Genealogy tip for today: Non-Genealogical Sources for
Family History
Plat Maps
Genealogy Tip for today: Plat maps are a source for genealogists that are not always thought about. But they can show you who owned property at a given time in history. If you are trying to find where your ancestor lived or owned property, this will show you the location. This serves many purposes. If you want to find the physical location to visit it, this map will help you. If you want to find out if the ancestor even owned land, this is one way to find out. If you are looking for neighbors, this will tell you who they are.
Knowing the neighbors is important to know sometimes when researching your ancestor. If you are dealing with a brick wall, for example, you may need to find out the neighbors and trace them. People moved in groups, or followed family and friends. If you can find out where one came from, you may find out where the other came from as well.
Wikipedia defines plat maps as: A plat in the
In order for plats to become legally valid, a local governing body, such as a public works department, urban planning commission, or zoning board must normally review and approve them.
These can sometimes be found on line. Your local city offices, courthouse, or town archives may have them as well. Different places keep track of those different ways.
Plat maps are a hidden secret that can help you in your research for family history, which we don’t always think about.
1515 King Francis of France
defeats the Swiss army under Cardinal Matthias Schiner at Marignano, northern Italy
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| Pope Paul III |
1864 On the verge of attacking Pedro Menendez's Spanish
settlement at San Agostin , Florida
1759 British troops defeat the French on the plains of
Abraham, in Quebec
1774 Tugot, the new controller of finances, urges the king
of France
1782 The British fortress at Gibraltar
comes under attack by French and Spanish forces.
1788 The Constitutional Convention authorizes the first
federal election resolving that electors in all the states will be appointed on
January 7, 1789.
1789 Guardsmen in Orleans ,
France
1846 General Winfield Scott takes Chapultepec, removing the
last obstacle to U.S. troops moving on Mexico City.
1862 Union troops in Frederick ,
Maryland , discover General Robert E. Lee's
attack plans for the invasion of Maryland Potomac
to confront Lee but only after a delay of more than half a day.
1863 The Loudoun County Rangers route a company of
Confederate cavalry at Catoctin Mountain in Virginia
1905 U.S.
warships head to Nicaragua
1945 Iran
1951 In Korea
1961 An unmanned Mercury capsule is orbited and recovered
by NASA in a test.
1976 The United States
announces it will veto Vietnam
1988 Hurricane Gilbert becomes the strongest hurricane ever
recorded in the Western Hemisphere , based on
barometric pressure. Hurricane Wilma will break that record in 2005.
1993 The Oslo
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| Hurricane Ike |
2007 UN adopts non-binding Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples.
2008 Five synchronized bomb blasts occur in crowded
locations of Delhi , India
2008 Hurricane Ike makes landfall in Texas ;
it had already been the most costly storm in Cuba 's
history and becomes the third costliest in the US
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| Milton Hershey |
1851 Walter Reed ,
U.S.
1860 John J. Pershing, "Black Jack" who led the
campaign against Pancho Villa in Mexico and Commanded the American
Expeditionary Force in France during World War I.
1863 Franz von Hipper, German naval commander at the Battle
of Jutland in World War I.
1886 Alain Locke, writer and first African-American Rhodes
scholar.
1894 J.B. Priestley, British novelist and playwright.
1903 Claudette Colbert, actress who won an Oscar for It
Happened One Night.
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| Claudette Colbert |
1911 Bill Monroe, musician, the Father of Bluegrass.
1911 Roald Dahl, writer, best known for his children's books such as James and the Giant Peach.
1922Tony "Charles" Brown, blues singer and
musician (*Merry Christmas Baby").
1925 Melvin "Mel" Torme, jazz singer, musician,
composer and arranger ("The Christmas Song," AKA "Chestnuts Roasting
on an Open Fire"); nicknamed the "Velvet Fog."
1926 Andrew Brimmer, economist; first African American to
serve as governor of the Federal Reserve System (1966-74).
1938 Judith Martin, journalist and author best known as
"Miss Manners" for her syndicated newspaper column on etiquette.
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| Nell Carter |
1973 Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress, model;
Bollywood Movie Award for Dhadkan (2001).
fugleman
PRONUNCIATION:
(FYOO-guhl-muhn)
MEANING:
noun: One who leads a group, company,
or party.
ETYMOLOGY:
From
German Flügelmann (flank man), from Flügel (wing) + Mann (man). A fugleman was
once a soldier placed usually on a flank during drill to serve as a guide for his
company. Earliest documented use: 1804.
USAGE:
"H.L.
Mencken was trying single-handedly to drag American culture out of Puritanism
and into the twentieth century, to act as fugleman on this side of the Atlantic for a literary and artistic renaissance
comparable to the one then taking place on the other side."
Jonathan Yardley; The Sage ofBaltimore ; The
Atlantic Monthly (New York
Jonathan Yardley; The Sage of
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In our
every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next
seven generations. -Iroquois Nation Maxim
Today’s
Recipe
Mom’s
Fried Chicken
Ingredients
Salt
Pepper
Onion
Powder
Garlic
Powder
Other
seasonings of choice
1
Frying Chicken
Cooking
Oil
Iron Skillet
Directions
Rinse chicken, pat dry. Cut the chicken up, or purchase it
cut. Using a cast iron skillet, bring up your choice of cooking oil to medium-hot.
It doesn’t have to be very deep. While it is heating up, season both sides of
your pieces of chicken. Carefully place each piece into the fry pan. Cook about
5-6 minutes, till bottom is golden brown. Turn each piece and fry second side.
Skin should be golden brown. Place each piece on paper towels to drain when
done. Let it set about 5 minutes. Skin will crisp up more as it cools.
You may not want to cook the under side of each piece as
long, as it has no skin for a covering.
You also don’t want to over cook it at all or it will dry out the piece.
If not over cooked it will be juicy but without the added calories of the flour
or other coating.
Optional – if you cook the skinned side last, you can cover
with lid for a few minutes to retain the steam, which will help it cook faster.
This will keep the unskinned side from drying out.
ENJOY!
Now You Know!
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