VGS News & Events: 4 August 2019 through 10 August 2019

Coming Events:

Tuesday: August 6, 2019

Adoption & Mystery KIN SIG Meeting

9:00 AM at the Lake Miona Recreation Center

Thursday: August 8, 2019

German Genealogy SIG Meeting

9:30 AM in the Reliance Room at the Late Miona Recreation Center

Friday: August 9, 2019

Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room at the Savannah Center

Gen News and Announcements:

News from the German Genealogy Conference

Bernie Guenther

Linked is the excellent July issue of the "Partner Zeitung" newsletter. It sums up the June German Genealogy conference very nicely.  Especially noteworthy for our membership is Page 3.  For beginners, there is a good primer on the three main challenges when conducting German Genealogy. 

Most importantly for all of us, is the interview at the bottom of Page 3 that presents the  process that DAGV, the German umbrella group of 70+ societies, will use to handle research requests from partner societies, of which we are one.

One of the most exciting news was the announcement of the next Conference, to take place in Cincinnati, Ohio, specifically at the Sharonville Conference Center, July 16-18, 2021.  The sponsor is the Hamilton County Genealogy Society.  This 1,300 member society has extensive experience in hosting national conferences and includes a large German-American contingent.  As the date draws closer, news will be posted on their website www.hcgsohio.org. 

We also encourage all members to visit the IGGP website www.iggpartner.org to catch up on the latest news, especially upcoming conferences that might be of interest for you.  For example, the Palatines to America National Conference is June 17-20, 2020, also in Cincinnati.  Their website is www.palam.org.

A Handy Guide to the DNA Terms You Need to Understand:

FindMyPast
"What exactly is DNA and which buzzwords do you need to become familiar with when interpreting your ancestry test results?"
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How Findmypast's Parish Records Can Transform Your British Family History:

FindMyPast
"Church or parish records are some of the best resources you can use to take your British Isles family tree back further. In many cases, you'll be able to go as far back as the 1500s, when King Henry VIII was on the throne."
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Maine Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links:

TheAncestorHunt
"Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online."
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Tips on Census Searching:

FamilyTree
"Doing research using the U. S. Federal Census is a major undertaking but can yield great information about your ancestors. The most important item to remember is that all information recorded on a census was provided by someone in a specific household. It may have been the wife, the husband, a father, an uncle, a second cousin, anyone available to answer questions. So there can be errors."
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150 Years Ago: Church of Ireland Disestablished

Irish Genealogy News
"To mark the anniversary, the RCB Library has published its August Archive of the Month a few days early in order to release an analysis by the historian Dr Miriam Moffitt of the Disestablishment as it happened and was reported in the Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette (now known as the Gazette). "
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Technology:

How to Check and Tighten All Your iPhone’s Privacy Settings:

How-To Geek
"Apps on your iPhone have to ask permission before accessing your data, but have you ever agreed to a permission request only to reconsider it later? Take back control of your data by reviewing your privacy settings."
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Education:

What Your German Surname Says About Your Ancestors:

Ancestral Findings
"Join me today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast and I’ll talk about what you need to know about your German surname and what it can tell you about your ancestors."
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Webinars:

Case Studies in Gray: Identifying Shared Ancestries Through DNA and Genealogy

Legacy Family Tree
"You’ve identified a group of shared DNA matches, but you're stumped on how you’re all related. Learn how to let DNA take the lead in determining who and where to search to uncover the group’s most recent common ancestor."
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Nicka Smith
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