VGS Latest News & Tips: 8 May 2017

Reminders:

Today: May 8, 2017

Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting

1:00 PM in the Patriot Room at the Mulberry Grove Recreation Center

Tomorrow: May 9, 2017

Genealogy Writers SIG Meeting

2:30 PM in the Destin Room Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Note: New Location with WiFi access
Topic: "Where Are You in Your Research?" 

Gen News:

The WPA and Its Impact on Family History:

Legacy Tree Genealogists
"What do the Bryce Canyon Airport Hangar in Bryce Canyon, Utah, the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California, and the Norfolk Botanical Garden in Norfolk, Virginia, all have in common? They are all Works Progress Administration (WPA)."
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A Different U.S.Census Record Set:

Peggy Lauritzen
"Once again, I learned something I didn't know that I didn't know."
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Legacy Family Tree Webinars Prove To Be Helpful:

Altoona Mirror
“Distance programming,” usually called webinars in the genealogy world, has been a real growth in genealogy education during the last decade or so.
For many local, regional and state genealogical societies, they have been a way to cut the costs of genealogical programming (since they don’t have to fly in, feed and lodge the webinar presenters) and even enhance the quality of that programming with nationally known speakers."
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Tech:

How to Make Your Twitter Account Private:

How-to-Geek
"By default, when you Tweet, you’re broadcasting it to the world. You could make a bad joke to your 170 followers, get on a plane, and by the time you land, find out your Tweet went viral and now you’re out of a job—that’s literally what happened to Justine Sacco. Whatever you say on Twitter is in the public record. That is, unless you make your Twitter account private."
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How to Stop Windows 10 From Automatically Updating Hardware Drivers:

How-to-Geek
"Windows 10 automatically installs updates, including new versions of hardware drivers. But you can block Windows Update from installing driver updates, if you like. Early versions of the Creators Update included an easy graphical option to change this setting on Windows 10 Professional, but Microsoft decided to remove it."
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Education:

Prison Records and Your Genealogical Research:

Ancestral Findings
"Do you have an ancestor who was in prison? You should investigate their prison records. In today’s episode I’ll tell you why, as well as where to look for these records. "
Listen now... 7.17 minutes