Monday: February 5, 2018
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting:
10:00 AM in the MacArthur Room at the Eisenhower Recreation Center
Monday: February 5, 2018Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting:
10:00 AM in the MacArthur Room at the Eisenhower Recreation Center
RootsMagic SIG Meeting:
2:30 PM in the New Smyrna Room at the Recreation Center
Topics: Plan on staffing for OUR SIG GROUP BOOTH at the Mar 28 Family History Expo. Bruce Buzby, President of RootsMagic will be present and will have his own booth.
2) View Bruce Buzby’s video on about using TreeShare.
3) Ken Macomber will lead us through his own use of TreeShare, and answer questions,
Tuesday: February 6, 2018
Italian Genealogy SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Atlanta Room in the
Savannah Center
Wednesday: February 7, 2018
French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting:
9:00 AM in the Julio Iglesias Room
at the La Hacienda Recreation Center
Thursday: February 8, 2018
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the
Late Miona Recreation Center
Topic: "Exploring My Ancestors' Home in Dorndiel, Germany", presented by Bob & Jan Daniel.
Friday: February 9, 2018
Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting has been Canceled
How to Find Your Ancestor’s Civil War Unit:
Amy Johnson Crow"If you're one of the millions of Americans who descends from a Civil War veteran, you have a wide variety of records to explore about that ancestor. Knowing what unit he served in is key to getting into those records and making sure you have the right person. Here's how you can find your Civil War ancestor's unit."
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Quick Tip – Working With Match Notifications from Family Tree DNA:
DNAeXplained"Have you ever wondered WHY you received yet another match notification e-mail from Family Tree DNA? Do you have trouble finding the new match they are referring to?"
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The Vast Majority of Genealogy Records Still Can’t Be Found Online: Here’s How to Locate Them:
Family History Daily"Conducting genealogical research from the comfort of our homes is an amazing advantage researchers have today. It grants us access to records in repositories hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away. Compared to only ten or twenty years ago it seems we’ve been liberated from the genealogical dark ages. Everything appears to be at our fingertips; just a few mouse clicks away."
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Genealogy Tip: Not Every Obituary Was Printed on the Obituary Page:
GenealogyBank"Obituaries were printed throughout the newspaper. Yes, they predominantly appeared grouped in one section – but they could appear anywhere in the newspaper."
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The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Researching Your Ancestors in England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland:
Family History Daily"Over the course of family history research, many people around the world will find that their ancestry leads back to the British Isles in one way or another. If you are a part of this group, congratulations: you’re about to step into some of the world’s oldest and richest archives."
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How Much It Costs to Research Your Family Tree:
U.S. News"Money doesn't grow on trees, which is too bad, because it would make researching your family tree a lot easier.
If you aren't careful, or even if you are, you could end up spending a small fortune while researching your family history."
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Pulling Back the Curtain on DNA Ancestry Tests:
Tufts Now"A Tufts expert discusses whether direct-to-consumer genetics testing kits really work, their privacy risks, and potential surprises..."
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Technology:
Cheap Windows Laptops Will Only Waste Your Time and Money:
How-to-Geek"It’s great that cheap Windows laptops exist, but let’s be honest: They’re not great. If you can afford to spend more on a laptop, you should. And if you can’t, you should seriously consider a cheap Chromebook rather than a cheap Windows laptop."
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What’s the Best Antivirus for Windows 10? (Is Windows Defender Good Enough?)
How-to-Geek"Windows 10 won’t hassle you to install an antivirus like Windows 7 did. Since Windows 8, Windows now includes a built-in antivirus called Windows Defender (which used to be available separately as Microsoft Security Essentials). But is it really the best for protecting your PC–or even just good enough?"
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Education:
New Ways to Find Maiden Names:
Ancestral Findings"Are you still looking for an elusive maiden name in your family tree? Today, I’ll give you three new suggestions to help you uncover it and discover a new family line."
Listen now... 7.26 minutes
Webinars:
Photo Restoration Roadshow:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"Many of our image collections are full of fading color photographs. This workshop will provide useful techniques to restore lost color. It will include colorization of B&W photos. Audience members are encouraged to send photos from which Eric will choose one to use during this demonstration."
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Eric Basir
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Top 10 Genealogy Webinars of January 2018:
Legacy Family Tree"We've tallied the numbers and made a list of the Top 10 FamilyTreeWebinars.com classes for January 2018! Are your favorite topics or instructors among the list? Need something new to learn? Use the list to get inspired!"
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p.s. Our very own VP Annette Burke Lyttle was a runner-up at # 13.
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