Today: National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair:
NARA
"Yesterday the National Archives began hosting a two-day, virtual Genealogy Fair via webcast.
Sessions continue today and registration is not required."
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Expand Your Family Tree: 4 Effective Ideas:
Crestleaf
"At one point or another, every genealogist takes a look at their family tree and wonders if it may be missing some information. Whether your family tree is already robust or the branches are fairly sparse, your family’s history can certainly be expanded upon — no matter how deep you are into your research. But how do you start expanding your family tree even if you think you’ve exhausted every potential resource?"
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Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was):
NY Public Library
"Between 1892 and 1954, over twelve million people entered the United States through the immigration inspection station at Ellis Island, a small island located in the upper bay off the New Jersey coast. There is a myth that persists in the field of genealogy, or more accurately, in family lore, that family names were changed there. They were not."
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DNA Testing Links 300-Year-Old Remains Of A Baby To A Colonial Maryland Governor:
The Washington Post
"The surviving pieces of the baby’s skull are paper thin in places. There are holes in the cranium. And the infant has the classic “rosary bead” rib deformities of the ancient childhood disease rickets."
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How to Back Up Your Text Messages to Dropbox or Google Drive on Android:
How-to-Geek
"You never know when you’re going to need to reference an old text message with an important bit of info, and the easiest way to make sure you never lose anything is by backing up. Fortunately, pushing all of your Android phone’s text messages to the cloud is super easy."
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This Day In History: 27 October
1553: Michael Servetus, who discovered the pulmonary circulation of the blood, is burned for heresy in Switzerland.
1791: President George Washington transmits to Congress the results of the first US census, exclusive of South Carolina which had not yet submitted its findings.
1809: President James Madison orders the annexation of the western part of West Florida. Settlers there had rebelled against Spanish authority.
1858 Birthday: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States (1901-1909).
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Hawaii:
1878: Population: 76% Native Hawaiian, 10% Chinese, 6% Mixed Hawaiian, 2% American
1880: Mauna Loa eruption adds 24 square miles to shoreline
1887: Pearl Harbor ceded to United States
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