Tuesday: March 19, 2019
Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Old Glory Room at
the Mulberry Grove Recreation Center
Topic: "Relationships - How to Deal With Multiple Marriages, Adoptions, and Secrets"
Wednesday: March 20, 2019
Mid-Atlantic States SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Defender Room at the
Lake Miona Recreation Center
Guest Speaker: John DeAngelo, Family Tree Maker SIG Coordinator
Topic: "Understanding Sources and Using Media"
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Download a copy of the newsletter here...Beyond the Tree: 4 Enduring Ways to Share Your Family History Research
Family History Daily"Family history research is never complete. There are always more records to be discovered, photos to be identified, and additional connections to uncover. But maybe you’ve reached the point when you want to share what you’ve learned so far. Here are some great options."
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Canada and Mexico Genealogy Collections Get Major Updates!
Genealogy Gems"Great news for those searching for ancestors in Canada and Mexico! FamilySearch has partnered with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) to publish the 1926 Census of Prairie Provinces, available to search for free online now. Also new this week are massive updates to Ancestry’s genealogical records collections for Mexico, including vital records and Catholic church records."
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The 1921 Census is Coming to Findmypast:
FindMyPast"The National Archives in association with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has awarded Findmypast the contract to digitize and publish the 1921 Census online"
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Ancestry’s new DNA feature: ThruLines
Kitty Cooper"Ancestry.com announced a great new tool at Rootstech called ThruLines. It finds connections to your DNA matches by looking through other people’s trees for you. This replaces DNA circles by displaying the descendants of your ancestors in a more understandable format."
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Ancestry’s Disappearing ThruLines – Now You See Them, Now You Don’t
DNAeXplained"Ancestry has quite a mess on its hands right now, and genealogists are losing their collective minds. I have some information here to help."
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Technology:
What’s New in Chrome 73, Arriving March 12
How-to-Geek"Chrome 73 is set to hit the stable channel on March 12, 2019. Google’s new browser update features the beginnings of a built-in dark mode, tab grouping, media key support, and more picture-in-picture powers."
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Education:
Your Foot Shape and Your Genealogy:
Ancestral Findings"Have you ever heard of foot shape genealogy? It is a concept out of the 19th century that still has some adherents today. It is based on the belief that the shape of your foot can tell you one of five ancient ethnic groups to which your ancestors belonged. Join me today and as I talk about this wild and crazy method."
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Webinars:
The Five-story Fall: Correlating Indirect and Direct Evidence to Extend the Pedigree
Legacy Family Tree"Johanna (Daly) Mahoney plunged to her death taking her parents’ and siblings’ identities along. Extensive associate analysis and a sixteen-year post-mortem summons led to family."
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Debra S. Mieszala, CG
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One African-American family's story of Migration from the South: A Boarding House in Detroit
Legacy Family Tree"African-Americans throughout the South moved to Midwestern cities in search of opportunities and work. Other family members and friends joined the first as stories were shared. Understand how to look in both places and at all connected families for clues."
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA
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The Everyday Life of Our Ancestors:
FSGS Poolside Chat Webinar"Our ancestors led lives, just like us - only different. Using our life as an example, how can we parallel it to theirs? They ate and drank, married and had families, dressed, had trades and occupations, practiced a religion, dabbled in the arts and sciences, participated in politics and economics, etc. This lecture will examine the various aspects of life and provide resources to discover the historical context and personal details of our ancestors' lives."
Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Ann Staley, CG, CGL
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A Terrible Malady: Disease and Epidemics in New England
Legacy Family Tree"Epidemics of smallpox, measles, yellow fever, diphtheria and other illnesses were common ailments in New England from colonial times up through the 19th century. Learn more about these diseases, why they were so greatly feared by your ancestors, and remedies they may have used."
Friday, March 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Lori Lyn Price, MAS, MLA
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