VGS Reminders: 19-23 December 2016

There are no VGS meetings this coming week!

Annual Seminar Update:

Currently there are only 10  4 seats remaining to attend our 17th Annual All-Day Seminar. This is the quickest we have sold tickets for this event.

As of December 15, seats are available to non-member residents of The Villages.
Once tickets are gone, we will take some waiting list registrations.
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: La Hacienda Recreational Center
Guest speaker: Cyndi's List very own Cyndi Ingle!
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Ellis Island History & Immigration Facts:

GenealogyBank
"Did your ancestor enter the United State of America through Ellis Island? Located on a small island in New York Harbor, Ellis Island was in operation for 62 years and processed over 12 million immigrants. It’s believed that 40% of United States citizens can trace their family tree to someone who arrived at Ellis Island. But how much do you really know about this busy port?"
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Amazon Prime Is More than Free Shipping: Here Are All of Its Extra Features:

How-to-Geek
"Millions of people have an Amazon Prime subscription for one reason: you can get just about anything shipped to your house in two days, with no extra shipping fees. But Amazon Prime comes with a ton of other features that you may not know about. Here are all the ways you can maximize the value of your Prime membership."
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This Day In History: 17 December

1903: Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft.
1927: U.S. Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg suggests a worldwide pact renouncing war.
1944: U.S. approves end to internment of Japanese Americans. U.S. Major General Henry C. Pratt issues Public Proclamation No. 21, declaring that Japanese American “evacuees” from the West Coast could return to their homes effective January 2, 1945.
1778 Birthday: Humphrey Davy, English chemist who discovered the anesthetic effect of laughing gas.

State Timelines:

Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Minnesota:
1849: Minnesota Territory organized
1858: Admitted to Union
1884: Iron mining began in Vermillion Range
1916: Large steel mill opened in Duluth