VGS Latest News and Tips: 13 July 2017

Reminder:

Today: July 13, 2017

German Genealogy SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center
Topic: No formal presentation.  Concentration will be on member success stories & brick walls plus updates on genealogical sites and methods.

Tomorrow: July 14, 2017

Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room at the Savannah Center
Topic: "Using Third Party Online Tools"

Gen News:

Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors with FamilySearch:

FamilySearch
"The history of many countries—including the United States and Canada—is filled with stories of immigrants, which, for many of us, means that our individual family histories are also filled with them. Your immigrant ancestors might have come from Italy a couple of generations ago or from England a few centuries ago—or you might even have both of those varieties of immigrants on your family tree. While the specifics of our immigrant ancestors may look different, the existence of immigrant branches on our family trees is something most of us have in common."
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I’m Afraid Of Sharing Too Much With Friends:

Genealogy Jen
"It was July. My friends and I were at the lake, sitting in the sand, near the shore. I wasn’t surprised by their looks as I finished talking. All three women stared at me. At least one in the group had her head cocked slightly. I know that baffled, twenty four degree angle, head tilt well. It was followed by puzzled wrinkles forming above her eyebrows.
There was silence as my last phrase was left hanging mid-air."
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Stand Up For Records Access!

Judy G. Russell
"On May 22, 2017, President Trump released more details about his proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget. Overall there were cuts to many of the programs that genealogists regularly use. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is targeted for a $16.6 million reduction in addition to the elimination of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), an archival grant making arm of the National Archives which provides local and state funding in the preservation of essential historical materials making them more accessible to the public. Since 1964 NHPRC has provided grants to every state and you can view a detailed list for the last thirty years at https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/projects/states-territories."
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Tech:

Why Does the Home Button on My iPhone 7 Feel Weird?

How-to-Geek
"If you’ve just bought an iPhone 7, one of the first things you’ll notice is that the Home Button feels a little different. The iPhone 7’s Home Button isn’t like any that have come before: it isn’t even a real button."
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Why Does My iPhone 7 Plus Have Two Cameras?

How-to-Geek
"Apple isn’t the first manufacturer to put two cameras on their phone (LG, HTC and Huawei all beat them to it), but Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus is the first to really make a splash. But what’s the advantage of this shiny new two-camera setup? Let’s have a look."
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Education:

Identifying Old Photographs: How to Do It and How It Can Help Your Research:

Ancestral Findings
"Learning how to identify the time period and people in old family photos is an art. It is also a worthy genealogical endeavor. Here's how to do it correctly."
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