VGS Latest News & Tips: 2 February 2017

Reminders:
Today: February 2, 2017

Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:

1:00 PM in the Daytona Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center

Tomorrow: February 3, 2017

British Genealogy SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at the Lake Miona Recreation Center

Gen News:

AncestryDNA – The Irish Connection:

Ancestry
"Recently my friend Harry asked me if I could look at his AncestryDNA Ethnicity Estimate, as he was a little puzzled by the results. The puzzle for him was he had a fair amount of Irish in his estimate even though he wasn’t aware of any Irish ancestors. I asked him if he had any Scottish ancestry and it turns out his mother is from Edinburgh. In Harry’s case, my hypothesis was that his 37% Irish could be due in part to his Scottish ancestors."
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Genealogy 101: Birth Certificate Alternatives

GenealogyBank
"Things don’t always go as planned with your genealogy research. Sure, it seems like a given to use a birth certificate to prove an ancestor’s birth – but what if there is no available birth certificate for that time and place?"
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DNA Shared Between Two People Checklist:

Family Tree Tips
"Whether you are looking up the percentage you share between a known relationship or have just got back your DNA results and want to know what the possible relationships are between you and your matches the checklist below will help you figure out the possibilities."
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Tech:

How to Take Good Self-Portraits and Selfies:

How-to-Geek
"I take a lot of self-portraits. My mother says I’m very pretty and that the world needs more pictures of me, and since I’m normally the one holding the camera, no one else is going to do it. Here are some tips for taking better portraits of yourself."
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What’s New in Windows 10’s Creators Update, Arriving Spring 2017:

How-to-Geek
"The Windows 10 Creators Update–also known as Redstone 2–is due to hit PCs in Spring 2017. Like other updates to Windows 10, it’s free, and includes a host of new features."
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Education:

Irish Genealogy - Part 5 - Websites with American Records continued

Finding Grandpa

"This is part 5 in a series of 9 videos called "Building the Bridge Back to Ireland". Using various websites to find documents that might show where in Ireland your ancestors are from, and where to look once you get "across the pond"."

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