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| Donna Moughty was our guest speaker at our May Monthly Meeting L-R: President Pat Adams, Donna Moughty, VP Annette Burke Lyttle |
Monday: June 4, 2018
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting:
10:00 AM in the MacArthur Room at the Eisenhower Recreation Center
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting:
10:00 AM in the MacArthur Room at the Eisenhower Recreation Center
Topic: “Jewish Genealogy: How is this Research different from all other Research?”
Tuesday: June 5, 2018
Adoption & Mystery KIN SIG Meeting
9:00 AM at the Lake Miona
Recreation Center
Thursday: June 7, 2018
Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:
1:00 PM in the Daytona Room at the
Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Friday: June 8, 2018
Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room
at the Savannah Center
Topic: “Genetic Genealogy News”
Wednesday, June 27
VGS General Monthly Meeting (Monthly Meeting)
9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Savannah Regional Recreation Center
Presentation: "Filling Our Family Tree without Breaking the Bank"
A live webinar with Katherine R. Willson"
If you are not attending the meeting at the Savannah Center, you can view the webinar, online, from where ever you are located with an internet connection. You will need to register to watch online...
Note the time change..
Pioneer Scanning Project Update by Pat Rand:
First of all, I can't thank you enough for volunteering to help with this VGS-FSGS project - it's great that you want to "pay back "or "pay it forward" to help others in the genealogical community. We have finished up a total of 10 file drawers, about one-third of the total of 32. Next week, volunteers will be driving to Cocoa Village to the Florida Historical Society where the paper files are located, and will be bringing back a van-full of more files. Please let me know as you have free time in your schedule this summer and want to work. I can only handle 1 or 2 people at a time and it all depends on what stage we are at in the processing.It's been about a month since we started in earnest, and here's what we've accomplished so far:
533 applications scanned
15,401 pages scanned
The following volunteers have helped this month (in alphabetical order):
Pat Adams, Mary Frances Gerace, Nancy Goodpasture, Cindy Hineman, Peg Hoskins, Donna Koeppel, Carl Mrak, Al Paul, Mary Todd, Marge Watkins, and Sandra Webb.
And many thanks are also due to my long-suffering husband, whose home has been overtaken by plastic bins full of applications.
Thanks to you all.
Deciphering Place Names Just Got Easier:
Genealogy Gems"When you need help deciphering place names in hard-to-read genealogy documents, two free online tools may have great suggestions for you. Use them to take the guesswork out of identifying great-grandpa’s hometown!"
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How to Get Scotch Tape Off of a Work of Art:
The Atlantic"Removing tape is challenging because no two cases are the same. Depending on the type of tape, the type of paper, and the type of ink on the paper, you have to use different techniques."
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Unusual Sources for Finding Female Ancestors:
Amy Johnson Crow"Name changes and a society that emphasizes men in the records can make finding female ancestors tough. Note that I said "tough," not "impossible." Let's consider some valuable sources that we might be overlooking."
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5 Things You Can Learn from Your Ancestor's Photograph:
Ancestral Insights"A picture is worth 1,000 words, right? When studying the photographs of your ancestors, you can actually learn a lot more about them than it might seem at first."
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This Clever Google Search Tactic Will Help You Find Your Ancestors on Any Genealogy Website:
Family History Daily"How can you uncover what you’re looking for on these sites to avoid missed records? Here’s a simple solution you don’t want to miss."
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Why You Need to Quit Attaching Records to Your Family Tree, and What to Do Instead:
Family History Daily"The solution to this problem is to stop attaching your records to your family tree and start linking to them from one accessible online location. Or, if you want to continue to attach records to your main tree for ease of access, to continue to do that AND also link to them."
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Technology:
What’s New in Windows 10’s Redstone 5 Update, Available Fall 2018?
How-to-Geek"Windows 10’s Redstone 5 update is scheduled for release in fall 2018. This major upgrade includes tabs for almost all your applications, a clipboard history that syncs between your devices, and a long-awaited dark theme for File Explorer."
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Top Tips On Scanning Old Photos, Slides & Negatives:
Tech Advisor"We explain how to get the best results when scanning old photos and negatives."
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Education:
What is a GEDCOM?
Ancestral Findings"What is a GEDCOM? It is an important word you will come across a lot in online genealogy. Join me on today’s episode of the Ancestral Findings Podcast… now is the ideal time to learn."
Listen now... 5.37 minutes
Webinars:
Digital Gravestones:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"A wealth of valuable information for your family history research is written on gravestones and buried in cemeteries. Much of this information is available online. In this webinar, you will learn how to use this valuable resource in your family history research and about a special project to make gravestone information more accessible."
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Elisabeth Zetland
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What Your Ancestor's Neighbors Can Tell You:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"Our ancestors did not live in isolation, although we sometimes research them as if they did. They were part of a community of friends, neighbors, classmates and even co-workers. Whether they lived in big cities, small towns or rural farming communities, your ancestor's neighbors could help you with your research. Using records in archives could be the key to finding information about your ancestors through their neighbors."
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Melissa Barker
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The Family DNA Project:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"Genetic genealogy truly bears fruit if multiple family members on multiple lines of the family have tested. Learn how to create and manage a project for your family while being mindful of privacy and sensitive issues that may arise."
Friday, June 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Nicka Smith
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