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Daily Archives: November 11, 2021
Crossing the Chindwin: Chindits for Bolt Action/Konflikt! — Not By Strength, By Guile
The Chindits, a unit that has continuously caused debate about their usefulness from their inception to the modern day. High casualty rates, inconsistent orders, and simply being asked to do too much took … Crossing the Chindwin: Chindits for Bolt … Continue reading
Canton Area Historical Museum, Canton – North Carolina Thursdays November 11, 2021
For this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post, I decided to look around Haywood County. There were a few places that looked interesting. I went with Canton Area Historical Museum, Canton – https://www.countyoffice.org/canton-area-historical-museum-canton-nc-7b6/. COVID-19 protocols may be in effect. Official Website: … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Social Media, States
Tagged Historical Society, Museums, North Carolina, North Carolina Thursdays
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Charlie Chaplin goes to war — Part I: Starting your genealogy research from a First World War record and Part II — Library and Archives Canada Blog
By Emily Potter William Charles Chaplin, in actual fact—and, yes, the title is misleading. A little like the information you can sometimes find while doing family history research in a First World War file! Charlie Chaplin goes to war — … Continue reading
Report: Interstate bridge’s crack likely dates back to 1970s – Associated Press November 11, 2021
I saw this today on Associated Press – Report: Interstate bridge’s crack likely dates back to 1970s: https://apnews.com/article/business-arkansas-af3b78387609d9df8dfbb19e67010777. Longer article. By ANDREW DeMILLO November 11, 2021 LITTLE ROCK Ark. (AP) — A crack in a steel beam that forced the closure of … Continue reading
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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 9, 2021
I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 9, 2021: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after November 2, 2021. I try to check every day or two since they can … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Genealogy, History, Military History
Tagged Ancestry.com, Family, Mississippi, North Carolina
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15 Discontinued Sodas You’ll Never See Again – Eat This, Not That! November 10, 2021
I saw this today on Eat This, Not That! – 15 Discontinued Sodas You’ll Never See Again: https://www.eatthis.com/discontinued-soda/. Longer article. BY MEGHAN DE MARIA November 10, 2021 Coke Freestyle machines seem to have all of the soda flavors you could … Continue reading
New Family Groups Feature Makes it Easy to Collaborate on FamilySearch – November 9, 2021
I saw this recently on FamilySearch – New Family Groups Feature Makes it Easy to Collaborate on FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/shared-family-groups-feature. Longer article. I included the topics below. By Lynne C. VanWagenen November 9, 2021\ The new family groups feature makes it easy … Continue reading
CHURCH MINISTRY TO DISABLED SURGES IN GROWTH — Connecting with You!
Gina Spivey’s church is reaching the biggest unreached people group in America, and you may not know they’re an unreached group. CHURCH MINISTRY TO DISABLED SURGES IN GROWTH
Teenagers Who Stop At A Traffic Signal See A Girl Staring At Them For An Unbelievable Reason – M&R TV YouTube
Direct link: Teenagers Who Stop At A Traffic Signal See A Girl Staring At Them For An Unbelievable Reason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaxIofj8Fms (around 13:46 minutes long)
Remembering Veterans Day – November 11, 2021
Today is Veterans Day in the U. S. It’s also the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. From the V. A. website: https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp What’s opened and closed: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/10/veterans-day-2021-whats-open-and-closed/6368065001/ Wikipedia article on Veterans Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day and Tomb of the Unknown … Continue reading
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