Interesting article from Time on roots of genealogy in America and how it became so popular. Almost as popular as porn! In the 1990s, digital technology and the Internet revolutionized the way large amounts of information could be reproduced, transferred and retrieved. Moving genealogical databases online then made it possible for tens of millions more Americans to […]
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Dick Cheney: Insulting Americans, One State At A Time
Yes, my friends. Dick has done it again. He has made a great many someones mad. Only this time, it’s not about war. And it doesn’t involve guns. It appears that the Vice President either doesn’t know – or just doesn’t care (I vote for the latter) – that it’s bad form to insult an entire […]
Al Sharpton & Strom Thurmond – Linked For Life?
This is the stuff that breeds my fascination with genealogy! From the New York Daily News: In a revelation that will stun the nation, the Rev. Al Sharpton, one of America’s most powerful black leaders, has unearthed a shattering family secret – his ancestors were slaves owned by relatives of the late South Carolina Sen. Strom […]