Today: September 16, 2016
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Clearwater Room Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Topic: "Mining Google+ for Genealogical/Family History Information"
Ancestry launches brand new podcast series, ‘It’s About Time’
Ancestry
Consider yourself a bit of a history buff? Maybe you just love a good story that you can’t put down? Then we have a feeling you’ll enjoy our brand new podcast series, It’s About Time. And who better to help tell these true tales from the past than UK treasure and chief-storyteller, Sir Tony Robinson.
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Are You a Descendant of a British Home Child?
Ancestry
"From the early 1860s up to the 1970s, children who were institutionalized in ‘Homes’ across the United Kingdom were sent to countries across the British Empire (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa) to work on farms and as domestic help."
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The Story Trek: New Season Proves Everyone Has A Story:
FamilySearch
"In his cross-country travels, TV host Todd Hansen has found one thing to be true: Everyone has a story."
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Everything You Need to Know About “Reset This PC” in Windows 8 and 10:
How-to-Geek
"Windows 10 includes a “Reset your PC” option that quickly restores Windows to its factory default configuration. It’s faster and more convenient than reinstalling Windows from scratch or using your manufacturer’s recovery partition."
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Why Do Modern Computer Cases Still Have USB 2.0 Ports?
How-to-Geek
"With USB 3.0 becoming more prevalent with each passing year now, you may have found yourself wondering why modern computers still have USB 2.0 ports built into them. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers to a curious reader’s question."
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This Day In History: 16 September 2016
1620: The Pilgrims sail from England on the Mayflower.
1920: Thirty people are killed in a terrorist bombing in New York’s Wall Street financial district.
1940: Congress passes the Selective Service Act, which calls for the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.
1889 Death: Robert Younger, in Minnesota’s Stillwater Penitentiary for life, dies of tuberculosis. Brothers Cole and Bob remain in the prison.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Colorado:
1870: First railroad reaches Denver
1876: Admitted to the Union
1882: Steel milled in Pueblo
1900: Gold production at its peak
Topic: "Mining Google+ for Genealogical/Family History Information"
Ancestry launches brand new podcast series, ‘It’s About Time’
Ancestry
Consider yourself a bit of a history buff? Maybe you just love a good story that you can’t put down? Then we have a feeling you’ll enjoy our brand new podcast series, It’s About Time. And who better to help tell these true tales from the past than UK treasure and chief-storyteller, Sir Tony Robinson.
Continue reading...
Are You a Descendant of a British Home Child?
Ancestry
"From the early 1860s up to the 1970s, children who were institutionalized in ‘Homes’ across the United Kingdom were sent to countries across the British Empire (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa) to work on farms and as domestic help."
Continue reading...
The Story Trek: New Season Proves Everyone Has A Story:
FamilySearch
"In his cross-country travels, TV host Todd Hansen has found one thing to be true: Everyone has a story."
Continue reading...
Everything You Need to Know About “Reset This PC” in Windows 8 and 10:
How-to-Geek
"Windows 10 includes a “Reset your PC” option that quickly restores Windows to its factory default configuration. It’s faster and more convenient than reinstalling Windows from scratch or using your manufacturer’s recovery partition."
Continue reading...
How-to-Geek
"With USB 3.0 becoming more prevalent with each passing year now, you may have found yourself wondering why modern computers still have USB 2.0 ports built into them. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answers to a curious reader’s question."
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 16 September 2016
1620: The Pilgrims sail from England on the Mayflower.
1920: Thirty people are killed in a terrorist bombing in New York’s Wall Street financial district.
1940: Congress passes the Selective Service Act, which calls for the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.
1889 Death: Robert Younger, in Minnesota’s Stillwater Penitentiary for life, dies of tuberculosis. Brothers Cole and Bob remain in the prison.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Colorado:
1870: First railroad reaches Denver
1876: Admitted to the Union
1882: Steel milled in Pueblo
1900: Gold production at its peak
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