Today: Thursday: April 21, 2016
New England Genealogy SIG Meeting
AncestryDNA Alert:
Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist
"There are changes coming soon — possibly very very soon — to the matching system at AncestryDNA that may make some of the folks who’ve tested there lose some bits and pieces of information they have now."
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April FSGS Poolside Chat:
"When you create a personal timeline of an ancestor’s life, it is easy to see facts, relationships, and stories emerge that were never before apparent. Learn how to create a timeline and the many uses for them in genealogy research and analysis."
Join us for this informative webinar.
Tonight: Thursday, April 21, 2016
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET
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Make a Pie Chart of your Ancestors’ Home Countries with Grandma’s Pie:
TheFamilyLocket
"Grandma’s Pie is a FamilySearch.org Certified App. It was developed at Brigham Young University by the Family History Technology lab. "
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Succession Science: Are Fingerprint Patterns Inherited?
Scientific American
"Have you ever seen a child who looked just like his or her father when the latter was younger? We can often tell that two people are related because they have several similar physical traits, such as facial features or hair color. This is because children receive half of their DNA (genetic blueprints) from each parent. But what about something small, such as fingerprints?"
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Concepts – Y DNA Matching and Connecting with your Paternal Ancestor:
DNAeXplained
Recently, I received this question.
“I do not quite understand how the profiles can be identified specifically to an ancestor since that person is not among us to provide DNA material for “testing” and comparison.”
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How to Install Extensions in Microsoft Edge:
How-to-Geek
"The Microsoft Edge web browser will finally support browser extensions in Windows 10’s “Anniversary Update”, coming this summer. If you’re using an Insider Preview build of Windows 10, you can install extensions in Edge now."
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This Day In History: 21 April
1649: The Maryland Toleration Act is passed, allowing all people freedom of worship.
1836: General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas wins independence from Mexico.
1862: Congress establishes the U.S. Mint.
1926: Elizabeth II, Queen of England.
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