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Due to Covid-19, no Rec Center meetings until further notice. Some SIG's are having virtual meetings. Be on the lookout for emails announcing the meetings and how to connect to them. That list is very fluid. Check the "Coming Events" section of the website as event news becomes available:
Coming Events:
Thursday, August 6 Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting 1:00 pm to 2:50 pm Online Webinar Carol Myers & Marie Musialek, coordinators Please register to attend at: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Friday, August 14 Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting 10:00 am Online Zoom Meeting Sherry Bean and Diann LaRosa, coordinators Topic: "Lucidcharts" Contact the coordinator for login information |
Gen News and Announcements:
News Flash: Ancestry.com Sold to Blackstone in a $4.7 Billion Deal
Bloomburg
"Ancestry.com first went public in 2009, raising $100 million. It was taken private in 2012 in a $1.6 billion buyout led by private equity firm Permira, and on at least two occasions since has considered going public again, though it never got the valuation it was seeking."
New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 3 August 2020
FamilySearch
"FamilySearch added 6.5 million records this week for France, Nord Parish and Civil Registrations, 1524-1893, the 1851 Canada Census, New York Passenger Lists 1897-1902, and New Jersey Naturalization records 1905-1944. Collections were also expanded for Brazil, England, Germany, Peru, S. Africa, Venezuela, and the US (Obituaries, civil, and church records for CA, HI, IL, MS, NC, NJ, PA, TX, UT, VA, and WA)."
Ancestry® Launches AncestryHealth®, Powered by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
Ancestry.com
"Now with Next Generation Sequencing(NGS), NGS looks at thousands more places in your DNA at once, compared to other genetic testing technologies that only look for a small number of them."
My Thoughts on the Changes at Ancestry:
Kitty Cooper
"The changes to my messages on Ancestry are more of a problem for me than the upcoming changes to small matches."
Why a Data Breach at a Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried:
NY Times
"Nearly two-thirds of GEDmatch’s users opt out of helping law enforcement. For a brief window this month, that didn’t matter."
Technology:
How to Make Text Bigger or Smaller in Google Chrome:
How-to Geek"If you’re having trouble comfortably reading text that is either too small or too big on a website in Google Chrome, there’s a quick way to change text size without diving into Settings. Here’s how."
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Education:
How to Organize Your Digital Genealogy
Ancestral Findings
"Your digital genealogy needs to be organized just as much as your physical genealogical documents and photos do."
Listen now... 4.30 minutes
Working with Different Family Tree Views on MyHeritage:
Legacy Family Tree"The bigger your family tree grows, the more unwieldy it can be. MyHeritage offers several different family tree views to help you navigate your tree effectively. In this webinar, you'll the advantages of each and how to use them."
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Daniel Horowitz
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Dissecting a Civil War Pension Packet-Union and Confederate:
Legacy Family Tree"Have you identified a Union or Confederate Civil War soldier in your ancestry? Lucky you. These records are the most accessible of all military records. We will discuss the history of these records, who was included and excluded, and the changes in the law. Civil War Pension records contain a wealth of information. We will compare two pension packets, Confederate and Union--and how to acquire, use them and the stories they tell."
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Jill Morelli, CG
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