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Daily Archives: September 26, 2020
Alternatives to Needing a Quick DNA Test Immediately – DNA Saturdays September 26, 2020
There are a number of alternatives if you need a quick DNA test for genealogy purposes. A friend got a call from the nursing home that his father-in-law was dying within 48 hours. He hadn’t tested him yet for DNA. … Continue reading
Blogging Anniversary: 14 Years Ago — The Domain for Truth
WordPress tells me that yesterday it was my 14th year anniversary of when I started blogging on WordPress. It’s also been 882 straight days of back to back daily post! I didn’t think I would be blogging this long when … Continue reading
Obituaries and Copyright Law – September 26, 2020
I sometimes see managers on Find-A-Grave say the obit needs to be as written. The problem is obits are covered by copyright law. Whoever wrote the obit owns the copyright. In rare instances, newspapers require shared copyright to publish an … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Genealogy
Tagged Ancestry.com, Copyright, Find-A-Grave, Obit
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Drawing strength from our ancestors’ resilience—from the Spanish Flu to today – Ancestry.com September 24, 2020
I saw this today on Ancestry.com – Drawing strength from our ancestors’ resilience—from the Spanish Flu to today: https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2020/09/24/drawing-strength-from-our-ancestors-resilience-from-the-spanish-flu-to-today/. Posted by Ancestry Team on September 24, 2020 in Website It’s hard to believe six months have passed since the WHO … Continue reading
FREE Genealogy Education — Hound on the Hunt
There are so many FREE genealogy resources I thought I’d tell you about a couple that I’m using quite a bit. FREE Genealogy Education — Hound on the Hunt Free is good.
NASA, US Space Force Establish Foundation for Broad Collaboration – NASA September 22, 2020 – Space Saturdays September 26, 2020
I saw this announcement last night on NASA – NASA, US Space Force Establish Foundation for Broad Collaboration: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-us-space-force-establish-foundation-for-broad-collaboration/. Worth a read if you are into things space-related. Sept. 22, 2020 RELEASE 20-091 While advancing plans for unprecedented lunar exploration … Continue reading
Rest in Peace Corporal Ed Bearrs, USMC and Chief Historian of the National Parks Service – 1923 – 2020
When I was looking at Find-A-Grave last night, I checked out the Famous section by most recent additions. I noticed that Ed Bearrs https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105706134/edwin-cole-bearss was listed. I met Ed Bearrs one time. In fact, he has an indirect connection to … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Military History
Tagged Find-A-Grave, WBTS/ACW, World War II
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5 on Friday 25/09/20 — No Rerolls
Every week there are many games and miniatures released. This will probably be a mix of previews, preorders and releases, and with release dates being the way they are in this industry, it’s always pretty approximate. Excuses out of the … Continue reading
Lost Worlds: Inside a WWII Supercity (S1, E7) | Full Episode | History – YouTube Video HISTORY
I saw this on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FA43p6CITk Direct link – Lost Worlds: Inside a WWII Supercity (S1, E7) | Full Episode | History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FA43p6CITk (around 45:23 minutes long)
Current DNA Sales September 26, 2020
Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading
Posted in DNA, Genealogy
Tagged 23andMe, FamilyTree DNA, LivingDNA, mtDNA, MyHeritageDNA, TeloYears, Veritas Genetics, WeGene
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