VGS Latest News & Tips: 25 Aug 2016

Why Learning Your Family’s Story Matters:
FamilySearch
"For many of us, the thrill of researching our ancestors comes from learning about their stories. Glimpses of what their everyday life looked like, the challenges they overcame, and the hopes and dreams they worked toward add color to otherwise black and white memories."
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Massive Flood Prompts West Virginia Town to Digitally Map Cemeteries:
Digital Communities
"(TNS) -- Clendenin, W. Va.'s ’s Koontz Cemetery has nearly 1,500 graves and is as old as the town itself. Just about everyone in the town has a relative buried there. The town owns and maintains that cemetery and Mary Osborne Cemetery, which has about 300 graves.
On June 23, when flash floods swept through the first floor of Clendenin’s town hall, records for both cemeteries were lost."
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Follow Your Family Using Census Records:
Ancestry Guide
"Census records are one of the best ways to discover details about your family — and how that family changed every 10 years. You’ll discover names, addresses, what people did for a living, even which ancestor fought in the Civil War or was first to arrive in America."
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Actor Kills Wife in Love Triangle And Other Family Secrets in the Daily News:
Ancestry
"Decades ago, when I’d ask my mother questions about her grandmother’s brother, I’d get the same answer every time—Edward Forshay was an actor and his wife was a famous actress. Mom told me that Edward Forshay killed his wife, Edna, in a love triangle, but he was completely exonerated by the “unwritten law.”
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How to Use Your iPad as a Second Monitor for Your PC or Mac:
How-to-Geek
"Multiple monitors are awesome. With two screens side by side, you can more easily see all your windows at once, keeping you productive. Got an iPad? You can use it as a second display for your Mac or PC."
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This Day In History: 25 August
1765: In protest over the stamp tax, American colonists sack and burn the home of Massachusetts governor Thomas Hutchinson.
1830: The “Tom Thumb” steam locomotive runs its famous race with a horse-drawn car. The horse wins because the engine, which had been ahead, breaks down.
1940: The first parachute wedding ceremony is performed by Rev. Homer Tomlinson at the New York City World’s Fair for Arno Rudolphi and Ann Hayward. The minister, bride and groom, best man, maid of honor and four musicians were all suspended from parachutes.
1918 Birthday: Leonard Bernstein, conductor, composer and pianist.

State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Arizona:

1857: First stagecoach
1862: Beginning of ten year war between the Apaches & settlers
1862-65: Yuma settled & names Arizona City