Today: Friday: April 8, 2016
Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting
The Biggest Genealogy Research Mistakes You Don't Want To Make:
Ancestral Findings
"The good news is that genealogy mistakes can be avoided, and you can have the confidence you need to know your research is as accurate as it can be based on the information you’ve discovered. These are the biggest genealogy research mistakes and how you can avoid them."
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7 Common Genealogy Research Mistakes to Avoid:
Crestleaf
"Genealogy is one of today’s fastest growing hobbies, but getting started can be a bit overwhelming. Those new to genealogy often make mistakes. (That’s okay!) Let’s talk about some common mistakes genealogists often make. After all, no one wants to spend all their time researching a family only to discover they have connected to the wrong family tree!"
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86-Year-Old Woman From North Carolina Is the Last Living Civil War Pension Recipient:
TheVeteransSite
"Wars last weeks, months or years. Their consequences, however, can last much longer than that. Similarly, war pensions given to veterans sometimes continue being paid for decades — and, occasionally, even longer than that."
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How to Set Up Amazon Household and Share Prime Benefits, Purchased Content, and More:
How-to-Geek
"Having multiple Amazon accounts can get pricey, if you pay for Prime multiple times, buy the same movies, and so on. Thankfully, Amazon Household makes it dead simple to share free shipping, purchases, and other benefits across multiple accounts in your household."
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1789: The U.S. House of Representatives holds its first meeting.
1913: The 17th Amendment is ratified, requiring direct election of senators.
1962: Bay of Pigs invaders get thirty years imprisonment in Cuba.
1726 Birthday: Lewis Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
