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November Monthly Meeting Updates

November 20, 2019 General Meeting

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November gave our members the opportunity to attend two meetings on the 20th at the Savannah Center. Our guest speaker was Dr. Thomas Jones, CP, CGL. Our very informative presentation for the morning general meeting was "Can a Complex Research problem be Solved Solely Online?" The answer was "Yes, But..." The case study demonstrated the complexity of issues that could be encountered during your research. Our afternoon workshop presentation was "Inferential Genealogy: "Deducing Ancestors Identities Indirectly." Here we learned that timelines are very important to come to a reasonable conclusion for the identity of an ancestor.

Both meetings & handouts are online: "Members Only" > Webinar & Meetings

“Admission to meetings of The Villages Genealogy Society is limited to

VGS members and paid guests.”

You must be a resident of The Villages, FL for membership

COMING EVENTS

Tuesday, Jan. 21st

1:00 pm

Family Tree Maker Users SIG Meeting

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Wednesday, Jan. 22nd

8:30 am

Brick Wall Solutions SIG Meeting

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Wednesday, Jan. 22nd

10:00 am

VGS General Monthly Meeting

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Wednesday, Jan. 22nd

1:30 pm

VGS General Monthly Meeting

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Monday, Jan. 27th

10:00 am

Technology SIG Meeting

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Facts

When the head of the household is no longer listed, don't assume he/she is dead. It's possible that the former head of household is now living with one of the children.

[Census]

Death Records can be the least accurate records depending upon the knowledge of the person reporting the information about the deceased. How much do your children know about you?

[Vital Records]

Evidence Negative: The lack of information in this source infers an answer to this question.

[Sources & Evidence]

The "Social Security Death Index" is an online searchable database. It only includes the names of deceased individuals whose deaths were reported to Social Security. Beginning in 2014, rules governing the "Social Security Death Index" changed. Records for the most recent 3 years are not available.

[Federal Records]

When writing to a relative for information, make specific requests. Don't ramble! Offer to share your information.

[Interviews]