VGS News & Tips: 19 January 2016

Reminders:
Today: January 19, 2017

New England Genealogy SIG Meeting

Noon in the New Smyrna Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center

Tomorrow: January 20, 2017

Scandinavian Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Clearwater Room Sea Breeze Recreation Center

Gen News: (Adoption Day)

Adoptee Testing: A Study

The Genetic Genealogist

"In April, I will be an invited keynote speaker at the 38th Annual American Adoption Congress International Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. In that keynote, I want to provide adoptees with information about how DNA can help them (for many this will undoubtedly be their first introduction to the power of DNA). However, I also wanted to share the experience of adoptees who test in the databases today."
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DNA Testing For Adoptees: 2017

Judy G. Russell
"There isn’t a week that goes by that the question doesn’t come in to The Legal Genealogist.
“I am adopted,” the question begins. Or, perhaps, “I don’t know who one of my parents is.”
And, the question continues, “can DNA testing really help?”
The answer, of course, is yes.:
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What is DNAadoption.com?

DNAadoption.com
"This is the repository for documentation about using your DNA results. While the site was originally conceived of for adoptees, it is proving to be useful for genealogy as well. Our goal is to help you find the answers you are looking for through the use of DNA testing and more traditional adoption search methods.  Many people have been searching for years without success and are asking the question: Can DNA testing really help me? The answer (honestly) is “possibly”."
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Tech:

How to Download Movies and Shows From Netflix for Offline Viewing:

How-to-Geek
"After years of being on people’s wish lists, Netflix has finally started rolling its most oft-desired feature: the ability to download movies and shows for offline viewing. For the time being, this option is only available on mobile devices—smartphones and tablets that run iOS and Android—but you can start using it now."
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How to Add and Configure an External Display to your Mac Laptop:

How-to-Geek
"If you use a MacBook, you can add an external display to give yourself more screen real estate. A second display can really help your productivity and make everything feel a little less cramped."
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Editor's Note: Using two display monitors makes documenting genealogy research so much easier.

Education:

5 Minute Find: Your Civil War Ancestors in Historical Perspective:

Ancestry
"Want to put your Civil War ancestors in historical perspective? Spend 5 minutes with Anne Gillespie Mitchell and learn how to read the newspapers your ancestors read and gain a new perspective."
Watch Video...  4.32 minutes...