VGS Latest News & Tips: 16 November 2016

Today: November 16, 2016

Brick Wall SIG Meeting

8:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center

Today: November 16, 2016

Mid-Atlantic States SIG Meeting has been cancelled
Today: November 16, 2016

General Monthly Meeting

9:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Note time change due to our election for VGS President & Vice-President

Guest Speaker: Michael Lacopo

Topic: "More than the Census - Our Families Did Exist Within Those 10 Year Intervals."
Today November 16, 2016

Special Event

2:00 PM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center

Guest Speaker: Michael Lacopo

Topic: "How to Overcome Brick Walls in German Records"

Note: You must be registered with the German SIG Coordinator for this event. There are no seats available.

Today: November 16, 2016

New to Genealogy SIG Meeting

2:30 PM in the Chateaugay Room at the Chatham Recreation Center

Topic: "Using the Internet for Research"

Tomorrow: November 17, 2016

New England Genealogy SIG Meeting

Noon in the New Smyrna Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Guest Speaker:  Doug Hughes, Historian and LLLC instructor
Topic: "Finding Your Ancestors at the Battle of Saratoga."

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Upcoming Free Webinar:

Legacy Family Tree
Nature & Nurture - Family History for Adoptees
November 18

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Betty Jean’s Adoption Search – Begin At The End:

Grandma's Genes
"Begin at the end? Well yes. To find Betty Jeans birth family we have to start with her. Since she is the descendant of her parents – we have to start with her. Since there is nothing in her adoption file – we have to start with her."
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Big Changes in DNA Testing Options for Genealogy May Make Results Available to More People:

Family History Daily
"A new player has entered the DNA testing arena….MyHeritage. This is big news for those interested in genetic genealogy since new offerings in this market are rare, even as updates to existing products continue to draw in new users."
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Voting Created Some Fascinating Genealogy Records! Here’s Where to Find Them:

Family History Daily
"One way for us to explore this interesting topic is by looking back at the records these voters left behind — and Voting Registers offer an exciting way to do that. Voting Registers are lists of those people in a geographic location that were eligible to vote, and many of them are available to family historians in some form or another."
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How to Change Siri’s Voice, Accent, Gender, and Language:

How-to-Geek
"Most of us are familiar with Siri as an American female voice. What you may not realize is that you can actually change Siri to have a different accent, gender, and language."
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This Day In History: 16 November

1813: The British announce a blockade of Long Island Sound, leaving only the New England coast open to shipping.
1821: Trader William Becknell reaches Santa Fe, N.M., on the route that will become known as the Santa Fe Trail.
1902: A cartoon appears in the Washington Star, prompting the Teddy Bear Craze, after President Teddy Roosevelt refused to kill a captive bear tied up for him to shoot during a hunting trip to Mississippi.
1907 Birthday: Burgess Meredith, actor; the first man to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, and a winner of several Emmys, he is considered one of the most accomplished actors of the 20th century.

State Timelines:

Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Kansas:
1871: Italians migrated to coal mine area in southeast of state and the first structure was built in Dodge City.
1874: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad sold Mennonites 100,000 acres in Harvey, Reno and Marion Counties.
1878: Several hundred Pennsylvania Brethren arrived in Abilene.