Today: Friday: February 12, 2016
Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room at the Savannah Center
When Ancestry Search Led To Escaped Slave: 'All I Could Do Was Weep':
Ancestry
"When she was in fifth grade, Regina Mason received a school assignment that would change her life: to connect with her country of origin. That night, she went home and asked her mother where they were from. She told me about her grandfather who was a former slave...
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Research Your British Roots Free!
Ancestry
Now through February 15...
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AncestryDNA for Adoptees: Search Strategies:
Ancestry
"DNA testing has been a boon to adoptees searching for members of their birth family. When paper records don’t exist or are unavailable, DNA can still reveal family relationships and is often the best hope adoptees have of finding their biological family."
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Quick-Start Guide to Using Instagram for Family History Research:
Crestleaf
"Every family has a story. And preserving your family’s history has become even easier thanks to social networking sites like Facebook, Flickr and Instagram. If you’re looking for a great place to store your family photos. Instagram is becoming quite popular among family historians new and experienced due to its ease of use, interactive features and social sharing capabilities."
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Grave Markers Are Storytellers Too!:
Treasure Chest of Memories
"There’s no question that grave markers are an invaluable resource for birth and death dates, full names, and family connections. However, when we try to tell a person’s story, we often over look them or give them only passing attention. "
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This Day In History: 12 February
When Ancestry Search Led To Escaped Slave: 'All I Could Do Was Weep':
Ancestry
"When she was in fifth grade, Regina Mason received a school assignment that would change her life: to connect with her country of origin. That night, she went home and asked her mother where they were from. She told me about her grandfather who was a former slave...
Continue reading...
Research Your British Roots Free!
Ancestry
Now through February 15...
Search Now...
Ancestry
"DNA testing has been a boon to adoptees searching for members of their birth family. When paper records don’t exist or are unavailable, DNA can still reveal family relationships and is often the best hope adoptees have of finding their biological family."
Download the guide...
Quick-Start Guide to Using Instagram for Family History Research:
Crestleaf
"Every family has a story. And preserving your family’s history has become even easier thanks to social networking sites like Facebook, Flickr and Instagram. If you’re looking for a great place to store your family photos. Instagram is becoming quite popular among family historians new and experienced due to its ease of use, interactive features and social sharing capabilities."
Continue reading...
Grave Markers Are Storytellers Too!:
Treasure Chest of Memories
"There’s no question that grave markers are an invaluable resource for birth and death dates, full names, and family connections. However, when we try to tell a person’s story, we often over look them or give them only passing attention. "
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 12 February
1709: Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish seaman whose adventures inspired the creation of Daniel Dafoe’s Robinson Crusoe, is taken off Juan Fernandez Island after more than four years of living there alone.
1836: Mexican General Santa Anna crosses the Rio Grande en route to the Alamo.
1912: China becomes a republic following the overthrow of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty.
1809 Birthday: Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President of the United State (1861-1865), is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
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