Archive for the 'Links I Like - Genealogy' Category

Honoring Our Ancestors - Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

There are many people I admire in the genealogy world . One of my favorite is Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak . Megan help give DeadFred.com a step up in our early development and has supported us ever since. But thats a small story compared to the vast effect she has had on the genealogy scene and its members. [...]

Dick Eastmans Online Genealogy Newsletter

Monday, April 27th, 2009

“The DAILY newsletter for genealogy consumers, packed with straight talk - hold the sugar coating - whether the vendors like it or not!“
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/
If you haven’t heard of Dick Eastman, then you must be a newby to genealogy or you accidentally stumbled onto this web page.  Mr Eastman is to me  the Walter Winchell / Walter Cronkite /Edward R Murrow [...]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1841-1902 Online

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

About Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online
This project was produced by Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Collection and funded by the Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle was published from 1841 to 1955, then revived for a short time from [...]

The Photo Detective - Maureen Taylor

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

 http://www.photodetective.com
Super Photo Sleuth Maureen Taylor is unquestionably the person to contact when you need your photo mysteries solved. Historian , Genealogist and  Profilic Writer  Maureen absoluetly is #1 in her profession.  Visit her site even if you don’t have a mystery photo , you’ll will find her  very interesting 
http://www.photodetective.com

Trip Advisor

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Great reference for the traveler or vacationer . I use this whenever I travel and have saved myself  money and lots of grief .
http://www.tripadvisor.com/

Geograph British Isles

Monday, January 12th, 2009

This is really a great website . http://www.geograph.org.uk/ 
A close up view of much of the British Isles  
The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britian & Irleand and you can be part of it.

 
 

What is Geographing?
· It’s a game - how many grid squares will you [...]

Shorpy Higginbotham -100 Year Old Photo Blog

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Shorpy is one of my Photo History favorites . This site offers an incredible view of the  past
http://www.shorpy.com/
Shorpy.com is the 100-year-old photography blog that brings our ancestors back, at least to the desktop. What do they have to tell us? The site is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, a boy who worked in an Alabama coal mine [...]

Links I Like - Math Moves Me?

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

I have come to the conclusion that there are only three types of people in this world. Those that know arithmetic and those that don’t know Arithmetic.  Here’s a link that could help someone like me improve on my already excellent math skills:
http://www.mathmovesu.com/

Links I Like -Pencil Clock?

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

On occasion I run into websites or online gadgets that spark my fancy. Some of these  aren’t genealogy related but hey this is my blog I figured I can break my own rules a bit and live outside the lines . 
Here’s one gadget I like  hand_clock.php  
The benefit of this gadget (besides knowing what the date and time  is in pencil ) is its “Time [...]