VGS News & Tips: 10 January 2016

Reminders:
Today: January 10, 2017

Genealogy Writers SIG Meeting

2:30 PM in the Churchill Downs Room in the Pimlico Recreation Center
Topic: Styles of Writing for Memoir, Biography and Family History"

Tomorrow: January 11, 2017

Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the Chula Vista Recreation Center

Gen News:

New Year’s Genealogy Resolution – Hey, Look, ANCESTOR:

DNAeXplained
"Sometimes, I find myself researching haphazardly without direction, and I don’t seem to ever get anything “done,” as if there is such a thing in genealogy.  This is the genealogical equivalent of “SQUIRREL” aka “ANCESTOR.”
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FamilySearch 2016 Genealogy Highlights:

FamilySearch
"Did you make a genealogy discovery online in 2016? Then you are most likely the beneficiary of the efforts of FamilySearch International, a leader in providing free, global family history services. FamilySearch has released a 2016 year-end summary highlighting some of its efforts to connect families across generations."
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New York Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records:

State of NY
"Welcome to the New York State Vital Records web site. The Vital Records Section of the New York State Department of Health files certificates for births and deaths that occur in New York State outside of New York City and for marriage licenses issued in New York State outside of New York City. Also on file are divorce records for all of New York State since 1963. The Vital Records Section provides qualified applicants with certified copies of the certificates associated with these events. Uncertified copies of older certificates are available for genealogy research."
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Tech:

How to Migrate Your Windows Installation to a Solid-State Drive:

How-to-Geek
"Many older (or cheaper) Windows laptops come with traditional mechanical hard drives—which these days, are pretty outdated and slow. Upgrading to a new, super fast solid state drive (or SSD) is the surest way to speed up an old computer. There’s one problem: moving your Windows installation can be tricky, especially since SSDs are often smaller than their traditional hard drive counterparts.
However, there is a way to migrate your Windows 7, 8, or 10 installation to an SSD without reinstalling Windows. It takes a few extra steps, but a lot less time."
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How to Stop Skype from Running in the Background on Windows 10:

How-to-Geek
"Windows 10 now signs you into Skype automatically, making you available so you’ll always receive messages and incoming calls. If you’d rather not be signed into Skype all the time, here’s how to sign out."
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Education:

5 Minute Find: Finding the Stories in the Records:

Ancestry
"Do You Hear What the Records Are Saying? You’ve copied the facts from that new record, but have you heard the story it’s trying to tell? Join Juliana for 5 minutes for tips on teasing those stories out of the records you’ve found."
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