VGS Reminders: 17 - 21 July, 2017

Reminders:

There are no meetings scheduled this coming week.

Gen News:

The Easy, Low-Tech Way to Label Scanned Photos:

Amy Johnson Crow
"You’ve scanned some family photos. Great! But who is in them? With file names like IMG_1092.jpg, it isn’t readily apparent who is in the photo. How can you label scanned photos? You can embed the data into the metadata of the file, but there are two problems with that: time and access. It takes time to type all that up. And what happens when you email that photo to a cousin? Will they figure out how to read that metadata?"
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Missouri Digital Heritage:

MDH
"More than 9 million records can be accessed through Missouri Digital Heritage, including the collections of the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri State Library and other institutions from across the state."
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The ‘Secret’ Details in the 1940 Census You May Be Missing:

Family History Daily
"The 1940 census of the United States is a particularly exciting one for genealogists for a number of reasons — the most obvious being that is was only indexed and released for public consumption a few years ago. The new records gave many of us a special chance to add vital new details to the our ancestors’ stories."
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Tech:

How to Fix a Block of Text That’s In All Caps:

How-to-Geek
"DON’T YOU HATE IT WHEN YOU ACCIDENTALLY HIT CAPS LOCK?"
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Do I Need New HDMI Cables and Gear for My New 4K TV?

How-to-Geek
"If you’ve purchased a new TV recently, the salesperson might have pitched you on the idea that you need the newest whiz-bang HDMI cables or auxiliary components to get the most out of that screen. But do you actually need all that new stuff to take advantage of new features? Possibly—so let’s look at when new cables or gear are called for."
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Education:

Why Citing Sources is Crucial in Genealogy and How to Do it Right:

Ancestral Findings
"Did you know that citing your sources is a crucial part of proper genealogical research? Here's why you should do it, and how to do it correctly."
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Webinars:

Analyzing Documents Sparks Ideas for Further Research:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"Taking the time to analyze documents for reliability, context and information can provided useful clues. Using these clues to map out a research plan can advance your research."
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Angela Packer McGhie, CG
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The Firelands, The Connecticut Western Reserve, and the Ohio Territory:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"The northeastern lands of Ohio are aptly named “The Firelands”, and “The Western Reserve”. How did they come to be called that? And, what connection do they have to the northeastern states?"
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG
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