Tomorrow: October 18, 2016
Italian Genealogy SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Topic: Back to Basics - Census and Helpful Tips
The Map Of Native American Tribes You've Never Seen Before:
NPR
"Finding an address on a map can be taken for granted in the age of GPS and smartphones. But centuries of forced relocation, disease and genocide have made it difficult to find where many Native American tribes once lived."
Continue reading...
IRISH Civil Registration Information:
VGS Irish SIG Coordinator, Tom Voyles has put together information about Irish Civil Records and the history on when they were created and online availability.
Download information...
New Pedigree View Tree at Family Tree DNA:
DNAeXplained
"A few months ago, genetic genealogists asked Family Tree DNA to redesign the tree and include a pedigree view. Today, the new tree view was added to everyone’s personal page!"
Continue reading...
DNA Detectives Volunteers Help Adoptees Find their Birth Parents:
Dick Eastman eogn.com
"DNA Detectives is a Facebook group run by volunteers who call themselves “search angels” and who help adoptees, sperm donor kids, and others who are hunting for their biological relatives."
Continue reading...
Parabon® Seeks Volunteers for DNA Kinship Study to Help Identify Fallen Soldiers from Past Conflicts:
GenealogyBlog
"Any family that volunteers will get a free ancestry analysis, but we just need up to 500 people (about 50 families) to participate by February in order to meet the DoD’s guidelines."
Continue reading...
How to Use System Restore in Windows 7, 8, and 10:
How-to-Geek
"System Restore is a Windows feature that can help fix certain types of crashes and other computer problems. Here’s how it works, how to set it up, and how to use it when things go awry."
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 17 October
1529: Henry VIII of England strips Thomas Wolsey of his office for failing to secure an annulment of his marriage.
1691: Maine and Plymouth are incorporated in Massachusetts.
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, where he has been banished by the Allies.
1821 Birthday: Alexander Gardner, American photographer who documented the Civil War and the West.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Georgia:
1732: Gov. Oglethrope obtained patent fro King George and Sudbury settled
1733: English arrive in Savannah
1734: Lutherans from Salzburg, Germany arrived in Effingham County
Topic: Back to Basics - Census and Helpful Tips
The Map Of Native American Tribes You've Never Seen Before:
NPR
"Finding an address on a map can be taken for granted in the age of GPS and smartphones. But centuries of forced relocation, disease and genocide have made it difficult to find where many Native American tribes once lived."
Continue reading...
IRISH Civil Registration Information:
VGS Irish SIG Coordinator, Tom Voyles has put together information about Irish Civil Records and the history on when they were created and online availability.
Download information...
New Pedigree View Tree at Family Tree DNA:
DNAeXplained
"A few months ago, genetic genealogists asked Family Tree DNA to redesign the tree and include a pedigree view. Today, the new tree view was added to everyone’s personal page!"
Continue reading...
DNA Detectives Volunteers Help Adoptees Find their Birth Parents:
Dick Eastman eogn.com
"DNA Detectives is a Facebook group run by volunteers who call themselves “search angels” and who help adoptees, sperm donor kids, and others who are hunting for their biological relatives."
Continue reading...
Parabon® Seeks Volunteers for DNA Kinship Study to Help Identify Fallen Soldiers from Past Conflicts:
GenealogyBlog
"Any family that volunteers will get a free ancestry analysis, but we just need up to 500 people (about 50 families) to participate by February in order to meet the DoD’s guidelines."
Continue reading...
How to Use System Restore in Windows 7, 8, and 10:
How-to-Geek
"System Restore is a Windows feature that can help fix certain types of crashes and other computer problems. Here’s how it works, how to set it up, and how to use it when things go awry."
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 17 October
1529: Henry VIII of England strips Thomas Wolsey of his office for failing to secure an annulment of his marriage.
1691: Maine and Plymouth are incorporated in Massachusetts.
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, where he has been banished by the Allies.
1821 Birthday: Alexander Gardner, American photographer who documented the Civil War and the West.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Georgia:
1732: Gov. Oglethrope obtained patent fro King George and Sudbury settled
1733: English arrive in Savannah
1734: Lutherans from Salzburg, Germany arrived in Effingham County
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