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UPDATE: Bountiful Power set a new pole back behind the houses on our corner, and we had electricity again about 5 pm on Sunday evening. We were without power for 86 or 87 hours, with nothing worse happening than a Continue reading The Big Wind in Bountiful, Utah
Fun Stuff for Genealogists introduced a new T-shirt at the NGS conference at Charleston, SC and it was completely sold out. It has been reprinted and available to all. “I seek dead people – I’m a genealogist” will be a Continue reading I Seek Dead People
The news of the death of the typewriter has been circulating the last day or two because of a posting made in the Atlantic, which was repeating something from the Daily Mail. Then Brian Williams picked it up and ran Continue reading Rumors of the Typewriter’s Demise are Greatly Exaggerated
Now here is a great source for some photos to liven up your genealogy files! Have you ever considered adding mug shots! Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in Maricopa County Arizona has gotten a lot of publicity lately for his “Mugshot of Continue reading Smile for the Camera – Mug Shots Online
Most of us are acquainted with Franklin Day Planners – especially if we happen to live in Utah. To be seen without your Day Planner around here means you just aren’t organized. Folks live by these things. Now I see Continue reading Legacy Planner – from the Creator of the Franklin Day Planner
The following item was just posted on the Gladstone Observer website. Hmmm… What I difference a few little letters can make… A 5.4 magnitude quake has hit near Bowen Queensland, and was felt from Airlie beach, down to Townsville. Just Continue reading Genealogical Earthquake Hits Down Under
According to information from the Herald Express, British genealogist Cecil Humphery-Smith has been conned. Although I can’t say I know Mr. Humphery-Smith personally, he and I have corresponded numerous times over the last 25 years. Following is an excerpt from Continue reading Cecil Humphery-Smith OBE, of the Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies, Victimized by Con Man
In the December 27, 2010 edition of the Yorkshire Post, Sarah Freeman writes about her quest in search of relatives. She says she met a supposed “aunt” at her father’s funeral about 15 years ago, but had never seen the Continue reading Sarah Freeman Adds Foliage to the Family Tree
Talk about digging up the dead… Genealogists joke about it all the time, but Jean Stevens literally dug up her husband and sister, took them in the house, and placed them on couches where she could see them… The following Continue reading Living With the Dearly Departed
It’s been announced on the Google blog that they are now offering their books in 3-D. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or not. I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 7 years old. The idea that Continue reading Google Now Offering Their Books in 3-D
My friend, Michael John Neill, genealogist and operator of casefileclues.com, is taking a survey of genealogists. He invited me to have a go at it, and I found his questions to be insightful, and even a bit thought-provoking. I’m not Continue reading Take the Casefile Clues Survey
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Jurors leaned in to peer at sacred forms in the case of Merril Leroy Jessop. Jessop, 35, a member of a polygamous sect, is on trial, charged with sexual assault of a child in connection with Continue reading Genealogy Record Books Used as Evidence at Jessop Trial
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Authorities say the strange odor seeping into a western Colorado Census Bureau office came from more than 1,000 marijuana plants growing next door. Grand Junction census workers say the smell was coming through the vents. Police Continue reading “Potted” Plants have the Census Folks in Colorado Hallucinating
It just came to my attention via a tweet from Postsecretpsc that yesterday’s date – 01022010 was the same forwards and backwards! (A palindrome) Interesting…
I’ve known the Harrisons for years – mainly for their development of “Family Forest” genealogy products. Now I see that there may be a gaming connection… Interesting. ROME and KAMUELA, HI–(eMediaWorld – December 30, 2009) – Past Perfect Productions, srl, Continue reading Family Forest Project Developers Form Alliance for Possible Console-based 3D Games