Daily Archives: March 13, 2019

New Records on FamilySearch from February 2019

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I regularly search many websites and blogs (genealogy, DNA, etc.) looking for updates or interesting articles. I also check the News feeds of the major genealogy, DNA, and other websites as sometimes they post items there instead of on their blogs. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Blogging World – DirtFloorRecess

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I ran across this new blog in my WordPress Reader feed today: https://dirtfloorrecess.com/. She started her blog yesterday. It’s rare WordPress shows me such a new blogger – only a day old, but thought I should be one of the … Continue reading →

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My Weirdness Monday March 11, 2019

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

In keeping with the Weirdness Wednesdays theme of today’s posts, I decided to talk about my weird experiences on Monday, March 11, 2019. Several weird things happened on Monday although the order I learned about them was not in the … Continue reading →

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Weird Planets – Vimeo Video March 13, 2019

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

In somewhat keeping with a Weirdness Wednesday theme, I found this Vimeo video – ScienceCasts: Weird Planets: https://vimeo.com/48959446 (around 4:04 minutes long). It took a while to find a weird video that wasn’t too far out there. No telling what … Continue reading →

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Thank You to BillionGraves Contributor for Rear Admiral Fluckey’s Headstone Photo

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I posted about Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey also known as “Lucky Fluckey” in this blog post: The Sub That Sank a Train. Thank you to Beth, BillionGraves contributor, for taking and transcribing the photo. You can view the image … Continue reading →

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Facebook Has Been Down for a While

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Updated March 14, 2019: Facebook and the other sites managed by Facebook should be up again. My Facebook and related sites came back up about 10 P. M. U. S. Central Time although many had access earlier. I am posting … Continue reading →

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Cenotaph Memorial Headstones

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Before joining Find-A-Grave, I was not familiar with the term “cenotaph” until I read its definition. Not exactly the best definition – https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cenotaph a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere. An easier … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding Collection #99 (Part 2 of 2) — Teylen’s RPG Corner

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I present to you the new Crowdfunding Collection #99, including every tabletop project started between 02/24 and 03/10. In the last two weeks a total of 117 fresh projects have been released, thus I spread them over two crowdfunding collections: … Continue reading →

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Fort Myers, Florida: Pipeosaurus – Imaginarium Dinosaur – Weirdness Wednesdays March 13, 2019

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I was poking around Roadside America as they have a pretty good mix of weird and non-weird things when I came across this item: Fort Myers, Florida: Pipeosaurus – Imaginarium Dinosaur: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/24616 Took a while as I was looking under … Continue reading →

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