Wednesday, December 2, 2015

VGS Latest News & Tips: 2 December 2015

Today: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting:
9:00 AM in the Julio Iglesias Room at the La Hacienda Recreation Center
Tomorrow: Thursday, December 3, 2015
Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:
1:00 PM in the Triple Crown Room at Churchill Recreation Center

Tomorrow: Did you sign up for the Belvedere Library Demo on Windows 10? It's tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. The event is full so you must have a reservation.

Coming to FamilySearch! A Memories Gallery to Enrich Your Family Tree:
FamilySearch
"A big change is coming to FamilySearch – and it will transform your family history experience!
Over the coming weeks, we will be rolling out a new feature on the Memories section: Gallery.
This exciting update is set to enhance how you add, organize, and view pictures and other artifacts from your family tree."
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How DNA & Persistence Revealed My Secret Heritage:
RootsBid
"I was born and raised a blonde, blue-eyed, “White” child. I look like my mother, also blonde and blue eyed. So you can imagine the surprise while researching her family, I found that her great grandfather, his siblings, and parents were recorded as “Black” in the 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Surely, there was some mistake. Wasn’t there?"
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How to Share Files and Folders from OneDrive in Windows 10:
How-to-Geek
"With OneDrive, it’s easy to share files and folders securely and easily with other people. They won’t need to install any special applications or sign up for a new account. In fact, they can use any web browser to get to the files you share with them. And you have a complete control in your hand—your files will only be shared with the people you choose. In this article, we’ll show you how to share files and folders from your OneDrive, and different permissions you might want to know about before sharing."
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Chromosomes, Markers & Evolutionary Trees:
Gleason/Gleeson DNA Project
"Let's recap on some of the basic science behind Y-DNA as this will help you understand what you are seeing when you look at your results, and how your results can be applied in practice."
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This Day In History: December 2
1804: Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of France in Notre Dame Cathedral.
1823: President James Monroe proclaims the principles known as the Monroe Doctrine, "that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by European powers."
1921: The first successful helium dirigible, C-7, makes a test flight in Portsmouth, Va.
1863 Birthday: Charles Ringling, one of the seven Ringling brothers of circus fame.

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