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Connecticut Records Online
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Why Don't They Respond?
From the Facebook page: Frustrated by the lack of responses to messages on the DNA sites? Genealogy Amy Johnson Crow has some ideas why test-takers don't answer and suggestions to improve the odds in her quick (6 minute) video on YouTube.
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Anglo-Saxon Place Names
From the Facebook page: Dive into the fascinating world of place names in England. Click here to explore. |
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FPAN September
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Labor Day Holiday
FPAN Offices Closed
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UWF Historic Trust Open House and Community Day
Zaragoza Street between Jefferson and Adams Streets
10:00am-4:00 pm CT
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Pensacola Archaeology Society Meeting
with guest speaker Mike Thomin (FPAN)
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3400 Bayou Blvd, Pensacola
7:00-8:00pm CT
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Kayak Tour: A Spanish Legacy along Pensacola Bay
FPAN Coordinating Center, 207 E Main St, Pensacola, FL
9:00-11:30am CT
RSVP Required; More information
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Archaeology on Tap: Joint Recovery Team
with guest speaker Dr. Jennifer McKinnon (East Carolina University)
Odd Colony Brewing Co., 260 N. Palafox St, Pensacola, FL
6:30-7:30pm CT
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Archaeology Story Time: The Pot That Juan Built
written by Nancy Andrews-Goebel
FPAN Coordinating Center, 207 E Main St, Pensacola, FL
3:30-4:30pm CT
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New Florida Records on Ancestry
If you have access to Ancestry, there's a new, interesting set of records available: Early Auto Registrations, 1905-1917.
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Strategies for African American Research
Vinegar Hill Magazine features an article by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy, Descendant Project Researcher, University of Virginia with big-picture strategies for researching African American ancestors.
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Ethics in DNA Research
9 million people who tested at 23andMe and allowed research use of their DNA are part of a study identifying remains from a 19th century cemetery. This article has more on the people buried there and the ethical questions surrounding the research. |
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Quick tips for scanning photos
Storyworth's latest newsletter provided some quick and easy-to-remember tips for scanning old photos. For example, you should scan black-and-white and sepia images in full color - unless there are stains on it, in which case, scanning in grayscale makes them easier to digitally "clean up" later. Check them out here. |
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Free 5-Part course from KYGS
The Kentucky Genealogical Society five-session virtual course "Becoming a Genealogist & Family Historian" is being offered by the Society as a public service throughout the month of September. If you're new to genealogy, just completed a DNA test, are self-taught, or wanting to learn more about genealogy and family history, you're invited to register.
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FPAN August 2023
Archaeology on Tap: "Underwater Archaeology of Saipan"
St. Michael's Brewing Company, 2199 FL-87, Navarre, FL
7:30-8:30 pm CT
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"Shipwrecks of Pensacola"
Gulf Breeze Area Historical Society Meeting
with FPAN's Nicole Grinnan
Gulf Breeze Community Center, 800 Shoreline Dr, Gulf Breeze, FL
6:00-7:00 pm CT
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