Ancestry
"Today, the Vice President touches down in Ireland, the land of his ancestors, for his first official visit to the country as Vice President.
Upon his arrival he, his family, and staff are greeted by Charles Flanagan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, on the tarmac at Dublin International before they load into the motorcade."
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Millennials Share Their Inspiration for Preserving Family Memories:
FamilySearch
"While some people may see family history as a favorite pastime of their family elders, today’s technology-driven world has given birth to a younger generation of family history lovers who are eager to discover and preserve family memories."
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Double Dating: Julian Calendar or Gregorian Calendar:
Ancestry
"You may have seen the double dates recorded in some family trees - a birth date listed as 1743/1744. But, do you know WHY it is recorded that way? Join Crista Cowan for a look at the switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar and that affects your family history research."
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Twila Van Leer: I'm Ready To Start Doing Family History:
Desert News
"In a few weeks, I'll be 83, the perfect time to start a new project. I'm going to become a proficient family historian, I hope."
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3 Tips for Using Google for Genealogy:
FamilySearch
"It’s likely that we’ve all turned to Google at some point in our genealogical research. After all, simply typing in our search topic, hitting “Enter,” and hoping for the best is one of easiest ways to be led to heaps of helpful (and sometimes not-so-helpful) sources. But there’s a better way to use Google for family history research says Lisa Louise Cooke, host of The Genealogy Gems Podcast."
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How to Clear Your Call History on the iPhone:
How-to-Geek
"Your iPhone keeps a history of recent calls you’ve made and received. For the most part, this list is pretty handy. If you favor privacy, though, it’s easy enough to delete individual calls from your iPhone’s call history or even clear the whole recent calls list at once. Here’s how to do it."
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Who’s Your Daddy? Conference Traces Jewish DNA Back To Holy Land:
The Times of Israel
"If you’ve ever wondered how Jews got to Finland, Scotland or New Zealand, there’s a speaker who can answer that question at this summer’s International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies conference in Seattle, Washington."
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1683: William Penn signs a friendship treaty with the Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
1860: The U.S. Secret Service is created to arrest counterfeiters and protect the president.
1885: Former general and president Ulysses S. Grant dies at the age of 63.
1894 Birthday: Edward VIII, King of England [1936].
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Maine:
1652: Controlled by Massachusetts
1688: Abenaki Indians War on settlers.
1690: Indians attacked Falmouth (Portland) & Fort Loyal, killing nearly everyone and a few were taken prisoner.
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