Meeting Monday plus Germans, DNA and Techies

Hello, everyone, Join us next Monday for our regular May meeting.

We’re going to try out a fun new Zoom feature called immersive views starting at 12:45. If you have updated your Zoom account, you will be on the current release 5.6.5.  If not, we can try to help you. If it turns out that you are on an older release, you will still be in the meeting.  

Using our Genies Recurring Zoom Meeting:

Time: Monday, May 17, 2021 doors open at 12:45.  Meeting starts at 1:00 Pacific

Join Zoom Meeting  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86349777794?pwd=ZGl5cWZvNldGNDNjR0M3bldWbTIrdz09

Meeting ID: 863 4977 7794

Passcode: 446855

For German researchers, our friends Nicole and Diana at Family Locket have been joined by a German expert for podcasts and blogposts.

19th Century Germans in St. Louis

In this week's podcast episode, Nicole and Diana talk with guest, Heidi Mathis, about some of the reasons why German immigrants came by the thousands to the St. Louis, Missouri, area in the mid-1800s. We discuss the culture clash, push and pull factors of immigration, and her ancestor, Burhkard Schlag. Listen here: RLP 148: 19th Century Germans in St. Louis with Heidi Mathis

 

In our new blogpost series on researching German ancestors, this blog post begins with a discussion of when your ancestor might have arrived. Our German research expert, Heidi Mathis writes:  Are you one of the 44.2 million Americans with a German ancestor, but sense that researching them is more out of reach than others in your family tree? Researching our German can seem daunting because of the language hurdle, but also because the whole concept of “German” is complex. Read more here: Part 1: Tracing Your 19th Century German Ancestors- Which Germans?

 

For DNA folks, Diana Elder has a blogpost How to Create Genetic Clusters Manually. 

And Roberta Estes will be broadcasting and recording on the MyHeritage Facebook page.  She says:

“You’re invited to join me for a FREE Facebook LIVE presentation on May 24^th, at 2 PM EST (11 AM Pacific).  We’ll be talking about tips and tricks to turn “AutoClusters into Solutions at MyHeritage.”

“I’ve made three discoveries while preparing for this presentation – in the first cluster alone. I can barely stop. Who needs sleep anyway? … No, I’m really not kidding.”  She is an excellent speaker.

MyHeritage will be hosting this Roberta's seminar on their Facebook page, LIVE.

For techies, Dick Eastman sends us the intriguing “Death of the Keyboard?”

https://wwweogncom.wildapricot.org/page-18080/10414756

 

Virtual Private Network: What's that? you say.  In this week's live Elevenses with Lisa show she is going share with you:

 

·         why I'm using a VPN (aka Virtual Private Network - don't worry, you don't need to be techy to use a VPN!)

·         what I looked for in a VPN

·         how I set it up (oh my gosh, it was so easy!)

·         how it protects my online activity

·         the surprising bonus benefits that I love and you will too!

Lisa's goal is to help you find your family history safely and privately. "I took a deep dive into VPNs and I can't wait to share with you what I've learned so you can do it yourself."

As I write, she hasn’t recorded it yet but the Show Notes (quite detailed) are here.  https://lisalouisecooke.com/2021/05/11/vpn/