Monday, February 29, 2016

VGS Latest News & Tips: 29 February 2016

Ten Tips To Get You Started Researching Your Irish Ancestry:
The Irish Post by Jane Lewis
1. Start with what you know.
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A New Frazer TG and a New Gedmatch Tool:
Hartley DNA & Genealogy
"In this blog I’d like to look at a new Frazer Triangulation Group (TG) that one of the Frazer DNA Project’s testers tipped me off to. (Am I OK ending a sentence in a preposition?) Then I’d like to take a first look at a Gedmatch tool called Traceability."
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Concepts – How Your Autosomal DNA Identifies Your Ancestors:
DNAeXplained
"All of autosomal genetic genealogy is based on these concepts of inheritance and matching, so if you don’t understand these, you won’t understand your matches, how they work, why, or how to interpret what they do or don’t tell you."
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How to Use Windows’ File History to Back Up Your Data:
How-to-Geek
"File History is Windows 10’s main backup tool, originally introduced in Windows 8. Despite the name, File History isn’t just a way to restore previous versions of files–it’s a fully-featured backup tool."
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This Day In History: 29 February
45BC: The first Leap Day is recognized by proclamation of Julius Caesar. Under the old Roman calendar, the last day of February was the last day of the year.
1692: Sarah Goode and Tituba are accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, sparking the hysteria that started the Salem Witch Trials.
1952: The first pedestrian “Walk/Don’t Walk” signs are installed at 44th Street and Broadway at Times Square.
1904 Birthday: Jimmy Dorsey, orchestra leader


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