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Now here’s something I found intriguing – Emily M. Matthias is a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at New Mexico State University. She is currrently conducting a sturdy entitled “Myth, Memory and Multiculturalism: Exploring Cultural Identity Continue reading Take This Genealogy-Related Survey & Help a Doctoral Student
NEW YORK — Remember Ida, the fossil discovery announced last May with its own book and TV documentary? A publicity blitz called it “the link” that would reveal the earliest evolutionary roots of monkeys, apes and humans. Experts protested that Continue reading Ida Related to Lemurs, Not Humans
The television networks, and papers have been in a dither today over the most annoying words being used in America. It seems that Marist College took a poll, the results of which were released on Wednesday. The dismissive word, “Whatever,” Continue reading The Top-10 Most Satisfying Genealogy Events
What would you do if you found a an old note saying that a lead chest with gold coins inside was hidden at a location -complete with the address? Patty Henken had just that happen to her. Following is a Continue reading Finders Keepers
Alerted by the NEHGS eNews Vol. 11, No. 32, (August 12, 2009) to the fact the there was an article in the New Yorker about Ohio genealogist Kenny Burke’s son, I clicked on over to check it out. Sure enough, Continue reading The Naked Cowboy for Mayor of New York City
Have you ever wanted to know what breeds your mutt dog has in his/her bloodline? Now you can find out, using the Canine Genealogy Kit – for just $59.95. The following is from the Hammacher Schlemmer website: This kit analyzes Continue reading Get Your Mutt’s Breed with the Doggy DNA Kit
Fun Stuff for Genealogists would like to announce some new items on their web site http://www.FunStuffForGenealogists.com: A new Skeleton T-shirt that reads “Just passin’ time, diggin’ up my roots” and a new “Genealogists never die, They just lose their census” Continue reading New Stuff at “Fun Stuff”
It’s been a tough week at the Meitzler’s. As I blogged last Sunday morning, water was coming in the back of the basement. At that time I could see where it was coming from, but never actually saw it come Continue reading The Flood is Behind Us…
We’ve been getting lots of rain the last 48 hours – and water is coming in the back and has pretty well saturated the carpeting in the office. Thus far the rest of the basement hasn’t been touched. That includes Continue reading Water Flooding the Meitzler Office
I’ll bet you didn’t know that Microsoft had any interest in family-history oriented items. In fact, there’s been some interest on their part for years now. When I was working for Heritage Quest, Brad Steuart negotiated with the Microsoft folks Continue reading British Microsoft Unveils Family History Tools
Schelly Talalay Dardashti, of Tracing the Tribe, posted an interesting blog today, alerting us to the fact that the New York Times had posted the infamous “Madoff List.” This list is made up of those folks who lost their money Continue reading Search the 13,000+ Name “Madoff List” in the New York Times
Pendleton Woolen Mills is running a “Tell Your Family Story” contest. You must share your family story in 500 words or less – and you have a chance to win an exclusively designed jacquard blanket depicting the story – patterned Continue reading Pendleton Woolen Mills Running a “Tell Your Family Story” Contest
Today was Blue Monday – said to be the most depressing day of the year and it all seems to make sense to me. Blue Monday is a name given to a date stated, as part of a publicity campaign Continue reading Blue Monday
A few days ago, Randy Seaver wrote a good blog about how this lousy economy might effect genealogy. I then wrote one of my own. I see that Schelly Talalay Dardashti of Tracing the Tribe has now joined the chorus. Continue reading Update on Genealogy and the Economy
Rajo Devi, a 70-year-old Indian woman is now able to claim that she is the oldest woman in the world to give birth to a child. Dr. Anurag Bishnoi of the National Fertility Center in northern Haryana, delivered the baby Continue reading Rajo Devi has a baby… at the age of 70