Happy New Year: 1 January 2016

1 Jan 2016

Today's British SIG meeting, normally scheduled for today the first Friday of the month, has been cancelled.

Writing Your Own Obituary:
We have often talked about the value of writing your own obituary and saying what you want others to read about you exactly how you want it said. Here is another example of writing your own obit.
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What’s New On FamilySearch—December, 2015:
FamilySearch
"Each month, FamilySearch publishes a list of new changes and updates to the FamilySearch.org website. This list includes changes to Family Tree as well as other parts of FamilySearch.org. In some cases, these changes will also be published as individual articles where the need to do so exists."
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Share Tales from Your Family Tree in the New Memories Gallery:
FamilySearch
"Searching for a better life, a pioneer family crosses windswept plains and snow-covered mountains to establish a homestead that will be settled by generations of descendants."
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New FamilySearch Collections Update: December 21, 2015
Dick Eastman-eogn.com
The following announcement was written by the folks at FamilySearch:
"Nearly 12 million records were added to the Find A Grave Index. Other substantial additions this week included Wales Glamorgan West Glamorgan Electoral Registers 1839-1925, England Kent Register of Electors 1570-1907, Missouri Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts 1900 1941, United States GenealogyBank Obituaries 1980-2014, and Philippines Manila Civil Registration 1899 1984."
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Are You Thinking About Switching from Family Tree Maker to Roots Magic?
Roots Magic
Three new guides are available to help you learn how to import your FTM data & media into Roots Magic.
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This Day In History: January 1
1788: The Times, London’s oldest running newspaper, publishes its first edition.
1808: A U.S. law banning the import of slaves comes into effect, but is widely ignored.
1830: William Lloyd Garrison publishes the first edition of a journal entitled The Liberator, calling for the complete and immediate emancipation of all slaves in the United States.
1735 Birthday: Paul Revere, U.S. patriot.
1752 Birthday: Betsy Ross, flag maker.