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| A full house at the April General Meeting |
Tuesday: May 1, 2018
Adoption & Mystery KIN SIG Meeting
9:00 AM at the Lake Miona
Recreation Center
Tuesday: May 1, 2018
Italian Genealogy SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Atlanta Room
in the Savannah Center
Wednesday: May 2, 2018
French Canadian Genealogy SIG Meeting:
9:00 AM in the Julio
Iglesias Room at the La Hacienda Recreation Center
Thursday: May 3, 2018
Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:
1:00 PM in the Daytona Room at the
Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Friday: May 4, 2018
British Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at
the Lake Miona Recreation Center
| The VGS has been asked by the Florida State Genealogical Society to undertake the project of digitizing Florida Pioneer applications. We Need Your Help! |
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Exploring and Verifying Your Mayflower Lineage:
American Ancestors"As the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower crossing approaches, many are eager to discover whether their ancestors were among the 50 passengers who left descendants. In this five-session course, you will hear from leading experts about the reasons for the crossing and the passengers' known English origins, how to verify your connection to the Mayflower, and how to apply to lineage societies, such as the General Society of Mayflower Descendants."
Wednesdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2018, 6:00–7:30 PM EDT
Cost: $125
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New Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of April 16, 2018
FamilySearch"Discover your ancestors on FamilySearch this week in almost 3.5 million records from Oklahoma, 1.5 million from Germany and more from Quebec, Italy, Lesotho, Ireland, Peru, Georgia, Texas, Costa Rica, and Poland."
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FamilySearch’s Strategy to Help Preserve the World's Archives:
FamilySearch"From London to Berlin to St. Petersburg and everywhere in between, World War II rained death and destruction. Civil unrest is just one threat to genealogy records in archives worldwide."
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Seven fascinating facts about DNA: family history and DNA:
FamilySearch"DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is your body’s blueprint. All living creatures possess DNA; the self-replicating material that makes up chromosomes and carries every last bit of our genetic present and past. Your DNA is the "Story of You" AND all of your ancestors; a story that is exclusive to you."
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GEDmatch Offers Completely Free DNA Reports and Cousin Matches: We’ll Show You How to Use It:
Family History Daily"Some time ago, you decided that you wanted to know more about yourself and your family history beyond what the paper trail revealed, so you purchased a DNA kit. Like me, you likely had a number of questions answered and were faced with a surprise or two. If you’re the curious type (and you probably are because you’re reading this article!), you now have even more questions about your DNA results and genetic genealogy in general."
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How to Use Your Findmypast Family Tree: Advanced Features:
FindMyPast"How to add details such as records, photos and facts to your ancestors' profiles to really bring your family tree to life"
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Five Transcription Tips For When You’re Just Stuck:
SK Translations"here are some tried and true tricks of the trade for when you can’t read a word."
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Technology:
Microsoft Kills OneNote Desktop in Favor of the Microsoft Store Version:
How-to-Geek"Microsoft is killing off the “desktop” version of OneNote, and recommends people use the Windows 10 version instead.
Confused? Well, Microsoft offers two different versions of Office, which extended to OneNote. There’s the “desktop” version, which came with Microsoft Office 2016 and was also available as a free download, and the “Windows 10” version, which you can get free in the Microsoft Store.
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Education:
What is PERSI and How Can You Use it to Improve Your Genealogy Research?
Ancestral Findings"What is the PERSI index, and why should you be using it for genealogical research? On today’s episode of the Ancestral Findings Podcast, I’ll give you want you need to know about this valuable resource."
Listen now... 8.26 minutes
Webinars:
Special Appearance by the Founder and CEO of MyHeritage:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"Join us and the founder of one of genealogy’s most successful companies, Gilad Japhet, for an intimate view into his brainchild, MyHeritage."
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Gilad Japhet
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