Vol. 23, No. 28 — July 19, 2018
Silicon Valley Has its Eyes on Owning Our Genealogy. Why? |
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People have been keeping track of their genealogies since time immemorial. Before writing, we would pass down our family histories and lineages through oral tradition. Later, those who could keep this information in family Bibles, Torahs, and other religious texts. Finally, we started writing it down in the form of family trees.
Family trees have been the most popular and widely used form of genealogy, at least in the modern age. The fascination with and importance of genealogy has always had to do with our desire to know ourselves by knowing our past... Read More
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America’s First Ladies, #41: Barbara Pierce Bush |
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Barbara Pierce would one day become our forty-first, First Lady. She was born on June 8, 1925, in Flushing, New York. Her parents were Marvin Pierce and Pauline Robinson. Her father was president of the McCall Corporation, which published popular magazines such as Redbook and McCall’s. Barbara had two older siblings, Martha and James, and a younger sibling named Scott. On her father’s
side, she was a fourth cousin four times removed of 14th US President Franklin Pierce... Read More
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast |
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On today's episode, we'll talk about John Adams... If you ever saw the Broadway musical “1776,” or its movie version made in 1972, you probably know all you think you need to know about John Adams. He was, after all, the main character in that show, and the first song in it was the whole Continental Congress telling him how he should just sit down and shut up. He comes across as rather
bossy and annoying in parts of the musical, but also as a loving husband and as someone who is genuinely passionate about what he is doing. Though you can tell why other members of the Continental Congress do not like him, you can also see the humanity in him, and the show makes it almost seem as if the entire Revolution were his doing. You cannot help but root for him... Read More
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When Vermont Was a Nation: A Closer Look at Our 14th State |
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Vermont is our 14th state. It was the first state to join the union after the American Revolution, and residents of Vermont fought for both the British and the Americans in that war. However, Vermont was not officially recognized as a state until after the war was over. For a brief period of time, it was the Vermont Republic, an independent nation. Here is the
story... Read More
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What is the Genealogical Proof Standard and Why Should You Use It? |
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What is the Genealogical Proof Standard, and why should you be concerned with it in your research? That’s a good question for most beginning genealogists. The Genealogical Proof Standard is the standard of proof set by the Board of Certification for Genealogists that states what type of proof is acceptable to show a relationship beyond a reasonable doubt. Its use is required for articles
on genealogy and family history that are published in scholarly and recreational genealogical journals. Most published works of genealogical family history need to use this standard to be taken seriously in the genealogy community, as well... Read More
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I hope these ebooks will be beneficial to you and your genealogy research. The ebooks are completely free to you today, although you are welcome to leave a small donation of any amount to help with future projects. Thank you so
much!Start Reading
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Today's Photography Article
Tips for Planning a Photography Project |
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Photography projects are a lot of work, often spanning weeks, months or years to complete. And, you’ll find lots of tips on how to plan and structure your project — the gear that you’ll need, the list of shots that you need to remember to take, the storytelling aspects of a project. If you page through my blog, you’ll even find advice on some of these topics.
All of these things could be considered the mechanical side of the project: What you will do when you will do it and with what tools. There is a whole other side to planning a photography project, one that should be considered at the outset of the project and, in part, should be undertaken as you work through each of the project’s steps. This is more the theoretical side of things, or, I suppose,
you could say, the artistic side, since most of the planning tips that I will outline here deal with creativity in one way or another. Take a look at the following thoughts — perhaps they will help you as you plan your own photography projects!
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