It's Friday night and many from our church met in the auditorium for yet another FREE MOVIE NIGHT! Tonight we going to get to see the much-awaited viewing of the new compelling and perhaps controversial documentary movie Is Genesis History?. The film's title is a double entendre, or play on words. In my initial reading … Continue reading “Is Genesis History?”
Month: April 2017
Ancestry.com’s Newest Mobile App Identifies Iconic Ancestors and Relatives
An End to Years of Tedious Research? Over the course of my 35+ often tedious years of researching and documenting family histories, obviously, I have discovered many ancestors and even living relatives who I wasn't aware were connected to our family. Nevertheless, during their lives for whatever reason(s), they left indelible marks on our world's history … Continue reading Ancestry.com’s Newest Mobile App Identifies Iconic Ancestors and Relatives
Back From the Future – Part 3 (With John Rolfe and Pocahontas)
I wish to thank my dear friend, retired College Lecturer, and fellow Pocahontas research enthusiast, Christine Dean, for her ongoing updates about happenings in and around her hometown of Heacham, Norfolk, England. From her undaunting energy and perseverance, while delving into local legends about Pocahontas and John Rolfe, I am able to bring you new posts … Continue reading Back From the Future – Part 3 (With John Rolfe and Pocahontas)
Acknowledging Ancestry.com’s Assembled Content and Delivery Systems
I am quite impressed with some major and recent improvements in Ancestry.com's products and services marketing. Yes, that's right, I said "the ugly word--marketing, " as inferred by those who haven't been involved in it or have been the victims of marketing done poorly. Yet, I'm here to give credit to Ancestry where credit is … Continue reading Acknowledging Ancestry.com’s Assembled Content and Delivery Systems
Alarming Witch Hunt – Another Ancestor Accused –
Thirty-seven or so years into researching my family's history, I still remain committed to it. Some days my findings seem to be the same old stuff and on others, I am literally knocked out of my seat by them--like today! I am reviewing hints about family members that I haven't spent much time with and I stumble … Continue reading Alarming Witch Hunt – Another Ancestor Accused –
Adding “Genetic Communities” to My DNA Results
Evaluating My DNA Testing Results It has probably been three or more years since I first received my DNA test results that I ordered through Ancestry.com. Initially, I was very disappointed with the look and feel of Ancestry's DNA feature--it merely showed (based upon my DNA sample test), that I descended from Europeans who had migrated … Continue reading Adding “Genetic Communities” to My DNA Results
On This Day: April 5, 1614 – Pocahontas Marries John Rolfe
Article Details: POCAHONTAS MARRIES JOHN ROLFE Author: History.com Staff Website Name: History.com Year Published: 2009 Title: Pocahontas marries John Rolfe URL: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pocahontas-marries-john-rolfe On the 403rd Anniversary - The Story of the Marriage of My Paternal 11th Great Grandparents Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in … Continue reading On This Day: April 5, 1614 – Pocahontas Marries John Rolfe
Sleepy Hollow: To be, or not to be
Regular readers of my posts quite likely already have noticed that these writings are about the histories of people, places, and things that I have recalled, researched, or fact-checked to the best of my ability and chronicled here because I hold something about their existence near and dear to my heart. Infrequently though, I add … Continue reading Sleepy Hollow: To be, or not to be
Our Unbounded Heritage: 12th Century & Beyond 