VGS Latest News & Tips: 27 March 2017

Reminders:

Monday: March 27, 2017

Technology SIG Meeting:

10:00 AM in the Destin Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Topic: "Automated Webpage Software for the Genealogist"

Meeting Announcement
The Citrus County Genealogical Society will meet April 11 at 10:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3474 W. Southern St., Lecanto. The speaker, Annette Burke Lyttle, a nationally known genealogy lecturer, will talk about “Finding Your Family’s Story in Free Online Newspaper Archives.” Beyond birth, death and marriage notices, historic newspapers can provide information that brings your ancestors and their world to life. Many of these newspapers are available on line at no cost. Learn how to find and use these valuable resources. Guests are welcome to attend. For information go to www.citrusgenealogy.com or call Mary Ann Machonkin at 382-5515.

Gen News:

The McGuire Method – Simplified Visual DNA Comparisons:

The Genetic Genealogist
"EDITOR: Last summer while co-teaching a DNA course at IGHR, one of the students in the class had some questions about a mystery she was trying to solve in her own family. While discussing the brick wall, Lauren McGuire showed me a chart she had created with all the test-takers and their relationships to each other. Unlike most other methods of displaying names, relationships, and shared DNA, this chart was incredibly efficient and easy to understand. All the information was right there! It was dubbed “The McGuire Method” by the class, and it remains my favorite way to display shared cM data among a group of individuals."
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The Key To Curing Disease Could Lie In Iceland's Genes:

CNN
"Since the Vikings settled there more than 1,200 years ago, Iceland's population has remained relatively cut off from the rest of the world, leading to an extremely homogenous gene pool."
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MyHeritage Genealogy and DNA Results Described on Fox News:

Dick Eastman eogn.com
"Genealogy and especially using DNA in genealogy research received a lot of positive publicity on American television yesterday morning."
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Tech:

How Long Will a File’s Copy Remain in File History After It Is Deleted From Windows 10?

How-to-Geek
"If you have decided to make use of Windows 10’s file history capabilities, how long will a saved copy of a file remain in the backup folder if you decide to delete the original? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question."
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Turn Up Your TV’s Backlight—Not the Brightness—to Make It Brighter:

How-to-Geek
"If your television’s picture is looking a little dim, you might be inclined to head into the settings and bump up the “brightness”. But that’s actually the wrong setting to mess with."
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Education:

How to Research Your Hessian Soldier Ancestors:

Ancestral Findings
"Do you have Hessian soldiers in your ancestry? Do you suspect you might? On today’s episode, I’ll talk about what you need to know about them, and how to research their origins. "
Listen now... 7.11 minutes