VGS Latest News & Tips: 11 October 2016

Today: October 11, 2016

Genealogy Writers SIG Meeting

2:30 PM in the Churchill Downs Room in the Pimlico Recreation Center

Tomorrow: October 12, 2016

Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the Chula Vista Recreation Center

Topic: New Irish Databases

The VGS Expo on the Air:

This Video is of an interview with VGS President Jim Lannin at The Villages Genealogy Expo, which was held at The Savannah Center on September 28, 2016. This story originally aired on The Villages Channel 2 on the Comcast Cable System, and was purchased from The Villages Daily Sun.

Watch video...  (1.49 minutes)

20th Annual Central Florida Family History Conference:

Saturday, November 12

9:00 am to 3:45 pm

Olympia High School. Orlando, FL

FEATURING Nationally Acclaimed LISA LOUISE COOKE from Dallas, Texas!

ADMISSION - $35.00 (Includes Conference Notebook with all handouts, schedule, map of the building, and much more! Students 18 and under are FREE!   

LUNCHEON - $10.00 (Panera Bread tasty fresh turkey or ham sandwich, pickle, chips, & chocolate chip cookie (or bring your own lunch) 

CD with ALL HANDOUTS for this conference plus for the last five years: $10.00

REGISTER NOW! www.familyhistoryconference.org  Seating is limited in the classrooms!

Exploring Historical London With The London Picture Map:

Ancestry
"As an ex-pat living in London, one thing I never tire of appreciating is London’s history. Coming from a young country in comparison to England, my head boggles with just how old this city is; what it’s been through, what it’s seen, how it’s changed and sometimes, how it hasn’t."
Continue reading...

400 Years Of Oxfordshire History:

Ancestry

"Over four million historic parish records have been digitised for the first time, offering insight into the history and people of the county of Oxfordshire. Published in conjunction with Oxfordshire Family History Society and the Oxfordshire History Centre, the Oxfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1965 detail generations of baptisms, marriages and burials."

Continue reading...

3 Ways to Use GEDmatch in Your DNA Research:
Genealogy Insider
"You’ve spent money on a DNA test for yourself and possibly one or more relatives, but what do you do with those results once you've got them? How can you wring every bit of knowledge out of those results and get the most for your money? "
Continue reading...

The New York City Marriage Index For 1950-1995 Is Now Online:
NYC Marriage Index
"Welcome to the first searchable database of the 3,124,595 marriage licenses filed in New York City between 1950-1995. It's free, public, open data."
Search now...

How to Charge the iPhone 7 and Listen to Music at the Same Time:
How-to-Geek
"There has been much ado about Apple’s removal of the headphone jack in its latest version of the iPhone. That means you only have one port on the phone–so how do you charge and listen to music at the same time? We have some options for you."
Continue reading...

This Day In History: 11 October
1862: The Confederate Congress in Richmond passes a draft law allowing anyone owning 20 or more slaves to be exempt from military service. This law confirms many southerners opinion that they are in a ‘rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight.’
1877: Outlaw Wild Bill Longley, who killed at least a dozen men, is hanged, but it takes two tries; on the first try, the rope slipps and his knees drug the ground.
1950: The Federal Communications Commission authorizes the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) to begin commercial color TV broadcasts.
1884 Birthday: Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Roosevelt.

State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Florida:
1752: Hurricane destroyed settlement on Santa Rose Island & settlers moved to Pensacola
1758: Gainesville settled by Spanish
1767: Immigrants from Italy & Greece settled New Smyrna
1817-18: First Seminole War