Plaque on Mausoleum at St. Joseph Cemetery where my Uncle Norman Long is entombed.
- Photo taken & submitted by JGWest
Monday, August 8, 2011
Marker/Plaque/Monument Monday
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Plaque on Mausoleum at St. Joseph Cemetery where my Uncle Norman Long is entombed.
Plaque on Mausoleum at St. Joseph Cemetery where my Uncle Norman Long is entombed.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Staying Afloat in the Gene Pool - Genetic DNA News
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05 AUGUST 2011 - Family Tree DNA announced the launch of a new feature: Y-DNA "Third Party" uploads. This allows for the upload of 33 & 46-marker y-DNA test results from Ancestry, GeneTree and Sorenson's SMGF. The information for this blog is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.eogn.com. More information is available from FamilyTreeDNA FAQ page.
Founded in April 2000, Family Tree DNA was the first company to develop the commercial application of DNA testing for genealogical purposes, something that had previously been available only for academic and scientific research. Currently, the Houston-based company is approaching 350,000 individual records – the largest DNA database in genetic genealogy, and a number that makes Family Tree DNA the prime source for anyone researching recent and distant family ties. In 2006 Family Tree DNA established a state of the art Genomics Research Center at its headquarters in Houston, Texas, where it currently performs R&D and processes over 200 advanced types of DNA tests for its customers.
05 AUGUST 2011 - Family Tree DNA announced the launch of a new feature: Y-DNA "Third Party" uploads. This allows for the upload of 33 & 46-marker y-DNA test results from Ancestry, GeneTree and Sorenson's SMGF. The information for this blog is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.eogn.com. More information is available from FamilyTreeDNA FAQ page.
Founded in April 2000, Family Tree DNA was the first company to develop the commercial application of DNA testing for genealogical purposes, something that had previously been available only for academic and scientific research. Currently, the Houston-based company is approaching 350,000 individual records – the largest DNA database in genetic genealogy, and a number that makes Family Tree DNA the prime source for anyone researching recent and distant family ties. In 2006 Family Tree DNA established a state of the art Genomics Research Center at its headquarters in Houston, Texas, where it currently performs R&D and processes over 200 advanced types of DNA tests for its customers.Thursday, August 4, 2011
Tombstone Thursday - Mattingly
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"Drowned trying to save lives of others"
August Mattingly
1881-1899
Oak Hill Cemetery
Section 17, Row 5
Evansville, Indiana
"Drowned trying to save lives of others"- Photo taken & submitted by JGWest
[Tombstone Thursday is dedicated in memory of Donald G. West 1952-2000]
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
From the FIRST MATE's
PHOTO ALBUM...
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Taken at the National Cemetery in Minneapolis on a June morning as it appeared in the Minneapolis Star/Tribune.
Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words!!! It says everything without a single word.This should become an official Memorial Day, 4th of July and/or Veterans Day remembrance photo; “Our National symbol standing guard”.
photo by Frank Glick-MSP
Taken at the National Cemetery in Minneapolis on a June morning as it appeared in the Minneapolis Star/Tribune.
Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words!!! It says everything without a single word.This should become an official Memorial Day, 4th of July and/or Veterans Day remembrance photo; “Our National symbol standing guard”.
photo by Frank Glick-MSP- Email with photo submitted by Don counts
Monday, August 1, 2011
Marker/Plaque/Monument Monday
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Freedom Plaza plaques...
located across the Martin Luther King Blvd. from the Evansville/Vanderburgh Civic Center
- Photo taken & submitted by JGWest
Freedom Plaza plaques...
located across the Martin Luther King Blvd. from the Evansville/Vanderburgh Civic Center
[Click on photo to enlarge image]
- Photo taken & submitted by JGWestFriday, July 29, 2011
"Obsolete Occupations"
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Here is a great example of local obsolete occupations involving street cars found on the grave marker of Frank T. Lefler buried in Section 67 of Evansville's Oak Hill Cemetery. Wonder if the local paid for the marker or was he an official of the Local?
This photo & a nice link to other obsolete jobs was submitted by Christopher Myers (March 2010). Check this site for photos of some workers performing some obsolete jobs: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124251060
Here is a great list of job titles from "yesteryear" that genealogists & historians encounter and wonder just what was that job: (Found on Cyndi's List http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wiashlan/occupations.html
This reminds me of a joke... there were these two country cousins of mine that were very patriotic and with all of the strife in the world today, these two strappy young men decided to enlist in the military to help the good ol' USA fight aginst its enemies. The recruiter took one look at these two hillbillies and thought "no way!" He told them they were only accepting those that had needed skills. Oh, boy, this sure excited my cousins! Elroy excitedly stated that he was a "pilot" which really impressed & surprised the recruiter. He told Elroy to go in the other room to fill out enlistment papers. Clem with a big grin proudly stated that he was the best firewood cutter in Jenkins County. Well, the recruiter said that they really did not need firewood cut or otherwise. Clem retorted: "Well, you took Elroy and you have to cut it before he can pile it!" - JGWest
Here is a great example of local obsolete occupations involving street cars found on the grave marker of Frank T. Lefler buried in Section 67 of Evansville's Oak Hill Cemetery. Wonder if the local paid for the marker or was he an official of the Local?
This photo & a nice link to other obsolete jobs was submitted by Christopher Myers (March 2010). Check this site for photos of some workers performing some obsolete jobs: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124251060Here is a great list of job titles from "yesteryear" that genealogists & historians encounter and wonder just what was that job: (Found on Cyndi's List http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wiashlan/occupations.html
This reminds me of a joke... there were these two country cousins of mine that were very patriotic and with all of the strife in the world today, these two strappy young men decided to enlist in the military to help the good ol' USA fight aginst its enemies. The recruiter took one look at these two hillbillies and thought "no way!" He told them they were only accepting those that had needed skills. Oh, boy, this sure excited my cousins! Elroy excitedly stated that he was a "pilot" which really impressed & surprised the recruiter. He told Elroy to go in the other room to fill out enlistment papers. Clem with a big grin proudly stated that he was the best firewood cutter in Jenkins County. Well, the recruiter said that they really did not need firewood cut or otherwise. Clem retorted: "Well, you took Elroy and you have to cut it before he can pile it!" - JGWest
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tombstone Thursday - Ladd
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- Submitted by Ken Gilkey [Photographer unknown]
Teresa Ladd
Born April 15, 1836
Died December 23, 1902
Born April 15, 1836
Died December 23, 1902
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"Since She Has Left Us We all feel like a Broken Hand"
"Since She Has Left Us We all feel like a Broken Hand"
This stone is on a farm on the Sandlick Road in Caldwell Co., Ky.
It was ordered from Sears & Roebuck Co.
- Submitted by Ken Gilkey [Photographer unknown]
[Tombstone Thursday is dedicated in memory of Donald G. West 1952-2000]
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