Tuesday, June 20, 2017

VGS Latest News and Tips: 20 June 2017

Gen News:

Native Organizing, Part 2: Sorting Photos with Custom Tags in macOS:

Organizing Photos
"In my last post, Native Organizing Part 1: KISS Your Photo Workflow System, I went over a few reasons why it’s great to have a simple system for your working with your photos. I was glad to see the relief that many readers felt about this point of view because it’s really not about how fancy your software is – it’s about knowing where you photos are…right?"
Continue reading...  (Continued from yesterday)

Do I Need a Family Tree If I Take a DNA Test?

The Occasional Genealogist
"Yes, I do use DNA. I spend hours and hours using DNA.
It mostly gives me more questions and no answers.
But it's still really cool (otherwise, I wouldn't spend hours on it).
Continue reading...

Family Tree Maker 2017 Latest Update

Software MacKiev
GAME PLAN FOR RESUMING SYNCING
"We have tested syncing and it works well as confirmed by beta testers and some volunteer test drivers who tested as well. Syncing for beta testers is already open (they are testing preview builds of Test Drive 2.0)  But we have decided to hold off opening syncing to test drivers until Monday until further tree safety features can be put in place."

Tech:

Is Now a Good Time to Buy a PC Monitor?

How-to-Geek
"Whenever you plan a new purchase, you want to make sure you’re buying it at an ideal time—nobody wants to be the sucker who put a down payment on that brand new sports car a month before it was replaced with a new model. So it is with PC monitors…albeit on a slightly smaller scale. So, is now (summer 2017) a good time to purchase one or more for that perfect desktop setup?"
Continue reading...

How to Deal With Bad Photos on Facebook:

How-to-Geek
"Not everyone is model pretty and capable of posing perfectly on a split second’s notice. For most mere mortals, photographs can be a risky business. If you’re caught mid-word, after a few drinks or, God forbid, while you’re dancing, no amount of work in Photoshop can ever save the photo."
Continue reading...

Education:

Using Cemetery Records to Uncover Unknown Ancestors:

Ancestral Findings
"Cemetery records, particularly burial records, are invaluable genealogical resources for discovering unknown ancestors. In this episode I'll show you how to find and use them."
Listen now...  4.37 minutes

Today's Webinar Reminder:

Beating the Bushes: Using the GPS to Find Jacob Bush's Father:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"Eli Bush's grandfather was reported to be Daniel Bush, but was his father Jacob? Witness the research process unfold as land, probate, census, tax lists, and church records are correlated. Watch out for pitfalls such as different men with the same name and other red herrings."
Today, June 20, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL
Learn more or Register for this webinar...

Webinar Series:

Are you thinking about (or dreaming about) a research trip to Washington, DC? 

Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
Here’s a webinar series you can’t miss: four presentations on how to do research in our nation’s capital. They are free and open to the public, but you must register individually for each webinar using the links provided.

The first is “A Genealogist’s Tour of the Nation’s Capital” with Shannon Combs-Bennett on Thursday, 22 June 2017, at 8 p.m. Eastern.
Shannon is a staff genealogist for the Colonial Dames 17th Century and the author of A Genealogist’s Guide to the Washington, DC Area.

On Thursday, 20 July 2017 at 8 p.m. Eastern, Darryn Lickliter will present “The DAR Library: Resources for Genealogists.”
Darryn is Chief of Genealogy and Director of the Library for the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

The third webinar is Tuesday, 22 August 2017 at 8 p.m. Eastern. It will be “NARA Nuggets: Genealogy in the Archives” with Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL.
Judy is The Legal Genealogist and a popular speaker on a variety of genealogy topics.

The final webinar in the series is Monday, 18 September 2017 at 8 p.m. Eastern. Angela Packer McGhie, CG, will present “Introduction to Researching at the Library of Congress.”
Angela is a professional genealogist who has spent hundreds of hours researching in Washington, DC, repositories.

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