Today: 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."
Guest Speaker: Doug Hughes, Historian and LLLC instructor
Topic: "Finding Your Ancestors at the Battle of Saratoga."
Tomorrow: November 18, 2016
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Clearwater Room Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Topic: "Getting Started with your Scandinavian Research"
Pat has served as our Vice-President and Program Chair for the past five years. Prior to her election to Vice-President she served on our Membership Committee.
Topic: "Getting Started with your Scandinavian Research"
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| L-R: President Lannin, Guest Speaker Michael Lacopo & VP Adams |
NEWS FLASH!
Congratulations to Vice-President Pat Adams on being elected as our new President. Pat will begin her new position in January and we wish her well in her new endeavor.Pat has served as our Vice-President and Program Chair for the past five years. Prior to her election to Vice-President she served on our Membership Committee.
Using Civil War Pension Records: Case Studies:
Florida State Genealogical Society Webinar"The U.S. Civil War involved most of the families in the country at that time. It was a traumatic era in our history, but the records created from the pension files can provide a wealth of information. Case studies of actual pension files will show examples of the data in the files and how to analyze the information to develop a plan for further research.
Join us for this informative presentation.
Tonight: Thursday, November 17, 2016
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET
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Twile Integrates with FamilySearch:
FamilySearch"Twile and FamilySearch International have announced the launch of a new feature that will let FamilySearch.org users generate a family history timeline and share their research with other family members online. The timeline is designed to make research and discoveries more engaging for the broader family—especially younger generations—and to encourage collaboration."
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Genealogy 101: #4 The Family Bible:
GenealogyBank"The family Bible: it can be the holy grail of family history research, but its promise of information isn’t always what it seems to be. Why are Bible records so sought after? What do they tell us? And if you weren’t lucky enough to inherit the family Bible, is there any hope for finding it?"
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This Thanksgiving Season, Party Like a Pilgrim:
GenealogyBank"With Thanksgiving approaching you might want to make some old family recipes that have been passed down for 400 years."
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Hero Lost at Pearl Harbor Comes Home After Years in an Unknown Grave:
National Geographic"One night last August, Bethany Glenn stood on a tarmac in Colorado Springs, waiting for a plane. Around her neck, she wore a picture of her grandfather, John Charles England."
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How to Remove Programs from the “Open With” Context Menu in Windows:
How-to-Geek"If your “Open With” right-click menu is getting a little cluttered, why not get rid of entries you don’t use? With a little Registry hacking, it’s easy to do."
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This Day In History: 17 November
1869: The Suez Canal is formally opened.1918: Influenza deaths reported in the United States have far exceeded World War I casualties.
1931: Charles Lindbergh inaugurates Pan Am service from Cuba to South America in the Sikorsky flying boat American Clipper.
1887 Birthday: Bernard Law Montgomery, British field marshal who defeated Rommel in North Africa and led Allied troops from D-Day to the end of World War II.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.Kansas:
1878: Last Indian raid in state
1881: Last cattle drive to Dodge City and Western Kansas homesteaded
1885: Fear of "Texas Fever", a tick borne disease, ended cattle drives
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