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| Exhibit from the 2010 VGS Family History Expo |
Have you considered displaying some of your research, history, artifacts, books or charts at the upcoming Family History Expo? Start to prepare now! The event will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Scarlett O’Hara Theater at the Savannah Regional Recreation Center. If you want to participate, you need to reserve a table. Download a table reservation form...
Monday: July 11, 2016
Family Tree Maker Uses SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Patriot Room
at the Mulberry Grove Recreation Center
Tuesday: July 12, 2016
Genealogy Writers SIG Meeting: (Our
newest SIG)
Organizational Meeting
2:30 PM in the Churchill Downs Room
at Pimlico Recreation Center
Thursday: July 14, 2016
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the
Late Miona Recreation Center
Two Ways to Get Involved in Cemetery Crowdsourcing:
FamilySearch
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Special Savings on NEHGS Publications via GeneaBloggers:
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Facebook Privacy:
Ask Leo
"As I’ve said before, one way privacy issues happen is through people’s own actions. Over-sharing on social media is the most common example."
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How Can I Keep Data on My Laptop Secure?
Ask Leo
"I know how you feel. I also have sensitive information on my laptop that I would prefer not to fall into the wrong hands. I can handle losing the laptop, but thinking about the data in the wrong hands … well … that would be bad."
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1850: U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies in office at the age of 65. He is succeeded by Millard Fillmore.
1900: The Commonwealth of Australia is established by an act of British Parliament, uniting the separate colonies under a federal government.
1942: Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the attic above her father’s office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
1819 Birthday: Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Indiana:
1925: More tornadoes hit southwestern Indiana
1932: One-third of workforce is unemployed
1946: Major strike at General Motors plant in Anderson

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