National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair
"On October 26 & 27, 2016 (Wednesday & Thursday), the National Archives is hosting a two-day, virtual Genealogy Fair via webcast. Viewers have the opportunity to participate with the presenters and other family historians during the live event on YouTube. All of the session videos and handouts will be available from this web page free of charge. You can watch the sessions and download the materials at your convenience. Registration is not required."Continue reading...
3 Tips for Choosing a DNA Relative to Test:
Genealogy Insider
"Genetic genealogy, using DNA to study ethnicity and identify genetic cousins, is becoming an essential part of doing genealogy. If you’ve tested yourself and want to explore DNA tests for family, which relative should you ask to take a DNA test? Are some cousins or relatives better to test? "
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It’s Time to Backup and Enjoy Your Summer Family Photos:
Ancestry"How many pictures did you snap this summer? Digital cameras and smartphones make it easy to take pictures, but it’s not always so easy to “develop and process” those photos. Instead, we tend to procrastinate photo management and end up with a device filled with images instead of an album of vacation photos to share."
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Join the Cause! Index Every Marriage Record in the United States:
FamilySearch
"The U.S. Marriages Project, a joint initiative between findmypast.com and FamilySearch.org, is actively working to save the marriage records from every state in the United States. Through the indexing efforts of online volunteers across the U.S, this service project will create a high quality, searchable database of nearly every marriage recorded in the United States since the early 1800s."
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Why Your PC Hasn’t Received Windows 10’s Anniversary Update Yet and How to Get It:
How-to-Geek
"Windows 10 is supposed to automatically update itself. But it might take weeks or longer for a big update like the Anniversary Update to reach your PC. Here’s why that happens–and how to skip the wait."
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This Day In History: 19 September
1692: Giles Corey is pressed to death for standing mute and refusing to answer charges of witchcraft brought against him. He is the only person in America to have suffered this punishment.
1893: New Zealand becomes the first nation to grant women the right to vote.
1982: The first documented emoticons, :-) and :-(, posted on Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System by Scott Fahlman.
1915 Birthday: Elizabeth Stern, Canadian pathologist who first published a case report linking a specific virus to a specific cancer.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Connecticut:
1620: Dutch arrived at the mouth of the Connecticut River
1630: English colonists from Massachusetts arrived in Saybrook
1633-35: Hartford settled by English colonists from Massachusetts
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