Courthouse Research: On Location

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Genealogy tip for today: Courthouse Research: On Location

 

Well, I see that I’m getting old and repeating myself. The end of July and the first of August I had a series of 10 tips on researching courthouse that I got from another website. The current ones have been newly composed and original posts. So, maybe there will be some slightly different information here than before. You suppose I should start making a list of what I talk about?

 

While You Are There:

-Copy everything you can.

-If you can’t photo copy than transcribe or write an abstract including misspellings the information.

-Check the indexes of books you look at and copy them for evaluation later.

-Wait till later to analyze your findings.

-Cite your sources formally or otherwise – but get the information down.

-Concentrate on the unique collections that are not available somewhere else on microfilm – photo collection, private family collection, books not yet filmed, and the like.

 

Points of Courtesy

-Don’t walk in just before closing and ask for a ton of books.

-Don’t regale the staff with boring-to-them stories of your ancestors.

-Don’t pester staff with unnecessary questions. Try finding other researchers and see if they can answer your questions, but don’t bug them to death, either.

-Do as much research ahead of time – days, hours of operation for example.

-Always be respectful and courteous.

-Don’t forget the chocolate. J

 

Be well prepared, have a good trip and come back loaded with new information!

 

Happy Hunting!

 

 

 

 

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Theodosius of Rome

 

Today in History

392		Theodosius of Rome passes legislation prohibiting all pagan worship in the empire.
1226		Louis IX succeeds Louis VIII as king of France.
1576		The 17 provinces of the Netherlands form a federation to maintain peace.
1620		The King of Bohemia is defeated at the Battle of Prague.
1685		Fredrick William of Brandenburg issues the Edict of Potsdam, offering Huguenots refuge.
1793		The Louvre opens in Paris. But wasn't it already a Palace and it merely opens to the people?
1861		Charles Wilkes seizes Confederate commissioners John Slidell and James M. Mason from the British ship Trent.
1864		President Abraham Lincoln is re-elected in the first wartime election in the United States.
1887		Doc Holliday, who fought on the side of the Earp brothers during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 6 years earlier, dies of tuberculosis in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
1889		Montana becomes the 41st state of the Union.
1900		Theodore Dresier's first novel Sister Carrie is published by Doubleday, but is recalled from stores shortly due to public sentiment.
1904		President Theodore Roosevelt is elected president of the United States. He had been vice president until the shooting death of President William McKinley.
1910		The Democrats prevail in congressional elections for the first time since 1894.
1923		Adolf Hitler attempts a coup in Munich, the "Beer Hall Putsch," and proclaims himself chancellor and Ludendorff dictator. .
1932		Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected 32nd president of the United States.
1938		Crystla Bird Fauset of Pennsylvania, becomes the first African-American woman to be elected to a state legislature.
1942		The United States and Great Britain invade Axis-occupied North Africa.
1960		John F. Kennedy is elected 35th president, defeating Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the closest election, by popular vote, since 1880.
1965		Vietnam War, Operation Hump: US 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Bien Hoa Province. Nearby, in the Gang Toi Hills, a company of the Royal Australian Regiment also engaged Viet Cong forces.
1966		Republican Edward Brooke of Massachusetts becomes the first African American elected to the Senate in 85 years.
1977		Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos discovers what is believed to be the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina in northern Greece.
1983		Wilson B. Goode is elected as the first black mayor of the city of Philadelphia.
1987		A dozen people are killed and over 60 wounded when the IRA detonates a bomb during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, honoring those who had died in wars involving British forces.
2000		Dispute begins over US presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore; Supreme Court ruling on Dec. 12 results in a 271-266 electoral victory for Bush.
2004		More than 10,000 US troops and a few Iraqi army units besiege an insurgent stronghold at Fallujah.

 

Edmond Halley

 

Birthdays today     

1656		Edmond Halley, mathematician and astronomer who predicted the return of the comet that bears his name.
1847		Bram Stoker, author (Dracula).
1878		Marshall Walter Taylor, "Major Taylor," the world's fastest bicycle racer for a 12-year period.
1879		Leon Trosky, Russian Communist leader.
1884		Hermann Rorshach, Swiss psychiatrist, inventor of the inkblot test.
1900		Albert Friedrich Frey-Wyssling, Swiss botanist and molecular biology pioneer.
1900		Margaret Mitchell, American writer who found success in her first and only novel, Gone With the Wind.
1909		Katherine Hepburn, American actress who won four Oscars. Her movies included Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story and The African Queen.
1916		Peter Ulrich Weiss, German novelist and dramatist (Marat/Sade, The Investigation).
1922		Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon, performed the first human heart transplant operation.
1927		Patti Page, singer ("Tennessee Waltz," "How Much is That Doggie in the Window?").
1929		Bobby Bowden, US college football coach; holds NCAA record for most career wins and bowl wins by any Division I FBS coach.
1931		Morley Safer, journalist; 60 Minutes correspondent (1970– ).
1932		Ben Bova, noted author of works of science fact and fiction, a six-time winner of the Hugo Award for science fiction and fantasy writing.
1949		Bonnie Raitt, blues singer, songwriter, musician. Rolling Stone magazine included her on its lists of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
1950		Mary Hart, actress, journalist; hosted Entertainment Tonight TV program 1982–2011.
1954		Rickie Lee Jones, singer, songwriter, musician; listed on VH1 list of greatest women of rock music.
1970		Tom Anderson, entrepreneur; co-founder of Myspace website.
2003		Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

 

 

Word for the Day

dreck or drek

PRONUNCIATION:

(drek)

 

MEANING:

noun: Rubbish; trash.

 

ETYMOLOGY:

From Yiddish drek (filth, dirt, dung). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sker- (excrement) that is also the source of scoria and scatology. Earliest documented use: 1922.

 

USAGE:

"Using boot-sale dreck and found rubbish, Michael Landy has created kinetic, three-dimensional versions of saints portrayed in the National Gallery's collection."
Adrian Searle; The Best Art Exhibitions; The Guardian (London, UK); Mar 31, 2013.

Explore "dreck" in the Visual Thesaurus.

 

Quote for the Day

Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was or what freedom really is. -Margaret Mitchell, novelist (1900-1949)

 

 

Today’s Recipe

Holiday Cooking

 

Laughing Cow Mashed Potatoes

 

Ingredients

 

3 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes
4 tablespoons Butter
3 wedges The Laughing Cow Light Garlic & Herb
¼ cups Half-and-half

Directions

Bring one quart of water to a boil.

Add Yukon Gold Potatoes. When they are fork tender, drain and put back in pot.

Add 4 tablespoons butter, 3 wedges of The Laughing Cow Light Garlic & Herb Cheese, and enough half and half for your desired thickness.

Mash together and enjoy!!

 

 

 

ENJOY!

 

Now You Know!