Friday, June 2, 2017

VGS Latest News and Tips: June 2, 2017

Gen News:

Photo Mystery: Who are these female service members during WWII? 

Ancestry
"How many people does it take to solve a picture mystery? The answer in this case is the right one."
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Turn Major Life Events into Family History Moments:

FamilySearch
"Many of the most meaningful and important moments in our lives can be recognized only in hindsight, like that chance meeting that eventually led to an engagement ring, that one classroom lesson that started you on a lifelong career path, or the random recipe you tried one night that turned into a long-standing family tradition."
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DNA Kits Keeping Genealogy In Forefront:

The Daily Gazette
"Pride of ancestry never possessed my soul."
"It's an early 20th century line uttered by a wealthy politician looking to gain favor with the working class. I always liked it, and felt as though it summed up the way I felt about my ethnicity. Yet, I was curious. and while I often feigned my disinterest - and some of the time it was genuine -- I never seriously engaged in researching my family tree. Until now."
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Tech:

An iPhone Switcher’s Guide to Choosing Your First Android Phone:

How-to-Geek
"So you’ve been thinking about dabbling in that water for a while now. You’re wondering, “what’s life like on the other side?” Switching from iPhone to Android can be daunting, though, because you have so much more choice—how could you possibly choose from so many phones? We’re here to help."
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How to Enable Click To Play Plugins in Google Chrome:

How-to-Geek
"Chrome no longer supports any plugin except Flash, and even Flash won’t run automatically unless you give it permission. However, Chrome’s new click-to-play behavior is a little different from the old behavior."
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Education:

How to Find Family Members for Homeless Genealogical Artifacts:

Ancestral Findings
"Did you get a family heirloom that doesn't belong to your family? Here's how to find it 's true owner and why you should do it."
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