Daily Archives: January 25, 2020

Discover the Meaning of Your Name and How Common it Is – FamilySearch January 24, 2020

I saw this on FamilySearch – Discover the Meaning of Your Name and How Common it Is: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/what-does-my-name-mean-and-how-common/. Funny thing is I was looking for something like this several days ago. January 24, 2020  – by  Jessica Grimaud What does my … Continue reading

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If today was your last day — Forty Something Life As We Know It

I heard this song on the radio “If today was your last day…” Please listen to this song at the end of this post. I am a Forty Plusser. So, biological speaking – I am on my “halfway mark”of life. … Continue reading

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DNA testing, sperm donor anonymity and me – BBC DNA Saturdays January 25, 2020

I had planned on doing a different DNA Saturdays post this week, but don’t have the information yet to post it and I don’t want to get the information wrong. Hopefully, by next Saturday or sooner, I will as it’s … Continue reading

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Plea to Universe: Enough Skunks, Already! — Wild Sensibility

kerfuffle (noun): a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views. We had a kerfuffle here in the wee hours, 3:00 am, two days ago (Wednesday, January 22nd). Something woke Conall. He let out of low growl from his … Continue reading

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Crystal Caste Silk vs. D&G Marble Identification Guide — Dice Maniacs’ Club

by Tina Manneborn To continue our series of dice identification guides, we’d like to focus on yet two other lines of dice that get easily confused: Crystal Caste Silk and Dice & Games Marble. Both are two-colored styles with one … Continue reading

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Bacony Cheesy Goodness — Brothers’ Campfire

Hello friends! I am off to a great start this morning with cheesy bacon eggs and German rye bread toast… via Bacony Cheesy Goodness — Brothers’ Campfire.

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Random database search uncovers information waiting to be found at archives — Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family

After so many years of doing research on my ancestors, it is hard to predict what else could come my way. My latest discovery proves that good things do come to those who wait. Out of boredom, I posted during … Continue reading

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – January 22, 2020

I saw a few days ago on Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – January 22, 2020: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after January 21, 2020. I checked again today and no new records have been added. New … Continue reading

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Copples in the News — Benjamin G Copple accused of attempted murder — Genes and Roots

In October 1924, a teen-aged Benjamin Garl Copple (c 1906-1986) was accused of attempted murder of a young woman and man, while he was under the influence of liquor. Ben was married at the time, to a Bernice Amott his … Continue reading

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RICK GILBRECH — NASA Set to open a universe of wonder with New Rocket and Artemis Program — Mississippi Business Journal – Space Saturdays January 25, 2020

Ancient humans built the seven wonders of the world, only one of which stands today – the Great Pyramids of Giza. Since those ancient days, various lists have noted new human-engineered wonders, such as the Taj Mahal, the Hoover Dam, … Continue reading

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