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French Canadian Genealogy SIG
Meeting:
9:00 AM in the Julio Iglesias Room
at the La Hacienda Recreation Center
Thursday: November 3, 2016
Eastern European Genealogy SIG
Meeting:
1:00 PM in the Daytona Room at the
Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Friday: November 4, 2016
British Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at
the Lake Miona Recreation CenterLegacy Tree Hosting Their First-Ever LIVE DNA Q&A TODAY!
GenealogyBlog
"Genetic genealogist, Paul Woodbury, will be answering submitted questions about genetic genealogy and using DNA analysis to find ancestors.
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Questions may be submitted at https://www.legacytree.com/live"
Day of the Dead—Fun Activities to Honor Our Ancestors:
FamilySearch
"Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” is a day to celebrate and remember family members and loved ones who have died. It is a popular holiday that is celebrated in many parts of the world, especially in Mexico. It is typically celebrated on November 1 and 2 throughout Mexico, Central and South America, Spain, and the Philippines and in parts of the United States with high Latino populations."
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Small and Simple Ways to Celebrate Family History Month: Journey to the Past:
FamilySearch
"Family History Month is well underway, but there’s still plenty of time to infuse your life with profound connections from your family’s past. While FamilySearch is always here to help you make progress researching your family tree, this four-part blog series is about more roundabout ways to strengthen generational bonds."
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FamilySearch
"Family History Month is well underway, but there’s still plenty of time to infuse your life with profound connections from your family’s past. While FamilySearch is always here to help you make progress researching your family tree, this four-part blog series is about more roundabout ways to strengthen generational bonds."
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Five Ways to Automate Your Home, Without Spending a Lot of Money:
How-to-Geek"Not everyone can afford to deck out their homes with Wi-Fi lights, outlets, and voice control. But that doesn’t necessarily mean your home has to be dumb. Here are a few ways to make your home a bit smarter, without spending a lot of money."
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This Day In History: 29 October
1901: Leon Czolgosz is electrocuted for the assassination of US President William McKinley. Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot McKinley on September 6 during a public reception at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite early hopes of recovery, McKinley died September 14, in Buffalo, NY.
1929: Black Tuesday takes place–the most catastrophic day in stock market history, the herald of the Great Depression. 16 million shares are sold at declining prices. By mid-November $30 billion of the $80 billion worth of stocks listed in September will have been wiped out.
1945: The first ball-point pen is sold by Gimbell’s department store in New York for a price of $12.
1921 Birthday: Bill Mauldin, American cartoonist whose GI characters “Willie” and “Joe” appeared in Stars and Stripes newspapers during World War II.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Hawaii:
1902: Telegraph cable laid linking Hawaii to California
1910: Picture brides arrive from Korea
1935: First direct flight from Sam Francisco
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