For the record, I didn't attend a "grade" school. I attended a "grammar" school where we learned, among a myriad of other subject, grammar. Anyone who writes anything may be confronted with issues of "grammar." Since I have been known to write a thing or two, I felt compelled to watch these videos for a quick review. I found these little vignettes to be oddly entertaining. Maybe I need other distractions!
See what you think... They're all very short and to the point; you may be able to binge watch the entire season in a little over 10 minutes. That's easier than taking the totality of "Game of Thrones!" She even talks about the implied diaeresis. And, by the way, that's not an intestinal disorder!
Here's the link: The Comma Queen, Series Premier
I hope she'll cover commas and quotation marks in an upcoming video. Do they go inside or outside?
06 July 2015
06 June 2015
Ancestry Health? Yes, Ancestry Health
This is a little bit disturbing in my opinion. Maybe even creepy. But Ancestry.com is diving into the health data field which, on the surface, sounds a bit like what the FDA prevented 23andMe from doing, at least in its original form. But that's another story!
I refer everyone to the most excellent DNA blog by scientist and genealogist, Roberta Estes. If you have any interest in DNA whatsoever, her blog provides an excellent resource. She speaks "English" in her blog rather than "Scientist." Well, she does for the most part! Some of the entries get a little long and have a tendency to cause my eyes to glaze over, but I'm always able to get the gist of her knowledge and manage to read most of the information. Then there's the comments...hundreds of comments from researchers everywhere.
But I digress! Here's the link where she explains with reasonable clarity the ins and outs of the beta program: http://dna-explained.com/2015/06/06/and-now-ancestry-health/ which should be a heads-up for anyone who may be tempted to jump right into the Ancestry Health pool.
She also references Judy G Russell, a very accomplished genealogist who happens to be a lawyer, a former prosecutor in fact. That's another blog I would strongly recommend. You can read and subscribe to her clever, informative, sometimes personal and often humorous words published daily at http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/.
Needless to say, I subscribe to both. Some posts I have no interest in reading but most of the others and their comments are an education in and unto themselves.
Happy researching!
In closing, I had to share this Father's Day "card" from my kids. Matthew, Mark and Kimi collaboratively colored this cartoon for a long ago Father's Day sometime around 1995. They're a prescient group as I recently discovered through 23andMe that I am, in fact, 3% Neanderthal!
Thanks kids!
Visit http://www.oldbones.info for more information about yours truly then "Like" my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OldBonesSearch?ref=hl
I refer everyone to the most excellent DNA blog by scientist and genealogist, Roberta Estes. If you have any interest in DNA whatsoever, her blog provides an excellent resource. She speaks "English" in her blog rather than "Scientist." Well, she does for the most part! Some of the entries get a little long and have a tendency to cause my eyes to glaze over, but I'm always able to get the gist of her knowledge and manage to read most of the information. Then there's the comments...hundreds of comments from researchers everywhere.
But I digress! Here's the link where she explains with reasonable clarity the ins and outs of the beta program: http://dna-explained.com/2015/06/06/and-now-ancestry-health/ which should be a heads-up for anyone who may be tempted to jump right into the Ancestry Health pool.
She also references Judy G Russell, a very accomplished genealogist who happens to be a lawyer, a former prosecutor in fact. That's another blog I would strongly recommend. You can read and subscribe to her clever, informative, sometimes personal and often humorous words published daily at http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/.
Needless to say, I subscribe to both. Some posts I have no interest in reading but most of the others and their comments are an education in and unto themselves.
Happy researching!
In closing, I had to share this Father's Day "card" from my kids. Matthew, Mark and Kimi collaboratively colored this cartoon for a long ago Father's Day sometime around 1995. They're a prescient group as I recently discovered through 23andMe that I am, in fact, 3% Neanderthal!
Thanks kids!
Visit http://www.oldbones.info for more information about yours truly then "Like" my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OldBonesSearch?ref=hl
04 May 2015
Lots to Talk About in New York Research
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| Seal of New York. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Today, I learned a few things that should be of interest to anyone researching in the State of New York, the veritable "Black Hole" of genealogical research!
First, here's a post I put up at http://bit.ly/WestMassGen, the Facebook page of the Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society:
The New York State Family History Conference is being held this September in Syracuse, New York. Similar to the recent New England Regional Genealogical Consortium conference held in Providence, Rhode Island, this event is a regional conference, “A Federation of Genealogical Societies.” Early bird rates apply until May 31, 2015. The full 3-day conference is only $150 (early bird) or $175 after May 31st. Read all the details here: http://www.nysfhc.org/index.html where you can see the extensive list of outstanding speakers, the rates for partial registrations, hotel rates, exhibitors and sponsors.
I’m planning on registering myself and would be happy to travel with someone. I’m going to spend some time with my sister and her family while I’m out there….save a little on hotel expense!
Let me know if you’re interested at dave@oldbones.info.
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And here's the other New York genealogy research item I need to mention:
just announced a large addition to their already huge collections of newspapers. They've
added 12 newspapers from th 18th and 19th centuries including the New York Gazette
(New York, New York) for 1730 through 1738. It is a paid subscription site, but it is one I
have subscribed to for many years. I don't know of any newspaper sites that could help me
any better than Genealogy Bank! And that includes Google! This link should get you to the
22 March 2015
Knit Genealogist: Meet Dave Robison
Knit Genealogist: Meet Dave Robison: The 13 th New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) will be held in Providence, Rhode Island, April 15-18 2015. Their theme th...
12 December 2014
Goal Setting Workshop with Marian Pierre-Louis
It is an understatement for me to say that the workshop I attended today with Marian Pierre-Louis and 13 other talented, dedicated, professional genealogists was an excellent way to spend 3 hours on a day when there is certainly no lack of many projects to attend to. For those who know Marian, you'll agree with me that she is as professional as they come.
Today's workshop was aptly entitled, "Setting Business and Marketing Goals for 2015." As the workshop opened and all the participants came into the webinar, we all had already come to know just a little bit about each other. Since Marian always comes prepared, she wanted all of the rest of us to come prepared as well. Part of our pre-workshop preparation was to visit each other's website, blogs and any other social media pages such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+. That was a great strategy to get to know each other before any of us met.
But that's not the only part of our pre-class assignment. A little soul-searching was in order. Describe your strengths; your weaknesses. Did you have goals written for 2014 and did you have a plan to achieve them? And it certainly didn't stop there. Not painful, just introspective.
Here are a few of Marian's websites and blogs:
Fieldstone Common: www.fieldstonecommon.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/marianpierrelouis
The Genealogy Professional www.facebook.com/marianpierrelouis
On-Line House History: www.fieldstonehistoricresearch.com/
Marian's Roots and Rambles: rootsandrambles.blogspot.com/
She'll be presenting the same workshop webinar to another group on Saturday. I'm not sure if there's room, but if there is and I know it's short notice, but I recommend you sign up! Click here to read about it.
I believe I speak for every participant that it was a great 3 hours, especially being led by a professional of Marian's caliber. If nothing else, it's a name to remember. If the opportunity presents itself to spend some time to learn with her, make sure you put in your schedule.
As a matter of fact, make it a goal!
Today's workshop was aptly entitled, "Setting Business and Marketing Goals for 2015." As the workshop opened and all the participants came into the webinar, we all had already come to know just a little bit about each other. Since Marian always comes prepared, she wanted all of the rest of us to come prepared as well. Part of our pre-workshop preparation was to visit each other's website, blogs and any other social media pages such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+. That was a great strategy to get to know each other before any of us met.
But that's not the only part of our pre-class assignment. A little soul-searching was in order. Describe your strengths; your weaknesses. Did you have goals written for 2014 and did you have a plan to achieve them? And it certainly didn't stop there. Not painful, just introspective.
Here are a few of Marian's websites and blogs:
Fieldstone Common: www.fieldstonecommon.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/marianpierrelouis
The Genealogy Professional www.facebook.com/marianpierrelouis
On-Line House History: www.fieldstonehistoricresearch.com/
Marian's Roots and Rambles: rootsandrambles.blogspot.com/
She'll be presenting the same workshop webinar to another group on Saturday. I'm not sure if there's room, but if there is and I know it's short notice, but I recommend you sign up! Click here to read about it.
I believe I speak for every participant that it was a great 3 hours, especially being led by a professional of Marian's caliber. If nothing else, it's a name to remember. If the opportunity presents itself to spend some time to learn with her, make sure you put in your schedule.
As a matter of fact, make it a goal!
08 December 2014
Updated Website at NEHGS
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| New England Historic Genealogical Society headquarters at 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Now, there not just throwing it out there as some search sites do thinking that we're all smart enough to figure it out ourselves! NEHGS has a great deal more sense than that! You may register for an informational webinar here which will be broadcast 16 December 2014 at 2:00 pm eastern.
See you there...
Now, go climb your family tree!
23 November 2014
AncestryDNA Sale???
Image from AncestryDNA website
Since the start of their DNA project, I have been cynical (or maybe the right word is skeptical) about their early results. After all, it's hard to tell someone who is obviously of Asian descent that they were 98% Scandinavian. Now I don't know if they tried to get away with that result specifically, but I do know that the early results were, at best, questionable. But after reading Judy G. Russell, Blaine T. Bettinger, Roberta Estes and others, Ancestry seems to have gotten their act together. They've even tweaked their autosomal results creating a significant trimming of possible matches. Nice job Ancestry!!
As a result of all this and other factors, I'll certainly check them out again this Friday and see if the "hint" from Tech Support pans out. Or should I say the "shaky leaf" from Tech Support!!
By the way, my original issue was resolved...I think!
I'll leave you with my new mantra: "Climb YOUR tree!"
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