VGS Latest News & Tips: 12 April 2017

Reminders:
Today: 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

Tomorrow: April 13, 2017

German Genealogy SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center

Presenter: Dale Heins "Genealogical Data Entry Standards and Citing Your Sources"

Gen News:

What’s New: Importing Pictures from Facebook and Instagram to FamilySearch.org:

FamilySearch
"When I visited my grandma a while back, she told me she had accidentally deleted the internet and needed me to help her reinstall it. Hmmm. Turns out she had actually just deleted the Internet Explorer icon on her desktop! So, imagine my surprise just a few days later when she liked one of my photos on Instagram."
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Find A Grave:

FamilySearch
"Many of you had strong feelings about Ancestry’s new design of Find A Grave. You can see it at www.gravestage.com."
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Genealogy 101: #17 The 1940 U.S. Census:

GenealogyBank
"One of the first sources family historians learn about is the census. In April 2012, the U.S. National Archives released the 1940 U.S. Census to the public, more than 3.8 million pages, after the mandatory 72-year waiting period. (The first federal census was taken in 1790.)"
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Tech:

How to Find and Keep Up with All Your YouTube Subscriptions:

How-to-Geek
"It used to be so simple. If you liked a video, and wanted to see more videos like it, you’d click the “Subscribe” button. The next time that channel put out a video, you’d see it on the homepage."
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How to Get Free Money From Google By Answering Quick Surveys:

How-to-Geek
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a search engine in possession of a good fortune must be in want of more data. If you want to earn some extra money (in the form of Google Play Credit), Google will give you some in exchange for answering a few occasional survey questions."
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Education:

What is a Haplogroup and What Can It Tell You About Your Family Tree?

Ancestral Findings
"When you get your DNA tested for genealogy, you will often see the term "haplogroup" come up. What is a haplogroup and how does it pertain to your family tree?"
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