Reminders:
Today: January 6, 2017
Today: January 6, 2017
British Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at the Lake Miona Recreation Center
Gen News:
Ellis Island History & Immigration Facts:
GenealogyBank"In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about Ellis Island and its history as an immigrant inspection station for 62 years. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.”"
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5,000-Year-Old Nativity Scene Found in Egypt:
Seeker"Ancient cave art in the Egyptian Sahara desert depicts two parents, a baby and a star in the east."
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Eight Things That Made Us Proud To Be Irish In 2016:
Irish Post"LIKE every year, 2016 had its ups and downs — perhaps rather more downs than we might have hoped for. But there were many events which lifted our spirits and made us proud to be Irish."
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Tech:
How to Enable Sharper, High Resolution Uploads for Facebook Videos and Photos:
How-to-Geek"If you’ve noticed a big difference between the quality of the photos and videos on your phone and the versions you upload to Facebook, you’re not imagining things: by default, the Facebook mobile clients upload photos and videos using lower quality settings. Let’s fix that."
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What Is a “Microsoft Account”?
Ask Leo"Many people are confused by the concept of a “Microsoft account”. Microsoft introduced it around the time of Windows 8; with the arrival of Windows 10, they’re pushing the concept even harder."
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Education:
5 Minute Find: Adding a Quick Link to Your Ancestry Home Page:
Ancestry"The My Quick Links section of your Ancestry home page is an easy way to get to specific collections and to your favorite genealogy websites. This short video shows you how you can add your own links."
Watch video... 5.09 minutes
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