Today: Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Italian Genealogy SIG Meeting
1:00 PM in the Atlanta Room in the Savannah Center
Tomorrow: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Board of Directors Meeting 9:00 a.m. Pinellas Library
Tomorrow: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Today: Colonial Days at Brownwood Paddock Square:
Our Irish Special Interest Group will be a participant.
Noon to 4:00 p.m. Feel free to stop by and say hello.
Finding Your Military Veterans on Fold3:
Ancestry
"Fold3 is a great resource to discover historic military documents and can be used to learn and share the story of the veterans in your family tree. In this course you will study the fundamentals and guidelines to successful searching and browsing on Fold3, as well as the value of different types of military documents and what information they can provide. We will delve into the different military records and talk about the fun facts you might find while researching the veterans in your family."
This is a free online course.
Quick Course Overview...
Mocavo and Findmypast Are Coming Together:
Mocavo Announcement
"We wanted to let you know that in the coming months Mocavo will be coming together with its sister site, Findmypast. This will create a single experience for our US customers in a move that aims to deliver a more focused, efficient and comprehensive service to US family historians.We are now in the process of moving all Mocavo site content to Findmypast so you’ll soon be able to enjoy everything currently available on Mocavo and more. As part of our 'Free Forever' promise, Mocavo subscribers will continue to enjoy free access to all of the same records that were previously published for free on Mocavo. If you are a Mocavo subscriber, we will be transferring your account over to Findmypast soon so stay tuned for updates."
How to use Google Photos for Genealogy:
Cousin Detective
"To me, the single most important thing in the genealogical detective world is finding and sharing photos. All the hard work of piecing the giant puzzle together really pays off when you find a distant cousin who has photographs of your relatives -- especially really old ones that you'd never dreamed of finding."
Continue reading...
The Ancestry 200:
DNA eXplained
"Sounds like a race doesn’t it, but it isn’t. It’s a milestone checkpoint of sorts, so I thought I’d take a few minutes and take a look at where my Ancestry DNA shakey leaf tree matches are, and how they are performing."
Continue reading...
Social Media, Death and Mourning:
A Grave Interest
"We share our hopes, our dreams, our joys, and our disasters on social media - be it new jobs, long-distance moves, joyous births, long-awaited marriages, or the finality for us all - death. But is social media the right platform to use to share and express our grief?"
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 19 January
1523: In Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli publishes his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope.
1923: The French announce the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.
1937: Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
1809 Birthday: Edgar Allan Poe, American author and poet (“Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee.”)
Tomorrow: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Board of Directors Meeting 9:00 a.m. Pinellas Library
Tomorrow: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
New to Genealogy SIG Meeting
2:30 PM in the Chateaugay Room at the Chatham Recreation CenterToday: Colonial Days at Brownwood Paddock Square:
Our Irish Special Interest Group will be a participant.
Noon to 4:00 p.m. Feel free to stop by and say hello.
Finding Your Military Veterans on Fold3:
Ancestry
"Fold3 is a great resource to discover historic military documents and can be used to learn and share the story of the veterans in your family tree. In this course you will study the fundamentals and guidelines to successful searching and browsing on Fold3, as well as the value of different types of military documents and what information they can provide. We will delve into the different military records and talk about the fun facts you might find while researching the veterans in your family."
This is a free online course.
Quick Course Overview...
Mocavo and Findmypast Are Coming Together:
Mocavo Announcement
"We wanted to let you know that in the coming months Mocavo will be coming together with its sister site, Findmypast. This will create a single experience for our US customers in a move that aims to deliver a more focused, efficient and comprehensive service to US family historians.We are now in the process of moving all Mocavo site content to Findmypast so you’ll soon be able to enjoy everything currently available on Mocavo and more. As part of our 'Free Forever' promise, Mocavo subscribers will continue to enjoy free access to all of the same records that were previously published for free on Mocavo. If you are a Mocavo subscriber, we will be transferring your account over to Findmypast soon so stay tuned for updates."
How to use Google Photos for Genealogy:
Cousin Detective
"To me, the single most important thing in the genealogical detective world is finding and sharing photos. All the hard work of piecing the giant puzzle together really pays off when you find a distant cousin who has photographs of your relatives -- especially really old ones that you'd never dreamed of finding."
Continue reading...
The Ancestry 200:
DNA eXplained
"Sounds like a race doesn’t it, but it isn’t. It’s a milestone checkpoint of sorts, so I thought I’d take a few minutes and take a look at where my Ancestry DNA shakey leaf tree matches are, and how they are performing."
Continue reading...
Social Media, Death and Mourning:
A Grave Interest
"We share our hopes, our dreams, our joys, and our disasters on social media - be it new jobs, long-distance moves, joyous births, long-awaited marriages, or the finality for us all - death. But is social media the right platform to use to share and express our grief?"
Continue reading...
This Day In History: 19 January
1523: In Switzerland, Ulrich Zwingli publishes his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope.
1923: The French announce the invention of a new gun that has a firing range of 56 miles.
1937: Howard Hughes flies from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours and 22 minutes.
1809 Birthday: Edgar Allan Poe, American author and poet (“Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee.”)
