Thursday, April 27, 2017

VGS Latest News & Tips: 27 April 2017

Gen News:

Finding Roots Close to Home:

Ancestry
"Lancaster, Pennsylvania has a long and storied past. It served as the United States capitol for a single day during the American Revolutionary War. Thaddeus Stevens and former United States president James Buchanan both called it home."
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Concepts – Percentage of Ancestors’ DNA:

DNAeXplained
"A very common question is, “How much DNA of an ancestor do I carry and how does that affect my ethnicity results?”
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What To Do Once You Have Your DNA Test Results:

Family Tree Tips
"So you’ve just received your chosen DNA Tests results. Now what? A lot of people don’t realise that you can do a lot more with the raw test results than what is shown on any of the sites that test DNA."
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Editor's Note: This post will be repeated from time to time as more people are being tested.

Latest News on Family Tree Maker 2017:

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Tech:

How to Use and Tweak Reader Mode in Safari?

How-to-Geek
"The web can be an ugly place. Sites with useful information can also be cluttered with sidebars, advertisements, and popups asking you to subscribe to a newsletter."
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How to Take Ownership of Files and Folders in Windows?

How-to-Geek
"If you’ve ever been denied access to a file or folder in Windows, chances are you need to take ownership of them with your user account. Here’s how."
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Education:

How to Use Family Lore to Discover the Real Stories:

Ancestral Findings
"How true are your family's legends? Most have at least a grain of truth in them. Here's how to use family stories as jumping off points to get the real truth behind the legends of your ancestors."
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