Saturday, August 11, 2018

VGS News & Events: 12 August 2018 through 18 August 2018

Meeting Reminders:
Monday: August 13, 2018
Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting
Has been cancelled... See you on September 10th

Coming Soon...
Wednesday, October 24
Fall Virtual Seminar On Immigration Records
9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Online Virtual Conference
This all-day seminar is offered free to our members as part of our celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Villages Genealogical Society.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no in-person meeting this month. We will attend the presentations via our own computers or devices at whatever location is convenient for us. (That doesn’t mean you can’t get together with other genealogy buddies for a watch party at somebody’s house, though!)
You MUST register for the presentations in order to get the link to join the seminar on the 24th.
Registration is now open at:  Register HERE...
Download the event flyer here...

Gen News and Announcements:

Documenting Ourselves:

The Legal Genealogist
"And so, dutifully, we open up that pedigree chart or that relational database and we enter ourselves in box 1… and, in so many cases, immediately move on.
But wait a munute here..."
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New Historical Records for July 30, 2018

FamilySearch
"FamilySearch expands its free online archives this week with new records and images from France, United Kingdom, and the United States (Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Washington)."
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Are You Making the Direct-Line Mistake in Your Family Tree?

Family History Daily
"One of the most common research mistakes that family historians make when building their tree (especially for the first time) is also one of the most limiting and potentially detrimental. We like to call it the Direct-Line Mistake, and its effect on your research outcomes is pretty huge."
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When The DNA Says Your Parents Are Related:

Kitty Cooper
"One of the first things I do when helping someone with their DNA results is to check if their parents are related. This can explain unusual patterns of matches, for example, all seemingly from one side."
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Explore the Past With These 3 Free Newspaper Archives:

Family History Daily
"We’ve gathered together a list of three of our favorite places to find free access to old newspapers. Each is worth checking out since they all have their own collections and dates of publication to offer (with some overlap). Of course, there are many good paid services that offer newspaper records as well but we have focused on including resources below that require no payment for access."
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An Endogamous Success Story:

Kitty Cooper
"It is difficult to solve adoption cases in endogamous communities because everyone will share the same 4th and 5th grandparents, often multiple times, so the methodology for finding a birth parent from 3rd and 4th cousin matches just does not work. You have to wait for a few second cousin or closer matches."
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The Massive Free Genealogy Resource You’ve Probably Never Heard Of:

Family History Daily
"What if I could show you a free online family history resource with over 13 million digitized books, magazines and other types of materials? Would you be interested? What about a continually growing service with free access and downloads to high-resolution scans, PDF documents and plain text? How much would this benefit your family research?"
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Technology:

Why Is My Internet So Slow?

How-to-Geek
"There are many reasons your Internet connection might appear slow. It could be a problem with your modem or router, Wi-Fi signal, signal strength on your cable line, devices on your network saturating your bandwidth, or even a slow DNS server. These troubleshooting steps will help you pin down the cause."
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Education:

DNA Ethnicity Results Aren't What You Think:

Family Historical Fanatics
"Four different DNA companies have four different ethnicity results? Why! Andy Lee's DNA hasn't changed. So what gives? Learn more in this video. Your results might be wrong."
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Webinars:

Everything you need to know about Genealogical Charts and Reports:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"Charts and reports are an excellent way to organize and share your discoveries. In this webinar, you will learn about the wide selection of charts and reports available, when to use each type, how to create them and more."
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: MyHeritage Webinars
Learn more or Register for this webinar...

Untangle the Web of German Websites:

Legacy Family Tree Webinars
"The internet is offering more and more quality information for Germanic researchers. This talk will focus on collections of free digitized German materials and indexes available on the internet. Most websites presented are based in Germany, so tips and tricks for navigating them will be included. This webinar will help you expand beyond church records for your German research."
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG
Learn more or Register for this webinar...

Sharecropping or Tenant Farming? The System and Its Records

Florida State Genealogical Society
16 Aug 2018 – Margo Fariss Brewer
Note: Margo will be our November guest speaker
  • Webinar Abstract: Was your ancestor a farmer without land? Maybe he was a sharecropper or tenant farmer. Learn how this system worked and where the records are.
  • Presenter: Margo Fariss Brewer is an active lecturer, consultant, instructor and the co-leader of genealogy research trips to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City which she finds strengthens her research and teaching skills. Her genealogy courses include beginning through advanced methodology, writing your family history narrative so it will be read, a genealogy computer lab and DNA testing for genealogy; her courses are offered through Duke University's OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute where she has been on the faculty since 2004. Her lecture specialties include methodology, writing an enjoyable family history narrative with historical context, using DNA in genealogy, historical occupations, and military and land records; she focuses on records within the United States. Margo is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speakers Guild (president), National Genealogical Society (2016 Conference vice-chair), Virginia Genealogical Society and several other local and state genealogical societies.
  • Website: http://www.genealogist4u.com
  • Registrationhttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5255796808953191681

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