Saturday, April 29, 2017

VGS Reminders: 1 - 5 May 2017

President Adams with guest speaker Dennis Michael Desmond
24 Apr 2017
Reminders:
Monday: May 1, 2017
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting:
10:00 AM in the MacArthur Room at the Eisenhower Recreation Center
Topic: "New York City Resources"
Wednesday: May 3, 2017
French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting:
9:00 AM in the Julio Iglesias Room at the La Hacienda Recreation Center
Thursday: May 4, 2017
Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:
1:00 PM in the Daytona Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Friday: May 5, 2017
British Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at the Lake Miona Recreation Center

Gen News:

Declaration of Independence Discovery Stuns Experts:

FoxNewsTech
"Harvard researchers were initially skeptical when a database project indicated that an extremely rare parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence was in a small records office in Southern
England."
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The New Legacy Family Tree 9 Is Here!

LFT
"NEW! Hinting, FindAGrave.com tools, Stories, Hashtags, DNA Charts and More"
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Editor's Note: Be sure to watch the 7 minute video for more information.

Mobile Conference App Now Available for the NGS 2017 Family History Conference:

NGS
"The Mobile Conference App for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2017 Family History Conference is now available. This conference will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 10‒13 May 2017."
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Tech:

How to Turn Off AirDrop on Your iPhone (So You Don’t Get Unsolicited Photos)?

How-to-Geek
"AirDrop is a very useful way to transfer local files between iOS devices, but if you have it improperly configured, it’s a bit of a privacy risk. Let’s configure it properly so you don’t end up with strange photos from strange people—even if you don’t use AirDrop, it’s easy to misconfigure it, so follow along anyway to ensure you’ve got the optimum settings."
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How to Delete a Post from Your Instagram Account? 

How-to-Geek
"There are many reasons you may want to remove a post from your Instagram account. Maybe it’s an old photo that doesn’t fit in with all the great photos you’ve been posting recently. Maybe a friend has asked you to remove it because they’re striking an unflattering pose, or maybe it just didn’t get enough likes. Whatever the reason, here’s how to do it."
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Education:

Using eBay to Further Your Genealogical Research:

Ancestral Findings
"Have you ever considered using eBay to research your family history? Believe it or not, it's an excellent resource. Here's how to use it to your best advantage."
Listen now... 5:45 minutes

Webinar:

Take Me Back to Where I Belong: Transportation Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau:

LFT Free Webinar
"The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands are full of data reflecting newly freed slaves and their adapting to life after the Civil War. Among the lesser known records are those reflecting the movement of families in the years between 1865 – 1872."
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
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Discover the new Legacy Family Tree 9:

LFT Free Webinar
"Geoffrey D. Rasmussen is a dynamic genealogy speaker on all forms of genealogy technology, and as host of the Legacy Family Tree webinar series, has spoken virtually to nearly 100 different countries. He has authored books, videos, articles, and websites, and develops the Legacy Family Tree software program."
Friday, May 5, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
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FGS Conference 2017 Scholarship Winners:

Correction on Scholarship Winners and Alternates
Scholarship Winners:
1.  Diane Starr
2.  Lynn Dawson
3.  Diana Ricigliano
4.  Kathryn Larson
5.  Fran Into
6.  Mary Frances Gerace
7.  Donna Koeppel
8.  Jerry Maynard
Alternates:
1.  Karen Pickelsimer
2.  Ruth Wible
3.  Carol Mrak 
4.  Charlene Sue Hutchman

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