Wednesday: February 24, 2016
Our 16th Annual Seminar
Contact the Seminar Registrar to check if a seat is still available at registrar@vgsfl.org
Doors Open at 8:15 AM at the La Hacienda Recreation Center
Note: There is no General Meeting in February
SMGF Animations Reborn:
DNAeXplained
"For those of you who used to refer people to the Sorenson animations about how DNA works, before Ancestry “discontinued” the data base, the data base loss was a double whammy because the animations were gone, as well as the data. These animations have resurfaced at the University of Utah Health Sciences page."
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8 Secrets to a Successful Census Search:
Ancestry
"In the case of censuses, census enumerators would have had to pass rigorous exams, be multilingual, and have perfect penmanship. Alas, this was not the case. Enumerators were often political appointees who just happened to have the right connections, and anyone who has worked with census records can attest that nice handwriting was definitely not a requirement.
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Using The USA County Verification Feature:
LegacyFamilyTree
"USA County Verification is a feature in Legacy Family Tree that checks the county you are entering as you type it. If Legacy thinks the county is incorrect it will let you know."
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How to Stop Windows 10 Apps From Running in the Background:How-to-Geek
"Those new Windows 10 apps have permission to run in the background so they can update their live tiles, fetch new data, and receive notifications. Even if you never even touch them, they may drain some battery power. But you can control which apps are allowed to run in the background."
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What was snuff?
HistoryExtra
"A finely ground smokeless tobacco inhaled through the nostrils, ‘taking snuff’ originated in the Americas."
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This Day In History: 22 February
1819: Spain signs a treaty with the United States ceding eastern Florida.
1825: Russia and Britain establish the Alaska/Canada boundary.
1879: Frank Winfield Woolworth’s ‘nothing over five cents’ shop opens at Utica, New York. It is the first chain store.
1732 Birthday: George Washington, Commander-in-chief of Continental forces during the American Revolution and first U.S. President is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
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