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Flickr and Library of Congress Open Archives
Kevin’s Meandering Mind reported om 2008 that the US Library of Congress has joined with Flickr to put thousands of photos from its archives up on Flickr for viewing and use by us, the people. And oh, how lucky we … Continue reading
Howard W. West Sr. Timeline
I’ve had some challenges researching long lost relatives, but the mysteries and myths in and around my grandfather, Howard W. West Sr., continue to amaze as I dig through his history. The following is what I have at the time … Continue reading
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I Haven’t Been Counted
I haven’t been counted. In my genealogy research, census reports have uncovered many mysteries in the recent past of my family, yet I have not been in the past two or three censuses. ARGH. How did that happen? The last … Continue reading
The Genealogical Paradox
In a BBC article, “Family trees: Tracing the world’s ancestor,” it talks about the process of building your family tree, and the problems associated with it. The surprise comes if we look at inheritance from both parents. Here, the numbers … Continue reading
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Tagged family history, family tree, famous ancestors, genealogy research, genealogy techniques, generations, jesus, king david
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Where Do You Draw the Family History Research Line?
In The Worst Question in Genealogy, genealogist Kerry Scott of Clue Wagon admits that the worse question ever asked is “What do you do?” For a family historian, the next question is “How far back have you gone?” I love … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy Techniques
Tagged dates, family history, family history research, genealogy, history, jobs, occupation, research, specialty, timeline, what do you do
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DNA Could Prove to Be the Best Storage Option for Our Family History
DNA is being investigated for long-term data storage. Did you catch the news? From the links listed below, I learned recently that scientists are investigating, and succeeding, in storing information on a string of synthetic DNA. They have succeeded in … Continue reading
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Tagged data storage, dna, family history, genealogy news, long term storage, preservation, record keeping, storage
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Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
The US Library of Congress has a Local History and Genealogy Reading Room in the Thomas Jefferson Building featuring more than 50,000 genealogies and 100,000 local histories among its many collections. According to their post discussing this, “Growing a Family … Continue reading
WordPress Plugin for Citations, Footnotes and Bibliographies
In researching techniques for adding footnotes to posts in WordPress for “Creating Footnotes in WordPress,” I looked into several WordPress Plugins for footnotes. One caught my attention. AcademicPress WordPress Plugin is ideal for a serious genealogy and family history site … Continue reading
Where Were Turbans Worn in the World in 1925?
According to Wikipedia, the Turban first appeared in the history of clothing early on, highlighting turbans called phakeolis worn by the Byzantine army. My question is where was my grandfather, Howard W. West Sr., that he captured this picture of … Continue reading
Posted in Do You Know These People?, Family, West
Tagged howard west, india, location, mystery photos, photo detective, travel, turbans
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Musings of the History Queen of The Dalles, Oregon
I’m trying to research information on news events that happened between 1958 and 1965 in The Dalles, Oregon, and having no luck on the web. However, I did find some resources worth sharing for future reference. In particular is the … Continue reading
