I didn't get any knitting done today like I had planned. It is too late for me to start now. Knitting totally relaxes me and makes me sort of sleepy and comfortable, so I don't dare start now. :P ( Read more... )

Census records are one of my favorite things to research. Besides the horde of information they contain, they also give an impression of the family’s life at a glance. By looking at the people living around your ancestors, you can in fact gain a lot of information about your ancestors themselves and even find additional family members. I have ( Read more... )

Yum. The pizza is delicious. ♥

At least this room is starting to cool down a bit. It was too hot in here today. I think I'd rather it be too cold in here... it would definitely help keep me awake.

Man, this is some damn good pizza. *shares*

The U.S. Federal Census is just one of many different census types. The first U.S. Federal Census was conducted in 1790 and has been taken every 10 years since then. Between 1790 and 1840, only the heads of households were listed, along with marks that indicated the number of persons living in each household (family members and slaves). The 1850 ( Read more... )

It's 9:00. Twelve hours in. Officially half way. :D Remember, there's (at least) 49 posts - gotta make that one right there at the end. ;)

The hubby will be getting out of work soon and bringing home pizza for me us. I've always been a plain cheese and pepperoni type of girl, but tonight we're getting the meat lover's pizza from Pizza Hut. ( Read more... )

Brick Walls ( Read more... )

Oops. I've been so busy looking at boobs that I nearly forgot to post.

Number of blogs: 319      Total pledges: 87,094.45

It's sad to see the number of bloggers dropping (it was up over 400 just a couple of days ago), but it's great to see the pledge amount steadily rising. :)

Almost half way!

GEDCOMs.

GEDCOM stands for GEnealogical Data COMmunication. It is a standard file format that is useable by virtually every genealogical program. It was created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a way to simplify information exchange between programs. Many genealogy programs have their own file formats which may or may not ( Read more... )

Poll Monty Python Movies

*cough* I accidentally hit the post button. :P

I've been a Monty Python fan for years. I was first introduced to Holy Grail by my math teacher (whom I had a major crush on ♥). I rented the movie after he insisted, and I've been quoting Python ever since. :D

Vital records include birth, marriage and death records. These are some of the most sought after records of genealogists due to the fact that they help prove the three most important events in one’s life...err, or death. *grin* They can contain an array of extremely useful information ( Read more... )