Category Archives: History

32-Foot-Tall Shark Head Entrance Biloxi, Mississippi – Mississippi Mondays

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

I haven’t been in the area since they rebuilt this shop after Hurricane Katrina and I never went inside the old store. 32-Foot-Tall Shark Head Entrance Biloxi, Mississippi – Mississippi Mondays https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/39463. The address is 1703 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, Mississippi. … Continue reading →

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Happy Washington’s Birthday February 18, 2019

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

Officially, the day is Washington’s Birthday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%27s_Birthday although many people call it Presidents’ Day. Here’s how the states classify the day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%27s_Birthday#Official_state_holidays.  

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Dream Catcher Craft and History — Kids Fun Guru

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

Dreamcatchers originally created by the Native Americans but to be more specific dream catchers are believed to be from the Ojibwa Chippewa and Lakota tribe who lived mainly in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Ontario. The Ojibwe … Continue reading →

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Missing Ships and Found Shipwrecks

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

In responding to a comment about a recently found shipwreck – Wreck of USS Hornet Found, I went to Wikipedia and found two lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missing_ships and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_shipwrecks. Some of the shipwrecks are visible on sites such as Google Maps. A … Continue reading →

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One of My Favorite Blogging Activities

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

I enjoy writing blog posts, but that’s not the topic of this  post. One of my favorite blogging activities is skimming through and reading other bloggers’ posts. I don’t read them all, but I use a mixture of WordPress Reader, … Continue reading →

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Wreck of USS Hornet Found

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

Updated February 15, 2019: added link to Paul Allen website about finding the Hornet. When I use Firefox, it often shows random links to check out. This morning one of the random links mentioned the wreck of World War II … Continue reading →

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AncestryDNA Updates Rolling Out

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

According to some reports, the following items have been rolled out to some individuals and should be rolled out to all AncestryDNA testers at some point: Sort by relationship level The ability to create and modify groups Filter by contact … Continue reading →

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