VGS Reminders: 3 - 7 April 2017

Reminders:

Monday: April 3, 2017
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting:
10:00 AM in the MacArthur Room at the Eisenhower Recreation Center
Topic: Diane Jacobs: "Preview of the IAGJS Conference in Orlando"

Wednesday: April 5, 2017

French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting:

9:00 AM in the Julio Iglesias Room at the La Hacienda Recreation Center

Thursday: April 6, 2017

Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:

1:00 PM in the Daytona Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center

Friday: April 7, 2017

British Genealogy SIG Meeting

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

Gen News:

Scandal! Dealing With Skeletons In Your Family Tree:

My Heritage
"I still remember my verbal response to the very first family scandal I ran across in my research. “WHAAAAT?!!!” The 1893 newspaper article was lit up inside a banged-up old microfilm reader and began answering a long list of questions I had had for years concerning my great grandfather, Andrew J. Fisher, and his wife, Jane."
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17 Years of Research Being Flushed Down the Toilet:

Ancestry Insider
"One of my RootsTech reports drew this comment from a reader:
Dear Ancestry Insider
The last paragraph on data innovation really struck home with me. I am 68 years old and have 5 family trees with the largest one having over 90,800 names, 15,400 obits, and numerous wedding announcements and anniversaries, etc. No one in my family has any interest in genealogy. I can see my 17 years of research being “flushed down the toilet” when I am incapable of maintaining my trees. I have basically quit my research because it seems pointless."
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Don’t Let Your Research Be Flushed Down the Toilet:

Ancestry Insider
"The Monday Mailbox, “17 Years of Research Being Flushed Down the Toilet,” drew lots of great suggestions on ways Larry—or anyone else—can preserve your research before you are gone."
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Tech:

Restore Smart Searches to OS X Finder's Sidebar:

Lifewire
"The Finder sidebar has undergone quite a few changes since OS X Snow Leopard. While we hope that the Finder sidebar will receive some badly needed refinements in the near future, there is no reason to wait to gain back some of the productive tools that were lost with the release of OS X Lion and subsequent versions of OS X."
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How to Download Netflix TV Shows and Movies for Offline Viewing:

Lifewire
"Netflix's extensive lineup of commercial-free, on-demand TV show episodes and movies makes it super convenient to watch something anywhere, anytime. In November of 2016, Netflix made it even more convenient to watch shows and movies by giving users the option to download them so they could watch them offline."
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Education:

The Top Three Reasons You Should Donate Your Genealogy Research to a Society:

Ancestral Findings
"Have you ever considered donating your genealogical collection to a society? Today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast, I’ll give you three reasons why you should, as well as how to choose the best one for your research and heirlooms."
Listen now... 5.47 minutes

Webinars:

Preserve, Share, and Search Your Digital Pictures with Google Photos:

Legacy Family Tree
"Got digital images? Get an in-depth look into Google's newest photo service - Google Photos. Learn best practices for managing, sharing, searching, enhancing, and preserving your digital photos. Learn how to access your collections via your computer, smart phone, or tablet."
Presenter: Geoff Rasmussen
April 5, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
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Exploring AncestryDNA’s New Genetic Communities:

Legacy Family Tree
"Did you missed this live webinar event that explored the new AncestryDNA "Genetic Communities?" It quicky filled up with 1,000 attendees, but you can watch it now for FREE until April 4th."
Watch now...
Editor's Note: I'm in one "Highly Likely" Community! My wife is in one "Highly Likely" and one "Likely" Community.