Geniaus created The Tech-Savvy Genealogist Meme, I borrowed it from Genea-Musings. This one is more up my alley since I've been involved in technology since I was a little boy. The list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found: bold face type Things you … [Read more...]
Your Generations Project
31 August 2011 By
I had some time at lunch today, so I headed over to the BYUtv site to watch an episode of "The Generations Project." For people unfamiliar with it, think of it as a "Who Do You Think You Are?" for regular people. The episode I watched was titled, "Do Your Own Generations Project." I assume most of … [Read more...]
Now For Something Completely Different
15 August 2011 By
With apologies to Monty Python for using their famous catchphrase, I present something to make my family smile during a sad week. Classic Dad. I was converting old home videos awhile back and also playing around making some animated GIFs, so I made this. … [Read more...]
The Color Yellow
23 February 2010 By
Even "The Simpsons" are getting on the genealogy bandwagon in their latest episode, "The Color Yellow" where Lisa traces her genealogy to try to find at least one noble ancestor. If you don't see the video, you can watch it here. … [Read more...]
Fat Tuesday
16 February 2010 By
Fat Tuesday around here in Milwaukee, home to a large Polish heritage, is celebrated as Pączki Day. The most popular local bakery in the area, National Bakery and Deli, expects to sell 45,000 of them. A pączki is a deep-fried piece of dough shaped into a flattened sphere and filled with … [Read more...]
Making My Own Family Tree
29 June 2009 By
When I'm not researching my family history, I like to dabble in video games as I've posted about before. A recent game that was released the The Sims 3. The Sims games have been around for a few years, so most of you probably already know about them. The Sims 3 is a strategic life simulation video … [Read more...]
Help Wanted
30 May 2009 By
I went to the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's Golda Meir Library last week to spend some time looking through old newspapers for obituaries. UWM has all of the Milwaukee Sentinel and Milwaukee Journal (and Journal-Sentinel) papers on microfilm back to about 1886 or so. I found a few … [Read more...]
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