Information, tips, and other interesting finds on this personal journey
I haven't been posting much lately since I haven't had a lot of time for research. The holidays are busy with work and..well..holiday stuff. There are a few other things going on that are making it hard to find the time. I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holidays and a wonderful start to 2012. … [Read more...]
A few weeks back, I ran across a link on BoingBoing to an article on Slate.com. I saw that it mentioned old documents and since I'm a sucker for old documents, I gave it a read. If you're also a fan of old documents, especially more interesting ones, than you'll love this series of articles on a … [Read more...]
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...]
Happy Father's Day to both of our dads! My wife posted a more personal entry about her father over at Tales From the Nursery. I've known my dad for 31 years and he still has the greatest mustache in the world. … [Read more...]
Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings posted his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun and I'm going to do it on a Monday. Why? Because I can. 1. What is your all-time favorite song? Yep, number 1. It's hard to choose sometimes. If you made your favorite all-time Top 40 music selections, what would be #1? 2. Tell … [Read more...]
Happy Memorial Day, everyone! I'd like to thank all of my military ancestors and all of your military ancestors, too. Johann W G LAST - Civil War- My 3rd-great-grandfather, server with Company K, 50th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin - 29 Mar 1865 to 14 Jun 1866 LeRoy THIELKE - World War II - My … [Read more...]
I've been reading about this change to Facebook's Terms of Use since I first read it on Mashable. I agree that their change was a bit "extreme" and I hope they fix the wording. But, I've seen people freak out due to the another part of their Terms of Use that says Facebook has the right to publish, … [Read more...]
Here is a neat idea. Someone had found an old diary from a family member that was written as a small sentence a day. It turned out to be perfect for a twitter account. It's a very cool idea where old meets new. Late last year, my family found a line-a-day diary maintained by my great-aunt from 1937 … [Read more...]
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