VGS News & Events: 19 May through 25 May 2019

Coming Events:

Tuesday: May 21, 2019

Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting

1:00 PM in the Old Glory Room at the Mulberry Grove Recreation Center
Topic:  "What Does Family Tree Maker 2017 Offer You?" + Q&A

Wednesday: May 22, 2019

Brick Wall SIG Meeting

8:30 AM in the Savannah Rec. Center

Wednesday: May 22, 2019

General Monthly Meeting

10:00 AM in the Savannah Rec. Center
Guest Speaker: Thomas MacEntee via a live online webinar
Topic: “After You’re Gone-Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research”
Unable to attend in person? To attend this event online, register here...

Gen News and Announcements:

New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of May 6, 2019

FamilySearch
"FamilySearch added new, free, historical records this week including over 1.8 million from Brazil and 4.5 million from Scotland. Other countries include Canada, England, Peru, Poland, South Africa, and the United States (World War I Servicemen Records from Delaware, Mississippi, and Ohio, Indexes to World War II Army Veterans of Utah, and other state records)."
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Three of My Favorite Genealogy Finding Aids:

Legacy News
"Knowing about what finding aids exist can help you more easily find what you need and know what is available for researching your genealogy. Here are  three of my favorite finding aids newspapers, records, and journal articles."
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Using the 1940 U.S. Census to Build Your Family Tree:

FamilySearch
"If you’re looking for ancestors who were alive in 1940 in the United States, the census is one of the best resources available. The 1940 census has the most detailed information of all United States censuses that have been released so far."
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More Clustering Tools!

Kitty Cooper
"Charts give you an easy way to see your family groupings and can help you figure out a new match since each cluster typically represents a common ancestral couple."
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Using Mortality Schedules: An Overlooked Source for Genealogy

Amy Johnson Crow
"The census forms the foundation of much of our genealogy research. But there is a section of it that is often overlooked. Here is how to use mortality schedules to find even more about your ancestors."
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Technology:

When Should You Properly “Eject” Your Thumb Drive?

How-to-Geek
"When do you safely remove a device? Some users put caution to the wind and yank out any device, while others perform religious rituals every time. Here are some tips and guidelines for practicing safe drive removal."
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Education:

Using Local Historical and Genealogical Societies to Further Your Genealogy Research:

Ancestral Findings
"What types of things will you find at local historical and genealogical societies? It varies, of course, but you may find valuable research resources.  Let's explore these resources together on today's episode of the Ancestral Findings Podcast."
Listen now...  7.30 minutes

Webinars:

Valid and Unsound Assumptions: What Was She Thinking?

Legacy Family Tree
"The search for the deceased husband of Elizabeth Larzelere enumerated in 1820 with four young children leads to unexpected results and to new questions."
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Presenter: Jeanne Bloom, CG
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Google Drive: an Office in the Cloud

Legacy Family Tree
"Never again suffer the heartache of a dead hard drive. Take advantage of 'found" research time when you keep research notes available anywhere with internet access."
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Dear MYRTLE
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Compiling a Military Service Record:

Legacy Family Tree
"By their nature a compiled military service record is incomplete. This lecture focuses on how to either add to a CMSR or create a service record in the absence of a CMSR."
Friday, May 24, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Craig R. Scott, MA, CG, FUGA
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