VGS Latest News & Tips: 19 April 2017

Reminders:
Today: April 19, 2017
Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 AM
Today: April 19, 2017

Mid-Atlantic States SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Defender Room at the Lake Miona Recreation Center
Presentation: "Delaware and Washington D.C. Research"

Today: April 19, 2017

New to Genealogy SIG Meeting

2:30 PM in the Chateaugay Room at the Chatham Recreation Center

Presentation: "Using the Internet for Research"

Tomorrow: April 20, 2017

New England Genealogy SIG Meeting

Noon in the New Smyrna Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center

Gen News:

DNA Testing Solves Mystery of Young Girl Who Disappeared on Titanic:

Ancestry
"DNA solved a 70-year-old question of whether Loraine Allison survived the Titanic crash. Many have wondered what happened to the two-year-old little girl who disappeared from the crash more than 100 years ago."
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AncestryDNA Genetic Community List of Surnames:

Ancestry Insider
I was playing with this new feature but I did not see the list of Associated Last Names. Would you tell me where to find it please?
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Smokey Robinson: Tracking a Common Name 

Ancestry
"Motown legend Smokey Robinson grew up in Detroit, “Motor City”, and he remembered his maternal grandmother fondly, but he knew nothing about his maternal grandfather. Fortunately, his mother Flossie’s death certificate gave us both her parents’ names. His grandmother, who he knew as “Rivers”, was actually Ella Mae Warr. Unfortunately, his grandfather had the far more common name of Benjamin Smith."
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Tech:

What’s the Difference Between Notepad and WordPad in Windows?

How-to-Geek
"If you’ve been trained on Microsoft Word since you started using a computer, maybe you’ve never looked at those other writing options in Windows. Notepad and WordPad are both developed by Microsoft itself, and included in every copy of Windows. Don’t dismiss them out of hand—while neither are as powerful as paid software in the same niches, they might just do for you."
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How to Change Your User Profile Picture on a Mac:

How-to-Geek
"You see it every time you log into your Mac: your profile picture. If you’re like most people, you picked it way back when you set up your laptop, but how do you change it now?"
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Education:

Home is Where the Records Are: How to Mine Your Closets for Genealogical Gems:

Ancestral Findings
"In today’s episode, I’ll talk about how to following your family tree without leaving the house (or logging on). Learn more about ancestors from your own walls, furniture, photos and other genealogical gems."
Listen now... 8.43 minutes