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Tonight: Tuesday: June 14, 2016
Genealogy Roadshow - Boston
8:00 PM on PBS
Tomorrow: Wednesday: June 15, 20168:00 PM on PBS
Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 AM at the Pinellas Library
Have you seen your ancestor’s passport?
Ancestry
"Summer is travel time in the U.S., which got us thinking about records created when our ancestors packed up and left town. One of the most exciting records can be a U.S. passport application.
Although passports weren't required until 1941 (with some exceptions), many American citizens still got one before heading abroad. The State Department issued more than 1,684,280 passports between 1810 and 1925. And each one has a story.
Download guide...
Ancestry Tips and Tools:
Ancestry
"With the Ancestry App, you never have to leave your family at home. This Ancestry Academy video shows you how easy it is to search, review hints, upload photos, and more—from anywhere."
Watch tip videos...
Term of the day: DNA
The Legal Genealogist
"Now you’d think that we’d all know what DNA is by now, right?
I mean, we’re using it as a tool every day in genealogical research.
But do we really understand what those letters stand for, what they mean?"
Continue reading...
New on Ancestry Academy: Short Courses and State Classes:
Ancestry
Ancestry Academy has added something new this month: Short Courses! This new offering will give you quick tips on one topic in 5 minutes or less. This month we start with some of the basics on the U.S. Federal Census:
Still The One: Loveland Couple Celebrates 70 Years Of Marriage:
Reporter Herald-News
"Boyd and Gwen Johnson met in 10th-grade biology class in the 1940s and, though they were separated physically for a time by World War II, they have remained inseparable ever since those days in high school."
Continue reading...
Should You Use the Windows 10 Insider Previews?
How-to-Geek
"By switching to Insider Preview builds of Windows 10, you’ll get the latest changes and features before other Windows users. However, you’ll also get new bugs. Here’s what running an Insider Preview is actually like."
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 14 June
1642: Massachusetts passes the first compulsory education law in the colonies.
1775: The U.S. Army is founded when the Continental Congress authorizes the muster of troops.
1777: The Continental Congress authorizes the “stars and stripes” flag for the new United States.
1946 Birthday: Donald Trump, New York real estate mogul.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Arizona:
1821: American trappers & traders begin to arrive.
1848: US gained control of portions of area as a result of Mexican War.
1854: Gold discovered around Tubac.
Have you seen your ancestor’s passport?
Ancestry
"Summer is travel time in the U.S., which got us thinking about records created when our ancestors packed up and left town. One of the most exciting records can be a U.S. passport application.
Although passports weren't required until 1941 (with some exceptions), many American citizens still got one before heading abroad. The State Department issued more than 1,684,280 passports between 1810 and 1925. And each one has a story.
Download guide...
Ancestry Tips and Tools:
Ancestry
"With the Ancestry App, you never have to leave your family at home. This Ancestry Academy video shows you how easy it is to search, review hints, upload photos, and more—from anywhere."
Watch tip videos...
Term of the day: DNA
The Legal Genealogist
"Now you’d think that we’d all know what DNA is by now, right?
I mean, we’re using it as a tool every day in genealogical research.
But do we really understand what those letters stand for, what they mean?"
Continue reading...
New on Ancestry Academy: Short Courses and State Classes:
Ancestry
Ancestry Academy has added something new this month: Short Courses! This new offering will give you quick tips on one topic in 5 minutes or less. This month we start with some of the basics on the U.S. Federal Census:
- Pre 1850-Censuses
- 1850 Census: An Introduction
- 1890 Census: Where is it?
- 1880 Census: An Overview
- Introduction to the 1940 Census
Still The One: Loveland Couple Celebrates 70 Years Of Marriage:
Reporter Herald-News
"Boyd and Gwen Johnson met in 10th-grade biology class in the 1940s and, though they were separated physically for a time by World War II, they have remained inseparable ever since those days in high school."
Continue reading...
Should You Use the Windows 10 Insider Previews?
How-to-Geek
"By switching to Insider Preview builds of Windows 10, you’ll get the latest changes and features before other Windows users. However, you’ll also get new bugs. Here’s what running an Insider Preview is actually like."
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 14 June
1642: Massachusetts passes the first compulsory education law in the colonies.
1775: The U.S. Army is founded when the Continental Congress authorizes the muster of troops.
1777: The Continental Congress authorizes the “stars and stripes” flag for the new United States.
1946 Birthday: Donald Trump, New York real estate mogul.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Arizona:
1821: American trappers & traders begin to arrive.
1848: US gained control of portions of area as a result of Mexican War.
1854: Gold discovered around Tubac.
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