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| August 2018 Midwest SIG Meeting |
Monday: September 3, 2018
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting Canceled:
Labor Day
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting Canceled:
Labor Day
Tuesday: September 4, 2018
Adoption & Mystery KIN SIG Meeting
9:00 AM at the Lake Miona
Recreation Center
Tuesday: September 4, 2018
Italian Genealogy SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Atlanta Room in the
Savannah Center
Thursday: September 6, 2018
Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:
1:00 PM in the Daytona Room
at the Sea Breeze Recreation Center
Friday: September 7, 2018
British Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at
the Lake Miona Recreation Center
Gen News & Announcements:
Italy Emigration: The Who, Why, and Where
FamilySearch"From the Roman Empire to the Renaissance to the modern day, Italy has influenced cultures globally with its great achievements. With such a rich history behind them, Italians around the world today are deeply proud of their Italian roots. With anywhere from 60–140 million people with Italian heritage worldwide, Italians are among the most populous ethnic groups in the world. It’s possible that you too have Italian ancestry."
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Complete Archive of Ellis Island Records—Now Online for Free:
FamilySearch"Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty are famous landmarks in U.S. history. The Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island, is a symbol of freedom. Ellis Island opened the gates to millions as the home of the Ellis Island Immigration Station—and millions of passenger arrival records for U.S. immigrants came with it. Now, a complete collection of Ellis Island passenger lists is available online and searchable for free at FamilySearch."
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The Immigration Act of 1924 and the End of Ellis Island:
FamilySearch"The onset of WWI and new U.S. legislation in the 1900s caused the immigration boom to slow down dramatically. Although this slowdown caused Ellis Island to eventually close its doors in 1954, a key change to immigration records in The Immigration Act of 1924 can unlock many doors in your family history research."
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Should You Take a DNA Test?
The Atlantic"Is 23andMe for me? That’s the question Sarah Zhang, a staff writer on the DNA beat, addresses in this edition of the Masthead weekly update. Read through for the pros and cons of selling your DNA to a start-up."
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Ancestry Tests Pose a Threat to Our Social Fabric:
Sapiens"Commercial DNA testing isn’t just harmless entertainment. It’s keeping alive ideas that deserve to die"
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RootsTech Announces 2019 Plans for International Event in London:
FamilySearch"RootsTech is thrilled to announce the conference is expanding to international borders, beginning with the United Kingdom in 2019. RootsTech will host an event in London from 24–26 October 2019 at the ExCeL London Convention Centre. Find out more about RootsTech London 2019 at RootsTech.org/London."
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An Emotional Reunion Between A Father And Daughter:
My Heritage"New Hampshire social worker Kim Fairbank, 51, always knew that she was adopted. After a rough and complicated childhood, she yearned to connect with her biological family. Kim searched for more than 20 years until she took a MyHeritage DNA test.
She got the match of a lifetime: her biological father.
Read more about Kim’s search and her much-anticipated reunion with her father on the MyHeritage blog.
Watch the reunion on the today show here.
Tech:
How to Keep Your Windows PC and Apps Up to Date:
How-to-Geek"We know, updating your PC is a hassle–but it’s essential. New security flaws are discovered on a regular basis, and most companies are pretty good about issuing fixes for those flaws as they crop up. Plugging those holes, however, depends primarily upon you making sure things are appropriately updated."
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Education:
Not Getting Enough Responses to Your DNA Match Requests? Here’s How to Get More:
Ancestral Findings"Are you interested in researching your genealogy using DNA? If you are on a DNA database and are having trouble getting your matches to respond to you, it can be frustrating. Join me today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast for some effective tips for getting more responses from your genetic relatives."
Listen now... 8:05 minutes
Webinar(s):
What's Been Done: Using Someone Else's Genealogy Research
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"Whether you are new to genealogy or you've been working on your family history for years, incorporating the research of others can always be tricky. Here's how to develop a proven strategy to benefit from the work of other genealogists."
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Thomas MacEntee
Learn more or Register for this webinar...
Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 6): Adding a Death Certificate
Legacy Family Tree Webinars"In this series, Legacy’s Geoff Rasmussen will guide you through the step-by-steps of properly adding genealogy documents, citations, and digital media to your Legacy Family Tree 9 software. Each class is based on a different chapter in his popular book, Legacy 9 Unlocked: Techniques, Tips and Step-By-Steps for Using Legacy Family Tree to Record Your Genealogy. Watch them in order if you want to follow the mystery or jump around to capture the instructions.
In this class, “Adding a Death Certificate,” you will learn the seven steps of adding a death certificate to Legacy."
Friday, September 7, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Geoff Rasmussen
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Coming Soon:
Monday, September 10, 2018
(A VGS Live Webinar)
“Sources or Clues? Pitfalls of Using Published Genealogies and Online Trees.”
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Our first presentation in this new series , will be presented by Julie Miller, CG, CGL, FNGS.
Her presentation is: “Sources or Clues? Pitfalls of Using Published Genealogies and Online Trees.”
Presentation description: Is it okay to use published genealogies and online trees in the search for our ancestors? Published genealogies and online trees are abundant, they are found in many places and in many different forms. But what happens when we just copy and use what is in published genealogies and online trees? This case study illustrates the confusion and the problems that may result if precautions are not taken.
Presenter bio: Julie Miller is a board-certified genealogist and genealogical lecturer who is a full-time professional researcher, speaker, and writer. She is the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Education Manager, was the conference chair of the 2010 and 2012 NGS conferences, and is an NGS fellow. Julie speaks on a wide variety of genealogy subjects both locally and nationally. Her articles have appeared in the NGSQ, NGS Magazine, and she was the genealogy columnist for the Broomfield Enterprise for ten years. Julie has been a volunteer at NARA-Denver for twenty years.
Please register for the webinar at:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Julie has given us permission to record her presentation. After the live broadcast, it will be available in the Members Only section of the VGS website for 90 days.
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