Daily Archives: October 23, 2019

What a Semi-Colon Tattoo Might Mean – October 23, 2019

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Trigger warning – talk of suicide Update: Seems some missed the point “might mean” in the next paragraph. I didn’t list some other reasons – the person considered suicide but did not follow through, having a relative who committed suicide. … Continue reading →

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UGA partners with Google Books for digital access – UGA Today October 18, 2019

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I came across this today – UGA partners with Google Books for digital access: https://news.uga.edu/uga-partners-with-google-books-for-digital-access/. I am basing the date on the article showing posted 5 days ago. Through a new partnership about 120,000 of the Libraries’ 4.5 million volumes … Continue reading →

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How to make it as a book blogger — Drizzle and Hurricane Books

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

In all my years of book blogging, I’ve often wondered about success. I’ve often watched bloggers, mainly in other niches, lifestyle bloggers and food bloggers and so on, getting incredible opportunities, making money, hell, making a living out of their … Continue reading →

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Meet the German and Slavic Research Team! – FamilySearch October 21, 2019

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this yesterday on FamilySearch – Meet the German and Slavic Research Team!: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/german-slavic-research-team/. Many who have looked into tracing their German or Slavic family lines have quickly learned that they have their work cut out for them. Germany … Continue reading →

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Plague’s origins ratted out: GERBILS not rats were the main cause of the Black Death – DailyMail 24 February 2015 – Weirdness Wednesdays October 23, 2019

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

NOTE: I had several pairs of gerbils in high school. I realize this is the Daily Mail reporting this article, but I found a number of other articles that support this theory – links below. For those not familiar with … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers, History | Tagged Wikipedia | 2 Comments

The Music in Your Genes – MyHeritage October 22, 2019

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I found this yesterday on MyHeritage – The Music in Your Genes – MyHeritage: https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/10/the-music-in-your-genes/. Families have been making music together since long before the von Trapps and the Jackson 5. It’s not uncommon for an accomplished musician to have … Continue reading →

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Two Japanese Aircraft Carriers Sunk During the Battle of Midway Found – October 23, 2019

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I ran across these stories as I was looking for this article: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/historic-cutter-faces-auctioneer-s-hammer. I found the above article through another blog post, https://rnzngunners.wordpress.com/2019/10/17/historic-cutter-faces-auctioneers-hammer/. It’s interesting that Petrel is the vessel that found them. Other finds by the vessel are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Petrel. … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History | Tagged Naval History, World War II | 6 Comments

Not a Fan of Arguing for the Sake of Arguing – October 23, 2019

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I have a few friends who love to argue simply to argue. They know they won’t change the other person’s mind and the other person won’t change their mind. The only time I argue in a case like this is … Continue reading →

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