VGS Latest News and Tips: May 31, 2017

Reminder:

Tomorrow: June 1, 2017

Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:

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

Gen News:

Setting the Record Straight: Ancestry and Your DNA:

Ancestry
"Ancestry has released updated Terms and Conditions. These changes apply to all AncestryDNA customers, past and future. The changes that are most relevant to the discussion below can primarily be found in Section 3 The AncestryDNA Service."
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My Genealogy Results from Multiple DNA Tests:

GenealogyBank
"OK. Results are in.
I now have DNA testing results from three of the major DNA testing companies: FamilyTree DNA, AncestryDNA and GPS Origins.
My initial reactions:"
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In Good Company:

Emily Anne Croom
"Need a hand circumventing those pesky brick walls? Turn to elusive
forebears’ clusters of friends, relatives and neighbors for clues to your own ancestral ties."
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Tech:

Does Facebook Own My Photos?

How-to-Geek
"Like clockwork, every couple of months some “fact” about Facebook goes viral. Facebook is going to start charging you money! Copy and paste this status or Facebook will cook your children! As soon as you upload them, Facebook owns your photos!"
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How to Make All Your Past Facebook Posts More Private:

How-to-Geek
"When you post on Facebook, you can choose who will see that post, as well as all future posts. However, what if you want to limit who can see all the posts you’ve made in the past? Facebook has a setting to do just that."
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Education:

Identifying the Era of a Photo By its Type:

Ancestral Findings
"Identifying your family photographs starts with identifying what type they are. The type of photograph can reveal the era in which it was taken. In this episode of the Ancestral Findings Podcast… I’ll talk about when you know the era… it can be easier to ID the people."
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Today's Webinar Reminder:

The Great War: Researching Your World War I:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"Researching your World War 1 ancestors can be challenging. With the losses of records by fire in St. Louis in 1973 and stricter privacy laws; this lecture focuses on ways to reconstruct military service for family who served their country including records of draft registrations, war casualties, troop manifests, and many other related records."
Today, May 31, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Michael L. Strauss, AG
Learn more or Register for this webinar...