VGS Latest News and Tips: May 23, 2017

Reminders:

Tomorrow: May 24, 2017

Brick Wall SIG Meeting

8:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center

Tomorrow: May 24, 2017

General Monthly Meeting

10:00 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center

Topic: Our guest speaker is Donna Bachowski "Forget Me Not: Preserving Legacies with EPOCH"

Gen News:

The Secret Hiding on the 1840 U.S. Census:

My Kith N Kin
"There is a secret hiding on the 1840 U.S. census. On the back of this census, the enumerators recorded those who were receiving..."
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Library and Archives Canada Acquires 80,000 Maps And Documents From The Canada Lands Survey Records Collection:

Library And Archives Canada 
"The CSLR collection is made up of records such as plans, field notes, diaries and correspondence that were officially deposited and registered under unique survey numbers. Canada Lands include, but are not limited to, Territorial Lands, Offshore Lands, National Parks and most Indigenous lands."
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What Sources You Should Be Looking At In 15th-17th Century English Research:

Family Tree Tips 
"Most people can trace their tree back to at least the 1800s using conventional methods such as Birth/Marriage/Death and Census records but not many realize they can go back a lot further than this using other record collections. Most records still need a visit to an Archive especially older more specialist ones as they aren't often digitized, and when they are they haven’t always been transcribed to be searchable. Your best bet for sources are:"
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Tech:

What Do Windows 10’s Basic and Full Telemetry Settings Actually Do?

How-to-Geek
"Windows 10 includes a telemetry service that automatically sends diagnostic and usage data about your computer to Microsoft. These settings have caused a lot of controversy since Windows 10’s release, but what do they actually do?"
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How to Post 360 Degree Photos to Facebook:

How-to-Geek
"If you've ever scrolled through your Facebook feed and noticed that someone posted a 360-degree photo, they probably didn't use a special 360 camera, but rather just their phone. Here’s how you can take your own 360 photos with your smartphone and post them to Facebook for all to enjoy."
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Education:

How to Research the Birthplaces of Your Ancestors:

Ancestral Findings
"Locating the birthplaces of your ancestors is an important part of genealogy. It can open up whole new lines of research to you."
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