VGS Reminders: 9-13 May 2016

Opening remarks at the April 2016 Monthly Meeting

Monday: May 9, 2016

Family Tree Maker Uses SIG Meeting

1:00 PM in the Patriot Room at the Mulberry Grove Recreation Center

Wednesday: May 11, 2016

Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the Chula Vista Recreation Center

Thursday: May 12, 2016

German Genealogy SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center

Three Ways to Honor Your Mother Who Has Passed:
Ancestry
"Mother’s Day can be a difficult time for sons and daughters whose mothers have passed. This article offers three suggestions for ways you can honor your mother or grandmother’s memory during this, or any, season. Not only will you be paying tribute to her, but with each of these activities, you’ll be working to preserve her legacy for future generations."
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TIME TRAVEL: Centuries Of Memories:
A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists
Registration now open!
Join fellow genealogists and family historians Aug. 31—Sep. 3, 2016, at the FGS 2016 National Conference, “Time Travel: Centuries of Memories,” designed to inspire you and enrich your family history. Springfield, Illinois
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This Day In History: 7 May
1800: Congress divides the Northwest Territory into two parts. The western part will becomes the Indiana Territory and the eastern section remains the Northwest Territory.
1824: Beethoven’s "Ninth Symphony" premiers in Vienna.
1915: The German submarine U-20 torpedoes the passenger ship Lusitiania, sinking her in 21 minutes with 1,978 people on board.
1901 Birthday: Gary Cooper, film actor (High Noon, Friendly Persuasion).