Tag Archives: Wayback Machine

A Letter to My Dog — Melting Pages

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Today’s post is really different from what I would normally talk about, because today is a special day! Today is Finley’s gotcha-day, which (for those of you who don’t know) is the day that you adopt your pet. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Various Lineage Organizations, Societies, and Clubs – November 15, 2019

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

After re-blogging this post, The Caterpillar Club — Pacific Paratrooper, original post – https://pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/the-caterpillar-club/, I started thinking of other groups, clubs and societies that are out there. There are plenty of organizations, clubs, and societies one could potentially join if … Continue reading →

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Greene County Museum, Leakesville – Mississippi Mondays October 21, 2019

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on the Wikipedia link for Mississippi museums – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Mississippi. It had a footnote that led to a defunct link, but the Wayback Machine saved a copy – https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104734/https://visitmississippi.org/bookmarkables/show/24593. I chose it for this week’s Mississippi Mondays post. It … Continue reading →

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Dizzy Dean Rest Stop and Grave, Wiggins – Mississippi Mondays October 14, 2019

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Updated to add cemetery links and remove some stuff I forgot to remove before it went live. This one took a while as I went through several counties and towns in those counties before settling on Dizzy Dean Rest Stop … Continue reading →

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Yellow Fever House and Martyrs Church Museum, Holly Springs – Mississippi Mondays October 7, 2019

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I settled on the Holly Springs area in Marshall County for this week’s Mississippi Mondays post. When I saw what was on Roadside America – https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/14548, it was clear what I should the focus of this post. That needs a … Continue reading →

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Birthplace of Oprah Winfrey, Kosciusko – Mississippi Mondays September 30, 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I chose the Birthplace of Oprah Winfrey, Kosciusko, Mississippi for this week’s Mississippi Mondays post. I found it on https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/2682. I went looking for things in or near Kosciusko. Official website: https://www.mississippi-umc.org/churchdetail/494048 http://www.umc.org/find-a-church/church/81114 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Buffalo-United-Methodist-Church/237066386336105 Church contact information below (the sign … Continue reading →

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Chandrayaan-2 Update – Space Saturdays September 28, 2019

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

It looks like NASA has not found the Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander, or it has, depending on which source you read. The Moon has about two (2) weeks of night followed by an equal amount of daylight and where Vikram is … Continue reading →

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African American Military History Museum, Hattiesburg – Mississippi Mondays September 23, 2019

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I chose the African American Military History Museum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi for this week’s Mississippi Mondays post. I found it on https://www.visithburg.org/things-to-do/details/?aid=4532. It’s also the Hattiesburg USO and searched under both. From the website, it’s the last African American USO … Continue reading →

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Paul Smith — Typewriter Artist – YouTube Video

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

There are a  number of videos about Paul Smith, typewriter artist on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Paul+Smith+Typewriter+Artist Here’s one of the longer ones – Paul Smith — Typewriter Artist – YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiHyQhf9qAY (around 11:41 minutes long). Some links about Paul Smith: … Continue reading →

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Jay Blount Second Mississippian to Receive Defense Department Defense of Freedom Medal – Mississippi Mondays September 16, 2019

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I read this story Jay Blount Second Mississippian to Receive Defense Department Defense of Freedom Medal (think Civilian Purple Heart) somewhere. I thought it was on WordPress Reader, but I am not seeing it on the blog  I thought posted … Continue reading →

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