Daily Archives: December 17, 2021

Work Crew Believes It Has Found Time Capsule That Might Contain Rare Abraham Lincoln Photo – Newsweek December 17, 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this today on Newsweek – Work Crew Believes It Has Found Time Capsule That Might Contain Rare Abraham Lincoln Photo: https://www.newsweek.com/work-crew-believes-it-has-found-time-capsule-that-might-contain-rare-abraham-lincoln-photo-1660717. Longer article. BY LORA KORPAR December 17, 2021 Crews working to take down the pedestal of a statue … Continue reading →

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Book Haul|| October & November. — socially awkward bookworm.

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

Hey! I am here to share with you the books that I got recently. I am combining my October and November book hauls into one post. My November book haul is pretty big, because I went to this store that … Continue reading →

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Viggo Mortensen reveals which actor he replaced in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy: ‘I felt awkward’ – Yahoo! Entertainment December 17, 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this today on Yahoo! Entertainment – Viggo Mortensen reveals which actor he replaced in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy: ‘I felt awkward’: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/viggo-mortensen-lord-of-the-rings-fellowship-of-the-ring-stuart-townsend-elijah-wood-191855896.html. Longer article. Ethan Alter and Kevin Polowy December 17, 2021 It’s hard to imagine any other … Continue reading →

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Blogging VS. Social Media: why having a book blog still matters — Drizzle & Hurricane Books

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

We live in a world dominated by social media. When we talk about influencers, we’re quoting their instagram account, their youtube channel or hell, their TikTok username now. Same goes for the book influencers’ world. When publishers are thinking about … Continue reading →

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Odd Quirks of Find-A-Grave December 17, 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I noticed a mother linked on Find-A-Grave to her “child.” The mother died in 1986 and the child was born in 2006. I have gotten better at verifying suggested edits as sometimes the edits don’t make sense. I usually spend … Continue reading →

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – December 16, 2021

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I checked recently and saw new updates – Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – December 16, 2021: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates after December 10, 2021. I try to check every day or two since they can … Continue reading →

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Boom: #RockdownInLockdown by @ISayItsAdam #CoverReveal — Chocolate’n’Waffles

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

There’s a special thrill that accompanies each event of a book series you’ve followed from the beginning. Book blogging has been on the back burner for a while but I could not miss out on the opportunity to support Adam … Continue reading →