Photos and comments from Arizona and around the world
Not all small brown birds are sparrows, but sparrows get the rap anyway. I enjoy watching birds and sparrows fall into that category. I think some people who watch birds are really looking for something unusual, but I look for anything that flies and...
The live streaming schedule is now posted on RootsTech.org. The webcasts will be aired at the times indicated. Remember that it is Daylight Savings Time here in Utah and you will have to adjust accordingly.
My Son-in-law, who is an Internet Programmer, thinks he has found the problem in a hacked sidebar Gadget. We have likely fixed the problem, but if you see any more evidence of the site being sent to another unauthorized site, please let me know so we...
Many of the press releases and advertisements for the upcoming RootsTech Conference 2013 make an obvious plea for participation by "younger" genealogists. But who is looking at or listening to those ads? I am getting and reading the announcements and...
As the light changes at the Grand Canyon, the colors of the rocks and sky change dramatically. You can stand there and watch the colors change as the clouds move and the sun is hidden or shines. In the heat of the summer, the Canyon's colors are bight...
You could take a picture almost anywhere in Arizona and use it for a textbook on geomorphology. This is a classic example of erosional forms in the Grand Canyon. This image also shows the strata of the sandstone rocks of the Colorado Plateau, notable...
Did you know you can still purchase either on disk or a printed copy of all fo the handouts from the presenters at the Arizona Family History Expo 2013 and the still upcoming St. George Family History Expo 2013 for the same low price? These handouts make...
This remarkable example of Sinaguan pottery is in the small museum at the Tuzigoot National Monument. Tuzigoot is one of those out-of-the-way places in Arizona that does not get the crowds associated with the more popular archeological sites.
Otter Creek Holdings, LLC, the parent company of BillionsGraves.com, has recently released its Legacy Mobile App for the iPhone and iPad. Here is the description of the App from the iTunes store: Legacy Mobile brings together some of the newest technology...
Question: I’m a beginner at this. On Ancestry.com when I type in a person’s name, birth year, state and marriage section that I want to check, I get SO many answers to look at that are from England, other states, etc. – about 20,000 or more. Why doesn’t...
Question: What are the research techniques for an American Indian ancestor, great-grandparent? Answer: Research for American Indian ancestors living in the 20th Century are essentially the same as those of any other people in the United States. But, of...
This is a photograph of the interior of the Desert View Watchtower on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon looking up the three stories to the top of the tower. The drawings and paintings are authentic and were produced by Native American artists employed...
The week of April 8 through April 12, we will be in Salt Lake City at the annual April Salt Lake City Family History Library Retreat 2013 sponsored by Family History Expos. Attendees at the Retreat will have an entire week of instruction and guided research...
The week of April 8 through April 12, I will be in Salt Lake City at the annual April Salt Lake City Family History Library Retreat 2013 sponsored by Family History Expos. Attendees at the Retreat will have an entire week of instruction and guided research...
If you need any further indication of the importance the RootsTech Conference is achieving all you need to do is see who will be there. One major indication is the huge commitment made by MyHeritage.com and WorldVitalRecords.com to the Conference. First,...
This is a reminder that all of Nature is not tranquil and without conflict. This rock must have fallen pretty hard to have broken as it hit the adjoining rock. I think of all the noise and dust that must have accompanied its fall. We sometimes find ourselves...
Almost immediately after my post concerning the new RootsMagic.com progam connecting to FamilySearch.org's Family Tree program, I got an email from Bruce Buzbee telling me that the problem I pointed out had been fixed. I downloaded the update and the...
Another common mistake made by genealogists when backing up their files is to rely on the "Back Up" command in some of the more common database programs. Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a prime example of this problem, though it is certainly not the...
At some point as you continue to accumulate names of ancestors, you begin to lose track of who all of these people are. This begins to get pointed out to you regularly if you put your family tree online in one of the larger databases such as MyHeritage.com...
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I love the vast distances in the views from the Rim of the Grand Canyon in contrast to most of the views in the Eastern part of the United States. You have to get on a really high building or go out along the ocean coast to see vast distances. There are...
It is still early in the development process for ebooks and, from my experience, I find few genealogical researchers are yet actively searching for electronically available copies of the sources they are researching. The exception is online databases...
This little guy was sitting there waiting for me to take his picture. Usually, they are running around in the rocks and gravel on the desert floor and never hold still for more that a second or two. But this time, this quail decided he wanted his photo...
The Sanborn Company began making fire insurance maps in 1867 when founded by Daniel Alfred Sanborn, a surveyor from Somerville, Massachusetts. From 1867 to 2007, the company mapped about 12,000 populated urban areas in the United States. These maps show...
