Monday, February 20, 2017

VGS Latest News & Tips: 20 February 2017

Reminders:
Tomorrow: February 21, 2017
Italian Genealogy SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center

Gen News:

A Guide To Understanding Catholic Records:

FindMyPast
"Our Catholic Heritage Archive is a ground breaking project that will eventually see as many as 100 million Catholic records published online for the first time ever. Since this is a new record set, we've put together this comprehensive guide to understanding your search results."
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After 75 Years, WWII Soldier’s Lost Dog Tags Make It To Rock Hill Family:

The Herald
"During World War II training in the Arizona desert in 1942, Army soldier James Thompson lost his dog tag."
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Pentagon Launches Effort To Solve A Baffling WWII Mystery:

ABC News
"The Pentagon is launching efforts to solve a baffling World War II mystery: whether dozens of U.S. sailors listed as missing from a ship disaster were actually recovered and buried all along as unknowns in a New York cemetery."
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Tech:

How to Install macOS Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10:

How-to-Geek
"Whether you want to occasionally test a website in Safari, or try out a little bit of software in the Mac environment, having access to the latest version of macOS in a virtual machine is useful. Unfortunately, you’re not really supposed to do this—so getting macOS running in VirtualBox is, to say the least, tricky."
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How Do You Convert an Unknown Media File Type to MP3?

How-to-Geek
"If you have a media file with an unknown extension type, then getting it to easily play in your favorite media player can be a frustrating experience. Should you convert the file or is there a better solution? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post helps a reader deal with a problematic media file."
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Education:

FamilySearch Indexing: Get Started!

YouTube
"Interested in learning how to index with FamilySearch? Watch this video and learn how easy it is to download our FamilySearch Indexing software and register to become an indexer!"
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Free British Isles Research Seminar:
Family Search
FamilySearch is offering a FREE British Isles Seminar on March 13 through March 17 and you can either attend at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City or ONLINE!
You need to register to attend.
Read the FamilySearch Wiki article HERE...
Download the event Brochure HERE...

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