VGS Reminders: 24 - 28 July, 2017

Reminders:

Wednesday: July 26, 2017

Brick Wall SIG Meeting

8:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center

Wednesday: 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:

Analyze Genealogy Records Like a Pro: For the Beginner...

The Genealogy Reporter
"To analyze a genealogy record is part of the Genealogical Proof Standard. By learning and applying this skill to both the record and its information, you will glean clues that may have otherwise been overlooked. Here are a few things to remember when you analyze a genealogy record. [Note: This post is meant to be for the beginner and is touching on one aspect of the GPS in a most basic manner.]"
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Using the Social Security Death Index:

ancestrocloud
"The US Social Security Death Index (or SSDI) is an old favorite among family history researchers, and if you haven’t heard about this record collection I’m going to explain what it is and how it is useful in your family history research."
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Free Family Statistics Tool from MyHeritage:

MyHeritage
"There’s an easy, free way to analyze your family tree for patterns! Discover your ancestors’ average life expectancy, most common first names, how long they stayed married, and more. Share the results at your next family reunion, or use them to understand your family health history just a little bit better. Here’s how."
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Blog Survey:

Thank you to the 73 members who responded to the recent blog survey. Your responses and comments will be reviewed and a decision on the blog's future will be forth coming hopefully before September 1. I will tell you that 82% replied that a weekly blog would work for them. If that is the route that we will take, content for the week would greatly be reduced. Currently, not including meeting and webinar reminders, there are 36 different articles published each week. If we change to a weekly blog, that number will be reduced to about 10 articles per week most likely published on Saturday and repeated on Sunday.

Tech:

How to Change Your Display Name on Twitter:

How-to-Geek
"Unlike Facebook, Twitter has never insisted people user their real names. In fact, there’s a long tradition of people changing their names to a joke or pun because it’s Christmas or Halloween, or just for no reason at all."
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How to Stop Facebook Videos from Automatically Blaring Audio:

How-to-Geek
"In yet another bid to get your attention while browsing Facebook on your mobile device, Facebook now has videos set to automatically play the audio in your news feed. Here’s how to turn that annoying new “feature” off."
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Education:

Genealogy Basics: Death Record Research Advice for Beginners...

Ancestral Findings
"Using death records is a basic part of genealogy research. In fact, for many genealogists, it is the first type of record set they learn to use. This is because death records are readily available to the general public in most cases, and because they usually contain a wealth of important family history information. If you haven't yet learned how to use death records in your genealogy research and don’t know what they can offer you, here’s what you need to know to get started with them."
Listen now... 4.37 minutes

Upcoming Webinars:

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."
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Janet Hovorka
Learn more or Register for this webinar...