Thursday: August 3, 2017
Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:
1:00 PM in the Daytona Room
at the Sea Breeze Recreation CenterGen News & Announcements:
Our Daily Blog Goes Weekly: Re-posted from yesterday...
The EditorRecently I conducted a poll to gather information about continuing our blog in the current format on a daily basis. Being an all volunteer organization, it requires a lot of time and research to continue a blog in a daily format. Also our blog was not as popular as we had hoped when it began in January of 2015.
Some survey results...
We had 76 people respond to the survey. Of those 76 responses...
87% said that they have learn great things from the blog and that it should continue.
83% responded that a weekly blog post would work for them.
Therefore, effective tomorrow, Saturday July 29th will be our first weekly post. For those who receive it by email you will continue receiving it in that format. For those who go to our website, you will find it exactly in the same place on our website.
Thank you to all who support the VGS Blog.
This “Genealogy” Site is Openly Sharing Your Personal Details Online: Here’s How to Remove Them:
Family History DailyHere at Family History Daily we have spent a great deal of time researching free genealogy sites. While large paid websites can offer a wealth of information to family history researchers, there is a growing selection of no-cost genealogy databases available online that provide just as much value. These sites, which are generally made available through the work of dedicated organizations, local governments, and volunteers provide a staggering amount of data that would be nearly impossible to access otherwise.
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History in Living Color:
MyHeritageA new trend has emerged — people are taking old black and white photos and meticulously adding color to them. In some cases, the colorized photos look so modern, you’d guess that they’re from our times, instead of being decades old.
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New York Online Genealogy Records:
FamilySearch"A Guide to New York Online Genealogy Records for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth, marriage, death, census, church, military, immigration, and naturalization records. This chart shows links to statewide collections."
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Online Germany Genealogy Records by State:
FamilySearch"Links to German online genealogy records by state currently available on FamilySearch.org"
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Review: GreetingStory™ Cards from PassItDown™
GenealogyBargain"Once a card is completed and given back to the family historian, the Pass It Down platform is used to preserve and share the family story. I found the website intuitive and easy-to-use. I had to create an account, agree to a basic Terms and Services, and then I could customize my profile with a photo and bio."
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Creating a Family Health History:
OwnYourHealth"A family health history is a record of health information, such as illnesses and conditions, present in your family. Usually, your doctor will want to know of any health concerns in your immediate family (birth mother, birth father, full and half siblings) and extended family (grandparents, aunts and uncles), but you should note any condition or illness of any family member if you think it could be helpful for your doctor to get a well-rounded picture of your health."
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Citrus County Genealogical Society August Meeting:
CCGSThe Citrus County Genealogical Society will meet August 8 at 10:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3474 W. Southern St., Lecanto. The topic is “Cemetery Transcriptions and Headstone Cleaning.” The program will be presented by Nigel Rudolph, Public Archaeology Coordinator, Florida Public Archaeology Network, Central Regional Center, USF Department of Anthropology. Guests are welcome to attend, For information go to www.citrusgenealogy.com or call Mary Ann Machonkin at 382-5515
Program Note:
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns to PBS with a new season on October 3rd to explore the fascinating family trees of popular figures including Ana Navarro, Bernie Sanders, Garrison Keillor, Mary Steenburgen, Scarlett Johansson, Ted Danson, William H. Macy, and others!Tech:
RootsMagic Essentials:
RootsMagic"RootsMagic Essentials is a free genealogy program that contains many core features from the award-winning RootsMagic family tree software. Downloading RootsMagic Essentials is absolutely free and is the easiest way to start tracing your family tree!"
Learn more and/or download the software...
Editor's Note: The full version sync's directly to ancestry.com
Education:
"Genealogy is the most wonderful of pastimes. I love it, and you should, too. There are endless reasons why. Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the western world, as more and more people discover the exhilarating and slightly addictive nature of ancestor hunting. It’s like an ongoing mystery with clues you have to discover and then put together to come to conclusions about your family’s past."
Listen now... 12.22 minutes
Upcoming Webinars:
"Introducing the identity of ‘The West Country’, its geography and history over the centuries, this class guides the family historian through the wealth of historical records available both online and in archives and libraries to add the ‘flesh to the bones’ of the names of ancestors on your family trees, including some fascinating details that can be uncovered about the places they lived, their occupations and the distinctive features, identity and character of the West Country. Case studies of some notable individuals from the counties are provided as well as some records of those individuals who never hit the headlines."
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Kirsty Gray
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"The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, has announced its free family history classes and webinars for August 2017. There are 22 of them. Participants can attend in person or online. Many of the August classes teach how to research records in Great Britain, China, and Prussian Poland, to understand DNA, and to use documents and photos to preserve memories. Some classes are also in Spanish. See the full schedule below. Mark your calendars for events you want to join so you don't forget." This is the only post on these webinars.
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"RootsMagic’s TreeShare for Ancestry will let you move data between your RootsMagic files on your computers and your personal Ancestry online trees. You can transfer people, events, notes, source citations, and even pictures between the two systems."
Education:
Why I Love Genealogy (And You Should, Too!)
Ancestral Findings"Genealogy is the most wonderful of pastimes. I love it, and you should, too. There are endless reasons why. Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the western world, as more and more people discover the exhilarating and slightly addictive nature of ancestor hunting. It’s like an ongoing mystery with clues you have to discover and then put together to come to conclusions about your family’s past."
Listen now... 12.22 minutes
Upcoming Webinars:
Tracing Your West Country Ancestors:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"Introducing the identity of ‘The West Country’, its geography and history over the centuries, this class guides the family historian through the wealth of historical records available both online and in archives and libraries to add the ‘flesh to the bones’ of the names of ancestors on your family trees, including some fascinating details that can be uncovered about the places they lived, their occupations and the distinctive features, identity and character of the West Country. Case studies of some notable individuals from the counties are provided as well as some records of those individuals who never hit the headlines."
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Kirsty Gray
Learn more or Register for this webinar...
Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for August 2017:
FamilySearch"The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, has announced its free family history classes and webinars for August 2017. There are 22 of them. Participants can attend in person or online. Many of the August classes teach how to research records in Great Britain, China, and Prussian Poland, to understand DNA, and to use documents and photos to preserve memories. Some classes are also in Spanish. See the full schedule below. Mark your calendars for events you want to join so you don't forget." This is the only post on these webinars.
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