Daily Archives: November 19, 2020

Been an Unusual Day on WordPress – November 19, 2020

I had to try and figure out how to reconfigure some links on WordPress to point to a couple of other sites I had changed the names to – Instagram, Tumblr. I eventually figured it out so I could reconnect … Continue reading

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Cabarrus County Veterans Museum, Concord – North Carolina Thursdays November 19, 2020

For this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post, I decided to look around Cabarrus County. There were a few places that looked interesting. I went with Cabarrus County Veterans Museum in Concord – http://historiccabarrus.com/. However, check about COVID-19 restrictions before scheduling … Continue reading

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Headset Magnifiers and Hobby Magnifying Glasses for Painting Miniatures (Review) — Tangible Day

Are you looking for a hobby magnifying glass or headset visor to help you see your miniatures and models? For anyone who works on scale models, tabletop miniatures, or other really small art, magnifying glasses and visors are an amazing … Continue reading

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 19, 2020

I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 19, 2020: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after November 17, 2020. New and Updated     UPDATED Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and … Continue reading

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Recommended Thanksgiving Children’s Books — The Domain for Truth

These book reviews and recommendations is from my wife!  We are a week away from Thanksgiving thought this was appropriate to review books on the subject of American Thanksgiving.  If any books interests you to purchase, the pictures and titles … Continue reading

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She Changed the World Collection Builder – North Carolina Digital Collections – November 19, 2020

I check out the North Carolina Digital Collections website – https://digital.ncdcr.gov/, NCpedia – http://ncpedia.org/ and a few other North Carolina related websites on a regular basis. I noticed the She Changed the World article today – https://she-changed-world.cb.ncpedia.org/. The collection is … Continue reading

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MIS Interpreters — Pacific Paratrooper

1944 MIS class; courtesy of Ted Yenarinat, National WWII Museum Throughout the war, more than 6,000 Japanese Americans would serve in the MIS as translators and interrogators—often at great risk—for 130 units across the Pacific.  After the war the MIS Nisei were tapped for critical assignments during the occupation of Japan. The … Continue reading

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Build Your Norwegian Family Tree with Bygdebøker – FamilySearch November 18, 2020

I saw this on FamilySearch recently – Build Your Norwegian Family Tree with Bygdebøker: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/bygdeboker-norwegian-research/. Article is a bit longer, but here are some details. If you have Norwegian ancestry, worth checking out. November 18,2020 by  Sunny Morton Until about 1900, … Continue reading

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Day 1: It’s Not Just 8 Weeks – U. S. Coast Guard YouTube

I saw this on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGPmXxmY-nA Direct link: Day 1: It’s Not Just 8 Weeks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGPmXxmY-nA (around 3:05 minutes long)

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Bill Coming to Overhaul Canada’s Privacy Law – November 18, 2020

I saw this last night – Bill Coming to Overhaul Canada’s Privacy Law: https://pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/2019/12/13/minister-innovation-science-and-industry-mandate-letter. IAJGS Public Records Access Alert posted it to their mailing list on November 17, 2020. To view the list, you have to registered on their list. … Continue reading

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