VGS Latest News & Tips: 28 April 2017

Gen News:

NJ Resource Spotlight: Burial Cards for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Newark, N.J.

DiscoverURHistory
"Have you ever traveled the Garden State Parkway in Essex County, New Jersey? If so, you may recall passing through a rather large cemetery. Headstones appear on both the north and south sides of the Parkway."
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How to Order the SS-5 Form in 10 Easy Steps:

GenealogyLab
"Have you ever wondered how to move another generation back in your family tree?  Have you tried obtaining your ancestor’s SS-5 Form application?  The social security number was created in 1936 to help track how much money people were making.  If the ancestor you are trying to move past was alive and working during this time period, odds are they applied for a social security number by completing the SS-5 application.  You can find a great deal of first-hand information off of your ancestor’s SS-5 application—like their parent’s actual names!"
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Notes on “Getting the Most Out of Historical Records at FamilySearch.org”

Peter's Family History Notes
"Given at the AGS Conference in Edmonton on 22 April 2017."
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Tech:

How to Delete a Facebook Post?

How-to-Geek
"Facebook, as a social network, is a bit crazy. You’re interacting with hundreds of people at the same time; your main connection being that you’ve probably met them at least once. Unless you have your page locked down, everyone from your “psychic” aunt to your high school buddies are free to weigh in on everything you say."
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How to Optimize Google Chrome for Maximum Privacy?

How-to-Geek
"Chrome includes quite a few features that send data to Google’s servers. We don’t recommend you disable all these features, as they do useful things. But, if you’re concerned about the data Chrome sends to Google, we’ll explain what all the various settings do so you can make your own decisions."
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Education:

Joining a Surname Study: Where to Find Them and What You Can Get Out of Them:

Ancestral Findings
"Have you heard of surname studies? These most basic of genealogical study groups can actually yield a lot of good information, especially in the age of DNA. Join me today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast and I'll show you where to find them can how to use them."
Listen now... 7:54 minutes