Reminders:
Monday: January 9, 2017
Monday: January 9, 2017
Family Tree Maker Uses SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Patriot Room at the
Mulberry Grove Recreation Center
Tuesday: 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"
Topic: Styles of Writing for Memoir, Biography and Family History"
Wednesday: January 11, 2017
Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the
Chula Vista Recreation Center
Thursday: January 12, 2017
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the
Late Miona Recreation Center
Topic: Hank de Cilia "German Evolution in Europe"
Friday: January 13, 2017
Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room
at the Savannah Center
Topic: "A Comparison of DNA Testing Companies"
Topic: "A Comparison of DNA Testing Companies"
Gen News:
"As a genealogist, what do you want to find in your stocking this year? You don’t even have to have been good! No elf-on-a-shelf is watching – I promise!"
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Editor's Note: 2017 will bring many changes in DNA for genealogy. Maybe some of these ideas will actually be some of them.
"We scan our old family photos to digitally preserve the images of our family history. The photos inspire us to ask important questions of our elders and tell important stories to our children. That is, as long as we can find the photos after we scan them."
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"We have reached the final month of 2016. Most people are looking forward to the holidays and looking back at what they accomplished this year. We count our blessings and begin creating goals for the new year. For some, the goal of breaking down a brick wall or adding more people to their family tree is on the list. Perhaps there are unanswered family questions to be answered. Whatever the goals, we know with genealogical and military research, we are never finished."
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Tech:
"For the most part, it is no mystery what the various openings on the outside of our computer hardware are for—most are ports. But what about that oval port that doesn’t match your usual cables? Sometimes it has a “lock” symbol next to it; other times it doesn’t. Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question."
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"The answer depends on the reason you made a backup in the first place.
Let’s look at some of the reasons, and the implication of each on what’s more formally called “data retention”."
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Education:
"You can download a GEDCOM file of any of your trees on Ancestry.com. Here is how to do it.
Note that a GEDCOM file will export all sources included in your tree but not media files associated with your tree."
Watch video... 4.04 minutes
"Tips and Tricks to Organizing Your Genealogy:"
Presenter: Shannon Combs-Bennett
More information & to register...
January 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
"Legacy Family Tree for Complete Beginners"
Presenter: Geoff Rasmussen
More information & to register...
The Genealogist’s Stocking:
DNAeXplained"As a genealogist, what do you want to find in your stocking this year? You don’t even have to have been good! No elf-on-a-shelf is watching – I promise!"
Continue reading...
Editor's Note: 2017 will bring many changes in DNA for genealogy. Maybe some of these ideas will actually be some of them.
What is Metadata?
Ancestry"We scan our old family photos to digitally preserve the images of our family history. The photos inspire us to ask important questions of our elders and tell important stories to our children. That is, as long as we can find the photos after we scan them."
Continue reading...
Writing Stories from the Heart:
Ancestry"We have reached the final month of 2016. Most people are looking forward to the holidays and looking back at what they accomplished this year. We count our blessings and begin creating goals for the new year. For some, the goal of breaking down a brick wall or adding more people to their family tree is on the list. Perhaps there are unanswered family questions to be answered. Whatever the goals, we know with genealogical and military research, we are never finished."
Continue reading...
Tech:
What Is the Oval Hole on Computer Hardware For?
How-to-Geek"For the most part, it is no mystery what the various openings on the outside of our computer hardware are for—most are ports. But what about that oval port that doesn’t match your usual cables? Sometimes it has a “lock” symbol next to it; other times it doesn’t. Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question."
Continue reading...
How Long Should I Keep My Backups?
Ask Leo"The answer depends on the reason you made a backup in the first place.
Let’s look at some of the reasons, and the implication of each on what’s more formally called “data retention”."
Continue reading...
Education:
5 Minute Find: How to Download Your Tree from Ancestry.com
Ancestry"You can download a GEDCOM file of any of your trees on Ancestry.com. Here is how to do it.
Note that a GEDCOM file will export all sources included in your tree but not media files associated with your tree."
Watch video... 4.04 minutes
Upcoming Live Webinars:
January 11, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern"Tips and Tricks to Organizing Your Genealogy:"
Presenter: Shannon Combs-Bennett
More information & to register...
January 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
"Legacy Family Tree for Complete Beginners"
Presenter: Geoff Rasmussen
More information & to register...
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