Planning a Genealogy Library Research Trip: 5 Tips to Help You Prepare:
Crestleaf
"With summertime just around the corner, planning a vacation is likely at the forefront of your mind. But instead of taking off for another typical getaway, you may want to think about heading out on a fascinating excursion to a genealogy library instead."
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7 Resources for African American Genealogy Research:
LegacyTreeGenealogists
"Researching family history can be challenging for African Americans and sometimes requires thinking outside of the box. There are several resources outside of U.S. Census records that can provide information or clues to further your research."
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The Rape Scenes in “Roots” Suggest Why DNA Studies of African Americans Are so Vital:
HNN
"Critics of the remake of Roots have mainly focused on the memorable characters we met decades ago: their struggle, survival, perseverance and identity. But there’s another way of looking at Roots and that’s through what it implies about the DNA of African Americans today, a subject that has recently drawn wide interest. Thus, it was unsurprising to see ads for Ancestry.com and 23andMe during the broadcast of Roots."
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16 Things to Write Down About Yourself for Posterity:
GenealogyInsider
"Genealogists are often so busy trying to find and record all the details about our ancestors' lives, that we forget our own history will eventually become family history."
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Why Has Windows 10 “Erased” All My Settings Every Time I Sign In?
How-to-Geek
"There are few things as frustrating as getting your Windows system all set up just like you want only to see all your hard work and custom settings gone the next time you log in. Just what is going on? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the solution to a very frustrated reader’s problem."
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This Day In History: 9 June
1534: Jacques Cartier sails into the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
1931: Robert H. Goddard patents a rocket-fueled aircraft design.
1954: At the Army-McCarthy hearings, attorney Joseph Welch asks Senator Joseph McCarthy “Have you no sense of decency?”
1791 Birthday: John Howard Payne, American playwright and actor.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
West Virginia:
1732: Scots-Irish, Welsh & Germans began to settle
1744: Scots-Irish from Pennsylvania moved into Brooke County
1766: Morgantown destroyed by Indian raids
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