VGS Latest News & Tips: 1 December 2016

Today: December 1, 2016

Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:

1:00 PM in the Daytona Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center

Tomorrow: December 2, 2016

British Genealogy SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at the Lake Miona Recreation Center
Topic: "Using the FamilySearch WIKI for research for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."

A Survey Has Been Sent to Every Member:

Every member should have received an email with a link to a survey for the Ancestry.com & Crista Cowan special event next March 9, 2017. Please complete this survey; it takes less than a minute to complete the 3 questions.

Watch the Freedmen Bureau Celebration Broadcast:

FamilySearch
"A broadcast to celebrate the completion of the Freedmen’s Bureau project will be held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Tuesday, December 6, at 9:00 a.m. eastern standard time. The broadcast will be streamed live at DiscoverFreedmen.org."
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Woman, 48, Gives Birth To Her GRANDSON After Her Daughter Was Diagnosed With Cervical Condition That Means She Can Never Carry Children:

Daily Mail.com
"Maddie Coleman was 14 in 2006 when she was told she couldn't carry kids..."
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Genos – A Medically Focused DNA Exome Test:

DNAeXplained
"Genos is a new type of testing company, focused not on genealogy, but on the human exome and medical conditions."
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Celebrating 10 Years of Indexing:

FamilySearch
"Families all over the world are thankful to indexers how have worked over the last 10 years to connect families through indexing. We couldn’t do it without you!"
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How to Scan Film and Negatives like a Pro:

FamilySearch
"I’m composing this article using Google Docs. That means every space, letter, word, and sentence is being instantly saved in a data center, likely the one owned by Google in The Dalles, Oregon. This tool is made possible largely due to the fact that we humans have figured out how to convert data into electronic signals, and electronic signals travel at roughly the speed of light"
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What Is ASLR, and How Does It Keep Your Computer Secure?

How-to-Geek
"Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is a security technique used in operating systems, first implemented in 2001. The current versions of all major operating systems (iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux) feature ASLR protection. But in the past week, a new method of bypassing ASLR has been found. So, should you be worried?"
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This Day In History: 1 December

1881: Virgil, Wyatt and Morgan Earp are exonerated in court for their action in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz.
1918: An American army of occupation enters Germany.
1941: Japan’s Tojo rejects U.S. proposals for a Pacific settlement as fantastic and unrealistic.
1761 Birthday: Madame Tussaud, Swiss-born modeller in wax who founded the world-famous exhibition on London’s Baker Street.

State Timelines:

Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Louisiana:
1812: Admitted to the Union
1814: Battle of New Orleans
1850: More Indians resided in Louisiana than any other state