Wednesday, July 26, 2017

VGS Latest News and Tips: 26 July 2017

Reminders:
Today: July 26, 2017
Brick Wall SIG Meeting
8:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Today: July 26, 2017
General Monthly Meeting
10:00 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Topic: Podcast: "10 Tools for Your Genealogy Research That You Never Thought You'd Need"Topic: "Latest Update on Leesburg Library and FamilySearch Microfilm"
Presentation: 
“Reconstructing a Life: Chasing Uncle William through the Wilds of Cyberspace.” by VP Annette Burke Lyttle

Gen News:

4 Places for Missouri Research: Tips from Pro Genealogist Kathleen Brandt:

Amy Johnson Crow
"If your genealogy research takes you to Missouri, professional genealogist Kathleen Brandt has 4 places you need to check out. Show me the records! (It is the Show Me State, after all... )"
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Ask Ancestry Anne: Where Is My Native American DNA?:

Ancestry Anne
"Question: I recently had my DNA analyzed and was surprised when the results did not show any evidence of my Cherokee connection.
Would the traces of the Native American heritage be so minute that they would not be evident anymore?
Answer: The short answer is yes!
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Working at Ancestry:

The Editor
I often hear people talk about the high expense of an ancestry.com and how difficult can it be to put some documents online. Here is a list of 104 job opportunities that ancestry is currently advertising. Maybe this will give you a better incite into what makes this company function.
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Tech:

How to Sort Facebook by “Most Recent” (Instead of “Top Stories”)

How-to-Geek
"By default, Facebook doesn’t show you everything. Instead, it decides what it thinks you want to see based on the things you like, comment on, and what kind of media Facebook wants to promote. If you’d rather see everything, in chronological order, the way Facebook used to be, here’s how to do that."
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Facebook Stole Twitter’s Best Feature and No One Noticed:

How-to-Geek
"It’s the most famous number on the internet: 140. That’s how many characters you can use in a tweet, and it’s as core to Twitter’s brand as #hashtags, Trending Topics, and ignoring harassment victims."
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Education:

Surname Studies: How They Can Help You Find Your Ancestors...

Ancestral Findings
"Often, one of the first places people start looking when they begin their genealogy research is into their surnames. There seems to be a natural desire among beginning genealogists to discover more about their surnames, including their origins, and how many other people in the world share it. There is a common belief that those who share the same surname must surely also share a common ancestor somewhere."
Listen now... 6.43 minutes

Webinar Reminder:

Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech of How to Do It:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"E-mail newsletters, Facebook groups, Google Hangouts, Twitter hashtags, and family Instagram accounts are great places to start a family storytelling challenge, award prizes for who knows the most about Grandma and post pictures for a caption contest. You'll leave with a plan for making your family history fun and strengthening your current family relationships."
Today, July 26, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Janet Hovorka
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