VGS Latest News & Tips: 7 April 2017

Reminder:
Today: April 7, 2017

British Genealogy SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at the Lake Miona Recreation Center

Gen News:

How to Research Your Family Tree - 7 Beginners Genealogy Tips to Get Started:

Mommy Blog Expert
"Are you curious and want to learn about your ancestors? If your personal experience turns out to be anything like mine,  you'll want to be prepared to step into an exciting new world."
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Genealogy Success Story: DNA Finds A Surprise Family Member:

Florida Jewish News
"In February of 2015, my husband Mitch decided to search for his birth mother. Adopted as an infant, he had always been very committed to his loving adoptive parents and saw no need to look for his birth family. But, after the death of his adoptive parents, he came to realize that he would like to know about his birth family after all."
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Who Should You Include in Your Family Tree?

Amy Johnson Crow
"Adoptive parents. Step-children. Half-siblings. Previous spouses. It doesn’t take long for a “simple” family tree to not be so simple. As you’re compiling your family tree, who should you include? "
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Tech:

How to Pin an External Drive to the Windows Taskbar:

How-to-Geek
"Do you have an external drive connected to your Windows computer and would like to access it from the Taskbar? Here we show you a workaround that will allow you to pin it to Taskbar."
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Skip the Amazon Echo: The Amazon Tap Is Cheaper and Better:

How-to-Geek
"The Amazon Tap is $50 cheaper than the full-size Echo, and thanks to a recent update, you can use it in hands-free mode just like its more expensive counterpart. It’s even portable, so you can take it with you. So at this point, there’s very little reason to buy the full-size Echo, when the Tap is cheaper and more useful."
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Education:

Do-Good Genealogy: 9 Exciting Volunteer Opportunities:

Ancestral Findings
"Looking for ways to give back to the genealogical community that's given you so much? Today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast, I’ll give you a list of nine genealogical volunteer opportunities."
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