VGS Latest News & Tips: 6 February 2017

Reminders:

Today: February 6, 2017 Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting:10:00 AM in the MacArthur Room at the Eisenhower Recreation Center

Topic: "Exploring My Ancestors' European Roots - a 2012 Summer Odyssey" - Charlie Jacobson

Gen News:

Family DNA Searches Seen as Crime-Solving Tool, and Intrusion on Rights:

New York Times
"Authorities say that the recovered DNA could hold the key to solving the case if state officials authorize what is called familial searching, which allows investigators to search criminal databases to identify likely relatives of the offender."
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Genealogy Success Story: Hurt-Filled, But Important Revelations:

Heritage
"If you've seen Neil Simon's brilliant comedy, "Brighton Beach Memoirs," you will likely remember the character Kate saying "Max Green will be at our table. He's the one whose wife died of 'tuberculosis' (said in a whisper)."
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“The Photo Detective” Offers Clues for Using Historical Family Photos in Research:

Ancestry
"Maureen Taylor shared tips with us on the best ways to preserve old family photographs and how to use them to uncover more clues about your family history."
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Tech:

How to Take Good Pictures of Your Pets:

How-to-Geek
"With that said, let’s look at how you can suffer through and take good pictures of your pets (or at least, try to)."
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Is Snapchat Really Deleting My Snaps?

How-to-Geek
"Snapchat is a chat app and social network that’s super popular with millennials and teens. It’s main feature is that every “Snap” (aka photo or video) is automatically deleted after a certain amount of time."
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Education:

Irish Genealogy - Part 8 - Websites With Irish Records

Finding Grandpa
"This is part 8 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". Part 8 is the first half of Websites With Irish Records, where I discuss several different websites that might have records on your Irish Ancestors."
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