Announcement – The Library will be closed
for Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11.
Genealogy tip for today: Courthouse Research, continued.
Preparing your own records:
This may be something that
should be in the works from the beginning or nearly so. A laptop, or mini
laptop, tablet or other electronic device with your genealogy software on it is
probably the most efficient way to go. If you have your chart online, then you
can access that anywhere you can get to the internet. (The court house may or
may not have such a computer for visitors.) Again your own device would be
handier for this method, also.
If you aren’t able to do
this, then you may want to make copies of only the ancestors you are working
on, to take with you. You probably don’t want to haul all your notebooks of
family group sheets into the courthouse. But if you are able to drive to your
destination, you might consider having them in the car and therefore relatively
accessible. You can purchase little notebooks with fold out sheets of family
group charts. You then copy over into these purse size books, the charts of
only the people you want to work on at the courthouse. Be sure to keep them
current.
If you are able to print from
you computer, print out extra copies of the family group sheets to take with
you. It would also be helpful to have a list of what resources or records you
have already checked. I keep a running list of books I’ve looked in regarding
my ole friend, Caleb, which I have mentioned earlier. I have worked on him for
so long that I keep a running list of books and sources I have already checked
so that I don’t waste time, repeating myself.
Sometimes you can find a
printed “checklist” of all the various bits of information on one ancestor to
chase down. It would be handy to have that with you regarding your particular
ancestor. You wouldn’t want to spend two or three hours looking for a deed,
only to discover when you find it that you recognize it because you already
have it!! At a glance you will be able to tell what you already have and what
you still need. (Free Research Checklist form and more found here.
There are some at this
website, also-my personal favorite.)
Check to see if the
Courthouse you want to visit has a website and what rules are listed. Some have
restrictions on what you can bring into the courthouse: paper and pencil only?
No cameras? Children? Other restrictions?
Tomorrow we will talk about planning for the actual trip.
If any of these posts are helpful drop us a line in
the comments section below. We just want to know if the information we provide
to you is helpful in anyway.
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| Henry VI |
1429
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Henry VI is crowned King of England.
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1812
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The first winter snow falls on the French Army as Napoleon
Bonaparte retreats form
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1860
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1861
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Jefferson Davis is elected to a six-year term as president
of the Confederacy.
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1863
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A Union force surrounds and scatters defending Confederates
at the Battle of Droop Mountain, in
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1891
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Comanche, the only 7th Cavalry horse to survive George
Armstrong Custer's "Last Stand" at the Little Bighorn, dies at
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1911
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1917
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The Bolshevik "October Revolution" (October 25
on the old Russian calendar), led by Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, seizes
power in
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1923
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As European inflation soars, one loaf of bread in
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1945
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The first landing of a jet on a carrier takes place on USS
Wake Island when an FR-1 Fireball touches down.
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1973
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Coleman Young becomes the first African-American mayor of
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1985
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Guerrillas of the leftist 19th of April Movement seize
Colombia's Palace of Justice in Bogata; during the two-day siege and the
military assault to retake the building over 100 people are killed, including
11 of the 25 Supreme Court justices.
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1986
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A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LRR Chinook
crashes 2.5 miles east of Sumburgh Airport; 45 people are killed, the
deadliest civilian helicopter crash to date (2013).
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1986
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The
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1995
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The Rova of Antananarivo, home of
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1999
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| Adolphe Sax |
1814
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Adolphe Sax, instrument maker and inventor of the
saxophone.
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1851
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Charles Henry Dow, American financial journalist who (with
Edward D. Jones) inaugurated the Dow-Jones averages.
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1854
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John Philip Sousa, "The March Master," American
bandmaster and composer. Among his 140 marches are "Stars and Stripes
Forever" and "Semper Fidelis."
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1861
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James Naismith, Canadian physical education instructor
who, in 1891, invented the game of basketball.
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1887
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Walter Johnson, baseball pitcher, "The Big
Train."
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1892
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Harold Ross, New Yorker editor.
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1921
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James Jones, American novelist (From Here to Eternity).
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1931
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Mike Nichols, film and stage director (The Graduate).
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1941
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Guy Clark, Texas country-folk singer, songwriter ("Desperados
Waiting for a Train," "
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1946
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Sally Field, actress; won Academy Award for Best Actress
in 1979 (Norma Rae) and 1984 (Places in the Heart); won 3 Emmys
for work in television.
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1948
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Glenn Frey, singer, songwriter, musician; a founding
member of the band Eagles.
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1955
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Maria Shriver, journalist, author; First Lady of
California while married to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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1976
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Pat Tillman, professional football player who ended his
career to enlist in the US Army in the aftermath of the 9 / 11 attacks; he
was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan, Apr. 22, 2004.
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1988
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Emma Stone, actress (Zombieland, Spiderman).
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schmo or schmoe or shmo
PRONUNCIATION:
(shmo)
MEANING:
noun: A stupid, boring,
or obnoxious person.
ETYMOLOGY:
A
truncated form of schmuck (an idiot), from Yiddish schmok (pen is). Earliest
documented use: 1948.
NOTES:
The
word is also used in the phrase Joe Schmo, as a more colorful synonym for John
Doe.
USAGE:
"Just
because I work at a bar does not mean I want to date every schmo that walks in
here."
Joey Guerra; Bartender Confessions: Jodi Minear; Houston Chronicle (Texas); Dec 9, 2010.
Joey Guerra; Bartender Confessions: Jodi Minear; Houston Chronicle (Texas); Dec 9, 2010.
Explore "schmo" in the Visual Thesaurus.
As
I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of
democracy. -Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (1809-1865)
Today’s
Recipe
Holiday Cooking
Tuxedo Cake
What You Need
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O
Chocolate Instant Pudding
¼ cup milk
1 ½ pkg. (8 oz. each)
PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
1 ½ tsp. vanilla
6 cups powdered sugar
3 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet
Chocolate, divided
1 oz. BAKER'S White Chocolate
½ of 8-oz. tub COOL WHIP
Whipped Topping (Do not thaw.)
Heat oven to 350 degrees
PREPARE cake
batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round cake layers,
blending dry pudding mix and milk into batter before pouring into prepared
pans. (Batter will be thick.) Cool cakes 10 min.; remove from pans to wire
racks. Cool completely.
MEANWHILE, beat
cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
Gradually beat in sugar. Make chocolate curls from 1 oz. each semi-sweet
and white chocolates; refrigerate until ready to use. [If possible use light colored or white butter. Ed]
CUT each cake
layer horizontally in half. Stack on plate, spreading 3/4 cup cream cheese
frosting between each layer. Spread remaining frosting onto top and side of
cake.
MICROWAVE COOL
WHIP and remaining semi-sweet chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2
min., stirring after 1 min.; stir until chocolate is completely melted and
mixture is well blended. Cool 5 min. Pour over cake, letting excess drip down
side. Garnish with chocolate curls. Keep refrigerated.
ENJOY!
Now You Know!
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