Reminders:
Monday: May 8, 2017
Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Patriot Room at the
Mulberry Grove Recreation Center
Tuesday: 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?"
Note: New Location with Wifi access
Topic: "Where Are You in Your Research?"
Wednesday: May 10, 2017
Irish Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Osceola Room at the
Chula Vista Recreation Center
Thursday: May 11, 2017
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Reliance
Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center
Topic: "The Rise of Prussia--the History of Germans in Northeastern Europe" -- presented by Bernie Guenther
Friday: May 12, 2017
Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting
Cancelled
Gen News:
Gifts from My Dutch Heritage:
FamilySearch"I stood on a dike in the small village of Andijk, my ancestors’ home, looking out at the rough sea. It was easy to imagine my ancestors, hundreds of years earlier, preparing for an approaching gale. I was standing on a strong, modern dike. But in their day, only an earthen dike protected their homes from the rising waters—homes built on land they had reclaimed from the sea years before."
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The Cast And Crew Of The New Musical "Anastasia" Took Their Own Journey To The Past With AncestryDNA:
Hello Giggles"Most fans of Anastasia fans know the real life events that inspired the myth from which the animated film — and now brand new musical! — are based. The tragic demise of the ruling Romanov family at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1918 Russia is a story that everyone’s heard, thanks to the popularity of Anastasia."
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AncestryDNA for Adoptees: Search Strategies:
Ancestry"DNA testing has been a boon to adoptees searching for members of their birth family. When paper records don’t exist or are unavailable, DNA can still reveal family relationships and is often the best hope adoptees have of finding their biological family. "
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Tech:
How to Remove a Password From a PDF File:
How-to-Geek"Some PDFs are encrypted with a password, which you’ll need to enter each time you want to view the document. You can remove the password to save yourself some inconvenience if you’re keeping the PDF in a secure location."
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How to Install Desktop Themes on Windows 10:
How-to-Geek"Windows 10’s Creators Update adds themes to the Windows Store, making it easy to customize your desktop with new backgrounds, sounds, and colors. These are the same types of desktop themes originally offered in Windows 7."
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Education:
Using Naturalization Records as a Link to the Past:
Ancestral Findings Podcast"Are you starting to look into your family's history? On today’s episode, I’ll give you some information on naturalization and how the process has changed throughout the years."
Listen now... 8.55 minutes
Webinars:
New York City and State Governmental Vital Records by Jane Wilcox:
"New York is a notoriously challenging state to find birth, death and marriage records. Navigating New York City and State governmental vital records requires a "quick sheet" to make sure you have looked in every possible place to find the indexes and the records. Civil registration jurisdictions need to be clearly understood and considered, plus the key dates for laws and regulations that give context to what was actually collected, and when. And importantly, learn what is accessible today and how to order records. We'll also explore examples for using the records."
May 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
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