Daily Archives: August 30, 2019

Prepping for hurricanes when you’re disabled — Life with Spina Bifida

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Prepping for a hurricane when you are disabled can cause a lot of anxiety. There is a lot of things disabled people have to think about that abled do not and it makes a lot of people nervous. Within the … Continue reading →

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FamilySearch Research Wiki Publishes 90,000th Article – August 30, 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on FamilySearch earlier today – FamilySearch Research Wiki Publishes 90,000th Article: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/wiki-celebrates-90000-articles/. Congratulations on the milestone. This summer, the FamilySearch Research Wiki published its 90,000th wiki article—a major milestone since its humble beginnings nearly 12 years ago. … Continue reading →

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8 of the Cutest — and Rarest — Creatures on the Planet – YouTube Video

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I found this on YouTube earlier today – 8 of the Cutest — and Rarest — Creatures on the Planet – YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl-PcTA9HHg (around 9:52 minutes long).

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Belize: Chocolate Boutique — McGee Travel Tales

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Yes, a chocolate boutique, you read that right. Visiting the Belize Chocolate Company was kind of impromptu. We were exhausted but didn’t want to waste a minute of our time on the island. Our adventure with the Belize Chocolate Company … Continue reading →

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BestMVNO – Featured Blogger of the Week August 30, 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

For this week’s Featured Blogger of the Week, I went with BestMVNO – https://bestmvno.com/. If you are not familiar with the term MVNO, see below from his About page. I appreciate his efforts to help people by finding cell phone … Continue reading →

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Update on DNA.Land Offering Matching August 30, 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I recently posted DNA.Land May Soon Add Matching Back August 27, 2019. It seems there is a delay in the comment showing up after the e-mail is received. If you go to https://thednageek.com/whats-new-in-autosomal-dna-transfers/#comment-30681, Dr. Larkin’s comment is now visible. Bit more … Continue reading →

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New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 29 August 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this yesterday on FamilySearch – New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of  29 August 2019: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/new-records-august-2019/ New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 29 August 2019 FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in August of 2019 … Continue reading →

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Rest In Peace Rick Loomis (1946 – 2019)

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I mentioned a GoFundMe campaign  to help Rick Loomis – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Loomis who was fighting cancer in this post – Catalyst (Flying Buffalo Inc.) Bundle of Holding – Ends September 10, 2019; GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-gaming-legend-rick-loomis. Rick was an Army veteran and a … Continue reading →

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – August 28, 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I found this yesterday on Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – August 28, 2019: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates since my last update post. Only including updates since August 21, 2019 update. It wasn’t on there last … Continue reading →

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FindMyPast Fridays August 29, 2019

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I noticed this yesterday on FindMyPast – https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new/add-new-scottish-branches-to-your-family-tree. Search new additions from Scotland and Lancashire Add new Scottish branches to your family tree. Here is what’s new this Findmypast Friday:   Scotland, Newspaper Birth Notices   Over 121,000 new records … Continue reading →

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