Daily Archives: January 7, 2021

(US-WA) Litigation To Stop Plan Moving Pacific NW National Archives (IAJGS Public Records Access Alert) – January 6, 2021

I saw this last night, but wasn’t sure when it posted on e-mail sent out yesterday by IAJGS – (US-WA) Litigation To Stop Plan Moving Pacific NW National Archives (IAJGS Public Records Access Alert): . IAJGS Public Records Access Alert … Continue reading

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5 Strange Things You Learn Studying Plagiarism — Plagiarism Today

2021 will mark the 16th year I’ve run Plagiarism Today and the 21st year I’ve been studying plagiarism. Though, when I started, I thought it would just be a diversion for me, the topic of plagiarism and content misuse broadly … Continue reading

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Harnett County Indian Museum, Kipling – North Carolina Thursdays January 7, 2021

For this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post, I decided to look around Harnett County. There were some places that looked interesting. I went with Harnett County Indian Museum in Kipling – https://www.visitnc.com/listing/JFwe/harnett-county-indian-museum. However, check about COVID-19 restrictions before scheduling a … Continue reading

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Why Did My Ancestors Immigrate to the United States in the Mid-1800s? — The Family Kalamazoo

My mother gave me a fascinating book, published in 1947, called Americans from Holland by Arnold Mulder. Mulder’s perspective is of a writer who has just witnessed the world going through WWII, and while this book reads as a definitive history … Continue reading

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – January 6, 2021

I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – January 6, 2021: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after December 16, 2020. New and Updated New and Updated UPDATED U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, … Continue reading

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New Bundle of Holding John Carter of Mars Bundle – January 4, 2021

I missed this bundle the other day, but here’s a new Bundle of Holding: John Carter of Mars Bundle: John Carter of Mars Bundle. I have never played this game, but here’s the Wikipedia article on the game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carter_of_Mars#Games (the second … Continue reading

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Ordnance – L-4 Grasshopper in the Pacific — Pacific Paratrooper

The “L’series liaison aircraft in US army service were often known as “grasshoppers.” These aircraft served with artillery and outfits spotting targets and giving commanders real time information on enemy positions. They also served in Liaison Squadrons, such as the … Continue reading

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MyHeritage Releases Two French Historical Record Collections: Nord Civil Births and Deaths – MyHeritage January 5, 2021

I saw this on MyHeritage recently – MyHeritage Releases Two French Historical Record Collections: Nord Civil Births and Deaths: https://blog.myheritage.com/2021/01/myheritage-releases-two-french-historical-record-collections-nord-civil-births-and-deaths/. Longer article, but I shared the opening paragraphs. If you have French heritage in this area, worth checking out. By Talya … Continue reading

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The Lost City Of Troy | Lost Worlds | Timeline – World History Documentaries YouTube

I saw this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRi7qzNK3Tc Direct link: The Lost City Of Troy | Lost Worlds | Timeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRi7qzNK3Tc (about 49:54 minutes long)

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Vicariously Exploring the Ghost Town of Cerro Gordo on YouTube — Atomic Redhead

Amid COVID-19 I’ve been watching a lot of TV. Like, a lot. In my New Year post I mentioned watching a lot of DC content, but something else Patrick and I have been watching for the last several months is … Continue reading

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