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| 192 New Members joined at the Expo and many more have mailed in their membership applications. We now have 1294 members. |
Monday: April 23, 2018
Technology SIG Meeting:
10:00 AM in the Destin Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Tuesday: April 24, 2018
Midwest SIG Meeting:
2:00 PM in the Clearwater Room at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Presentation: Anne Berg – "Using the Local Library for Genealogy Research": Small Group Discussion
Wednesday: April 25, 2018
Brick Wall
SIG Meeting
8:30 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Wednesday: April 25, 2018
General
Monthly Meeting
10:00 AM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Presentation: “Using Online Resources for Genealogy.” Four panelists will present 10-minute talks on an online resource, with five minutes for questions.
The panelists and topics are:
Carol LaSalle, New to Genealogy SIG Coordinator, “Using the Ancestry Card Catalog”
Pat Adams, President, “Finding Ancestors in Online Newspapers” Annette Burke Lyttle, Vice President, “Free Digitized Books for Genealogists” John De Angelo, Webmaster, “Resources on the VGS Website” |
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2020 Census Will Ask About Same-sex Marriages For The First Time:
Pew Research Center"A new question about citizenship on the 2020 census form is in the headlines these days, but the U.S. Census Bureau also plans other changes for the next national count. Among them: For the first time, the agency will add specific check boxes for same-sex couples to identify themselves, and it will ask people who check the white or black race boxes to say more about their national origins."
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DNA Quest:
My Heritage"MyHeritage has launched a new pro bono initiative to help adoptees and their birth families reunite through genetic testing. We are providing 15,000 MyHeritage DNA kits, worth more than one million dollars, for free, to eligible participants."
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A Gravesite Can Reveal Remarkable Details About Your Ancestor, IF You Can Find It: Here’s How
Family History Daily"Have you taken the time to find the gravesite of each of your ancestors? If you haven’t, you could be missing a key part of your genealogy puzzle. Although we may spend years trying to find records that were created throughout our ancestors’ lives, it is sometimes the information about their deaths that can be the most revealing."
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"The Historians Versus the Genealogists.” Really?
Amy Johnson Crow"Here we go again with another round of "Historians vs. Genealogists." I usually roll my eyes at this recurring topic, but this time, I need to say something."
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Ancestry Isn’t the Only Site With Record Hints:
Family History Daily"Many people don’t realize is that Ancestry is not the only genealogy research site that offers hints and record suggestions. This feature is available on quite a few others – both paid subscriptions sites and free offerings. We have shared several of the best options with you."
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Seven fascinating facts about DNA: family history and DNA:
FamilyTree"Find out how DNA could enhance your family history research, with Abby Drexler's seven fascinating DNA facts."
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#52Stories for Families:
FamilySearch
"If you’ve used #52Stories to write your personal history, try #52Stories for families to help you record your family’s story, one question at a time. These weekly questions will get the conversation going so you and your family can discuss and preserve your most precious memories. At the end of the year, you’ll have a collection of the stories that have shaped your family and strengthened your relationships."
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"Underground markets. Escapes through sewers. Friends and neighbors defending their streets from tanks. On the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, we look back on a WWII story rarely told, but just as heroic as the Landing at Normandy or the Battle of Britain. On 19 April 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto, a starving Jewish community facing deportation to concentration camps, resisted Nazi authorities in Warsaw, Poland."
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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: A Fight for Survival:
Ancestry"Underground markets. Escapes through sewers. Friends and neighbors defending their streets from tanks. On the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, we look back on a WWII story rarely told, but just as heroic as the Landing at Normandy or the Battle of Britain. On 19 April 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto, a starving Jewish community facing deportation to concentration camps, resisted Nazi authorities in Warsaw, Poland."
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Technology:
What's the Difference Between Hibernate and Sleep?
Ask Leo"Sleep (also called “standby”) and hibernate modes are alternatives to shutting down your computer completely. The idea is that when they're used, your computer will either shut down faster, start up faster, or both."
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Education:
WWII Japanese American Internment and Relocation Records in the National Archives:
Ancestral Findings"Do you have Japanese American ancestry? If so, join me today as I talk about Japanese internment during WWII, and records concerning the real people involved."
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Webinars:
Get the Most from the MyHeritage Search Engine for Historical Records:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"MyHeritage SuperSearch™ is a versatile tool for beginners and advanced genealogists alike. In this webinar, you will learn how to leverage this search engine and the more than 8.5 billion historical records it includes to expand your family history research."
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Daniel Horowitz
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Verifying Information You Find Online:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"When we have brick walls and other challenging genealogical puzzles we search anywhere for clues that can help us. That can include online trees and other information with unknown sources. This presentation will demonstrate how to verify the information as true or not."
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Marian Pierre-Louis
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