VGS Latest News & Tips: 14 October 2016

Tech SIG & Genetic Genealogy SIG table at the VGS Expo

Today: October 14, 2016

Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room at the Savannah Center
Topic: Genetic Genealogy 101

What’s New on FamilySearch—September 2016?
FamilySearch
"Each month, FamilySearch publishes a list of new changes and updates to the FamilySearch.org website. This list includes changes to Family Tree as well as other parts of FamilySearch.org. In some cases, these changes will also be published as individual articles where the need to do so exists."
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Small and Simple Ways to Celebrate Family History Month: How Do I Love Thee?
FamilySearch
"October has been officially designated Family History Month, which makes this the best time of year to ignite—or maybe reignite—your passion for genealogy. You can certainly pay tribute to your heritage in a direct way—by researching your family tree, participating in an indexing project, visiting cemeteries, or interviewing elderly relatives. But there are also countless small and simple ways to weave family history moments into your everyday activities and experiences to foster a spirit of connection and purpose all month long."
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Like Mother, like daughter: An AncestryDNA Story:
Ancestry
"My mum began researching our family tree in the mid-90s when I was in primary school, and spent the better part of the next 10 years elbows deep in our family’s history.Old Family Photos On Wooden Table. It all kicked off around 1997, the year of my 10th birthday."
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Do You Have Canadian Ancestors?
Library & Archive Canada
If you said yes, this repository has many data & digital collections online for you. "The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) preserves and makes accessible the documentary heritage of Canada. It also serves as the continuing memory of the Government of Canada and its institutions. This heritage includes publications, archival records, sound and audio-visual materials, photographs, artworks, and electronic documents."
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News: 
AncestryDNA is the first and only consumer genetics company to reach two million customers.
It is now available in four continents and 35 countries around the globe.
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All the Ways You Can Still Get Windows 10 for Free:
How-to-Geek
"Windows 10’s free upgrade offer is officially over. But, unofficially, free copies of Windows 10 are still available. There are quite a few ways you can still get Windows 10 for free, without using a pirated license."
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This Day In History: 14 October
1651: Laws are passed in Massachusetts forbidding the poor to adopt excessive styles of dress.
1884: Transparent paper-strip photographic film is patented by George Eastman.
1912: Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is shot and wounded in assassination attempt in Milwaukee. He is saved by the papers in his breast pocket and, though wounded, insists on finishing his speech.
1890 Birthday: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President (1953-1961).

State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Florida:
1868: Readmitted to the Union
1878: Statewide yellow fever epidemic
1880's: Large phosphate deposits discovered in central Florida