UPCOMING VGS EVENTS
Monday, April 12
The Time Machine: Offbeat Resources for Family Historians
Live Zoom Webinar – 7:00 to 8:00 pm (EDT)
Guest Speakers: Dear MYRTLE & Cousin Russ
Registration is required; visit the Coming Events page on our website for the registration link.
UPCOMING SIG MEETINGS
Monday, April 12
Italian Genealogy SIG
Meeting Time: 1:00pm – 2:20pm
Coordinator: Mary Frances Gerace
Tuesday, April 13
Preserving Family History SIG
Zoom Meeting: 2:30pm – 4:20pm
Guest Speaker: Bob Koltnow
Coordinators: Nancy Schulta & Sharol Lewis
Wednesday, April 14
Irish Genealogy SIG
Zoom Meeting: 10:00am – 11:50am
Coordinator: Tom Voyles
Wednesday, April 14
New to Genealogy SIG
Zoom Meeting: 2:30pm - 4:20pm
Coordinator: Carol LaSalle
Thursday, April 15
New England Genealogy SIG
Zoom Meeting: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Coordinator: Christine Courtwright
Friday, April 16
Scandinavian Genealogy SIG
Zoom Meeting: 10:00am – 11:50am
Coordinator: Per Andersson
Thursday, April 15
Using PERSI Like a Pro
Live Webinar – 7:00 to 8:00 pm (EDT)
Presenter: Cari A. Taplin, CG
Hosted by The Florida State Genealogical Society. Registration is required; visit FSGS for the registration link.
TECHNOLOGY
Have I been pwned?
This website came about after what was, at the time, the largest ever single breach of customer accounts – Adobe. All the data on this site comes from “breaches” where data is exposed to persons that should not have been able to view it. Find out if your email or phone is in a data breach. Click here.
How to Drop a Pin in Google Maps on Your Computer or Phone
howtogeek.com
There are two ways to drop a pin on a location in Google Maps on your Windows 10 PC or Mac. You can use the search bar to drop a pin automatically, or you can drop a pin on any location on the map manually. To start, open the … continue reading.
WEBINARS
The New and Improved Legacy Family Tree Webinars Website
Tuesday, April 13 @ 2:00pm (EDT)
Presenters: Daniel Horowitz & Geoff Rasmussen
The genealogy webinar experience just got a whole lot better! Join Geoff Rasmussen as he guides you through the new look and layout of the Legacy Family Tree Webinars website. You’ll enjoy the same exception content with a friendly new interface that’s super easy to use. This is a free FamilyTree webinar – advance registration required – click HERE.
Jewish Genealogy with JewishGen.org
Wednesday, April 14 @ 8:00pm (EDT)
Presenter: Deborah J. Kroopkin
Debbie Kroopkin will explain the structure and purpose of the many components of the website. She will address how to connect with other researchers, how to identify and learn about your town overseas, and how to search for ancestors. Her presentation will provide details that will help researchers glean as much information as possible from JewishGen.org. This is a free FamilyTree webinar – advance registration required – click HERE.
An African Canadian Family History Mystery
Friday, April 16 @ 2:00pm (EDT)
Presenter: Mags Gaulden
A question about a family lore leads a scientist to question his surname. “Is my surname really my surname or is the lore correct, that my 2nd great grandfather was adopted?” Solving a 220 year old mystery using DNA turns this family upside down and introduces them to each other and to a rich family history with connections to slavery. This is a free FamilyTree webinar – advance registration required – click HERE.
RESEARCHING
FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in March of 2021 with over 32 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New historical records were added from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Finland, Franch … continue reading
Ancestry.com
During the week of 3 - 9 April, 2021, Ancestry.com added and updated their collections. New records include U.S. Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865; Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949; North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782; Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home, 18901963; Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939; Box Butte County, Nebraska, U.S., Funeral Home Records, 1919-1976; Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1955; and Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955. To see the complete list which includes newly updated records, click HERE.
United States Census Bureau
Interactive Apportionment Map Preview Now Available (March 22, 2021)
The U.S. Census Bureau launched a new online map ahead of the 2020 Census apportionment results release. The “Historical Apportionment Data Map” currently displays apportionment results for each census from 1910 to 2010. 2020 Census apportionment results will be added to the map as they become available. Continue reading …
Sourcing history
legalgenealogist.com
Like any other research …
Like every good genealogist who ever lived, The Legal Genealogist is a history geek. We need to be able to properly understand our research subjects –– and the records they left –– in the context of their time and place where they lived and where those records were created. So it’s fun to sometimes just sit back and do a quick search to see what happened on a particular day in history. There are, after all, lots of websites out there that will present a list of … continue reading.
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