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Daily Archives: November 5, 2020
New WordPress Quirks – November 5, 2020
Not sure how it happened as I don’t use the Classic Editor block for posting. Yet, several posts that I copied are showing the Classic Editor block. If I delete the block, the copied blocks all get deleted. It took … Continue reading
Wilkes Heritage Museum, Wilkesboro – North Carolina Thursdays November 5, 2020
For this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post, I decided to look around Wilkes County. There were a number of places that looked interesting. I went with Wilkes Heritage Museum – https://wilkesheritagemuseum.com/ However, check about COVID-19 restrictions before scheduling a visit. … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Social Media, States
Tagged Museums, North Carolina, North Carolina Thursdays
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I Rarely Unfriend Someone for Who They Support Politically – November 5, 2020
There are a few exceptions. Neither U. S. presidential candidate is perfect. Both have serious character flaws and other issues. That’s true of all people, politicians and non-politicians. I am including myself as I am not perfect. The exceptions are … Continue reading
Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 4, 2020
I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 4, 2020: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after October 3, 2020 which I posted this morning. I didn’t see these last night … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Genealogy, History, Military History
Tagged Ancestry.com, Family
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Using The British Newspaper Archive for Family History – FamilySearch November 4, 2020
I saw this on FamilySearch recently- Using The British Newspaper Archive for Family History: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/using-the-british-newspaper-archive-for-family-history/. The article is much longer, but here’s a sample of it. You will need a subscription to British Newspaper Archive (BNA) or FindMyPast to access … Continue reading
The One Ring RPG is a “proper 2E” releasing in 2021, with new Moria adventure planned – Free League
I saw this article a couple of days ago on Facebook – https://www.dicebreaker.com/amp/series/the-one-ring-rpg/news/the-one-ring-2e-free-league-details?fbclid=IwAR1A2MxMTeP7uBSQjTy7eaCCdw-4noAdx4uhgbzOwtqd7WOiF3JUoioFAuo. A long article, but the link has the details. Looks like The One Ring Second Edition should be released sometime in early 2021. News by Matt Jarvis Editor-in-chief Published 3 … Continue reading
Tell Us Your Ancestors’ Military Stories for a Chance to Win! – MyHeritage November 5, 2020
I saw this on MyHeritage today – Tell Us Your Ancestors’ Military Stories for a Chance to Win!: https://blog.myheritage.com/2020/11/tell-us-your-ancestors-military-stories-for-a-chance-to-win/. There’s a bonus entry if you submit something before November 9th – see Instagram Live below. By Talya November 5, 2020 … Continue reading
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Military Records at Some Genealogy Sites Are Free – November 5, 2020
When I checked FindMyPast today – https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new/wartime-photos, I saw they are offering free access to military records November 5 – 12, 2020, premium collections excluded – see the link for more details. Usually Ancestry and MyHeritage offer some sort of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry.com, Family, FindMyPast, MyHeritage
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The top 100 games of all time (2019) – 3 Minute Board Games YouTube
I saw this on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp2jAxu-IB0 Direct link: The top 100 games of all time (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp2jAxu-IB0 (about 1:13:50 hours long)
Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 3, 2020
I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry -November 3, 2020: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after October 29, 2020. New and Updated New and Updated UPDATED Dresden, Germany, Marriages, 1876-1922 … Continue reading
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