Today: Wednesday: May 18, 2016
Mid-Atlantic States SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Jasmine Room at the Hibiscus Recreation Center
Today: Wednesday: May 18, 2016
New to Genealogy SIG Meeting
Tomorrow: Thursday: May 19, 2016
New England Genealogy SIG Meeting
Noon in the New Smyrna Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Noon in the New Smyrna Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
A Report From The 2016 NGS Conference:
Treasurer Ruth Wible
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| L-R: Pat Rand, Marlis Humphrey, Pat Adams, Ruth Wible |
"First I want to thank the VGS for the scholarship to attend the conference.
It was great fun to be surrounded by folks who have the same addiction that we all share. So many speakers we have had in the last few years were there and were happy to see such a large group from The Villages. They had many nice things to say about VGS. Now every speaker wants to come here and a few people were even asking about moving here.
The speakers were available for questions at the end of their talks and I was able to get suggestions to solve my South Carolina and New York problems. Sometimes when you have been doing this for a lot of years it gets a little stale. It was good to get rejuvenated and see all the new things that are available. Thanks again."
NGS 2016: Barbara Vines Little
"Barbara Vines Little structured her lecture around the “fundamental concepts” of sources as original or derivative, information as primary or secondary, and evidence as direct or indirect."
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The Digital Afterlife of Lost Family Photos:
New York Times
"The photographs were Polaroids, taken between the 1970s and the 2000s. Zun Lee bought them at flea markets, at garage sales or on eBay. Most of them depicted African-Americans: people wearing stylish clothes, relaxing in the yard, celebrating birthdays. A few depicted people in prison uniforms. All the photographs had somehow been separated from their original owners and had become what Lee calls “orphaned Polaroids.”
5 Unspoken Laws of Genealogy:
Amy Johnson Crow
"You’ve heard the rules of genealogy. Cite your sources. Start with the known and move to the unknown. What you may not have heard are the Laws of Genealogy. Much like the Law of Gravity causes an apple to fall down and not up, these laws are all around us. Here are 5 of the unspoken Laws of Genealogy, as I have come to know them:"
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The Rest of the Miller-Stutzman Story:
DNAeXplained
"If you watched the Katey Sagal episode of Who Do You Think You Are that aired on TLC on April 14th, you’ll recall that Katey made a couple of discoveries leading to the unveiling of her Amish heritage. First, her ancestor in Iowa was buried in a “Dunkard” Cemetery. Dunkard was the colloquial name for the religious denomination known as the Brethren.
I have Brethren ancestors too...
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The Rest of the Miller-Stutzman Story:
DNAeXplained
"If you watched the Katey Sagal episode of Who Do You Think You Are that aired on TLC on April 14th, you’ll recall that Katey made a couple of discoveries leading to the unveiling of her Amish heritage. First, her ancestor in Iowa was buried in a “Dunkard” Cemetery. Dunkard was the colloquial name for the religious denomination known as the Brethren.
I have Brethren ancestors too...
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How to Forget a Wi-Fi Network on Your iPhone or iPad:
How-to-Geek"By default, iOS devices remember the Wi-Fi networks that you’ve joined in the past, and will attempt to automatically reconnect in the future. This feature is pretty handy most of the time, but on occasion can be a nuisance. Fortunately, it’s easy to have iOS forget specific Wi-Fi networks."
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This Day In History: 18 May
1652: A law is passed in Rhode Island banning slavery in the colonies but it causes little stir and seems unlikely to be enforced.
1804: Napoleon Bonaparte becomes the Emperor of France.
1917: The U.S. Congress passes the Selective Service act, calling up soldiers to fight World War I.
1897 Birthday: Frank Capra, film director (It’s A Wonderful Life).
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