Photos and comments from Arizona and around the world
Walking Arizona There are at least two and maybe more faces in this rock fall. See if you can find them. It is a canyon wall in American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains.
Genealogy's Star Commentator ACProctor made the following comment in response to the post on whether or not a local database was necessary?: Ignoring the fact that the models used for shared/collaborative trees demonstrably do not work, there are some...
Genealogy's Star Quoting from Ralph and Carter Stanley with the Clinch Mountain Boys from their 1963 album, "Good Old Camp Meeting Songs,"Who will sing for me?" The whole stanza goes like this: Oft I sing for my friendsWhen death's cold hand I seeWhen...
Walking Arizona How you look at this hillside depends on whether or not you are a snow skier. I you like skiing, this is almost perfect. If you like forests and don't care for "recreation" then you might get upset at the trees being cut down. Well,...
Genealogy's Star This image appeared in my inbox from Feedly.com. At the same time, I got a notice on my iGoogle page that Reader was now discontinued and should be deleted. Since I had transitioned to Feedly.com some time ago, the end of the Reader...
Genealogy's Star Those of us using New.FamilySearch.org in the past got an email notice about moving our sources over to Family Tree. Essentially, the sources got moved if we opted out of responding. Now, this presents a really interesting question;...
Genealogy's Star We are all inundated in a fog of historical documents. Most of the time, as genealogists, I think we feel that the documents are hiding from us. In reality, they are there, but we see too much and have limited ways of distinguishing which...
Walking Arizona I had to try quite a few shots to get the timing of the photos correct to reproduce the color of the fireworks. It is not as easy as it might seem to get a good fireworks photo. I had my camera on a tripod and kept trying different timing...
Walking Arizona I had to try quite a few shots to get the timing of the photos correct to reproduce the color of the fireworks. It is not as easy as it might seem to get a good fireworks photo. I had my camera on a tripod and kept trying different timing...
Walking Arizona We have the convenience of watching fireworks from the comfort of our own home. Some years we have two competing displays, but lately, the two entities have had a truce and moved one of the displays to another part of the city. This...
Walking Arizona One of the most dramatic and colorful cliffs in the world, the Vermillion Cliffs stretch for miles along the eastern end of the Grand Canyon. They are the second step in the five-step Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau.
Walking Arizona One of the most dramatic and colorful cliffs in the world, the Vermillion Cliffs stretch for miles along the eastern end of the Grand Canyon. They are the second step in the five-step Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau.
Genealogy's Star FamilySearch.org has been undergoing substantial changes the last few weeks. Some of the sections of the website remain untouched, but others have changed several times and continue to change regularly. All of the resources are still...
Walking Arizona The water in the Colorado River is dramatically different than it was historically. Because of the dams upstream, the water is cold and almost clear. Historically, the water would carry huge amounts of sand and soil that would be deposited...
Genealogy's Star I ran across an article on makeuseof.com entitled, "How to Access A Deceased Relative's Digital Accounts." I found the article interesting because it failed to raise any issues at all involving the interest of a deceased person's estate...
Walking Arizona Ancient pottery is classified by the style and date of manufacture. This style of pottery was made as early as 1325 A.D. The name "Jeddito" comes from the area where the pottery is thought to have originated in modern-day Navajo County,...
Walking Arizona If graffiti is old enough, it gains historic value and gets preserved as an artifact. That tells me something about the way the world works in general.
Walking Arizona Even in the most difficult of circumstances and conditions, this valiant plant is committed to the adage to bloom where you are planted. It may not be the best of locations, but it is the only one it has.
Walking Arizona We always called these small lizards, horny toads, but scientists and others don't listen much to children. I liked this stone bench shaped like the friendly little horny toads. I also liked the way the shadows from the ramada added...
Genealogy's Star For the past ten years, Personal Ancestral File has been on life support. I will finally die on July 15, 2013. Yes folks, the venerable program wil die. Here is the announcement: This is a really big deal for the genealogical software...
Genealogy's Star After ten years of traveling the country providing excellent family history conferences, Family History Expos's President, Holly Hansen, has developed a new concept in providing genealogical services and support. Her new business...
Walking Arizona One of the few really orange looking flowers. These lilies are a spectacular array. I had to run in the house and get my camera when I saw them growing almost right on the street.
Genealogy's Star On June 18, 2013, the Digital Public Library of America announced a partnership with the HathiTrust.org to provide access to nearly 3.5 million digital books online. The DPLA's blog states: “HathiTrust’s joining the Digital Public Library...
Walking Arizona Instead of going around this rather large needle, the trail goes right through the rock. This is one of the steepest trails for public consumption I am aware of. But it is relatively easy if you are in good shape and don't mind cliffs...
Genealogy's Star I recently did a post of a comparison of the search engines used by Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org and MyHeritage.com. This short exercise pointed out one very important issue: do not rely too heavily on the accuracy or completeness of...
