The DNA Journey: Powered By AncestryDNA:
Ancestry
"Think you know where you come from? Think you know what you’re made of?
Our sense of identity stems from our upbringing – our culture, our family values, and the stories passed down from generation to generation. But how much do you really know about who you are and were you come from, and how does that influence how you look at the rest of the world?"
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How to Find Birth Records for Genealogy:
Crestleaf
"While some birth records are available online, others can only be found in archives or repositories where you must request copies of your ancestor’s birth certificate. But there are some basic guidelines that you can follow no matter where the birth certificate is located, or when your ancestor was born."
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Is It A Match? Ways to Correlate Evidence and Identify Ancestors:
LegacyFamilyTree
"Throughout my journey as a genealogist, I have learned the importance of exercising caution. Using caution means not publishing information about the identities of families and individuals unless we are confident that this person matches the profile we have gathered through previous research and have eliminated other theories about who this person could be."
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What’s New in the Latest Windows 10 Insider Preview:
How-to-Geek
"Windows 10’s next big update, dubbed the “Anniversary Update”, comes out this summer. Here’s what’s been announced so far, along with a few goodies we’ve discovered in the first, second, third, and fourth Insider Preview builds."
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This Day In History: 8 June
1904: U.S. Marines land in Tangiers, Morocco, to protect U.S. citizens.
1915: William Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson.
1966: Gemini astronaut Gene Cernan attempts to become the first man to orbit the Earth untethered to a space capsule, but is unable to when he exhausts himself fitting into his rocket pack.
1867 Birthday: Frank Lloyd Wright, influential American architect.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Washington:
1787: Boston merchants send ships to explore likelihood of establishing trading posts.
1805: Lewis & Clark reach the Pacific Ocean
1845: First permanent American settlement north of Columbia River settled.
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