VGS Reminders: 10 - 14 July 2017

Reminders:

Monday: July 10, 2017

Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting

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

Tuesday: July 11, 2017

Genealogy Writers SIG Meeting

2:30 PM in the Destin Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center

Thursday: 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.

Friday: 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:

FamilySearch Digital Records Access Replacing Microfilm:

FamilySearch
In case you missed this announcement...
"FamilySearch, a world genealogy leader and nonprofit, announced recently its plans to discontinue its 80-year-old microfilm distribution service. The transition is the result of significant progress made in FamilySearch’s microfilm digitization efforts and the obsolescence of microfilm technology."
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Why FamilySearch Is Ending Microfilm Rental & How to Get Genealogy Records Now:

FamilySearch
"For 80 years, the FamilySearch Family History Library (FHL) has made its enormous stash of microfilmed genealogy records available to researchers through an inexpensive rental service through local FamilySearch Centers. That's about to change:"
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New DNA Webinars Coming From Legacy Family Tree’s “Webinar Subscriber Summer Spectacular!”

The Genetic Genealogist
"Legacy Family Tree announced today their “2017 Webinar Subscriber Summer Spectacular!“, a summer-long release of 28 new webinars from six different genealogists in six different areas (researching in archives, DNA, Texas, U.S. census records, photo restoration, and the Revolutionary War). The first batch, from Melissa Barker, are going live today."
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Editor's Note: Have you used our special subscription offer to Legacy Webinars? If not ask for more details HERE. You must be a VGS member.

Tech:

How to Switch to VoIP and Ditch Your Home Phone Bill Forever:

How-to-Geek
"You can enjoy the convenience of a whole-house phone line without shelling out your hard earned money to your local telecommunications provider. Read on as we show you how to ditch the phone bill, keep the land line, and enjoy free local and long distance calling in the process."
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How to Turn Off (or Customize) Sound Effects in Windows:

How-to-Geek
"Windows plays a startup sound and other sound effects regularly, and they can get obnoxious. They’re especially annoying on Windows 7, where Windows plays a click sound every time you switch folders in Windows Explorer. You can disable them entirely—or even set custom sound effects, if you prefer."
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Education:

The War of 1812 and the Indian Wars: A Double Conflict:

Ancestral Findings
"Some military service records from the War of 1812 are for soldiers who did not actually fight the British at all. They were mainly southern soldiers who were fighting wars with the local Indians at the time. Yet, they received War of 1812 credit and pensions. Why was this the case?"
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Webinars:

Google Books: The Tool You Should Use Every Day!

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"25 million digitized and searchable free books are at your fingertips. Learn how to make the most of this goldmine chock full of historical data! "
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Lisa Louise Cooke
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Tips for Snapping Pics: How to Take Perfect Family Photographs

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"Make your next family portrait the one you will be proud to hang on the wall or mail for the holidays. Learn from professional photographer, Jared Hodges, how to compose and shoot the perfect shot. You will learn about proper lighting, the right poses, what to wear, and more."
Friday, July 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Jared Hodges
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Free Book Offer:

FREE DOWNLOAD: Preserving Your Family’s Oral History and Stories:

Thomas MacEntee
"Summertime and it is the season for FREEBIES! Lately I’ve been working on some digitization projects at home involving family history so I wanted to make one of my most popular books – Preserving Your Family’s Oral History and Stories – available for FREE!"
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