VGS Latest News and Tips: May 15, 2017

Exhibit Hall at NGS2017
From all accounts attendees had a great time, learned a lot and are exhausted...

Reminders:

Tomorrow: May 16, 2017

Italian Genealogy SIG Meeting

1:00 PM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Topic: VP Annette Lyttle will present a session on "Finding Ancestors Through Free Online Newspapers."

It's the 15th of the Month! Have you backed-up your data recently?

Gen News:

Longtime Correspondent On DNA: ‘It’s Been Fun'

Altoona Mirror
"There’s been no more faithful reader of “Roots & Branches” than Eric “Rick” Bender, now of New Mexico but with long Pennsylvania roots.
and now he’s turned to DNA to try and disentangle — and maybe even extend — those roots."
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How to Know What Genealogy Records are Available at the County Level:

Genealogy Decoded
"Have you ever looked for a birth or death certificate among the county records, only later find out that they weren't created during that year?  Had you only know this BEFORE you started researching you could have saved yourself a bunch of time."
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New Historic Records On FamilySearch: Week of May 8, 2017:

FamilySearch
"This week's publications brought more newly browsable images from the Cook Islands and The Czech Republic in addition to the usual indexed images from El Salvador, Peru, Florida, and the ..."
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Tech:

Everything You Need to Know About iPhone Live Photos:

Lifewire
"Live Photos is an Apple technology that allows a single photo to both be a still image and, when activated, include a few seconds of motion and audio. Imagine an animated GIF with audio, automatically created from your pictures, and you'll have a decent idea of what Live Photos are."
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Do These 12 Things First When You Get a New iPhone:

Lifewire
"When you get a new iPhone—especially if it's your first iPhone — there are literally hundreds (maybe even thousands) of things to learn how to do. But you need to start somewhere, and that somewhere ought to be the basics."
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Education:

How Much of the Original White House is Actually Left?

Ancestral Findings
"There is very little of the original White House left. Built in 1792, it has suffered three disasters over the past 200 years. In this episode of the Ancestral Findings Podcast, I’ll talk about how much is left of the original."
Listen now... 4.57 minutes