Surprising New Details about My Mayflower Pilgrim Ancestors:
GenealogyBank"As I have mentioned in previous posts, like many of you I am descended from some of the original Mayflower Pilgrims. One of these Mayflower ancestors is Francis Eaton (1596-1633), a carpenter, who came to the New World with his family in 1620."
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How to Do Genealogy on the Cheap, the Right Way:
The Occasional Genealogist"Here's a well-known fact among successful genealogists, and a little-known fact among the unsuccessful, genealogy is expensive. Luckily it isn't an expensive hobby like golf. You can spread your expenses out into little bits (this will slow your research, but that's ok)."
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An Australian Treasure Chest: New National Archives Hub Opens In Canberra:
Canberra Times"More than 100 kilometres of shelf space and room for nine kilometres of audio visual records have come online at the newest home of Australia's national treasures."
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What Is This HDMI ARC Port on My TV?
How-to-Geek"If you look on the back of your TV, you’ll likely see a few HDMI ports—but one of them may be labeled ARC, or something similar. This is no ordinary HDMI port. HDMI ARC can greatly simplify your audio cabling needs and setup if you know where to look for it and how to implement it."
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How to Recover Your Forgotten Gmail Password:
How-to-Geek"As one of its earliest services, Gmail remains the cornerstone of Google’s online presence. So when you forget your Gmail password, and I don’t want to overstate things here, it’s basically like you’re an Internet ghost haunting the halls of your former life."
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Education:
Using Military Records to Construct Family Trees:
Ancestral Findings"Military records can be excellent sources for breaking down genealogy brick walls. Here's how to find and use military records to solve genealogy mysteries."
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Today's Webinar Reminder:
Virtual Family Reunions: Super Easy, Super Fun:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"DearMYRTLE & Cousin Russ demo how to set up a Google Hangout in 10 minutes and answer the following questions: 1. Must we use Google accounts? 2. What about advanced advertising? 3. Where to post the link to join the panel? 4. Where to embed the video before the event starts? 5. What if some members are in the same room, and provide remote access to the rest of the family? 6. What if our guest speaker is not in the same room as our family? 7. What equipment is required? 8. Where is the video archived? 9. Can we make the video private, unlisted or public?"
Today, June 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Dear MYRTLE, Russ Worthington
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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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