Anybody got a cure for a bored dog?

Our puppy isn’t feeling well lately. The heat is getting to him I think and he just sits and barks. Inside, outside, he just isn’t a happy dog. I’ve gotten him new toys, a new blanket, I’ve tried letting him sleep in the bathroom, last night I let him have free run of the house [...]

Marilyn Monroe

Well in my effort to find Marilyn Monroe, I had to first know she was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 (Wikipedia). But her mother baptized her as Norma Jean Baker, and by the 1930 census she was going by Norma Jean Baker and living with her with foster parents Albert [...]

A Genealogy Deal to Good To Pass Up

For all my non-genealogy readers, and for those who are genealogists, for the month of August, Footnote is offering the use of the 1930 census to everyone for FREE! That’s right, you can look up your ancestors for free on their website for a whole month for free. Now that means that most [...]

Are virtual funerals next?

I called mom to see what time I needed to be at her house for a doctor’s appt tomorrow and we were talking about last minute details and scheduling issues, when she asked me if I knew a cousin was in the hospital with an aneurysm. No, I replied I hadn’t heard. How would [...]

John Gambill (Gambrill) 4th Great Grandfather

John Gambill, son of Bradley Gambill and Susanna Unknown, was born circa 1771.1,2,3,4
     John Gambill married Sarah Kimbro, daughter of William Kimbrough and Elizabeth Gooch, on 1 November 1798 in Davidson County, TN.4,2
     Article I, section 2, of the U.S. Constitution requires that a decennial population census, a nationwide enumeration or count of the population, [...]

Why Genealogy with an Internet connection can be so…

Productive: Had a problem understanding how a life estate worked. Sent an email to Advanced-Research-L@rootsweb.com and within 24 hours had my answer and a lot of good future research advice from people who know what they are doing.
Unproductive: Spent 4 hours reading the ABC Bachelor blog. It was like playing slots in [...]

The Familiar… Grocery stores or genealogy programs

In another post I compared my local Walmart with the new Publix and Lin responded that she preferred her co-op. I think some of it could be that we prefer that which is familiar and the same is true with grocery stores and genealogy programs.
I had #1 in 1991. I had dabbled [...]

Why Do I Never Have a Pen?…

Using Dear Myrtle’s organization checklists, she says to first set up our desks the way we want. I did some major moving of furniture and finally I have a fairly good working desk.
Then I sharpened a whole bag of pencils and put them in the pretty container a friend at work bought me [...]

Favorite Podcasts

Genealogy Gems-Lisa Cooke

Dear Myrtle

The National Archives

Genealogy Guys

BBC History Magazine
A few I haven’t tried, but plan to:
Library of Congress
History According to Bob
If you have a genealogy or history podcast not listed here and you’d like to announce it, post the link and I will add you to my reader. I promise to listen, [...]

DNA with Megan

I am so excited! I am signed up for a lecture Saturday on DNA with Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. Yes, I did spell her name correctly.
She is an expert on DNA and genealogy. Since I have been off, I have barely had time to do any personal genealogy. But Saturday I have all [...]