VGS Latest News & Tips: 26 February 2016

Panorama view of the 24 Feb 2016 Annual Seminar

1 Reason You’re Not Seeing the Red Flags in Your Genealogy:
Amy Johnson Crow
Red. It’s the color of warning, of stopping, of taking action. Stop lights and stop signs. Lights on firetrucks and police cars. They’re all signs that we need to stop and look around. There are even red flags in genealogy.
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Free Genealogist’s Toolkit to Power Your Family History Research:
Ancestry
"At Ancestry, we know that researching and telling your family story is a craft. And every crafts person needs a good set of tools. We’re committed to bringing you the best educational resources and research tools possible."
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast:
Drew Smith & George Morgan

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A Guided Tour of Cyndi's List 2.0 - Free Webinar By Cyndi Ingle Now Online For A Limited Time:
Legacy Family Tree:
"This begins with a brief history of Cyndi's List, followed by an overview of how to navigate the newly updated site and how to tell when the site is updated. Learn how to effectively use this valuable resource tool as your jumping-off point onto the genealogist's Internet."
Now through March 2...
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This Day In History: 26 February
1815: Napoleon and 1,200 of his men leave Elba to start the 100-day re-conquest of France.
1914: Russian aviator Igor Sikorsky carries 17 passengers in a twin engine plane in St. Petersburg.
1917: President Wilson publicly asks congress for the power to arm merchant ships.
1829 Birthday: Levi Strauss, creator of blue jeans.

VGS Latest News & Tips: 14 Jul 2015

Books to motivate you to write your own family history:
The National Institute for Genealogical Studies:
"Do you want to tell your ancestor’s story? Not sure how to approach such a task?"
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How to Find Old Family Photos & More in Newspapers:
GenealogyBank
"Often when we research an ancestor we are focused on finding information about that single person and perhaps their family. In some cases you might find your ancestor’s photo in the newspaper – but what other types of photographs are available? Here are some examples.
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Recreating Childhood Photos: 8 Tips...
My Heritage Blog
"Nothing brings back great memories than childhood photos. What better way to preserve those moments than by recreating some of them?"
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The Genealogy Guys Podcast #291 - 2015 July 8:
Listen to the latest genealogy news brought to you by the Genealogy Guys, Drew Smith and George Morgan.
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This Day In History:

1789 - Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille.

1850 - 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.

1870 - The United States Congress grants Mary Todd Lincoln a life pension in the amount of $3,000 a year.

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Genealogy Guys Comment About the VGS Cruise.

On their February 1st Pod Cast, the Genealogy Guys gave a very nice synopsis of our recent genealogy cruise to the Bahamas. George Morgan and Drew Smith, the genealogy guys, were guest speakers on the cruise. Hear what they had to say about the cruise. Their pod-casts are the longest-running regularly produced genealogy pod cast in the world.
The primary topic on the podcast is in immigration that was also very informative.

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Tonight on Genealogy Roadshow: The PBS series will be in Philadelphia at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. One of tonight's stories is about a rumor of an ancestor who was a counterfeiter and a horse thief however this person also gave away the money because people were so poor. Tune-in tonight to learn how this story turns out. PBS at 8:00 p.m.

Today is the 200th anniversary of the ending of the War of 1812:

 Treaty of Ghent, p.1

 The hostilities ended at 11:00 p.m., when President James Madison exchanged documents with the British Representative. It was ratified by the U.S. Senate the following day. The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814 in the Flemish city of Ghent, was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Because of the lack of communications, it took weeks for news of the peace treaty to reach the United States. During that time, the Battle of New Orleans was fought by American and British forces. Under the command of Major General Andrew Jackson, the Battle of New Orleans was finally won on January 18, 1815 when the British forces retreated. Andrew Jackson went on and became the seventh president of the United States in 1829 and severed two terms. He was of Scottish and Irish descent.