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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
HAMSTRUNG BY TIMELINE
Facebook’s new TimeLine feature will make it easier for users to ferret out any sensitive/embarrassing material you may have ever posted on your Facebook page. If you've ever posted spring break/drunken office party photos/etc., you may wish to “sanitize” your account before a prospective employer realizes what a party animal you are/were:
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MICROSOFT HEALTHVAULT
Microsoft wants you to have a secure place on line where you can store all your health information. They also offer tools to help you get organized and stay healthy--and it’s all free:
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NOTE: Sure, they have an interest in keeping you healthy—-you can then live a long life and buy many more Microsoft products. But it’s a really positive gesture on their part, just the same. Just remember to read the terms of service before posting any info on line—-like you should with any cloud computing service!
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NOTE: Sure, they have an interest in keeping you healthy—-you can then live a long life and buy many more Microsoft products. But it’s a really positive gesture on their part, just the same. Just remember to read the terms of service before posting any info on line—-like you should with any cloud computing service!
GOOGLE’S PRIVACY POLICY
They’re rolling out a new one soon. If you use Gmail or any of their other online services, it should be of interest to you:
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Monday, January 30, 2012
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
The Greenwich Village neighborhood in NYC, which is centered upon Washington Square Park, has always been a hotbed of creativity. Washington Square Park, however, was originally a potter’s field—and upwards of 20,000 indigent New Yorkers still lie buried beneath it:
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HELLUVA TOWN
Ever wondered why so many NYC place names incorporate the name of Satan’s own domicile? This blog post discusses Hell Gate, Hell’s Kitchen, and Hell’s Hundred Acres:
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
BREAKING THROUGH BRICK WALLS
How do you break through brick walls while researching your illustrious forebears? Among other things, get organized—-and don’t give up:
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THE GREAT OBITUARY HUNT
Helpful article on finding obits of interest by staffer Carmen Nigro of the New York Public Library:
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WILL THEY RETALIATE?
When the first slaves were freed by advancing Union forces, there was some fear on both sides that those slaves would be hungry to revenge themselves upon their former masters and upon white persons generally. In fact, as this blog post explains, former slaves generally were “just glad to be finally free”:
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AUTEUR, AUTEUR
Are you ready to try a video project like a reunion or vacation? Kim Komando has some tips for buying the right camcorder:
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
Make this the year you publish that family history/local history/regimental history you’ve been working on:
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
CARRY IT WITH YOU
Need portable apps you can add to a thumb drive or other portable device? Wikipedia offers a long list (last updated 22 Dec 2011):
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MAY A MAN MARRY HIS DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER?
It must have been legal; I've encountered numerous examples in researching 19th century ancestors!
Full text at Hathi Trust:
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Full text at Hathi Trust:
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MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM UPDATE
The following sources have recently been added to the Genealogy and Local History Index:
1. Catalogue of the Names and Residences of the Members of the North Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, Mo., January 1870
2. Manual of the North Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1906
3. Directory: North Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1915
4. Medical Scrapbooks, 1910s-1960s
5. One Hundredth Anniversary of Old Trinity Lutheran Church, 1839-1939
6. Yearbook of the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church (1897-1898)
7. A Brief Chronicle of the Rise and Progress of Baptist Development in St. Louis Association from 1800-1922
8. Yearbook of the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church (1901-1902)
9. Yearbook of the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church (1907)
10. Weick Brothers Undertaking Company Records, 1911-1968
1. Catalogue of the Names and Residences of the Members of the North Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, Mo., January 1870
2. Manual of the North Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1906
3. Directory: North Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Mo., 1915
4. Medical Scrapbooks, 1910s-1960s
5. One Hundredth Anniversary of Old Trinity Lutheran Church, 1839-1939
6. Yearbook of the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church (1897-1898)
7. A Brief Chronicle of the Rise and Progress of Baptist Development in St. Louis Association from 1800-1922
8. Yearbook of the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church (1901-1902)
9. Yearbook of the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church (1907)
10. Weick Brothers Undertaking Company Records, 1911-1968
HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR?
New estimates raise the estimate quite a bit higher than was previously thought:
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NOTE: The new estimates also raise the estimates of numbers of widows and orphans created by this bloody war.
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NOTE: The new estimates also raise the estimates of numbers of widows and orphans created by this bloody war.
A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
Make this the year you publish that family history/local history/regimental history you’ve been working on:
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