Tomorrow: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the Chula Vista Recreation Center
How to Estimate a Date of Death With a Will?
Ancestry
"Death records are one of the things that we want to find for each ancestor. However, there are times when that record doesn’t exist. (Don’t you hate it when an ancestor dies before that state started keeping death records?!) If you can’t find a death record and his or her tombstone hasn’t been found or is illegible, take a look at his or her will. You can get at least an estimate of when he or she died."
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How to Upgrade From Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Professional:
How-to-Geek
"Most new PCs come with Windows 10 Home, but you can pay for an upgrade from within Windows 10 to upgrade from Home to Pro. If you upgraded from the Professional editions of Windows 7 or 8.1, you already have Windows 10 Professional.
If you decide to upgrade to the Professional edition of Windows 10, you’ll get BitLocker drive encryption, integrated Hyper-V virtualization, a built-in remote desktop server, and other business-targeted features like domain join."
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News Flash! Digitized Microfilm: From the Drawer to Your Computer:
FamilySearch
"Exciting news is here explaining how users will access microfilmed records found in the FamilySearch catalog. In the early weeks of November, a new feature called the Thumbnail Gallery will be available to the public. Everywhere that historical record images are visible, users can view a single full-screen image or view a gallery of thumbnail (small) images for all images on a microfilm. Parts of this new viewer can be accessed through the Record Hints on Family Tree."
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Digging for Answers with Find A Grave:
Ancestry Academy
"Find A Grave is the world's largest website devoted to memorializing the loved ones who came before us and their graves. Come take a cemetery walk with Michael, learn how to further your family research and become an active contributor of Find A Grave."
This is a free course.
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This Day In History: December 8
1861: CSS Sumter captures the whaler Eben Dodge in the Atlantic. The American Civil War is now affecting the Northern whaling industry.
1914: The German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Nurnberg, and Liepzig are sunk by a British force in the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
1920: President Woodrow Wilson declines to send a representative to the League of Nations in Geneva.
1925 Birthday: Sammy Davis Jr., singer ("The Candy Man"), dancer, actor (Ocean’s 11); member of the "Rat Pack".
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