Today: December 2, 2016
British Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 AM in the Courageous Room at the Lake Miona Recreation CenterTopic: "Using the FamilySearch WIKI for research for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
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Scout Honored For Restoring Neglected Historic Cemetery:
delmarva now"A long-neglected cemetery tucked behind the Arby’s fast food restaurant at Route 50 and Ward Street in Salisbury now has an improbable new champion: a ninth-grader named Ben Smith."
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Pembroke Castle Study Uncovers Possible Henry VII Birthplace:
BBC"Aerial photographs from 2013 gave glimpses of what lay beneath the surface, with parch marks revealing possible buildings."
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Afro-Asiatic and Eurasian Backflow:
Unz Review"If you follow Y genealogy you know that the distribution of R1ba2 exhibits a peculiar pattern. R1b is the most common haplgroup in Western Eurasia, and shares a deep common ancestry with R1a. It seems to have risen to high frequencies in Europe only during the Bronze Age, though has been found in earlier periods."
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Serving with Lincoln: Finding Your Ancestor’s Indian War Military Service in Pension Files:
FamilySearch"On the morning of February 11, 1861, the president-elect and future commander-in-chief, Abraham Lincoln, left Springfield for his journey to Washington DC. States in the South had already begun to secede from the Union, and the possibility of war loomed large on the horizon. Lincoln had captained a company of local militia during the Black Hawk Indian War, and now he would lead a nation."
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World's Oldest Living Person Celebrates 117th Birthday:
Chicago Tribune"Italy's Emma Morano, the world's oldest living person, marked her 117th birthday Tuesday, blowing out all the candles on her cake."
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What’s New in Windows 10’s Creators Update, Arriving Spring 2017:
How-to-Geek"The Windows 10 Creators Update–also known as Redstone 2–is due to hit PCs in Spring 2017. Like other updates to Windows 10, it’s free, and includes a host of new features."
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This Day In History: 2 December
1823: President James Monroe proclaims the principles known as the Monroe Doctrine, “that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by European powers.”1867: People wait in mile-long lines to hear Charles Dickens give his first reading in New York City.
1921: The first successful helium dirigible, C-7, makes a test flight in Portsmouth, Va.
1906: Peter Carl Goldmark, engineer, developed the first commercial color television and the long-playing phonograph record.
State Timelines:
Even though it is hard to tell what made people move or disappear, these are just a few possibilities.Louisiana:
1862: Salt mine discovered at Avery Island and New Orleans captured by Union forces
1893: 2000 die in Hurricane at Cheniere Island
1901: Oil discovered near Jenning
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