VGS Reminders: 19 - 23 June, 2017

Reminder:

There are no meetings scheduled for the upcoming week.

Gen News:

Family History Goes to School:

Ancestry
"The final weeks of the school year can trigger anxiety, especially if project deadlines are involved. If younger students are stumped about how to complete an assigned project, consider whether family history could be the key to their success."
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50 Genealogy Tasks You Can Do In 15 Minutes or Less:

Occasional Genealogist
"This is the 50th post on this blog so I'm celebrating with 50 suggestions. Since this blog is for Occasional Genealogists, these suggestions can be done in 15 minutes or less, or I suggest how to do them in multiple sessions of 15 minutes or less."
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Want Better Newspaper Search Results? Get an Attitude:

The Ancestor Hunt
"If you’ve read any prior articles or tips, then you know that the quality of the scanned newspaper as well as the OCR process dictate the quality of the search index.  And when you are searching for words or combinations of words, you essentially are trying to match your search criteria against that index.
Here’s a news flash – the search index for older newspapers, especially, may not be very good.
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Tech:

How to Put Together Your First Smarthome (Without Getting Overwhelmed):

How-to-Geek
"If you want to make your home a little smarter, but aren’t sure where exactly to start, we’ve got you covered. Here are the best starter smarthome gadgets, and how to find ones that will work well together in your house.
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The Best Stuff Google Announced at I/O 2017, In a Nutshell:

How-to-Geek
"Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, is happening now in Mountain View, California. The company unloaded a slew of new features at the keynote, and we’ve been sifting through the debris to find the coolest stuff worth talking about."
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Education:

Fun Tips for Getting Your Children Involved in Genealogy:

Ancestral Findings
"Do you wish your children were interested in genealogy like you? They can be. All you have to do is use the right techniques with them. These tips work on almost any kid."
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Webinars:

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."
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL
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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?"
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Dear MYRTLE, Russ Worthington
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