VGS Reminders: 3 - 7 July 2017

Reminder:

Thursday: July 6, 2017

Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:

1:00 PM in the Daytona Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center

Gen News:

Finding Your Italian Origins: Tips From Mary Tedesco of Genealogy Roadshow:

Amy Johnson Crow
"Finding Italian ancestors is a lot easier when you know where in Italy they came from. Mary Tedesco, founder of Origins Italy and co-host of "Genealogy Roadshow," shared her favorite places to start to identify Italian roots."
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It’s Here! RootsMagic releases Ancestry Features...

RootsMagic
"Last year, we announced we were working with Ancestry® to integrate Ancestry Hints® and Ancestry’s records and online trees with our software. After months of development and the feedback of thousands of testers, we’re pleased to announce the release of RootsMagic 7.5, a free update to RootsMagic 7 that adds two amazing new features: TreeShare™ for Ancestry and the addition of Ancestry Hints to RootsMagic’s WebHints™ feature."
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There is also a very good video demonstrating the new features. You can view it HERE.
Editor's Note: I ran several tests on Friday and it worked perfectly.

Did You Know???

Look to the Past
"On many old tombstones you will find the wording, "Jane Doe, consort of John Doe." This indicates that John was still alive at the time Jane died. If the stone reads "Jane Doe, relict of John Doe," this indicates that Jane's husband was already deceased at the time she died."
Learn the meaning of headstone carvings.
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Citrus County Genealogical Society Meeting Announcement:

The Citrus County Genealogical Society meeting will be held July 11 at 10:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3474 W. Southern St., Lecanto. President, Mary Ann Machonkin, will give an “Overview of the Genealogy Collection at the Lakes Region Library.” Books tend to be an underutilized resource in genealogy, but not everything is online. There are books with vital records that are not easily accessible anywhere else. There are “how to” books on genealogy and books to aid in ethic research.
Guests are welcome to attend. For information go to www.citrusgenealogy.com or call Mary Ann Machonkin at 382-5515.

Tech:

How to Call and Message Friends Using Your Amazon Echo:

How-to-Geek
"Amazon released a big new feature for its Echo devices, giving users the ability to call and message each other using their Echos or the Alexa app. Here’s how it works and how to set it up."
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How to Check if Your HP Laptop Has the Conexant Keylogger:

How-to-Geek
"Many HP laptops released in 2015 and 2016 have a major problem. The audio driver provided by Conexant has debugging code enabled, and it either logs all your keystrokes to a file or prints them to the system debug log, where malware could snoop on them without looking too suspicious. Here’s how to check if your PC is affected."
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Education:

What’s the Deal With DNA? Using DNA to Trace Your Family History:

Ancestral Findings
"Have you considered using DNA to help trace your family tree? If not, you should. DNA can unlock long standing genealogical mysteries. Here's how it works."
Listen now...  6.42 minutes

Webinars:

Censational Census Strategies:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"The US Federal census and its “little brother,” the state census, are among the major workhorses of genealogical research. But are you getting the most out of them? This presentation presents 20+ tips for finding missing ancestors and mining the census for more clues for follow-up research."
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Mary Kircher Roddy
Learn more or Register for this webinar...