If Girls Are Sugar and Spice, Why Do We Keep Looking for Boys?
Ancestry
"Researching the women in your family can be the most rewarding yet also the most trying. We are so intent on “doing the easy ones,” men’s lines with unusual surnames, that the “hard ones,” the women hidden behind the scene, are neglected. Or, at best, they’re treated with an “I’ll do that one later.”
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New Genealogical Databases To Determine Family Cancer Links Could Be Rolled Out Further:
Medical Press
"The use of large family history databases to determine a person's likelihood of developing cancer has been well received in a recent study – and further trials should be conducted to see if their use is possible in Britain and other countries, according to a new research paper co-authored by a Plymouth University academic."
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Tagging To Organize Your Digital Family Documents:
Desperately Seeking Surnames
Stop the Madness and Organize Your Digital Family History Documents.
In the highly digital world we live in today, it's easy to accumulate large quantities of digital files and images. When I say large quantities, I mean thousands of photos and documents, it's crazy, it's madness.
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Somerset To Be Bowled Over By Digitization Of Millions Of Historical Records:
Ancestry
"A cricket legend, foreign secretary and Christmas card pioneer are among those you can find in our new Somerset collection which includes over seven million historical records containing centuries of details of Somerset residents."
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How To Prevent Your Facebook Profile from Being Spoofed:
Olive Tree Genealogy
"Facebook accounts get spoofed all the time. But what does this mean? Has your account been hacked? Do you need to change your password?"
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How to Update a Shared File in Google Drive Without Changing the Shareable Link:
How-to-Geek
"When you upload a new version of a shared file to Google Drive, the old file is not replaced, since Google Drive lets you have multiple files with the same name. That means that the newly uploaded file will have a different shareable link, which is a hassle if you want the same people to be able to access it."
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This Day In History: 21 July
1861: In the first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run.
1865: Wild Bill Hickok kills gunman Dave Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in what is regarded as the first formal quick-draw duel.
1925: John Scopes is found guilty for teaching evolution in Dayton, Tenn., and is fined $100.
1899 Birthday: Ernest Hemingway, American novelist and short-story writer.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.
Rhode Island:
1776: Became one of the original 13 states
1786: Farm strike led to farmers burning grain, dumping milk and leaving crops to rot when merchants refused to take depreciated paper money
1790: Became the last of the original 13 states to ratify the constitution
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