VGS Latest News & Tips: 11 April 2017

Reminders:
Today: April 11, 2017

Genealogy Writers SIG Meeting

2:30 PM in the Churchill Downs Room in the Pimlico Recreation Center

Tomorrow: April 12, 2017

Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the Chula Vista Recreation Center
Presentation: "Ship Passenger Records" by Mary Alice Wildasin

Online registration is now open for the 2017 FGS Conference in Pittsburgh!

FGS Conferences are open to all to have an interest in finding their past. Whether you are beginning your genealogy adventure or have been at it for decades, join fellow genealogists and family historians Aug. 30—Sep. 2, 2017 in Pittsburgh. The FGS 2017 National Conference, “Building Bridges to the Past,” will inspire you and enrich your family history.
Read all the details on the FGS Voice Blog.
or
Register now.

Gen News:

Library Acquires Unknown Susan B. Anthony Letters Found In Old Barn:

University of Rochester
"The picture most people know of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the women’s suffrage movement in America is one painted in broad strokes and grand designs. Beyond the vision, grit, and heroism, however, the workaday details of how the movement was actually run—the backroom negotiations, convention planning, grassroots organizing—are largely unknown to history."
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Centennial Anniversary of WWI Battle of Vimy Ridge:

Ancestry
"As the largest dominion in the British Empire, Canada entered the war when Britain declared war on Germany and her allies on August 4, 1914. Over the course of the next four years, Canada raised more than 600,000 men and women for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)."
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Simple Steps to Preserve Your Precious Family Memories:

FamilySearch
"Almost every family has a collection of papers and artifacts that provides glimpses into their family story. These collections can include anything from great-grandpa’s war medal to a 200-year-old original birth certificate to a photo the family took last summer."
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Tech:

Do USB Keyboards Only Send Signals or Do They Receive Them Too?

How-to-Geek
"Most of us never give much thought to our keyboards as long as they work well, but if you stop to think about it for a moment, do they only send signals to our computers or is there an active back-and-forth process at work? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question."
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Should You Throw Away All of Your Tech Product Boxes?

How-to-Geek
"The packaging that all of your fancy toys came in is no longer just packaging—it’s a part of the product, and many argue that keeping boxes and other packaging can help you sell the item in the future. But is it absolutely necessary to keep all of your tech product boxes?"
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Education:

English Settlers in Barbados:

Ancestral Findings
"The English have a long history in Barbados. It was one of the largest and most important English colonies for centuries. Join me today’s episode, and I’ll talk about how the connection started"
Lesson now... 7.43 minutes