Today: Wednesday: June 15, 2016
Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 AM at the Pinellas Library
Picture Perfect Records:
Ancestry
"Ancestry has more than 250,000 historical postcards from more than a dozen countries. Try selecting a region from the list & searching keywords like “Ohio” or “Paris,” and you might just find a shot of a hometown or a favorite family vacation spot."
Search now...
MyHeritage Announces Free DNA Matching Service:
MyHeritage
"Israeli genealogy company MyHeritage.com has been dipping its toes into the genetic genealogy waters for about a year. Last year they started partnerships with both 23andMe and FamilyTreeDNA to offer sales of DNA products through their website. They also provided the updated family tree software for 23andMe's relaunch last fall. This week MyHeritage jump straight into the genetic genealogy deep end by starting their own DNA comparison service."
Continue reading...
Why These Draft Cards are Such an Important Addition to Your Family Tree:
FamilySearch
"Both the WWI and WWII draft cards recorded details about a man’s personal appearance, in addition to other important information — such as their birth date and location, employer and closest relation. And even more interesting, men born in the last two decades of the 19th century were most likely recorded in both drafts — assuming that they were living in the US during both draft periods."
Continue reading...
The Oldest Selfie Ever Taken:
MyHeritage
"The "selfie" is a casual self-portrait photograph, usually taken with a front-facing camera on a smartphone or a digital camera. They are most often shared through social networks and have become so common that it is rare to have not heard of them."
Continue reading...
How to Extend Windows 10’s 30-Day Limit for Rolling Back to Windows 7 or 8.1:
How-to-Geek
"After upgrading to Windows 10, you have 30 days–about a month–to roll back to Windows 7 or 8.1 if you so desire. After that, Windows takes the option away from you. But there’s a way to extend this time limit at the cost of some disk space."
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 15 June
1752: Benjamin Franklin and his son test the relationship between electricity and lightning by flying a kite in a thunder storm.
1775: George Washington is named Commander in Chief by Congress.
1846: Great Britain and the United States agree on a joint occupation of Oregon Territory.
1767 Birthday: Rachel Robards Jackson, first lady to President Andrew Jackson.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Arkansas:
1721: Approximately 1300 starving settlers abandoned Arkansas Post.
1803: Area purchased as apart of the Louisiana Purchase.
1837: Major migration from the deep south begins.
Picture Perfect Records:
Ancestry
"Ancestry has more than 250,000 historical postcards from more than a dozen countries. Try selecting a region from the list & searching keywords like “Ohio” or “Paris,” and you might just find a shot of a hometown or a favorite family vacation spot."
Search now...
MyHeritage Announces Free DNA Matching Service:
MyHeritage
"Israeli genealogy company MyHeritage.com has been dipping its toes into the genetic genealogy waters for about a year. Last year they started partnerships with both 23andMe and FamilyTreeDNA to offer sales of DNA products through their website. They also provided the updated family tree software for 23andMe's relaunch last fall. This week MyHeritage jump straight into the genetic genealogy deep end by starting their own DNA comparison service."
Continue reading...
Why These Draft Cards are Such an Important Addition to Your Family Tree:
FamilySearch
"Both the WWI and WWII draft cards recorded details about a man’s personal appearance, in addition to other important information — such as their birth date and location, employer and closest relation. And even more interesting, men born in the last two decades of the 19th century were most likely recorded in both drafts — assuming that they were living in the US during both draft periods."
Continue reading...
The Oldest Selfie Ever Taken:
MyHeritage
"The "selfie" is a casual self-portrait photograph, usually taken with a front-facing camera on a smartphone or a digital camera. They are most often shared through social networks and have become so common that it is rare to have not heard of them."
Continue reading...
How to Extend Windows 10’s 30-Day Limit for Rolling Back to Windows 7 or 8.1:
How-to-Geek
"After upgrading to Windows 10, you have 30 days–about a month–to roll back to Windows 7 or 8.1 if you so desire. After that, Windows takes the option away from you. But there’s a way to extend this time limit at the cost of some disk space."
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 15 June
1752: Benjamin Franklin and his son test the relationship between electricity and lightning by flying a kite in a thunder storm.
1775: George Washington is named Commander in Chief by Congress.
1846: Great Britain and the United States agree on a joint occupation of Oregon Territory.
1767 Birthday: Rachel Robards Jackson, first lady to President Andrew Jackson.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Arkansas:
1721: Approximately 1300 starving settlers abandoned Arkansas Post.
1803: Area purchased as apart of the Louisiana Purchase.
1837: Major migration from the deep south begins.
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