VGS Reminders: 12 - 16 June, 2017

Reminders:

Monday: June 12, 2017

Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting

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

Tuesday: June 13, 2017

Genealogy Writers SIG Meeting

2:30 PM in the Destin Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Topic: "Open Discussion: Newspaper Databases and other Resources."

Gen News:

Norwegian or English? DNA Ancestry Predictions:

Kitty Cooper
"My third cousin Irene (found with DNA) complained to me via email that her ethnicity results at 23andMe were very different from Ancestry; what was going on? Irene’s recent ancestry is known to be half Norwegian (my side) and half Scottish with some Irish (about 6% expected) mixed in."
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How to Use the Library of Congress' New Sanborn Maps for Genealogy:

GenealogyInsider
"Have you heard the news about the Library of Congress’ new digital Sanborn maps? Nearly 25,000 maps are now online, with more to be added over the next three years for a total of 500,000."
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Murder in Matera: One Woman’s Quest to Uncover a Family Mystery:

Ancestry
"Thirteen lucky years ago I began searching for my great-great-grandmother, Vita. As a child I had heard stories of Vita Gallitelli, how she and her husband, Francesco Vena, had committed a murder in Southern Italy. How she had escaped to America with her two sons in 1892, settling in my future hometown of Jersey City, New Jersey."
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Tech:

Five Things You Should Do Before Selling Your Android Phone:

How-to-Geek
"Selling your old phone should be a simple, straightforward process. And really, for the most part, it is—if you know all the proper steps. If you don’t, fret not—we’ve got you covered."
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Can a Short Circuit Damage a Hard Drive?

How-to-Geek
"There are few things that can compare with the sinking feeling you get when you go to turn your computer on and it quickly dies a moment later due to hardware problems. With that issue in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a stressed-out reader’s question."
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Education:

Irish Naming Patterns: Discover Your Irish Origins from Names in a Family:

Ancestral Findings
"Irish naming patterns were very precise for about two centuries. Here's how you can use the patterns to find your Irish ancestors."
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Webinar:

How Harry Potter Can Teach You About DNA:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"Pop culture contains well-known family trees that genealogists can utilize to get younger generations interested in genealogy. These family trees also contain relationships that can be utilized to teach genealogists of all ages about genetic genealogy. For example, the family tree in Harry Potter – one of the most widely recognized pop culture family trees – can be used to educate genealogists about Y-DNA, mtDNA, and atDNA."
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
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What Now? Your Next Steps with Autosomal DNA Testing:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"So you have had your autosomal DNA tested- now what?! Come learn in 45 minutes what would take you hours to read about online, and leave armed with enough information to start making your DNA work for you."
Friday, June 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Diahan Southard
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