Today: September 26, 2016
Technology SIG Meeting:
10:00 AM in the Keeping Room at the Colony Recreation CenterTopic: " Managing Your Computer Files: Making Sense of the Chaos"
Facial Reconstruction Made Of Bronze Age Woman 'Ava:
BBC
"A facial reconstruction has been made of a young woman who died more than 3,700 years ago."
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The White Mormon and the Black Muslim – A Tale of Serendipity:
Ancestry Insider
"This story, written by Lee Davidson, originally appeared in the Deseret News in Salt Lake City in 1997."
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Editor's Note: This is an interesting news article. The main reason that I am using it today is to give you another idea of what can be found on the internet provided that you understand the many tools that are available to the user. Today's tool is called Google News. It's very easy to use and you can find a lot of useful information.
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FGS Next Project – #FGS2016:
Ancestry Insider
"At their 2016 conference the Federation of Genealogical Societies announced both the completion of their Preserve the Pensions project and the beginning of a new one. FGS is teaming up with the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park of the National Park System to build a database of more than 130,000 soldiers of the U.S.-Mexican War."
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Editor's Note: Our past president, Pat Rand, is the Project Coordinator.
See more information on our website.
How British Are You? DNA Study Reveals UK’s Ethnic Diversity:
Ancestry
"Think you’re more British than queuing for cricket in the rain? Or drinking Pimms with sun burn? By looking at our DNA data, we’ve been able to not only find the most British region in the UK, but prove how ethnically diverse Britain is. And the winner is?"
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Find A Grave Community Weekend on October 7-9:
Ancestry
"Announcing our 3rd Annual Find A Grave Community Meetup! We are hosting this global meetup starting on Friday, October 7 – Sunday, October 9th to fulfill hundreds of thousands of photo requests still outstanding on Find A Grave, and to document those cemeteries and grave-sites that are not currently on our site. Cemeteries are incredibly valuable"
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10 Ways to Customize the Windows 10 Start Menu:
How-to-Geek
"Windows 10 finally brought back the Start menu, and it’s more customizable than ever. Here’s a quick rundown of all the different ways that you can make the Start menu your own."
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This Day In History: 26 September
1913: The first boat is raised in the locks of the Panama Canal.
1914: The Federal Trade Commission is established to foster competition by preventing monopolies in business.
1955: The New York Stock Exchange suffers a $44 million loss.
1820 Death: The legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone dies quietly at the Defiance, Mo., home of his son Nathan, at age 85.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Delaware:
1630: Dover settled and Dutch settled along the Delaware River
1638: Peter Minuit established Swedish settlement
1656: Finnish Lutherans began to immigrate
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