VGS Latest News & Tips: 25 November 2016

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Roots Magic
Are you looking for a gift that will really bring the family together? Then give the gift of computer software that unites families. And, as a RootsMagic customer, we've made it even easier for you by offering an amazing bundle including RootsMagic 7, Personal Historian 2, Getting the Most Out of RootsMagic 7, and Personal Historian 2: The Companion Guide (a $90 value) for as low as $25!
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Preserving a World War II Service Member’s Lifestory on Ancestry Member Trees:

Ancestry
"I attended the Ancestry.com breakfast at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference at the end of August this year. One of the speakers told attendees that Ancestry is passionate about saving the stories of an individual and family. The company continually looks for ways to preserve the stories for generations to come through their online family trees. Hearing this made me happy because stories are what I strive to preserve through the World War II education I provide. I encourage everyone I meet to write the stories of their families so they are not lost to time."
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Old Coronado Photos Unlock Family History:

Coronado Eagle & Journal
"In the summer of 1906, three generations of my family took a vacation to Coronado’s Tent City. The photos from this trip caught my attention years ago, but with no text to go with them, all I could do was imagine where they were taken and the circumstances surrounding the images."
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The Boys Who Won The First World War:

History Press
"Officers of the line, many fresh from public school and the rugby and cricket fields, have not been given enough credit for their achievements in World War I – until now."
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Small Moments, Lasting Impact:

Verissima Productions
"When my colleague Mary-Anne taught a lunchtime class on Gingkoes a few weeks ago, she was surprised at all the memories that the trees elicited from her students.
I am sharing one of those memories here. It is a magical moment that remains luminous and meaningful even years after it happened."
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How to Change the Primary Email Address for Your Microsoft Account:

How-to-Geek
"The primary email address for your Microsoft account is what you use to sign into Windows and other Microsoft services. If you’d prefer to use a different address than the one you signed up with–even a non-Microsoft address–it’s an easy change to make."
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This Day In History: 25 November

2348BC: Biblical scholars have long asserted this to be the day of the Great Deluge, or Flood.
1923: Transatlantic broadcasting from England to America commences for the first time.
1946: The U.S. Supreme Court grants the Oregon Indians land payment rights from the U.S. government.
1896 Birthday: Virgil Thompson, American composer (Four Saints in Three Acts, The Mother of Us All).

State Timelines:

Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Kentucky:
1847: Of 5113 Kentuckians who volunteered for the Mexican War, 77 died in battle and 500+ from disease.
1853: Steamboat passengers traveled from New Orleans to Louisville in five days.
1861-1865: Declared itself neutral in Civil War, Union forces controlled entire state and battles at Prestonburg & Perryville