VGS News & Tips: 7 April 2016

Today: Thursday: April 7, 2016

Eastern European Genealogy SIG Meeting:

1:00 PM in the Triple Crown Room at Churchill Recreation Center

Tomorrow: Friday: April 8, 2016

Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room at the Savannah Center

The Importance of Sharing the Slave History from your Family Trees:
Crestleaf
"Unfortunately I have several slave owners in my family tree, some dating back into the late 1600’s. I have some wills that give names and locations. Would it help others if we were able to list those names and locations on our trees so their family could find them?"
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10 “Must-Do” Genealogy Projects for April:

Ancestral Findings

"Are you looking for some productive genealogy projects to do for April? As the first full month of spring, April offers some interesting and unique genealogy opportunities that just don’t fit in as well during other months of the year. If you want to stay on top of things in your genealogy research, these are the projects that should definitely be on your “to do” list this month. Enjoy them."

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5 Ways To Tell If Your Genealogy Research Is Accurate:

Ancestral Findings

"There is a lot of guesswork and uncertainty in genealogy. People in the past may have put the wrong information on old records, either from genuinely not knowing, or from having something they wanted to hide. Mistakes can be made in transcriptions of documents from one location to another; even tombstones are known to sometimes have mistakes on them from the stone cutter."

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10 Tools to Tweak Privacy Settings in Windows 10 and Fix Privacy Issues:
Dick Eastman
"Windows 10 collects and shares more information about your personal information than any previous version of the operating system. Microsoft has gone on record and said that Windows 10 data collection cannot be stopped. (See http://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-10-data-collection-cannot-stopped-microsoft-80697/ for details about Microsoft’s claims.)"
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This Day In History: 7 April
1914: The British House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill.
1933: President Franklin Roosevelt signs legislation ending prohibition in the United States.
1983: Specialist Story Musgrave and Don Peterson make the first Space Shuttle spacewalk.
1837 Birthday: John Pierpont Morgan, U.S. industrialist.

VGS Latest News & Tips: 12 February 2016

Today: Friday: February 12, 2016

Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting

10:00 AM in the Rhett Butler Room at the Savannah Center

When Ancestry Search Led To Escaped Slave: 'All I Could Do Was Weep':
Ancestry
"When she was in fifth grade, Regina Mason received a school assignment that would change her life: to connect with her country of origin. That night, she went home and asked her mother where they were from. She told me about her grandfather who was a former slave...
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Ancestry
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AncestryDNA for Adoptees: Search Strategies:
Ancestry
"DNA testing has been a boon to adoptees searching for members of their birth family. When paper records don’t exist or are unavailable, DNA can still reveal family relationships and is often the best hope adoptees have of finding their biological family."
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Quick-Start Guide to Using Instagram for Family History Research:
Crestleaf
"Every family has a story. And preserving your family’s history has become even easier thanks to social networking sites like Facebook, Flickr and Instagram. If you’re looking for a great place to store your family photos. Instagram is becoming quite popular among family historians new and experienced due to its ease of use, interactive features and social sharing capabilities."
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Grave Markers Are Storytellers Too!:
Treasure Chest of Memories
"There’s no question that grave markers are an invaluable resource for birth and death dates, full names, and family connections. However, when we try to tell a person’s story, we often over look them or give them only passing attention. "
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This Day In History: 12 February

1709: Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish seaman whose adventures inspired the creation of Daniel Dafoe’s Robinson Crusoe, is taken off Juan Fernandez Island after more than four years of living there alone.

1836: Mexican General Santa Anna crosses the Rio Grande en route to the Alamo.

1912: China becomes a republic following the overthrow of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty.

1809 Birthday: Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President of the United State (1861-1865), is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.