Monday, July 8, 2019 (Live Webinar)
Writing the Family Narrative: A Strategy for Breaking Down Brick Walls
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Our guest speaker will be: Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
Thursday: July 11, 2019
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the
Late Miona Recreation Center
Friday: July 12, 2019
Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room
at the Savannah Center
Gen News and Announcements:
What is the Difference Between BillionGraves and Find A Grave? Part I: For Researchers
Billion Graves"This blog post is the first of a two-part series. It focuses on how the differences between BillionGraves and Find A Grave impact research for genealogists."
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What is the Difference Between BillionGraves and Find A Grave? Part II: For Volunteers
Billion Graves
"This blog post is the second in a two-part series and it focuses on how BillionGraves and Find A Grave are different for those who volunteer to take photos and record gravestone data."
New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 1 July 2019
FamilySearch"FamilySearch added new, free, historical records this week from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Italy, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United States, including Arizona, California, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, and Pennsylvania."
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9 Surprising Things About the U.S. Census Every Genealogist Should Know:
Family History Daily"U.S. census records are a critically important part of just about any genealogical project – at least those involving ancestors who lived in the United States between 1790 and 1940. But, as with other sources, information noted in a census record can’t always be taken at face value."
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How to Save Your Family Treasures Before It’s Too Late:
Amy Johnson Crow"Where to begin? As tempting as it is to start “organizing” right away, there are some things you need to take care of first."
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23andme Basics and an Update:
Kitty Cooper"My favorite capabilities at 23andme are: finding new relatives with DNA and comparing them in the chromosome browser, looking at my ancestry composition in depth, and having the ability to look up specific genes. Most of the recent changes at 23andme are to the ancestry composition tools, specifically there is more granularity in the areas it shows for your ancestors’ origins."
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Technology:
How to Search All Your PC’s Files in Windows 10’s Start Menu:
How to Geek"Windows 10’s May 2019 Update finally adds the ability to search all your PC’s files directly from your Start menu. However, this feature is disabled by default. Here’s how to enable it for quicker, easier file searches."
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Education:
Finding Ancestors with Common Surnames:
Ancestral Findings"Do you have an ancestor with an incredibly common surname or a surname that is a place, verb, or noun? These people can be tricky to identify in old records. Join me today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast and I’ll give you some tips for searching for them, and finding them, in old newspaper records."
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Webinars:
Prince Edward Island Repositories and Records
Legacy Family Tree"We will review the different databases, repositories, and record collections for Prince Edward Island, Canada ancestors. This session will focus on Irish immigrants and the records they left behind."
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Melanie McComb
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DNA, Genealogy, and Privacy: Handling the Double-Edged Sword
Legacy Family Tree"Has your concern for privacy prevented you or a family member for taking a DNA test? What about sharing your genealogy research data online with practical strangers (even though you might be related)? Especially as personal DNA testing increases in popularity, and with increased media attention about cold cases solved using DNA data and the use of genealogy databases, today’s genealogist needs to stay on top of the latest information concerning privacy. We’ll review the current status of privacy practices by the five major DNA test kit vendors, current laws and regulations, the role of law enforcement, and what we might expect to see related to privacy in the future."
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Thomas MacEntee
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