Daily Archives: October 1, 2019

Statue of Liberty, Glen Elder – Kansas Tuesdays October 1, 2019

In looking at Beloit, Mitchell County area for things to see and do, I came across a Statue of Liberty. There are at least 25 Statue of Liberty scattered around Kansas – https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/ks-26-statues-of-liberty/. Link says 26, but the link only … Continue reading

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – September 30, 2019

I saw this today on Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – September 30, 2019: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates since September 2627, 2019 update post which only had one September 27, update which is not included below. … Continue reading

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Club, Society, and Fraternity Gravestone Symbols: Part 3 – BillionGraves September 30, 2019

I saw this on BillionGraves yesterday – http://blog.billiongraves.com/2019/09/30/5501/. One group missing from the list is Modern Woodmen of America (MWA): https://www.modernwoodmen.org/. They were the forerunners of the Woodmen of the World started by the same individual who later created the … Continue reading

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4 Ways To Prioritize Your Mental Health While In University — lifesfinewhine

I asked on one of my posts last week what type of posts you guys wanted to read and quite a few said about mental health and some said about university so I decided to write a kind of two … Continue reading

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Scottish Names—What Are They All About? – FamilySearch September 30, 2019

I saw this a little bit ago on FamilySearch – Scottish Names—What Are They All About?: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/scottish-names/. Scottish names are rich with history—both surnames and given names. The most wealthy and high nobility first started using surnames, but it wasn’t … Continue reading

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Wings B 36 – YouTube Video

A bomber you don’t hear a lot about – Wings B 36 – YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl6R1EFArh0 (around 55:43 minutes long). Here’s the Wikipedia article – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker

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Genealogical DNA Testing Companies and Current DNA Sales October 1, 2019

Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading

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23andMe Sale Ends October 15, 2019 and Other Updates – October 1, 2019

Latest updates to 23andMe – https://www.23andme.com/. Some things have changed. I either missed them last night and they also made changes after I saw the new test on 23andMe. They added a sale today or late last night for the … Continue reading

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US Mobile Updates Plans, Unlimited Talk & Text Reverts Back To $10/Month — BestMVNO

Just one month ago, US Mobile updated its unlimited wireless plans. As a whole, the changes resulted in significantly higher pricing for subscribers. One unlimited plan got a price increase of $15/month. 467 more words via US Mobile Updates Plans, Unlimited … Continue reading

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Jackson County Illinois Poor Farm Cemetery – Tombstone Tuesdays October 1, 2019

I saw this on my Facebook feed earlier today – Castle Perilous Games & Books sharing an article about Forgotten in death: SIUC archaeologists, students try to find location of Jackson County Poor Farm Cemetery: https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/forgotten-in-death-siuc-archaeologists-students-try-to-find-location/. I chose it as … Continue reading

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