Meeting Reminder - Wednesday, August 24:
Brick Wall SIG Meeting
8:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center.
Meeting Reminder - Wednesday, August 24:
Summer Workshop
10:00 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center.Using FindMyPast to Unlock Your Irish Ancestry:
Legacy Family Tree Webinar
Register HERE to attend this FREE Online Webinar.
Finding Canadian Lovebirds in Ontario Records:
Ancestry
"Recent research shows that August is Canada’s most popular month to wed – and to celebrate the 500-year-old tradition of taking a vacation after the big day, Ancestry has delved into a newly-launched collection of records to compare honeymoon trends from decades ago to the present day."
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United States Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937:
FamilySearch
FamilySearch has added more military records to their data collections. Learn more about ancestors that may have served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Index and images of muster rolls of the United States Marine Corps located at the National Archives. The records are arranged chronologically by month, then by post, station or ship, and are part of Record Group 127 Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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How to Save Searches in Windows for Quick Access Later:
How-to-Geek
"If you regularly search for certain files in Windows, saving searches is a great way to access them more quickly than retyping the search every time. Saving searches is especially useful if you often perform more advanced searches, or search by combinations of date range, file type, or keywords."
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This Day In History: 20 August
1667: John Milton publishes Paradise Lost, an epic poem about the fall of Adam and Eve.
1904: Dublin’s Abbey Theatre is founded, an outgrowth of the Irish Literary Theatre founded in 1899 by William Butler Yeats and Lady Gregory.
1913: 700 feet above Buc, France, parachutist Adolphe Pegoud becomes the first person to jump from an airplane and land safely.
1833 Birthday: Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States and grandson of President William Henry Harrison.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Alaska:
1897-1900: Klondike Gold Rush
1905: Telegraph linked Fairbanks and Valdez
1912: Representative territorial government formed
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