VGS Latest News & Tips: 25 January 2016

Listing Adopted Children in your Ancestry Member Tree:
Ancestry
"How do I list a child as adopted in my tree on Ancestry?
You can easily add the following details for adopted children in your family tree. These same steps can be used for stepchildren, foster children, half siblings and similar relationships.
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How to Create and Sync Calendar Events in Windows 10:
How-to-Geek
"The Calendar app included with Windows 10 is a modern, universal app that integrates wonderfully with Mail and other Windows 10 apps. If you’re looking for a place in Windows 10 to manage your days, weeks, and months, here’s how to set up a Calendar in Windows 10’s Calendar app."
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We added 1 million records for your Tar Heel state ancestors. Search North Carolina Probates:
Ancestry
"This collection includes images of probate records for all counties in the state of North Carolina. Probate records are among the most valuable records available for American genealogy but can be challenging to access because originals are kept in courthouses across the country. These records come from a collection of microfilm that took years to compile."
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Are You From Texas?
TSL
"The Texas Digital Archive (TDA) manages, preserves, and facilitates access to the electronic records collections of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including those transferred by State agencies or digitized by the State Archives. All records visible in this portal are unrestricted and available for public use."
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This Day In History: 25 January
1533: Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn.
1787: Small farmers in Springfield, Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays, revolt against tax laws. Federal troops break up the protesters of what becomes known as Shay’s Rebellion.
1915: Alexander Graham Bell in New York and Thomas Watson in San Francisco make a record telephone transmission.
1759 Birthday: Robert Burns, Scottish poet (“Auld Lang Syne,” “Comin’ Thru the Rye.”)