Monthly Archives: December 2020

My Stimulus Check Update – December 31, 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

I mentioned in this post yesterday – Internal Revenue Service Started Direct Deposits for Second Stimulus Check Yesterday; Started Mailing Out Paper Checks Today – December 30, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was sending out direct deposits and paper … Continue reading →

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54th Troop Carrier Wing and the 11th Airborne Division — Pacific Paratrooper

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

54th TCW patch The 54th Troop Carrier Wing was established on 26 February 1943 [one day after the 11th A/B Div. at Camp MacKall] and commenced air transport and medical air evacuation operations in support of Fifth Air Force on 26 May … Continue reading →

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Chatham Historical Museum, Pittsboro – North Carolina Thursdays December 31, 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

For this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post, I decided to look around Chatham County. There were some places that looked interesting. I went with Chatham Historical Museum in Pittsboro – https://chathamhistory.org/. However, check about COVID-19 restrictions before scheduling a visit. … Continue reading →

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A New Year message from our CEO – FindMyPast December 28, 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Here’s the direct link – A New Year message from our CEO:  https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new/new-year-message. Much longer article, but here’s a sample. The Findmypast Team 28 December 2020   –snip–   To all our members and communities… 2020 is a year none … Continue reading →

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23andMe raises $82.5 million in new funding – TechCrunch December 29, 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this article on TechCrunch – 23andMe raises $82.5 million in new funding: https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/29/23andme-raises-82-5-million-in-new-funding/. Slightly longer article. Darrell Etherington @etherington / 11:04 AM CST•December 29, 2020 DNA testing technology company 23andMe  has raised just shy of $82.5 million in new funding, from an offering … Continue reading →

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Coffee — Hungry Suzy

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Coffee Coffee — Hungry Suzy

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Current DNA Sales December 31, 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading →

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The restrictions placed on the Comunidad Valenciana and Benidorm December 2020 — Diary of a Spanglish Girl

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

The president of the community has announced today that maximum deployment of the Security Forces will be on call to ensure maximum compliance with the measures against COVID-19. Remember that non-compliance with the rules entails fines of up to 60,000 … Continue reading →

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The Abandoned WWII Base & U-Boat | Rhode Island – Jason Allard YouTube

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZVnmN72A-g Direct link: The Abandoned WWII Base & U-Boat | Rhode Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZVnmN72A-g (around 12:09 minutes long)

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New in 2021: Here are all the ships the US Navy will commission and christen in the coming year — John’s Navy and other Maritime or Military News

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Geoff Ziezulewicz4 hours agoStreamers shoot into the air after Irene Hirano Inouye, wife of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, broke a bottle of champagne on the bow of a warship bearing his name at Bath Iron Works in … Continue reading →

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