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If we rank the importance of exactness in genealogical research, identifying the exact place an event occurred is far more important than an exact date and even more important than getting the name exactly right. I have written and said many times that...
I had a wonderful time presenting at a combined meeting of four central Florida genealogical societies. The four societies included: The Brevard Genealogical Society The Genealogical Society of South Brevard The Indian River Genealogical Society The...
I am fascinated by the multitude of forms in the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. There is no mossy covering to conceal the bones of the mountains. They are stark in their form and beauty. I could take a thousand or ten thousand photos and never tire of...
I have always heard these trees referred to as "cedar trees." It was only as I became more aware of plants in general that I learned that they are really juniper trees. They are examples of persistence and survivorship and are found growing in some of...
While we were buffeted by snow, rain, wind and other arguably Winter-like weather, we did see a promise of Spring. These lovely crocuses were just beginning to poke their way into the world.
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It makes you wonder why cactus grow in impenetrable clumps? What is the reason for such huge masses of spines? My guess is that they derive some advantage in extra protection from the accumulation of spines, giving them an edge in survival. But perhaps...
For some reason, I like to photograph doors. There really isn't a door here but it is the essentially the same thing in an ancient Sinaguan ruin on a cliff along the Wet Beaver Creek in the Verde Valley of Arizona. I could be any of thousands of other...
As an Official Blogger for RootsTech, I get to share news with you before it’s made public. Here’s some news about the Thursday morning (Mar. 21) keynote speakers. I’ve actually had the chance to meet all three and look forward to hearing from them at...
We are rapidly coming up on RootsTech 2013 and the identity keynote speakers for this year have been released to the RootsTech Bloggers. Here is the line up for this year: DENNIS C. BRIMHALL Dennis Brimhall is currently the President and CEO of FamilySearch...
I have almost 2500 automated sources sitting on MyHeritage.com generated by their extraordinary Record Search function. Basically, all I had to do was upload my family tree and voila! I have a huge number of original sources to process. This just adds...
At RootsTech's first Keynote Address, CEO Dennis Brimhall introduced several new innovations from FamilySearch. Among those is a new logo seen above in a screen shot from a preview of the logo given to the Bloggers. In addition, FamilySearch is introducing...
Well, I just might get a few minutes to write in between talking to people and maybe, making it to some classes. I had a delightful time meeting some of the FamilySearch Research Wiki contributors at a breakfast meeting at the Family History Library....
When you think of the wide open spaces of Arizona, you might tend to forget that there are a lot of people and some sizable cities scattered across the state. This idyllic picture of the red rocks near Oak Creek Canyon shows considerable haze. Guess what?...
Yes, there is water in Arizona. This is the Bubbling Ponds Fish Hatchery, a series of large pools along the Oak Creek below Oak Creek Canyon. I visit places like this in my wandering around Arizona. Anyplace that looks interesting either from its name...
What are the basic tools of a genealogist? Basically, you could do genealogy with a stack of paper and a pencil and that is the way that many of us started. Over a hundred years ago, someone figured out that genealogy consisted in recording similar information...
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When I was a whole lot younger than I am now, I used to practice archery from time to time. One of the things that happened frequently was that I would lose an arrow over the block wall in our yard. I would then spend quite a bit of time looking for my...
This type of mistletoe may be a little bit more familiar than one I posted some time ago. This is the traditional type found around Christmas time.
Because of the cloud bank, you can see how far the buttes are separated from the Canyon Rim. Normally, they all blend together and look like the same cliff systems. The vast nature of the Grand Canyon usually does not lend itself to vignettes of a portion...
I found this camera in a museum in Cottonwood, Arizona. It is unidentified. Investigation on the Internet indicates it is likely a variation of the Kodak Model D Camera or it could be a Kodak Bulls-eye No. 2 Box Camera. It is likely a Kodak No. 2 Bulls-Eye...
I took this shot looking out of the window in the Bright Angel Lodge restaurant at the Grand Canyon. The day was overcast and very cold and raining, but I like to take pictures of windows because of the framing effect. It is interesting what people can...
Hopi pottery is extraordinary. Recently, we saw a pot on sale for over $4000 and it is entirely worth the price and probably undervalued. There are, of course, lots of "Indian Pottery" on the market for low prices, but the genuine Hopi pots are never...
You probably will want to click on this image to see it at a larger size. We were at the Grand Canyon on a marvelous day for photography. There was part of one day where the sky cleared by the storm was still moving up the Canyon. We scrambled around...
I guess these ancient dwellings could be considered the antithesis of modern tract housing. They blend into the landscape and use available rocks for part of the structure. The contrast with rows of stucco covered homes is dramatic. The color of these...
