Today: Thursday, January 14, 2016
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center
Tomorrow: Friday, January 15, 2016
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Clearwater Room Sea Breeze Recreation Center
New at Ancestry.com:Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940:
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"For years, the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society has collected genealogical information for Lancaster County Mennonites and related groups. Much of this has been compiled into the Society's genealogical card file, which contains more than 210,000 cards containing vital statistics on families dating back to the 1600s. Cards list names, family relationships, birth date and place, death date and place, and marriage date (as applicable) for an estimated 800,000 individuals. Both the paternal and maternal lines can be traced if the vital information is complete."
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Researching Italian Documents:
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"There are many exciting challenges when researching your family history in Italian documents. At Ancestry.com, key data such as names and gender is often indexed and therefore easily accessible through our search pages for each Italian language database. However, the records are in Italian and you will naturally get the best results if you search keywords, occupations, and place names in Italian. There is often a wealth of information available in the images of the original documents that can help you pinpoint your ancestors or learn about their lives and families. We have provided some basic tools on these pages that can help you as you work in Italian records."
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We Match…But Are We Related?
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"Last week, I received this question from a reader, we’ll call him Jim:
“I match Susie on the HVR1 and HVR2 regions of our mitochondrial DNA….but I was just wondering….are we related?"
Well, the answer is yes…and maybe."
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AncestryDNA Results Surprise Two Professional Genealogists:
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"What research dreams are made of … discovering you’re distant cousins with a professional genealogist. Even more exciting when two professional genealogists find out they are connected with one another."
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D. Joshua Taylor Appointed President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society:
NYGB
"D. Joshua Taylor, the prominent genealogist, author, and lecturer, has been appointed President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, effective February 1, 2016. He succeeds McKelden Smith, who is retiring after serving as its highly-regarded President of seven years."
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1864: Confederate President Jefferson Davis writes to General Joseph E. Johnson, observing that troops may need to be sent to Alabama or Mississippi.
1942: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders all aliens in the U.S. to register with the government.
1943: Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Charles DeGaulle meet at Casablanca to discuss the direction of the war.
1741 Birthday: Benedict Arnold, American colonial General turned traitor.
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