No Scheduled Meetings this Week!
Reminder:
The June General Meeting was a live webinar and the general consensus following the meeting was "Wow, I didn't know there were so many free research websites."Members can download a copy of the handout and/or watch the presentation by logging in under "Members Only."
Gen News and Announcements:
3 Kinds of Newspapers Every Genealogist Should Know:
Amy Johnson Crow"Newspapers are a gold mine of information for genealogy research. Facts, context, photographs — what more could you ask for? But if you're stopping with the "regular" daily and weekly newspapers where your ancestor lived, you might be stopping too soon. Here are 3 other types of newspapers that every genealogist should know."
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Legacy Tree Onsite: A Guide to Spanish Genealogy & Family History Resources:
LegacyTree Genealogists"One of the great things about Legacy Tree is that we have onsite researchers all over the globe. We have had several clients with Spanish ancestors, and to research these projects we have gone onsite in Spain. Let me share with you some of the wonderful things about Spanish records and archives that may help you as you research your Spanish genealogy and family history."
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British Isles Genealogy Records New Online:
Genealogy Gems
"New U.K. suffrage records are online—and so is a related historical experience at Google Arts & Culture! Also: U.K. slavery notices, Scottish memorial inscriptions, British newspapers, and Irish school records."
New Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of July 2, 2018
FamilySearch"FamilySearch expands its free online archives this week with new records and or images from Australia, Billion Graves, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Find A Grave, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Slovakia, Uruguay and the United States (Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas). Those with Native American Heritage ancestors in the Ute Tribe will be excited to search new content for the tribe's 1944 Census."
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FamilySearch Family Tree Hints:
Legacy News"FamilySearch has a fairly new feature where they will email you document hints. I got an interesting one today."
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Confusing Military Terms from the American Revolution and Civil War Period Explained:
Family History Daily"As you dive deeper into your family history you will likely run across terminology that you have not seen before or that you may not fully understand. Even those of us who have made history a profession will sometimes run across terms that are no longer used or that have a specific application that's unfamiliar. This guide explores confusing military terms from the Civil War and the American Revolution to help you..."
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Technology:
7 Ways To Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows:
How-to-Geek"Hard drives are getting larger and larger, but somehow they always seem to fill up. This is even more true if you’re using a solid-state drive (SSD), which offers much less hard drive space than traditional mechanical hard drives."
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Education:
Charts and Forms for Genealogy, and How to Use Them:
Ancestral Findings"On today’s episode of the Ancestral Findings Podcast, I’ll talk about how to use charts and forms in your genealogy research. They are an important part of joining lineage societies and storing your work as a physical copy."
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Webinars:
Special Tools that can Take Your Research to the Next Level:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"In this webinar you will learn about a unique collection of extremely useful and less well known tools and technologies available on MyHeritage. Maximize your genealogical research with our statistics, pedigree map, ancestral birthplaces, consistency checker features and more."
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: MyHeritage Webinars
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It's a Numbers Game! Understanding Recognized Genealogical Formats:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"Effective genealogical writing is based on standardized formats and numbering systems. Learn to understand the numbers you see in published genealogies and how to present your own findings in recognized formats. Discussion includes basic genealogical numbering conventions, including the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Register system, National Genealogical Society (NGS) Quarterly system, Sosa-Stradonitz (Ahnentafel) System; and how to identify European ancestors."
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Alice Hoyt Veen, CG
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Trails of Daniel Boone and other Western Travelers:
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"Learn about the historic trails and trailblazers that lead early settlers to and from Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and the West. Get specific clues to help you solve difficult research questions."
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
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Organizing Your GENETIC Genealogy:
Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS)"Most individuals have hundreds of genetic cousins. Come learn a few methods you can start using today to help you organize your genetic genealogy research."
Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Diahan Southard
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