Googleology ~ I Love Google! Google, Google, Google!

When the Google IPO was coming up, I walked into Citibank ready to buy. I met with the investments person and said I wanted in for the Google IPO and made my order - so I thought. Instead I faced an age old bias and the investments officer called my husband and suggested this might … Continue reading Googleology ~ I Love Google! Google, Google, Google!

A Straw Boater, A Seersucker Suit, Making Senses, Truth In Census ~ Don’t Y’all Just Luv Newspapers!

Wes Pruden passed this week and one must pause and remember the passing of any journalism dinosaur. I think he would have liked the moniker. I will leave it to the big shots to write his obituary and list all his professional accomplishments with praise and admiration - I will remember a chat. We wound … Continue reading A Straw Boater, A Seersucker Suit, Making Senses, Truth In Census ~ Don’t Y’all Just Luv Newspapers!

The Mystery Of The Ghost Girl

WARNING postmortem photo below. There are two possibilities now that I think about it more. I might have gotten this picture at Burke's Antiques out in Eastlake, maybe on 1st Avenue. Or, Web and I might have gotten the picture at Scottsboro, Alabama's First Monday, Trade Day. I am fairly sure I had the picture … Continue reading The Mystery Of The Ghost Girl

Like The Weather, Wait Five Minutes And It Will Change ~ So Much For Census Scandals

I am feeling hurt over having politics try to creep into genealogy. Now we all know that the politics of a person helps to locate them in records. Religion and race and nationality and so forths have all been used in every corner of the earth to sort people. And as genealogists, that sorting helps … Continue reading Like The Weather, Wait Five Minutes And It Will Change ~ So Much For Census Scandals

Getting A Grip On My Education And My Kit

GRIP -- that is, the Genealogical Research Institute Of Pittsburgh -- offers a solid week of courses on genealogical research each summer, and Dai and I attended this year's first session for the second year in a row. I can truly gush, glow and go on about the great time we had and how much … Continue reading Getting A Grip On My Education And My Kit