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2017-10-05 22:05
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aaronjhill
internet
2017-11-15 02:40
Remember CompuServe?
I didn't even know that CompuServe was still around. But it is. And those who use its forums are in for a lousy surprise. The company is shutting them down. The Genealogy Forum on CompuServe dates back
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aaronjhill
genealogy
2017-11-15 02:17
Finally there's been a breakthrough.
I've been looking for records on my great-great grandfather for ages. Now, I have to work on deciphering these to glean whatever information I can. ajh
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aaronjhill
genealogy
2017-11-13 00:09
#WatertownApplebyFoleyGroverKampeskaPelicanRauvilleWaverly
I JUST HAD TO MAKE A HASHTAG OUT OF IT In my grandfather's Social Security file, there's a long list of towns, places where he worked, I think. This is rather unusual. Most files only list one place, the
aaronjhill
bluetooth
2017-11-13 00:02
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Bluetooth technology is named after Harald Bluetooth, whose initials in runic script — ᚼᛒ — make up the logo.
FIRST KING OF THE DANES The Bluetooth name is an Anglicized version of the Scandinavian word Blåtand, sometimes spelled Blåtann. In Old Norse it's Blátǫnn. The word is the epithet of the tenth-century
aaronjhill
german
2017-11-12 23:56
Debating in German
I am trying to sort through a debate, mostly in German, on the meaning of the word Einwohner throughout history. I had no idea that I'd set this into motion with a simple question about my great grandfather.
aaronjhill
genealogy
2017-11-06 00:04
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Well, this is strange. Did Emil make the trip to America or die in the Old World?
One of the puzzles on my family tree is my great grandparents' son <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emil.</a> Passenger records have him arriving with his parents at the immigration
aaronjhill
history
2017-10-24 01:01
Manhattan, 1887
When my great grandparents landed at the Castle Garden immigration depot at the tip of Manhattan in 1887, this is what New York City looked like, at least on one street. It must have been exciting, traveling
aaronjhill
art
2017-10-20 00:04
History is personal
One of my ancestors, a Revolutionary War vet, Martin Tidd. His father, John, died during the French and Indian War.
aaronjhill
genealogy
2017-10-19 23:49
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Goodbye, Cousin
THERE ARE LOTS of us, no doubt. Cousins, that is. As you go back in time, the fewer the people and therefore the increased likelihood that any two people today share a common ancestor. Such is the case
aaronjhill
etymology
2017-10-18 23:36
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Words that are a foot-and-a-half long?
While reading a bit of commentary from north of the border, I came across a word, a big word unknown to me, sesquipedalian. So I had to look it up, and Douglas Harper and his Online Etymology Dictionary
aaronjhill
quotes
2017-10-17 22:43
Liberty lies in the hearts of men & women...
“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” — Justice Learned Hand
aaronjhill
notafan
2017-10-17 22:36
In the Land Soon To Be Overflowing with Cheerios
General Mills has been busy tweeting out corporate propaganda, attempting to benefit off of natural disasters and taking a dig at Trump and his supposed lackluster response to the situation in Puerto Rico.
aaronjhill
history
2017-10-17 22:27
The Mexican War
When I first learned that the brother of one of my ancestors had fought in the Mexican War, I began an in-depth study of the conflict, which I otherwise wouldn't have pursued. I've learned so much. I read
aaronjhill
genealogy
2017-10-17 22:22
Study Your Family History!
I love researching my family's history. I'm a big proponent of it. Everyone should be doing it. There are many ways to go about it,from traditional genealogy to scientific breakthroughs such as DNA testing.
aaronjhill
wwi
2017-10-12 22:16
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So looking forward to seeing these memorial coins firsthand, honoring the soldiers of the First World War.
Sure, technically the war started in 1917. But gearing up for war took time, and though American soldiers arrived on the Western Front by June, combat didn’t start in earnest for the Americans until 1918.
aaronjhill
twitter
2017-10-12 21:55
I love Twitter, but corporate management is ruining it! The interlopers must stop micromanaging!
Twitter is such a wonderful tool. I've become addicted to it. I post all kinds of stuff, from stupid ideas to notes on items I am researching, such as my family tree. But the constant policing of speech
aaronjhill
genealogy
2017-10-05 22:33
WHAT WAS HE DOING IN SOUTH AMERICA? IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY?
AND WHERE IS YOUR WIFE? My great grandmother’s younger brother, Leslie Warren Darling, was engaged to a girl named Ruth June Amos. But his death during the First World War changed their plans. Ruth married
