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Daily Archives: February 14, 2020
Valentine’s Day Dice Selections — Dice Maniacs’ Club
Banner photo taken by Scott Kalman. via Valentine’s Day Dice Selections — Dice Maniacs’ Club. If you have someone who loves dice, these make great gifts.
World War II British Submarine Operations in the Pacific — Weapons and Warfare
During World War II, after the Royal Navy’s traumatic departure from the Pacific Ocean in early 1942, the 4th Submarine Flotilla and its depot ship, the HMS Adamant, operated with the Eastern Fleet based at Trincomalee––a large, natural harbor located … Continue reading
Brainless Blogger – Featured Blogger of the Week February 14, 2020
This week I chose Brainless Blogger as this week’s Featured Blogger of the Week – https://brainlessblogger.net/. Looks like I started Following her around late May 2019. About: https://brainlessblogger.net/about-2/ This blog is about chronic illness, chronic pain, and invisible disability awareness. … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Bloggers, Genealogy, Social Media
Tagged Facebook, Featured Blogger of the Week, Food, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter
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Genealogical DNA Testing Companies and Current DNA Sales February 14, 2020
Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading
Posted in DNA
Tagged 23andMe, FamilyTree DNA, LivingDNA, mtDNA, MyHeritageDNA, TeloYears, Veritas Genetics, WeGene
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Happy International Book Giving Day! — Vampires, Crime and Angels…Eclectic Me
Eeek! This is such an awesome day! As an author, I actually love to give away books. I know some people are nervous about trying new authors, so I am always happy to offer a copy to someone who wants … Continue reading
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Kylee shares how to make a pickle bouquet for Valentine’s Day – YouTube Video FOX59 News
I saw this on YouTube – this is either a sweet idea or a way to sour (both puns intended) a relationship – Kylee shares how to make a pickle bouquet for Valentine’s Day – YouTube Video FOX59 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJrCP38qAYQ … Continue reading
Humorous Kickstarter Campaign – Cindr
In honor of Valentine’s Day, what better way to celebrate than a fun dating game crowdfunding campaign? Expected delivery will be September 2020 if the campaign succeeds. I saw this in an e-mail from Kickstarter this morning – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smirkanddagger/cindr Cindr … Continue reading
Posted in Crowdfunding, Gaming
Tagged Humor, I Haven't Seen It All, Kickstarter, Kicktraq
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DNA Test Results Life-Changing for Enfield Man – NBC Connecticut February 13, 2020
In doing my daily DNA searches, I came across this last night – DNA Test Results Life-Changing for Enfield Man: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/investigations/dna-test-results-life-changing-for-enfield-man/2223459/. By Caitlin Burchill • Published on February 13, 2020 at 10:30 pm At-home DNA test kits are helping people … Continue reading
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Happy Valentine’s Day February 14, 2020
Happy Valentine’s Day 2020. If you have friends who struggle today for whatever reason, please encourage them in ways that don’t make them feel worse. See this blog post: https://thoughtcatalog.com/amanda-white/2020/02/4-things-single-people-probably-dont-need-to-hear-on-valentines-day/ on several things not to say. It took a while … Continue reading
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18 million new marriage records, plus baptisms, burials and Christian leaders – FindMyPast Fridays February 14, 2020
I did not see anything last night on FindMyPast. Here’s this week’s FindMyPast Fridays – https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new/baptisms-marriages-burials-clergy-records. They can usually be found at https://www.findmy past.com/blog/new/, either Thursday or Friday, depending on when they get posted. Niall Cullen 14 February 2020 Love … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Genealogy, History
Tagged Family, FindMyPast, FindMyPast Fridays, Newspapers
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