VGS News & Tips: 9 January 2016

Reminders:
Today: January 9, 2017

Family Tree Maker Uses SIG Meeting

1:00 PM in the Patriot Room at the Mulberry Grove Recreation Center

Tomorrow: 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"

Gen News:

Prepare Before Attending a Genealogy Conference:

Granite Genealogy
"It’s that time of year – genealogy conferences are springing up all over. I remember the very first time I attended a conference and felt like I was the only person in the world who did not know what was going on! I had not done a very good job of preparing myself for the experience. What I have learned over time is that there are some simple steps you can take to make your experience a great one."
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10 Things Every Family Historian Should Do Once a Year:

MyHeritage
"There is never enough time to achieve everything we would like in our family history. In the rush to find new information, sometimes critical activities get forgotten. So, at least once a year, it is important to take stock and check that we have not missed anything important, to consider what we now need to do what is important and to make New Year resolutions to work on our family history in a smarter way, and to have fun while we are doing it — otherwise what’s the point?"
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Correspondence for Family History- An Essential Art:

Ancestor Puzzles

"Family history correspondence has been one of the most useful things that I have done in my genealogical journey.  If you can find family members that have an interest in family history, it really pays to write them a query.  I wrote last week of my correspondence with my cousin, Margaret Arthur of Ocala, Florida and the discoveries related to photos in my family albums."

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Tech:

How to Scan Printed Photos Onto Your Phone With Minimal Quality Loss:

MUD

"There are plenty of apps that purport to scan your photos, but few do the job as well as Google’s Photo Scan. The free app, available for Android and iPhone users, guides users through the process to get a perfect scan by taking a snapshot with your phone camera."

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Forget the Facebook App: Use the Mobile Site for a Less Annoying Experience:

How-to-Geek
"Facebook’s Android and iPhone apps aren’t great. The iPhone app has had bugs that cause it to drain battery in the background, and it could be using up to 20% of your battery on Android. What’s more, Facebook once even reportedly made its Android app crash on purpose once."
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Education:

5 Minute Find: Using the Sons of the American Revolution Applications:

Ancestry
"The Sons of the American Revolution is a lineage society for men who descend from a patriot of the Revolutionary War. Their applications are filled with clues we can use to research our own patriot ancestors."
Watch video...  4.54 minutes