Brick Wall SIG Meeting
8:30 AM in the
Tomorrow: Wednesday: April 27, 2016
General Monthly Meeting
Guest Speaker is George Morgan
10:00 AM in the Note meeting location changes for both meetings...
Ancestry DNA $79 Sale Ends Today:
Ancestry.com is running their periodic $79 sale for their DNA test kits. This sale only happens a couple of times a year.
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Who Do You Think You Are? Recap Featuring Molly Ringwald: Investigating a Family Legend:
Ancestry
"When starting family history research, it is usually a good idea to gather all the family stories and legends to see if there is any truth at their core. Molly Ringwald shared with us the story that her father told about being descended from Swedish royalty."
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Time to Learn More about DNA Matching:
Ancestry:
"Today is DNA Day. (Yesterday) Every year it gives us the opportunity to reflect on the advancements in genetics and celebrate science. This year we want to honor this day by sharing a video with you about how AncestryDNA is using the scientific method to advance DNA matching. We asked Dr. Catherine Ball, VP Genomics & Bioinformatics at AncestryDNA, to give you a behind the scenes look at how the science team processes and finds matches for AncestryDNA customers."
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Finding Children When There Isn’t a Will:
Ancestry
"The U.S. Wills and Probates collections hold the answer to countless questions about our family trees. As you’re going through, don’t be disappointed if your ancestor didn’t leave a will. His (or sometimes her) death could still have generated records that answer who the children are."
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Suppose You Were the Only One:
Leaves & Branches
"Suppose you were the only one who knew:
Suppose you were the only one who knew the family stories.
Would you pick up a pen?
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Facebook Now Has Two “Hidden” Message Inboxes, Here’s How to Access Them:
How-to-Geek
"You might have heard that there is a somewhat unknown Facebook inbox where potentially scads of filtered messages go to die. It turns out, there are actually two. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting all your messages."
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What's New at Ancestry: April 2016 Edition:
Crista Cowan
"Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at the upcoming genealogy events she'll be attending. You'll also get a look new features and tools available to help make your family history easier and more fun. Then she will review the databases full of new content released in the past month.
YouTube Video: 30 minutes
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This Day In History: 26 April
1607: The British establish a colony at Cape Henry, Virginia.
1915: Second Lieutenant William Rhodes-Moorhouse becomes the first airman to win the Victoria Cross after conducting a successful bombing raid.
1931: New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, the mistake ultimately costs him the home run record.
1785 Birthday: John James Audubon, artist and naturalist.
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