at the dedication of the National Cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
1917 Birthday: Indira Gandhi, prime minister of India from 1967 to 1977 and 1978 to 1984 who was assassinated by her own guards.
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