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This is a terrific magazine and it's free. The July issue (14th edition) of Irish Lives Remembered Genealogy eMagazine is now available online to read or download free of charge from www.irishlivesremembered.com. This edition is packed with 72 pages of family history resources and stories to help trace your Irish ancestors with a special focus on Tracing Your Donegal Ancestors.
Click on the Irish Lives Remembered to start reading.
FamilySearch has recently added more than 1.1 million images from Belgium, Nicaragua, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 379,887 index records and images from the U.S., North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663–1979, collection, the 301,441 index records and images from the U.S., North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762–1979, collection, and the 125,530 index records from the new United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954–1970, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.
Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world's historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org. Read the rest of this entry »
TLC has picked up Who Do You Think You Are? It airs every Tuesday at 9/8c yesterday's episode featured Christina Applegate and the entire show is now available on TLC. You can watch it on your computer, tablet or television and even smart phone.
Click on TLC to visit the site and view Christina's experience.
You can also view Kelly Clarkson's entire experience at the same location.
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Many people think the phrase "In God We Trust" began with the Founding Fathers. The phrase was actually signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 30th, 1956 a mere 57 years ago. Does this make a difference? I don't think so, but many do. Two years prior to that the phrase "under God" was inserted into the pledge of allegiance and some might think that because it wasn't a decision made by the Founding Fathers that it should be left out.
"In God We Trust" became the nation's official motto and it was then mandated that the phrase be printed on all US paper money. Although it is true that the phrase has been placed on U.S. coins since the Civil War when religious sentiment reached a peak. President Eisenhower's treasury secretary, George Humphrey, suggested adding the phrase to paper currency as well.
The first paper money with the phrase "In God We Trust" was printed in 1957 and since then religious and secular groups have argued over the appropriateness and constitutionality that mentions "God" because the founding fathers were dedicated to maintaining the separation of church and state.
Presidential biographers insist that Eisenhower embraced religion but never intended to force his beliefs on anyone. At a Flag Day speech in 1954, he explained why he wanted to included "under God" in the pledge of allegiance: "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; in this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever will be our country's most powerful resource in peace and war."
The chapel-like structure near where he and his wife Mamie are buried on the grounds of his presidential library is called the "Place of Meditation"—intentionally nondenominational.
The following is the latest press release from ancestry.com:
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The Exchange Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer will be substantially identical to the Outstanding Notes, except that the Exchange Notes have been registered under the federal securities laws, are not subject to transfer restrictions, are not entitled to registration rights and will not provide for the payment of additional interest under circumstances relating to the timing of the Exchange Offer.
The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 pm, New York City time on August 26, 2013, unless extended by the Company. Valid tenders of the Outstanding Notes must be made, and may be withdrawn at any time, before the Exchange Offer expires. Read the rest of this entry »
According to reports, the Lone Ranger movie is a bomb. That said, I very often don't agree with the critics so I won't know if I personally think it's an expensive failure until I get to see it. The only opinion I can give is that Tonto's makeup is amazing.
Ancestry.com recently researched the family history of Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp who are both descendants of real American freedom fighters but Hammer not Depp is the one with Indian blood. Armie Hammer is descended from Cherokee Chief Kanagatucko and Johnny Depp's 8th great grandmother is Elizabeth Key, the first African American slave to sue for freedom.
The ancestry.com press release is as follows:
"PROVO, UT: Before there was the Lone Ranger and Tonto, there was… Elizabeth Key and Chief Kanagatucko? New research from Ancestry.com, the world's largest online family history resource, reveals both Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp — the leading actors of Walt Disney Pictures' "The Lone Ranger" — are direct descendants of two real American freedom fighters. Read the rest of this entry »
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As you've probably noticed I add technology to this blog because we all use it to do almost everything. This one might be a stretch but it's really cool.
Motorcycle helmet trailblazer Reevu has designed what it believes is the world's first commercially available intelligent helmet with a built-in heads-up display (HUD). Although it won't be available for another 18-24 months, with the first version of the Intelligent HUD helmet racetrack focused. Reevu has experience in rear-vision capabilities, which place the company in an excellent market position.
Although there isn't much in the way of details, it has been reported that the HUD information will be displayed as an overlay on the helmet's rear vision system and not the main visor. Bikers will still need to flick their eyes up to read it but a whole lot better than moving the whole had down to read the speedometer on some motorcycles.
The HUD will connect to the motorcycle's diagnostics system and the images will display information such as RPM, fuel consumption data, indicator signals and other items.
It's really something for bikers to look forward to in the not too distant future. As you can see from the graphic it looks like a really neat sci-fi design.
Reevu is looking at a price tag of "US $1076 (UK£700 Sterling)" for the intelligent helmet.
Read the entire article on gizmag.
Britain's royal baby is about to be born and the media from all over the world have been hanging out for about three weeks outside the London hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate) is currently giving birth.
Just to keep us from getting bored, Discovery News has just published the following interesting and amusing list of 10 things you might not know about the future monarch:
"1) Genealogists say the baby will be distantly related to Dracula, the 15th century prince who inspired Bram Stoker's famous vampire. Experts have also traced the family tree back to an Islamic sultan who is believed to be descended from the Prophet Mohammed.
2) Finland has gifted William and Kate with a special 'baby box' received by all expectant mothers in the Nordic country, which includes infant clothing, bra pads and even condoms.
3) By custom, earlier royal births were witnessed by the interior minister, in order to ensure that the heir was legitimate. Luckily for Kate, this tradition ended in 1936. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 10 interesting and amusing facts, britain's royal baby
A small delegation of Native Americans from the Sioux Nation and the Lakota people, along with Native Americans living in Hawaii, very recently arrived in the Ukraine. The reason for the trip was to permit Native Americans to discuss their historical path of blood, pain and tears, to freedom take with the Ukrainians.
The visit was at the invitation from The Kiev Times and the PRNewswire release is as follows:
"WASHINGTON, July 19, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released by the US-Ukraine Observer:
At the invitation of The Kiev Times and the American Spiritual Diplomacy Foundation, a small delegation of Native Americans from the Sioux Nation, more specifically the Lakota people, and Native Americans living in Hawaii, recently arrived in Kiev. The Sioux Nation was represented by their chief, Joseph Brings Plenty; his son Cole Brings Plenty; and Evelyne Serais, a native of France now living in the United States, who has devoted her life in service to Native Americans. Kaiulani Kahalekai, a princess and spiritual leader of native Hawaiians flew directly from Hawaii to Kiev. Those representing Native Americans were joined in Kiev by the leadership of the Spiritual Diplomacy Foundation: Messrs. Mikhail Morgulis, Frank Abernathy, and Mark Bazalev.
The idea behind the trip was to allow Ukrainians and Native Americans to take part in discussions about freedom, keeping in mind the significance Read the rest of this entry »
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So many people have told me that I should have a Twitter account and, for various reasons, I've stopped short at actually doing this. The temptation to respond to negative tweets with an equally negative comment that I might regret is always present—Alec Baldwin is a good exampleJ.
A recent spam report pointed out that Twitter had the largest underground economy for buying and selling fake followers. Apparently there is a whole seedy underbelly to Twitter that most people knew nothing about. It's has been described as the shadowy Twitter follower black market with shifty websites and Twitter accounts offering thousands of followers or retweets for just a few dollars for each transaction.
Twitter has ended the Auto Follow in the best interest of its users with a blog post quietly announced the change just before the July 4 holiday.
To learn more about it click on Tech Crunch.
Click on the link Underground Twitter Economy to read the article about the buying and selling of fake followers.
If you're planning to open a Twitter account be sure to read "The Basics on Keeping Your Account Secure" before you start tweeting.
I'm passing along a recent announcement about the digitization project undertaken by Findmypast.uk and U.K The National Archives to make available online First World War Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps records. The following blog post comes from Alan Stewart's Grow Your Own Family Tree:
"Around 360,000 First World War Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Flying Corps (RFC) records are to be made available online.
The family history website Find My Past UK and The National Archives (TNA) have announced a joint project to digitise hundreds of thousands of service records of First World War RAF and RFC airmen. (Officers' records are already online at TNA's website.)
Find My Past says: "The contract to digitise this record set, known as AIR 79, was awarded by The National Archives following a competitive tender process. It is estimated that, once digitised, the collection will comprise 360,000 transcripts and 800,000 scanned full-colour images dating back to 1912. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: grow your own family tree, RFC records, UK RAF records
The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is being permanently retired on August 15, 2013.
Since you can still search descriptions and digital content using the Online Public Access search. Online Public Access has all of the descriptions and digitized content that was in ARC as well as the ability to search archives.gov and the web sites of the Presidential Libraries.
Search results are grouped into categories based on information relevant to your search, such as:
- "Digital copies of records
- Descriptions of records
- Web pages on Archives.gov
- Web pages on the Presidential Libraries' websites"
Over the next few weeks NARAtions: The Blog of the United States Archives will be sharing information and tips for using Online Public Access.
Click on Online Public Access to search the database.
Also click on NARAtions to visit the Blog of the United States Archives to learn more and leave comments and questions about the new system.
Tags: NARA, NARations, Online Public Access
About 230,000 burial and cremation records for the West Yorkshire area of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council have been made available at Deceased Online as follows:
"Bereavement Services, Wakefield Council, Block B, Town Hall, Normanton, West Yorkshire WF6 2DZ
Approximately 261,000 burial and 134,000 cremation register records are being made available over a period, with a mixture of register scans and computerised records. Cemetery maps indicating the section where each grave is located are in preparation now. Cemetery maps showing exact grave location and selected digital photographs of headstones and memorials are expected to be added later.
Initially approximately 142,700 burial records are online for the 19 cemeteries managed by Wakefield Council. As detailed below, for some cemeteries all burials are provided, and for others this is generally restricted to data from 1986. Supporting scans are generally available up to 2005.
Approximately 82,600 cremation records are for the sites at Pontefract and Wakefield are now available online.
The Council plans to complete the collection of data provided online as soon as resources permit.
Data is provided up to 13 February 2013.
Altofts Cemetery – Church Road, Altofts, Normanton
Opened in 1878, around 6,500 burials have taken place of which around 4,400 records are available. Record availability is very inconsistent prior to March 1930. Data includes grave references. Computerised records are provided for more recent entries.
Alverthorpe Cemetery – St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield
Since 1955, around 3,100 burials have taken place of which all records are available. Data includes a majority of grave references. Computerised records are provided for more recent entries.
No data is currently available prior to 1955.
Castleford Cemetery – Headfield Road, Castleford
Opened in 1857, around 37,900 burials have taken place of which all records are available. Data includes some grave references. Computerised records are provided for more recent entries.
Crigglestone Cemetery – Standbridge Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield
Opened in 1882, around 5,900 burials have taken place of which all records are available. Data includes some grave references. Computerised records are provided for more recent entries.
Featherstone Cemetery – Cutsyke Road, North Featherstone
Opened in 1874, around 16,600 burials have taken place of which all records are available. Data includes grave references. Computerised records are provided for more recent entries.
Ferrybridge Cemetery – Pontefract Road, Ferrybridge, Pontefract
Opened in 1924, around 1,800 burials have taken place of which all records are available. Data includes grave references. Computerised records are provided for more recent entries.
Hemsworth Cemetery – Cemetery Road, Hemsworth
Opened in 1896, around 13,700 burials have taken place of which around 3,600 records are available. Record availability is very inconsistent prior to February 1986. Data includes grave references. Computerised records are provided for all records.
Horbury Cemetery – Dovecote Lane, Horbury, Wakefield
Opened in 1897, around 8,500 burials have taken place of which all records are available. Data includes some grave references. Computerised records are provided for more recent entries.
Knottingley Cemetery – Womersley Road, Knottingley
Opened in 1859. Since 1883 around 11,800 burials have taken place of which all records are available. Records are currently unavailabe prior to August 1883. Data includes some grave references. Computerised records are provided for more recent entries.
Normanton Lower Cemetery – Cemetery Road, Normanton Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cemetery and crematoria, deceased online, Wakefield records
When I first heard that usage data in the form of browsing history was being monitored a couple of years ago, my first reaction was that mine would be of little interest to the powers that be since it would likely be considered innocuous. That was a mistake.
Here's the latest. AT & T is considering selling your usage data—location, web browsing history, etc.) to advertisers. The plan was noted in a preview of an upcoming change to their privacy policy (one of these pamphlets you receive in the mail to inform you by law how they use your information).
AT&T points out that other companies, like Verizon, have been doing this for a while. This apparently makes it all okay. Facebook and Google do similar things. Keep this in mind when using Facebook and Google at the same time keep in mind that you are paying money for companies like AT & T to provide service to be able to communicate with others for business or pleasure.
The only upside, if that's possible, it's that AT & T is promising to anonymize and aggregate the data before they sell it. Does this make you feel better? Apparently anonymizing large chunks of data doesn't really work. They're just going to use it to show you "more relevant advertising". Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: invasion of privacy, Tech Crunch
I'd like to point you to an article published on The New York Public Library blog dated July 2, 2013, and written by Philip Sutton, of the Milstein Division of United States History titled Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was).
The article points to the always persistent stories about names being changed at Ellis Island. It turns out that this is untrue. It is a myth that persists in the genealogy and in family lore, that family names were changed at Ellis Island during the years between 1892 and 1954. Blogs, essays and books have proven this yet the myth continued in a recent issue of The New Yorker. There was only one instance where a name was changed, but you'll have to read the fascinating article to find out how it happened.
Names were changed, but not at Ellis Island. Inspectors never wrote down the names of incoming immigrants, the list of names came from the manifests of steamship arrivals.
Click on Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was) to read the article.
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Summer is here and it's time for monster lovers to be scared "witless" by their favorite supernatural beasts.
Many years ago in Creative Writing 101, our professor instructed the class to draw on the classics for our own inspiration. This has been accomplished over and over again by writers and movie makers with great success. Take a look at some of the monsters that have been a constant source of colorful creativity:
Are probably the oldest monsters of folklore. There are many descriptions on dragons and giant serpents. Many of the most developed dragons hail from the Chinese cultures and for hundreds of years, rural Chinese made tea from dinosaur bones actually believing they were from dragons.
In the Bible's Book of Isaiah a monstrous sea serpent dragon called Leviathan. there are many variations on dragons and giant serpents. The Bible's Old Testament describes Leviathan, a monstrous sea serpent dragon. Some of the most developed dragons come from Chinese culture. For centuries some rural Chinese dug up (and made tea from) dinosaur bones, believing they were from dragons.
The West is rich in dragon folklore. Legends tell the story of St George, the patron saint of England, who slew a fearsome dragon. While dragons are ancient, they are more popular now than at any other time in history, appearing in role-playing games such as "Dungeons and Dragons" and popular films such as "Lord of the Rings." I love the little dragon in HBO's"Game of Thrones".
I've heard that Canada has more lake monsters than any other country, boasting no fewer than a dozen. The one I'll mention here reputedly lives in British Columbia's Lake Okanagan and is one of the world's top 10 monsters. The monster is called Ogopogo (an old music hall song) is unique because Indians in the region used to make live sacrifices to a water spirit in the lake to protect them as they crossed in boats near the home of Ogopogo, Monster Island.
As with Scotland's Loch Ness, many eyewitnesses continue to report odd things in the lake. John Kirk, expert on Ogopogo and president of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, there is apparently better evidence for the existence of a monster a mysterious monster in Canada's Lake Okanagan than at Loch Ness (Hmm, some might not agree). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: champ, giant squid, monsters, Nessie, vampires
More from Origins.net:
"The jurisdiction of the Consistory Court extended over the whole of the Archdeaconry of Chichester, comprising the Deaneries of Arundel, Boxgrove, Midhurst, and Storrington, and thus covered the western part of the County of Sussex.
The index to over 22,100 wills recorded in the Consistory Court of Chichester 1482-1800 is now available to search on the National Wills Index. This index – originally published in 1915 as British Record Society Volume 49 – includes names of testator / testatrix, place, often occupation and document reference, which will help you locate the original document at West Sussex Record Office.
This supplements Chichester Consistory Administrations 1555-1800 which already forms part of the National Wills Index.
The National Wills Index is the largest online resource for pre-1858 English probate material, containing indexes, abstracts and source documents, most not available anywhere else online. Read the rest of this entry »
Happy Canada Day! For my Canadian relatives and everyone else.
TLC is airing a brand new season of "Who Do You Think You Are?" with eight episodes featuring celebrities on a journey through their own history. There's an interesting lineup of celebrities:
- Christina Applegate
- Kelly Clarkson
- Cindy Crawford
- Zooey Deschanel
- Chelsea Handler
- Chris O'Donnell
- Jim Parsons
- Trisha Yearwood
The premier airs on July 23 and runs for eight one hour episodes.
To learn more about it and view the promo video, click on ZAP2it.
Tags: July 23, TLC, who do you think you are?
Native American jewelry is rich in history and creativity and the newly launched website discussed below by PRWEB in their news release is worth exploring:
"(PRWEB) June 25, 2013. A new website offers an in-depth look at authentic Native American jewelry. Collectors and lovers of Native American artisan jewelry can now visit AuthenticNativeAmericanJewelry.net in order to get the latest news and resources on shopping for pieces, as well as general articles and information regarding jewelry appreciation.
"Authentic Native American jewelry is hot right now," says website spokesperson Mary Flynn. "Every day, the website is inundated with requests from jewelry collectors and admirers who are interested in learning the history and traditions behind various pieces of artisan jewelry. The world of authentic Native American jewelry is rich with incredible history and creativity which makes collectors swoon."
People are drawn to Native American jewelry for many reasons. Some people are fascinated by ancient pieces which have been discovered over the years, while others are interested in the pieces being put out by the current Native American artisans who are putting a modern twist on ancient familial and cultural traditions. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: native american jewelry, newly launched website, PRWEB
On June 25, 1876 Native American forces led by Sioux Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeated the U.S. Army led by George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle close at Little Bighorn River in southern Montana. Those brave leaders of the Great Plains Sioux tribe strongly resisted the mid-19th-century efforts of the U.S. government to confine their people to reservations.
In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota's Black Hills, the U.S. Army ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. This betrayal motivated many Sioux and Cheyenne tribesmen to leave their reservations to join Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in Montana.
By the late spring of 1876, more than 10,000 Native Americans had gathered in a camp along the Little Bighorn River in defiance of a U.S. War Department order to return to their reservations or risk being attacked.
By mid-June, three columns of U.S. soldiers lined up against the camp and made preparations to march. Twelve hundred Native Americans turned back the first column on June 17. Five days later Custer's 7th Cavalry was sent to scout ahead for enemy troops and on the morning of June 25, Custer approached the camp and made the decision to go forward rather than wait for reinforcements.
By mid-day on June 25, Custer's 600 men entered the Little Bighorn Valley. Sitting Bull rallied the warriors and saw to the safety of the women and children, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Chief Crazy Horse, Chief Sitting Bull, Custer's last stand, Little Bighorn
The latest newsletter from ScotlandsPeople discusses further information to be found in the 1895 Valuation Rolls. It also features the top 5 Tee-Names and information about the Mary Queen of Scots exhibition of NRS documents at the National Museum of Scotland.
Tee-names (nothing to do with a golf) are community nicknames for people in north-east Scotland and sometimes Fife, Argyll and Gairloch. If you have difficulty in locating an ancestor you might want to consider a tee-name. It's a quirky (not uncommon in Scotland) feature of the 1895 Valuation Rolls. If your ancestor had a tee-name, you might learn something about a character trait or physical characteristic.
The newsletter is below:
"In the launch newsletter for the 1895 Valuation Rolls, we featured several examples from the Rolls – i.e. Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace and some famous Scots. As these proved to be popular, we thought we'd highlight some more examples from the 1895 Rolls.
This first example makes us think of the scene from the Alfred Hitchcock film, 'Rear Window', where it's possible to see everybody who lives in a block of flats going about their business. The tenement address for this VR entry is 21 Carnegie Street in Edinburgh, and it's fascinating to see all the different people who lived in this tenement block in 1895, and their occupations, some of which no longer exist or have a different name. We hasten to add that we do not believe there was a murder there in 1895. Read the rest of this entry »
England's Origins.net has a remarkable National Wills Index database that you can search FREE of charge. The following newletter discusses their extensive collection along with an explanation of the value of wills to the family history researcher:
Between 1541 and 1836 the diocese of Lichfield and Coventry was extensive, covering the entire counties of Staffordshire and Derbyshire, north Shropshire and north Warwickshire. The bishop of Lichfield and Coventry had jurisdiction over probate in this area, which was exercised through the Lichfield Consistory Court.
The index to over 28,300 wills and testamentary documents recorded in the Lichfield Consistory Court 1650-1700 is now available to search on the National Wills Index. This index – British Record Society Volume 125 – includes names of testator / testatrix,occupation and place of abode, which will help you to locate the original document at Lichfield Record Office.
The National Wills Index is the largest online resource for pre-1858 English probate material, containing indexes, abstracts and source documents, most not available anywhere else online.
Search the National Wills Index Free of charge
The value of wills to the family history researcher Read the rest of this entry »
The largest known collection of War of 1812 documents consisting of letters, maps and other papers has been purchase at auction in London, England, by the Library and Archives of Canada for $573,000.
The acquisition once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia, who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812.
The collection raised almost twice as much as was expected and includes hand-drawn maps from the early 1800s illustrating major Candadian cities, such as, Halifax, Toronto and Montreal in their infancies.
Also in the collection is a letter written by Sherbrooke to Major General Robert Ross congratulating his trips of Canadian and British soldiers for their success in successfully burning down the White House in August 1814.
John Sherbrooke went on to become governor general of British North America. Sehrbrooke, Quebec is named after him.
When he left Canada, Sherbrooke took his maps and papers back to Britain, where they had been sitting in three wooden boxes in family attics for nearly 200 years.
This is a national treasure for the Canadian people since the archives chart Canadian history at a key point and the birth of Canada as a nation.
If you'd like to learn more and view some videos of the event, click on CBC News.
Tags: Canada, Collection of 1812 papers, library and archives of canada, Sir John Sherbrooke, War of 1812
Findmypast.co.uk has recently added some fascinating Lincolnshire records:
"Leading family history website findmypast.co.uk has today made available online records showing the life and times of some of the most famous figures in the largest county in east England, Lincolnshire.
The handwritten registers from Lincolnshire Archives date back to 1538 and span more than 300 years; they provide insight into baptisms, marriages and burials from 103 parishes across Lincolnshire, from Laughton to Gedney Hill.
Some of the incredible details include information on the baptisms of scientist Isaac Newton and poet Lord Tennyson, famous for the Lincoln inspired Victorian ballad, "The Lady of Shallot". The records also include information on the burial of famous hangman William Marwood, renowned for inventing the "long drop" technique that ensured the prisoner's neck was broken instantly at the end of the drop, considered to be a kinder way to be executed.
Debra Chatfield, a family historian at findmypast.co.uk, said: "The Lincolnshire parish records include fascinating information about some of our most noteworthy and infamous figures, not just from Lincolnshire's history, but the whole of British history.
"Publishing them online so that Read the rest of this entry »
The following is a press release from the National Archives and Records Administration on the recent launch of the Founders Online website:
"Washington, DC…The National Archives today launched the Founders Online website. This free online tool brings together the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison in a single website that gives a first-hand account of the growth of democracy and the birth of the Republic.
Founders Online was created through a cooperative agreement between the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the grant-making arm of the National Archives, and The University of Virginia (UVA) Press.
In announcing the launch, Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero was joined by University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan, NHPRC Executive Director Kathleen M. Williams, and George Mason University Professor of History Cynthia A. Kierner. National History Day student winners searched the records of the very beginnings of American law, government, and our national story. Read the rest of this entry »
The Smithsonian is a great place to visit and the latest exhibit "Unlocking Life's Code" will not disappoint.
Sixty years have passed since Crick and Watson showed the world the double helix structure of DNA. Great strides have been made in this area and the exhibition shows us how the genetic revolution continues to change our lives and understanding of the human story for health and for family history.
The news release is as follows:
"The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health, opens "Genome: Unlocking Life's Code" June 14—a multimedia exhibition that explores how the genomic revolution is influencing people's lives and the extraordinary impact it is having on science, medicine and nature.
The exhibition looks at the complexities of the genome—the complete set of genetic or hereditary material of a living organism—and chronicles the remarkable breakthroughs that have taken place since the completion of the Human Genome Project 10 years ago. With cutting-edge interactives, 3-D models, custom animation and engaging videos of real-life stories, the exhibition examines both the benefits and the challenges that genomics presents to modern society.
"Genome: Unlocking Life's Code" will be on view at the National Museum of Natural History through Sept. 1, 2014, when it will begin a tour of venues throughout North America.
"Genomic research is a vital tool for exploring the mysteries of the natural world, and it is an important part of Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: genome, smithsonian, unlocking life's code
Has Apple branded too well? While this may be true with their proprietary operating system, there are so many devotees it really won't matter regardless of any comparison with the Android platform. Or, will it?
Apple is certainly ahead of the field in the smart phone race and, according to many, it will always have a problem appealing to most of the techies out there. The major reason being that iOS is often seen as an unfriendly product when it comes to compatibility and some great "stuff" won't ever appear in any device not created by Apple.
Android is an open source system and seen by developers as having a user friendly platform that plays well with others. Most people believe that the can buy an Andoid device and use with any other device they want without having to worry about compatibility. This makes it better than iOS. Perhaps.
Open source means that anyone with the knowhow can make changes to the basic functions and capabilities of the Android system. This allows app developers to work more easily with the platform and potentially create a huge breakthrough on how it all works. Millions can work together to make Android better while Apple remains within its own boundaries.
According to reports iOS is a bit unwieldy and the exact opposite is true with Android because it doesn't require the in depth knowledge required by iOS so more people can make apps faster with Android.
Personally, I think the big turn off for people in regards to Apple products is the price. While there are definitely people happy to pay for an Apple product—I wonder why?—this limits who will actually buy them. With this mindset I suppose iOS used in Apple will probably reach a limited about of people. Except that everywhere I turn people are carrying iPhones or sending out an email from their iPad.
Tags: android vs iOS
The following is the latest news from the popular family history website Genes Reunited:
"Today leading family history website Genes Reunited published new records including the Bank of England Wills Extracts from 1717-1845 and the London Probate Index from 1750-1858.
The Bank of England Wills Extracts is a fantastic resource for family historians containing over 60,000 entries giving an insight into the period 1717 – 1845. This latest record set contains extracts from the wills of those who held money in public funds as well as orders made for stockholders who went bankrupt.
From today people interested in uncovering more about the lives of their ancestors can visit www.genesreunited.co.uk and search the latest records listed below: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: family history website, genes reunited, probate, wills
We've been hearing a lot about the lack of privacy these days and this one is very big (très grand, muy grande). You may remember the concerns that people have raised over Smart TVs being ripe for exploitation that would permit hackers to watch you watch TV, or one of the less nefarious concerns that allowed the Smart TV to recognize when you left the room by dimming the screen to concern energy. Not a problem?
Now Microsoft has a new patent application (still an application not yet granted), which describes how the Xbox One console has the ability to monitor your body, eyes, and heartbeat to determine if you're actually watching advertising then reward you for it with Xbox achievements.
The patent is called "Awards and achievements across TV ecosystem" and describes camera sensors monitoring the eye movements and heartbeats of TV viewers. The console will know if you're in the room when an ad break is on. It will also be able to know if you're actually watching the ad or if you're doing something else. Don't bother to try gaming the system by turning off the lights, the Xbox will be able to monitor you, even in the dark.
What they're saying is people need to be bribed to sit still and watch a commercial. The patent application gives the explanation, "With the proliferation of digital video recording devices, advertisers are finding it increasingly difficult to introduce their advertisements to viewers." I say, try creating better ads. There are a few good ones out there.
The general idea behind this Pavlovian approach could be the fact that a rewards system might seem a natural progression for gamers—the concept of advancing the plot to unlock the new weapon that gives one the ability to shoot the bad guy in the cojones could be defined as a reward.
Microsoft is not alone. Intel is now bringing this technology into people's living rooms. The company has developed a camera-equipped set-top box that tracks viewers of its anticipated Web TV service. Like the Microsoft concept, the box monitors direction of gaze, so it can tell if you're paying attention to the ads or not.
And, Jell-O recently used this technology to create a vending machine that detects people's ages to dispense free snacks exclusively to adults. If a child approaches the vending machine an alarm sounds and the machine asked the child to step away.
This is all considered intelligent marketing. However, if you're not experiencing the gee-whiz (or WTF) factor yet, you might want to consider it, because it is all likely advance to the next level.
Tags: Pavlovian, privacy issues, rewards, XBox One
The term D-Day is often used as military jargon for the day an event will happen, for many it is when we think of June 6, 1944. On that day the World War II Allied powers crossed the English Channel to land on the beaches of Normandy, France. This started the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.
Within three months, the northern part of France was freed and the invasion force prepared to enter Germany, where they would meet up with Soviet forces arriving from the east.
Since Hitler's armies controlled most of mainland Europe, the Allies know that a successful invasion of Germany was critical to winning the war.
Hitler also knew this and was anticipating an attack on northwestern Europe in the spring of 1944. He had hopes of repelling the Allies from the coast with a strong counterattack that would delay future invasion attempts. This would have given him time to throw the majority of his forces into defeating the Soviet Union in the east and achieve an overall victory.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 1944, D-Day, invasion of normandy, june 6
When we go to the movies or watch crime shows on TV featuring all manner of theft and gun running its easy to forget, with all the modern technology, that gun running and smuggling has being going on for a very long time.
A ship wreck has been found off the coast of South Carolina's Cape Romain in about 40 feet of water and positively identified as the SS Ozama by underwater archaeology pioneer and treasure hunter Dr. E. Lee Spence. Dr Spence also found the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley, previously written up on this blog, as well as, the SS Georgiana and many other significant shipwrecks.
According to Dr. Spence, the SS Ozama is in surprisingly good condition with most of the ship relatively intact and sitting upright.
The vessel was built in Scotland in 1881 as the steamer Craigallion and in 1884 was used to tow one of the great dredges from New York to the construction site of the Panama Canal in Central America.
Craigallion was wrecked in 1885 in the Bahamas, salvaged and renamed Ozama after the river in Santo Dominco Dominican Republic, a regular port of call.
Ozama has a colorful history, which includes mutiny, extensive gun running , paper money smuggling and possibly gold, to Haiti.
In addition to reports by the New York Times of gun running to Haiti, another article reported that $300,000 in paper money to Haiti with the first tranche of $1,000,000 meant to replace a previous issue.
Spence, whose work is being funded by British company United Gold Explorations Limited, told Discovery News "Whatever is still there, we have good reason to believe at least some of it will be intact, as I have already brought up some unbroken china." He is hoping to find gold, but the team will thoroughly map the wreck and try to determine its structural integrity before digging in.
The original article tells an interesting tale. To learn more, click on Smuggler's Shipwrecked Steamer Found.
Tags: gold, gun running, ozama, shipwreck, smuggle, south carolina
U.K. based Deceased Online says the registers for the Cemetery are held at The National Archives (TNA) and Deceased Online digitally scanned all of these within the TNA building in Kew, South West London. Continue reading to learn the history of Brompton Cemetery and see the list of famous people interred, including Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst:
"Brompton Cemetery, consecrated by the Bishop of London in June 1840, is one of Britain's oldest and most distinguished garden cemeteries. The cemetery is Grade I Listed on the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The 39-acre (16 hectare) site lies between Old Brompton and Fulham Roads in South West London, on the western border of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, then a distant suburb but now a populous and diverse community in the heart of London.
Brompton Cemetery is one of the 'Magnificent Seven' London cemeteries constructed during the 1830's and 1840's to relieve overcrowded burial grounds. The others are: Abney Park, Highgate, Kensal Green, Nunhead, Tower Hamlets and West Norwood. Brompton is the first and only of these to have had all its records digitized and made available through any website, Deceased Online. We do hope to add others in the near future. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: brompton cemetery, deceased online, London
"FamilySearch has added more than 7.3 million images this week from Austria, Brazil, China, Honduras, Luxembourg, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 5,766,135 images from the new U.S., Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620–1986, collection, the 337,367 images from the new Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841–1968, collection, and the 191,701 images from the new U.S., Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900–1953, collection. See the table below for the full list of updates. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org.
Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world's historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: familysearch org, new massachusetts land records collection
For Bill.
According to reports, a sonar image captured off an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati could be the remains of Amelia Earhart's plane Electra. She was was piloting the plane when she vanished on July 2, 1937, during her attempt to fly around the world at the equator.
The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), has been investigating Earhart's last flight for a long time and have images that show an anomaly resting at the depth of about 600 feet in the water off Nikumaroro island, 350 miles southeast of Earhart's target destination, Howland Island.
Ric Gillespie, executive director of TIGHAR told Discovery News, "It is truly an anomaly, and when you're looking for man-made objects against a natural background, anomalies are good,"
Perhaps after all, TIGHAR has conclusive results. The number of artifacts recovered by the team during 10 expeditions indicate that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, made a forced landing on the islands smooth, flat coral reef, becoming castaways, and eventually died there.
To read the article click on Discovery News.
On May 21 Dick Eastman published an article on in his blog Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter about the political scandal brewing in Canada along with the resignation of Daniel Caron, head of the Library of Archives Canada (LAC) after billing taxpayers nearly $4,500 for personal Spanish lessons. Click on http://goo.gl/ll53g to read Mr. Eastman's article.
Caron's departure comes amongst numerous other claims of improper management at LAC.
Eastman's follow up article on May 24, pointed to Kimberly Silks blog post at http://goo.gl/KsuPw, which describes the issues, the tasks at hand, and how Canadians can take action to save and greatly improve the Library and Archives Canada.
Tags: LAC, Library and Archives Canada
The following news release regarding the launch of the 1895 Valuation Rolls comes from ScotlandsPeople:
"New records reveal a colourful picture of Victorian society in Scotland
The names of more than two million Scots from the late Victorian age will be published today, as records of Scottish properties and their owners and occupiers in 1895 are released on ScotlandsPeople, the government's family history website.
Called the Valuation Rolls, the records give an insight into Scottish society during that period, and will be a major resource for genealogists.
The records comprise more than two million indexed names and over 75,000 digital images, covering every kind of building, structure or property in Scotland that was assessed as having a rateable value.
The Valuation Rolls include people from right across the social spectrum, from the wealthiest proprietors to the humblest property owners and tenants of Scotland's urban housing. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 1895, online, scotlandspeople, valuation rolls
Memorial Day is a day to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Thank you for your service. "…the flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away."
Tags: God Bless the USA, Lee Greenwood
In case you haven't noticed, genealogical research is very expensive. In today's environment when people really need to get something for free, I've taken a look several sites that will certainly help you get started:
I haven't prioritized them in a numbered list because they're all useful for different reasons. I'll be researching some more and will add a special page on SpittalStreet.com for free resources.
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world and is used by millions of people. It's a nonprofit organization and has successfully connected families across generations. The good work is carried out be a truly dedicated team of volunteers to help people discover who they are by exploring where they came from. They have been doing this work for over a 100 years and I can't say enough good things about their efforts. If you'd like to volunteer click on the link to the website.
"The WorldGenWeb Project was created in 1996 by Dale Schneider in an effort to answer the growing needs of genealogists world-wide who were trying to research their ancestors online. Dale's original goal (as is ours today) was to have every country in the world represented by an online website and hosted by researchers who either live in their own country or who are familiar with their country's resources.
Shortly after the WorldGenWeb Project debuted on the Internet in October of 1996 (it was first located on Dsenter.com) volunteers were recruited to host country websites. By the close of 1996 many of the larger countries in the world had websites online, thanks in part to the early success of it's sister project, The USGenWeb Project (which went online in June of 1996). Throughout the next year, our project continued to recruit volunteers and became firmly established as an online resource for international genealogists. From 17 September 1997 till 16 April 2008 the WorldGenWeb Project was hosted by Rootsweb.com – The Generations Network. Currently the project is freely hosted by FamilyLink.com, Inc." Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: free websites, Genealogy
"Washington, DC…On Friday, October 11, 2013, the National Archives will unveil a new exhibition, "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage." The exhibit details the dramatic recovery of historic materials relating to the Jewish community in Iraq from a flooded basement in Saddam Hussein's intelligence headquarters, and the National Archives' ongoing work in support of U.S. Government efforts to preserve these materials. Located in the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, "Discovery and Recovery" is free and open to the public and runs through January 5, 2014.
In both English and Arabic, the 2,000 square foot exhibit features 24 recovered items and a "behind the scenes" video of the fascinating yet painstaking preservation process. This exhibit marks the first time these items have been on public display.
On May 6, 2003, just days after the Coalition forces took over Baghdad, 16 American soldiers from Mobile Exploitation Team Alpha, a group assigned to search for nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, entered Saddam Hussein's flooded intelligence building. In the basement, under four feet of water, they found thousands of books and documents relating to the Jewish community of Iraq – materials that had belonged to synagogues and Jewish organizations in Baghdad.
The water-logged materials quickly became moldy in Baghdad's intense heat and humidity. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: iraq's jewish past, NARA
Memorial Day in the US is May 27, and millions of Americans will remember the men and women who died while serving in the US Armed Forces.
MyHertige is providing free access to its database on May 27 through May 28 as follows:
"In honor of this special day, we are proud to provide free access – through May 28 – to our most popular collections of US military records.
Journey back in time to some of the most important conflicts in world history that not only impacted families in the US, but millions of families worldwide.
Formerly known as Decoration Day – later changed to Memorial Day and observed on the fourth Monday of May – traditions include placing flowers on graves of fallen soldiers, flying flags at half-mast from dawn until noon, parades, picnics, fireworks and more..
The observance originated following the Civil War, but was extended after World War I to honor all those who died in battle while serving in the US military. Read the rest of this entry »
What a deal for David Karp! Tumblr made 13 million last year and Yahoo just acquired the company for 1.1 million dollars. This grand purchase is an effort to attract younger users and bring Yahoo back from the edge of the abyss.
We are told that nothing will change at Tumblr, they are not turning purple. Okay, it's interesting to note that 11.6% of the content is porn. If mom didn't know this before she will certainly know now.
The following article appeared in Bloomberg today:
"Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) is preparing to unveil updates to the company's Flickr photo-sharing site today, amid reports that the board has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging network Tumblr Inc.
Yahoo Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer will detail changes to Flickr at a press event in New York, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Yahoo's directors authorized a purchase of Tumblr yesterday, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
Mayer has been tweaking Yahoo's services and adding features designed to win back users and advertisers who have fled the Web portal in favor of competing sites such as Facebook Inc. (FB) and Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) Improvements to Flickr in December helped Yahoo top 300 million monthly mobile users, up from just 200 million at the end of the last year. An acquisition of Tumblr would add a social network of 108 million blogs that's popular with a younger audience. Read the rest of this entry »
Google recently celebrated Earth Day by releasing Google Earth 7.1 with some great new features. The first of three interesting areas is actually mentioned in my previous post, Marvel Comics Dazzler character's checkered career—her talent is now a reality. The most notable feature with version 7.1 is Leap Motion support where you navigate Google Earth with simple hand gestures. The Leap Motion Controller priced at $79.99, is scheduled to start shipping in mid-July.
"The Leap Motion Controller senses how you move your hands, the way you move them naturally. So you can point, wave, reach, and grab. Even pick something up and put it down."
Click on Leap Motion Controller to see some other fantastic features such as: Slicing fallen fruit, steer cars, fly planes, build 3D objects, or simply browse the web.
There are more 3D City Views in Google 7.1 mainly for New York City, but other U.S. cities with 3D coverage are: Read the rest of this entry »
Marvel Comics super heroine Dazzler (Alison Blair) is usually associated with the X-Men first appearing in Uncanny X-Men in 1980.
As a mutant with the ability to convert sound vibrations into light and energy beams, Dazzler was originally developed as a cross-promotional, multi-media creation between Casablanca Records and Marvel Comics but the association was dropped in 1980.
Her career could be considered checkered. The character was originally commissioned as a disco singer, shifting to other musical categories including adult contemporary and rock. After starring in the Marvel Comic solo series Dazzler in the 1980's for 42 issues and a four issue limited series called The Movie, she co-starred The Beast a four-issue limited series called Beauty and the Beast. Dazzle later joined the cast of the X-Men then briefly appeared with the spin-off group Excalibur before rejoining X-men.
After her return to X-men, the character went on to a notable run as an X-Men member before disappearing completely for much of the 1990's and early 2000's.
When the New Excalibur was launched Dazzler returned to monthly publication as a prominent cast member for the first time in over fifteen years.
When Marvel canceled New Excalibur (sounds like the annual TV Fall lineup with either joy and disappointment for hard-working actors), Dazzler was brought back as a supporting character in Uncanny X-Men.
Although Marvel published a one-shot Dazzler special in 2010, the good came news for the character in the 2012 series, X-Extreme E-Men which features Dazzler as the leader of a dimension-hopping X-Men team.
The character has earned her place in comic history and perhaps inspired Canadian startup company, Thalmic Labs, to come up with a computer interface that allows the wearer to control computers and even drones with the wave of an arm.
The control is programmed in an armband that reads electrical activity in the forearm muscles as the user gestures. Gesture control is becoming more and more common thanks to the Kinect and cameras that track users and translate their body motion into a computer command.
The following press release comes from global family history network MyHeritage announcing a technology breakthrough that turns brick-walls into new leads:
"PROVO, Utah & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 13, 2013–
MyHeritage, the popular family history network, today announced the launch of Record Detective(TM), the first technology of its kind to automatically extend the paper trail from a single historical record to other related records and family tree connections.
Record Detective(TM) turns historical records into smart objects that determine which people they are about, and conducts further research about them. Records found in MyHeritage's digital archive, SuperSearch, will now include a summary of additional records and individuals in family trees relating to them, thanks to the Record Detective(TM) technology. This will provide users with new information and clues to take their research to new directions.
Examples of how Record Detective(TM) benefits users: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: MyHeritage, record detective
Genes make up only 2 percent of the human genome, and researchers have argued in recent years that the remaining 98 percent may play some hidden, useful role.
Apparently in the plant world, junk DNA really is just junk. While the findings published in the Journal of Nature yesterday May 12 do concern a carnivorous plant, they could have implications for the human genome as well—maybe not.
Scientists have known for decades that the vast majority of the human genome is made of up DNA that doesn't seem to contain genes or turn genes on or off. This black hole of dark DNA consists of genetic parasites that copy segments of DNA and paste themselves repeatedly in the genome or is made up of fossils of once useful genes that have now been switched off. I would interpret this as being part of evolution.
The findings while researching the carnivorous "bladderwort" plant suggest junk DNA really isn't needed for healthy plants—and that may also hold true for other organisms, such as humans.
It is, however, still a mystery why some organisms have genomes bloated with junk while other genomes are studies in minimalism.
"One possibility is that there was some evolutionary pressure to strip the genome of extra material. But that's unlikely given that similar plants with huge genomes don't seem to fare badly."
To read the entire article click on Live Science.
Tags: junk DNA, live science, mystery solved
I've often said during the light-hearted conversation on the subject of eccentricity, "It depends, of course, on ones definition of normal." Do you have your share of nuts on your family tree?
Christopher Guest pioneered the "mockumentary" on film and his latest comedy Family Tree, which starts tomorrow, promises to be entertaining and filled with eccentric characters.
Just when you think the television mockumentary format may be reaching oversaturation, I have a funny feeling family history researchers will find this one will touch their funny bone.
The show revolves around a sad Tom Chadwick (Chris O'Dowd) who has simultaneously lost his job and his girlfriend. Tom is floundering along life's "dragway" until he receives an unusual bequest from his Great-Aunt Victoria to research his family history.
Victoria passes along a mysterious box containing a collection of mementos from his family's complicated history. Instead of seeing it has a box of odds and ends, he decides to see it as the start of a journey to reconstruct the family tree and learn the truth of his family's checkered past to understand his own.
There are several eccentric characters including Tom's sister, Bea (Nina Conti) who is a few knives short of a full dinner service. Bea walks around wearing a monkey hand puppet called Monk, an outgrowth of her childhood therapy that has clung to her in adulthood.
There's a sense within Family Tree that the key to unlocking one's identity is to take a deep dive into the past, no matter how convoluted or confusing the results may be. Viewers will find it interesting to see how many branches Tom is willing to climb to get his answers and just how many nuts he'll discover up there.
Click on the video below to see the trailer:
Tags: christopher guest, family tree, HBO, mokumentary
Some up-to-date news from ScotlandsPeople:
"The University of Edinburgh is looking to create an online archive that contains stories told by Scots-Italians about Italian emigration to 'Scozia'.
This exciting project will be organised by Professor Federica Pedriali, who is the director of the 'Italo Scots Research Cluster' at the university. Although Scots-Italians are one of the oldest immigrant communities in Scotland, amazingly, this is the first time that the idea of creating an archive of their stories has been proposed.
If you would like to get involved in the project, you can contact Professor Pedriali and her team at the the Italo Scots Research Cluster.
Also, if you are "Using the 1895 Valuation Rolls to break through an ancestral brick wall – please get in touch!
We're currently working on the 1895 Valuation Rolls (VRs), which we plan to launch shortly on the ScotlandsPeople website.
We're hoping that the 1895 Valuation Rolls will help those customers whose ancestors appear in the 1891 Census, but 'disappear' by the time of the 1901 Census. So we're looking to find a couple of interesting examples that we can highlight when we launch the 1895 VRs. In short, we'd like to try and find these ancestors for you, by searching the 1895 Valuation Rolls.
So if you think that the 1895 Valuation Rolls might well contain a missing ancestor of yours, then please drop us a brief email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you!"
Tags: Edinburgh, scotlandspeople, scots-italian
Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is a considered a minor holiday in Mexico, but in the United States it has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. As part of my after the day job, I taught English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult immigrants. My students loved to discuss the history and culture of Cinco De Mayo, even those who didn't have Mexican roots.
When Benito Juarez became president of Mexico in 1861, the country was in financial ruin. When the Mexican government defaulted on debts owed to the European governments of France, Britain and Spain they sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand reimbursement. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew.
This was not the case with France, ruled by Napoleon III, who decided to take the opportunity to carve an empire out of Mexican territory. The well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz and landed a strong French force that sent Juarez and his government into retreat.
The French General Charles Latrille de Lorencez thought that his 6,000 troops guaranteed a swift French victory in Mexico. President Juarez managed to round up a rag-tag force of 2000 loyal men, led by Texas born General Zaragoza, they prepared for battle at the small town of Puebla do Los Angeles, in east-central Mexico. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cinco de mayo, culture, Mexico
Technology affects every aspect of our society and according to the Brookings Institution the most productive periods in the United States occurred during the early 20th century and the Great Depression.
Patents are the DNA of inventions, and the most patents (per capita) were registered in 1883, 1885, 1890, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1931, 1932 2010 and 2011. They established new industries, businesses and economies.
Listed below are some of the inventions from those years, which includes Apple CEO Steve Jobs:
1883 Thomas Edison's Voltage Regulator:
Megastar-inventor Thomas Edison has claimed more than 1,000 patents, including the phonograph, light bulb and Voltage Regulator that was key to the development of radio, television and computer transistors.
1885 Machine Gun:
American-born British citizen Hiram Maxim invented a self-powered portable and fully-automatic machine gun that changed warfare. Its effects on society and the constitutional right to own it are still being debated today.
1890 Stop Sign:
William Phelps Eno proposed the first set of traffic rules and signs in an article published in Rider and Driver, although the first actual sign didn't appear until 1915. Read the rest of this entry »
The following is a press release from MyHeritage via Geneabloggers.com:
"PROVO, Utah & TEL AVIV, Israel – May 1, 2013: MyHeritage, the popular family history network, today announced that it has added the entire collection of U.S. Federal Censuses conducted each decade from 1790 to 1930 to its growing database of billions of historical records. Combined with innovative technologies and affordable prices, MyHeritage makes it easier and more accessible than ever to illuminate the lives of one's ancestors during this fascinating period in American history.
Among the nation's largest and most important set of records totaling around 520 million names, the Censuses provide information about individuals residing in the U.S. including age, address, education, occupation, place of birth, race, native language, marital status, relationship to head of household, neighbors – and more. Family history enthusiasts can now search the indexed images of the U.S. Censuses at http://www.myheritage.com/research and discover the legacy of former generations between 1790 and 1930 in the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: geneabloggers, MyHeritage
FamilySearch.org made big news last month when it re-launched a new website. The result as in any other upgrade is confusion among many users. This includes its online trees program with an empahsise on the new photo and story uploading features plus very nice looking fan chart.
What you might want to consider is Family Tree Magazine's live seminar scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 9th. If you register before May 5, you can get it for $39.99 quite a bargain if you want to learn sooner rather than later on from Family Search. After May 5 the price goes up to $39.99.
"The schedule is below: Read the rest of this entry »
Origins.net has an impressive database of wills. Wills are a terrific source of information before the census started in 1841 and make it easy to find your ancestors. They uncover relationships that you may never have thought to look for.
See below to understand the potential value of this type of information from Origins.net:
"Wills can provide an extraordinary amount of information about your forebears, but most people probably have never had the chance to delve into these documents to see what they can learn. But now Oxfordshire wills from the 16th century up to 1858 – over 30,000 of them – are available online, at www.origins.net.
Simply Register or Login to search the Indexes and uncover some of your family's hidden gems.
What can the original wills tell me?
Prior to census returns, meaning before 1841, wills can be the best source of family relationship information. The list of what you may find is impressive.
Names of heirs and beneficiaries
Places of residence and origin of testators
Places of residence of the heirs and beneficiaries
Properties and whether freehold, copyhold or lease
Debts owed and due
Business arrangements
Inventories of personal property
Personal comments about heirs and beneficiaries
The potential value of this information in furthering your research is high, particularly if more commonly consulted records such as parish registers have drawn a blank. The information in wills goes beyond immediate family, many wills name nieces and nephews, godchildren, husbands of sisters and wives of brothers and distant kin. Usually the relationships are defined and the place of residence may be stated.
One example is that of a Banbury bacon seller: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: origins.net, oxford, view online, wills
Ancestry.com says:
"Early this morning the World Archives Project community achieved a huge milestone- 100,000,000 records keyed! The record count started in June 2008 and we reached 100,000,000 records early this morning.
The 166 indexes created through the World Archives Project are free for anyone to search. If you would like to join our community of contributors and play a role in helping others find their ancestors you can learn more here.
Thank you to the thousands of contributors who have given of their time to key these records!"
Deceased Online is a wonderful database with new records added on a regular basis. Unfortunately, as of April 22nd they have had to raise the rates:
"For over 4 years we have managed to keep our document viewing prices fixed at a low rate, even reducing some of them. Unfortunately, due to increased costs, we can't hold off price increases any longer. However we do feel the new prices will still be very reasonable when compared with other commercial genealogy websites.
The increases apply only to viewing register page scans or computerised register records; all other prices will remain unchanged. The minimum purchase has been raised in line with this.
The good news is that we are doubling the discounts on quantity credit purchases for a while. And more special offers will be available in due course.
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The Peace Corps program in the United States was established by an Executive Order issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, and authorized by Congress on March, 1961.
Australia, under the heading of "External Affairs", administered an organization similar to the Peace Corps. As part of this arrangement, Bill Wilson, a member of my extended family, went to Papua New Guinea (PNG) to teach school.
Life-long friendships were formed, laying the foundations of a truly remarkable legacy. When Bill arrived there in 1952, PNG was in the very early stage of the road to independence.
The following article, Friendship—two peoples join by mutual experience, was written by Barbara Short. The article describes Bill's experience and discusses two of his students:
(1) the highly respected late Sir Alkan Tololo, who rose to become High Commisssioner to Malaysia, to Australia, chancellor of the universities in Port Moresby, Lae and Vudal and member of boards that served the nation and,
(2) Sir Paulias Matane, who served as the first Papua New Guinean Ambassador to the United States following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"TIM COSTELLO, CEO of World Vision, is calling for more young Australians to visit Papua New Guinea and become friends with the Melanesian people, to take time to get to know them and for an effort to be made to understand each other's culture, dreams and aspirations.
One young Aussie who did just this back in 1952 was Bill Wilson (pictured) from Perth, Western Australia, then aged 24. Read the rest of this entry »
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I'm a huge fan of Superman and recently discovered that he has a fascinating history.
The character was created by two Cleveland, Ohio, high school students, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, in 1933.
It was especially interesting to learn that Superman was originally created a bald clairvoyant villain disposed to world domination. The character first appeared as a short story in a "fanzine" published by Jerry Siegel, in 1933, called Science Fiction: The Advance Guard of Future Civilization #3 and titled "The Reign of Superman".
Later in 1933 Siegel changed the character to that of a hero bearing no resemblance to the clairvoyant evildoer. Superman was remodeled on a combination of the silent film star, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939), his bespectacled alter ego, on movie star and producer Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971), and Joe Shuster.
The name "Clark Kent" was created from the first names of movie stars Clark Gable and Kent Taylor. Lois Lane was modeled on Joanne Carter who became Siegel's wife.
The character was sold in 1938 to Detective Comics, Inc. (later DC Comics) and Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938) subsequently airing in various radio serials, television programs, films, newspaper strips and video games.
You can recognize him (just in case you come from another planet) in his blue costume, red cape and a large red and yellow "S" shield on his chest.
He was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton and was rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El only moments before Krypton's destruction. He was adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife and named Clark Kent.
He started to display superhuman abilities at an early age which he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity when he became an adult. Superman lives in the city of Metropolis and as Clark Kent he is a journalist of the city newspaper called the Daily Planet.
Very early "Clark" started to display superhuman abilities and upon reaching maturity he resolved to use them for the benefit of humanity. Superman lives and operates in the fictional American city of Metropolis. As Clark Kent, he is a journalist for a Metropolis newspaper called the Daily Planet.
With the success of his adventures, Superman helped to create the superhero genre and establish its primacy within the American comic book.
Click on the video below to see the trailer of Superman: Unbound , scheduled to be released "June 14, 2013, on Blue-Ray, DVD, On Demand and for Download." Looks great for 5 to 100 age group.
Superman: Unbound is "Based on the Geoff Johns/Gary Frank 2008 release "Superman: Brainiac," SUPERMAN: UNBOUND finds the horrific force responsible for the destruction of Krypton – Brainiac descending upon Earth."
Man of Steel is coming to movie theaters on June 14, 2013.
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All the statutory birth, marriage, and death indexes for 2012 have been made searchable on the ScotlandsPeople website. By law, all births in Scotland have to be registered, and local authority registrars send the original register pages to the National Records of Scotland (NRS) for permanent preservation in paper form. NRS then arranges for the pages to be digitally imaged for public access via ScotlandsPeople. In addition to searching names in ScotlandsPeople, you can learn more about the changing popularity of names using other resources of the National Records of Scotland.
Exploring changes in naming conventions in Scotland – babies' names in 2012
You can gain a fascinating insight into the most popular and unusual names for babies registered during the period from January to November 2012 by looking at "Babies first names 2012″ on the National Records of Scotland website.
For the eighth year running, Sophie is the most popular girls' name, and Jack the favourite name for boys. Emily, Olivia, Ava, Lucy and Sophie make up the top five girls' names, while Lewis, Riley, James, Logan and Jack make up the top five names for boys. Read the rest of this entry »


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Yes, have done that, but it has been done in a large family(as you can see in my signature). I have never done it with one adult and one child. But, we have ordered half the meals of our family and split them. I have felt a bit funny about it, but they do what you ask for. There was one restaurant in Italy(Epcot that isn't there now) that the waiter was very rude about it, but if that is your order, it is not against the rules.
We split outside of Disney more and more all the time. Some restaurants charge an extra plate fee for splitting. But we usually order an appetizer(because we love them) and an entree. When they kinda look at us questionally if that is all and if they understand us right. We say, yes could you please bring the appetizer out like usual and the entree out with no extra plates please. They are like, ok are you sure you don't want an extra plate? We have always managed to skirt around the extra plate fee, by ordering two items and no extra plates. I don't think Disney does or lets say the majority of them I don't believe do. I am thinking, their might be one or two that might say that. Just have to see if anyone says they have had a problem or decide to be bold and see for yourself. It seems hard at first because it is out of the norm, but once you get used to it, it makes sense to be: 1. Using your credits wisely for your purposes 2. Not wasting food 3. Not overeating, because you were taught to never waste food. 4. Just plainly getting more bang for your buck! It is up to you, and how much you eat, or for that matter eat a bit and save room for the things that look awesome, but I am never hungry to eat!!!
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