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"If you want to be certain you’ll be remembered in a unique way, then write your own epitaph. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) did it, so why not you? Besides, it’s a great way to make sure you get in the last words you want!"
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A Dozen Places to Find Immigrant Origins:
Ancestry
"There’s a unique thrill that comes when we identify an immigrant ancestor in our family tree. That ancestor’s decision had a huge impact on who we are today. Finding a connection to your immigrant’s place of origin in the old country can fuel our passion for family history. Here are ten places to look to find that “old world” location."
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Jokes of the Civil War Period (1861-1865):
GenealogyBank
"Even during times of strife and tragedy, people love to laugh. Laughter is, after all, the best medicine."
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How To Incorporate Your Genealogy Family History Into Gift Calendars:
The Cousin Detective
" MyCanvas is an online program in which you can create personalized items like family history books, recipe books, photo albums, posters, calendars and the like. With that in mind, I decided to take MyCanvas out for a test drive, and I was absolutely delighted with the results!"
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Is It Safe to Unplug a Laptop While It’s Running, Then Plug It Back In?
How-to-Geek
"Our laptops allow us to be more mobile than ever before, but still always in search of convenient outlets to charge them. If you are in the middle of charging a laptop and need to move to a different outlet while it is still running, will it damage it? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question."
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1668: Three colonists are expelled from Massachusetts for being Baptists.
1813: Americans capture Fort George, Canada.
1929: Colonel Charles Lindbergh marries Anne Spencer Murrow.
1837 Birthday: Wild Bill [James Butler] Hickok, American frontiersman and lawman.
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