Books, Bones and Beyond: July 2013 Posts

July 31, 2013

RESEARCHING COURTHOUSES #7

Genealogy Tip for today: 7. Learn the Lay of the Land

Each genealogical repository you visit is going to be slightly different - whether it's a different layout or setup, different policies and procedures, different equipment, or a different organizational

system. Check the facility's Web site, or with other genealogists who utilize the facility, and familiarize yourself with the research process and procedures before you go. Check the card catalog online, if it is available, and compile a list of the records you want to research, along with their call numbers. Ask if there is a reference librarian who specializes in your specific area of interest, and learn what hours he/she will be working. If records you'll be researching use a certain type of index system, such as the Russell Index, then it helps to familiarize yourself with it before you go.

Today in History

On July 31, 1975, James Riddle Hoffa, one of the most influential American labor leaders of the 20th century, disappears in Detroit, Michigan, never to be heard from again. Though he is popularly believed to have been the victim of a Mafia hit, conclusive evidence was never found, and Hoffa's death remains shrouded in mystery to this day.

Born in 1913 to a poor coal miner in

Brazil

, Indiana, Jimmy Hoffa proved a natural leader in his youth. At the age of 20, he helped organize a labor strike in Detroit, and remained an advocate for downtrodden workers for the rest of his life. Hoffa's charisma and talents as a local organizer quickly got him noticed by the Teamsters and carried him upward through its ranks. Then a small but rapidly growing union, the Teamsters organized truckers across the country, and through the use of strikes, boycotts and some more powerful though less legal methods of protest, won contract demands on behalf of workers.
Hoffa became president of the Teamsters in 1957, when its former leader was imprisoned for bribery. As chief, Hoffa was lauded for his tireless work to expand the union, and for his unflagging devotion to even the organization's least powerful members. His caring and approachability were captured in one of the more well-known quotes attributed to him: "You got a problem? Call me. Just pick up the phone."
Hoffa's dedication to the worker and his electrifying public speeches made him wildly popular, both among his fellow workers and the politicians and businessmen with whom he negotiated. Yet, for all the battles he fought and won on behalf of American drivers, he also had a dark side. In Hoffa's time, many Teamster leaders partnered with the Mafia in racketeering, extortion and embezzlement. Hoffa himself had relationships with high-ranking mobsters, and was the target of several government investigations throughout the 1960s. In 1967, he was convicted of bribery and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

While in jail, Hoffa never ceded his office, and when Richard Nixon commuted his sentence in 1971, he was poised to make a comeback. Released on condition of not participating in union activities for 10 years, Hoffa was planning to fight the restriction in court when he disappeared on July 31, 1975, from the parking lot of a restaurant in Detroit, not far from where he got his start as a labor organizer. Several conspiracy theories have been floated about Hoffa’s disappearance and the location of his remains, but the truth remains unknown.
Dates below came from here.

904 Arabs capture Thessalonica.
1703 English novelist Daniel Defoe is made to stand in the pillory as punishment for offending the government and church with his satire The Shortest Way With Dissenters.
1760 Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, drives the French army back to the RhineRiver.1790 The

U.S.

Patent Office opens.1882 Belle and Sam Starr are charged with horse stealing in the Indian territory.
1875 Former president Andrew Johnson dies at the age of 66.
1891

Great Britain

declares territories in Southern Africa up to the

Congo

to be within their sphere of influence.
1904 The Trans-Siberian railroad connecting the Ural mountains with Russia's Pacific coast, is completed.1917 The third Battle of Ypres commences as the British attack the German lines.
1932 Adolf Hitler's Nationalist Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazis) doubles its strength in legislative elections.
1944 The Soviet army takes Kovno, the capital of

Lithuania

.1962 Federation of Malaysia formally proposed.
1971 Apollo 15 astronauts take a drive on the moon in their land rover.
1987 An F4 tornado in Edmonton, Alberta kills 27 and causes $330 million in damages; the day is remembered as "Black Friday."
1988 Bridge collapse at Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal in Butterworth,

Malaysia

, kills 32 and injures more than 1,600.
1990 Bosnia-Hercegovina declares independence from

Yugoslavia

.
1991 US and USSR sign a long-range nuclear weapons reduction pact.
1999 NASA purposely crashes its Discovery Program's Lunar Prospector into the moon, ending the agency's mission to detect frozen water on Earth's moon.
2006 Fidel Castro temporarily hands over power to his brother Raul Castro.2007 The British Army's longest continual operation, Operation Banner (1969-2007), ends as British troops withdraw from Northern Ireland.

Birthdays today:

1803 John Ericsson, naval engineer and inventor, developed the screw propeller.

1816 George Henry Thomas, Union general during the American Civil War

1837 William Clarke Quantrill, Confederate raider during the American Civil War

1867 S.S. Kresge, American businessman

1901 Jean Dubuffet, French sculptor and painter

1912 Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economist

1919 Primo Levi, Italian writer and scientist (Survival in Auschwitz)

1921Whitney Young, Jr., civil rights leader and executive director of the National Urban League

1928 Horace Silver, jazz pianist, composer and bandleader

1951 Evonne Goolagong, Australian tennis player

1965 J.K. Rowling, author (Harry Potter series)

Word for the day: Pinchbeck

\PINCH-bek\

DEFINITION

adjective

1: made of an alloy of copper and zinc used especially to imitate gold in jewelry

2: counterfeit or spurious

EXAMPLES: Though our hosts were not outwardly unfriendly, we suspected that their kindness to us was pinchbeck.

Quote for the day:

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

To end the month, here is a chart instead of a recipe on grilling. The number of seconds is how long you can hold your hand above the fire, palm side down, 4 inches above the coals, until you are forced to remove your hand. Using the “palm” method is quick and easy and takes no special instruments.

Seconds	Coal Temperature
2	Hot, 375°F or more
3	Medium-hot, 350° to 375°F
4	Medium, 300° to 350°F
5	Low, 200° to 300°F

There are many good tips on grilling successfully on the Internet. We were going to list them here but there are too many to list. Several food websites discuss these tips. Just type in grilling tips in a search engine and you will find a plethora.

Hopefully the recipes here this month will be of interest to you. I have already tried one myself and am ready to try another. I hope you will do the same.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 30, 2013

RESEARCHING COURTHOUSES #6

Genealogy Tip for today: 6. Learn the Lay of the Land

Each genealogical repository you visit is going to be slightly different - whether it's a different layout or setup, different policies and

procedures, different equipment, or a different organizational system. Check the facility's Web site, or with other genealogists who utilize the facility, and familiarize yourself with the research process and procedures before you go. Check the card catalog online, if it is available, and compile a list of the records you want to research, along with their call numbers. Ask if there is a reference librarian who specializes in your specific area of interest, and learn what hours he/she will be working. If records you'll be researching use a certain type of index system, such as the Russell Index, then it helps to familiarize yourself with it before you go.

Today in History

1619 The House of Burgesses convenes for the first time at Jamestown, Va.

1787 The French parliament refuses to approve a more equitable land tax.

1799 The French garrison at Mantua, Italy, surrenders to the Austrians.

1864 In an effort to penetrate the Confederate lines around Petersburg, Va. Union troops explode a mine underneath the Confederate trenches but fail to break through. The ensuing action is known as the Battle of the Crater.

1919 Federal troops are called out to put down Chicago race riots.

1938 George Eastman demonstrates his color motion picture process.-->

1940 A bombing lull ends the first phase of the Battle of Britain.

1960 Over 60,000 Buddhists march in protest against the Diem government in South Vietnam.

1965 President Lyndon Johnson signs the Medicare Bill into law.

1967 General William Westmoreland claims that he is winning the war in Vietnam, but needs more men.

1975 Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa disappears, last seen coming out of a restaurant in Bloomingfield Hills, Michigan.

George Eastman (l) with Thomas Edison demonstrating a coloring camera.

Birthdays today:

<---------------1818 Emily Bronte, author (Wuthering Heights).

1857 Thorstein Veblen, economist and sociologist (The Theory of the Leisure Class)

1863 Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company

1889 Casey Stengel, New York Yankees manager

1898 Henry Moore, English sculptor

1909 C. Northcote Parkinson, historian and author

1924 William H. Gass, writer (Omensetter's Luck)

1940 Patricia Shroeder, U.S. Congresswoman

1941 Paul Anka, singer ("Puppy Love," "You Are My Destiny")

1945 David Sanborn, Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist ("Inside," "Close-Up")

1947 Arnold Schwarzenegger, body builder (Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia), actor (Terminator, Total Recall), 38th governor of California.

1958 Kate Bush, singer, songwriter; first woman to have a UK number-one single with a self-written song ("Wuthering Heights"); appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2013.

1961 Laurence Fishburne, actor (The Matrix series, The Tuskegee Airmen TV movie, CSI – Crime Scene Investigation TV series)

Word for the day:

World English dictionary:

Lesbian (‘lez-bien)

-- n

1. A female homosexual

2. A native or inhabitant of Lesbos

3. The Aeolic dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Lesbos

-- adj.

1. Of or characteristic of lesbians

[From the homosexuality attributed to Sappho, who lived on the Island of Lesbos.]

2. Of or relating to Lesbos

3. Of or relating to the poetry of Lesbos, esp. that of Sappho

Quote for the day:

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
Lana Turner
Read more at brainy quotes

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

PERFECT GRILLED EGGPLANT

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. salt, plus more for sprinkling
3 medium eggplants
About 1/3 cup olive oil

Preparation:

1. In a large bowl dissolve 2 Tbsp. salt in 1 cup warm water. Add 3 quarts cold water. Set aside.

2. Trim eggplant and cut into ¾-inch thick diagonal slices. Put slices in salt water, weigh down with an upside-down plate, and let sit 30 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium-high heat (you can hold your hand about an inch above the grill for 3 to 4 seconds).

4. Drain eggplant and pat dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel. Lay on a large baking sheet or tray. Brush one side with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Lay oiled-side-down on the grill. Close lid if using a gas grill and cook until grill marks appear, about 5 minutes.

5. Brush top sides with oil and sprinkle with salt. Turn slices over, close lid on a gas grill and cook until grill marks appear on the other side and eggplant is very tender, about 5 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 29, 2013

Courthouse #5

Genealogy Tip for today: 5. Time Your Trip

Before you visit, you should always contact the courthouse, library or archives to see if there are any

access restrictions or closures which may affect your visit. [Ed. Note: you might even ask about road construction in the area.] Even if the Web site includes operating hours and holiday closures, it is still best to confirm this in person. Ask if there are any limits on the number of researchers, if you have to sign up in advance for microfilm readers, or if any courthouse offices or special library collections maintain separate hours. It also helps to ask if there are certain times which are less busy than others.

Today in History

1588 The Spanish Armada is sighted off the coast of England.

1602 The Duke of Biron is executed in Paris for conspiring with Spain and Savoy against King Henry IV of France.

1603 Bartholomew Gilbert is killed in Virginia by Indians, during a search for the missing Roanoke colonists.

1693 The Army of the Grand Alliance is destroyed by the French at the Battle of Neerwinden.

1830 Liberals led by the Marquis of Lafayette seize Paris in opposition to the king's restrictions on citizens' rights.

1848 A rebellion against British rule is put down in Tipperary, Ireland.

1858 Japan signs a treaty of commerce and friendship with the United States.

1862 Confederates are routed by Union guerrillas at Moore's Mill, Missouri.

1875 Peasants in Bosnia and Herzegovina rebel against the Ottoman army.

1915 U.S. Marines land at Port-au-Prince to protect American interests in Haiti.

1918 Adolf Hitler becomes the president of the Nationalist Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazis).

1981 Prince Charles marries Lady Diana. --------------------------------------------------->

Birthdays today:

1805 Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (Democracy in America)

1877 Charles William Beebe, American biologist, explorer and writer

1878 Don Marquis, novelist and poet

<-1883 Benito Mussolini, Dictator of Italy (1922-1945)

1887 Sigmund Romberg, composer

1900 Owen Lattimore, writer

1905 Stanley Kunitz, poet

1905 Dag Hammerarskjold, Nobel Peace Prize winner, secretary-general of the United Nations (1953-1961)

1909 Chester Himes, author (Cotton Comes to Harlem, If He Hollers, Let Him Go)

1918 Edwin Greene O'Connor, author (The Last Hurrah)

1918 Mary Lee Settle, novelist

1920 Hank Ketchum, cartoonist, creator of Dennis the Menace

1930 Paul Taylor, choreographer and dancer

Word for the day:

Grillable (adjective): able to be cooked on the grill. [Ed note: Almost anything is grillable. Well, maybe not jello.] J

Quote for the day:

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. Marcus Aurelius

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

GRILLED BAKED BEANS

Ingredients: (Serves 20)

3 large cans of Bush’s original baked beans
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup mustard
2 tbsp hoisin (optional)
3 tbsp garlic, minced
Olive oil
3 slices of maple bacon, cut in one inch sections
1/2 cup apple pie filling, rough chopped

Directions:

Put a little olive oil in a pan and throw in your garlic and sweat the garlic over a medium heat. Next add the brown sugar and a little more oil, as the sugar will absorb some of the oil. Let this simmer/sauté. Dish out the pie filling and chop the apples into smaller pieces then add them to the mix and let the pieces cook down a little bit. While this is simmering, dump your beans into a disposable aluminum pan. Now add the mustard and hoisin to the apple mix, and then dump into the beans. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Take your bacon and cut up into one inch squares; cover the beans with gaps to all them to cook faster. Place on grill and cook for 90 minutes or longer. The longer they cook, the more the flavors will infuse the beans. When ready to serve, stir the beans, mixing in the bacon pieces throughout the beans.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 26, 2013

Courthouses Tip #4

Genealogy Tip for today: 4. Create a Research Plan

As you enter the doors of a courthouse or library, it's tempting to want to jump into everything at once. There usually aren't enough hours in the day, however, to

research all records for all of your ancestors in one short trip. By planning your research before you go, you'll be less tempted by distractions and less likely to miss important details. Create a checklist with names, dates and details for each record you plan to research in advance of your visit, and then check them off as you go. By focusing your search on just a few ancestors or a few record types, you'll be more likely to achieve your research goals.

Today in History:

On this (26th) day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today's mail system. During early colonial times in the 1600s, few American colonists needed to send mail to each other; it was more likely that their correspondence was with letter writers in Britain. Mail deliveries from across the Atlantic were sporadic and could take many months to arrive. There were no post offices in the colonies, so mail was typically left at inns and taverns. In 1753, Benjamin Franklin, who had been postmaster of Philadelphia, became one of two joint postmasters general for the colonies.

He made numerous improvements to the mail system, including setting up new, more efficient colonial routes and cutting delivery time in half between Philadelphia and New York by having the weekly mail wagon travel both day and night via relay teams. Franklin also debuted the first rate chart, which standardized delivery costs based on distance and weight. In 1774, the British fired Franklin from his postmaster job because of his revolutionary activities. However, the following year, he was appointed postmaster general of the United Colonies by the Continental Congress. Franklin held the job until late in 1776, when he was sent to France as a diplomat. He left a vastly improved mail system, with routes from Florida to Maine and regular service between the colonies and Britain. President George Washington appointed Samuel Osgood, a former Massachusetts congressman, as the first postmaster general of the American nation under the new

U.S.

constitution in 1789. At the time, there were approximately 75 post offices in the country.

Today, the United States has over 40,000 post offices and the postal service delivers 212 billion pieces of mail each year to over 144 million homes and businesses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the American Virgin Islands and American Samoa. The postal service is the nation's largest civilian employer, with over 700,000 career workers, who handle more than 44 percent of the world's cards and letters. The postal service is a not-for-profit, self-supporting agency that covers its expenses through postage (stamp use in the United States started in 1847) and related products. The postal service gets the mail delivered, rain or shine, using everything from planes to mules. However, it's not cheap: The U.S. Postal Service says that when fuel costs go up by just one penny, its own costs rise by $8 million.

Birthdays today:

World War II veteran Howard D. Pringle of Austin is 92.
Actress Barbara Harris is 78.
Rock musician Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds) is 70.
Rock musician Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire) is 62.
Singer-musician Jem Finer (The Pogues) is 58.
Model-actress Iman is 58. ------------------------------------>

Cartoonist Ray Billingsley (“Curtis”) is 56.
Rock musician Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) is 55.
Actress-singer Bobbie Eakes is 52.
Actress Katherine Kelly Lang is 52.
Actress Illeana Douglas is 48.
Country singer Marty Brown is 48.
Actor Matt LeBlanc is 46.
Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson is 46.
Rock musician Paavo Lotjonen (Apocalyptica) is 45.
Actor D.B. Woodside is 44.
Actress Miriam Shor is 42.
Actor Jay R. Ferguson (“Mad Men”) is 39.
Actor James Lafferty is 28.
Actress Shantel VanSanten is 28.
Actor Michael Welch is 26.
Classical singer Faryl Smith is 18.

Word for the day:

Repertoire – REP-per-twarh

1: a list or supply of plays, operas, pieces, or parts which a company or performer is prepared to present

2: a supply of skills, devices, or expedients; broadly : amount, supply

3: a list or supply of capabilities

Quote for the day:

Sample use of our Word for the Day: Though I have a limited repertoire when it comes to cooking, I managed to put together a decent meal that all of my guests seemed to enjoy.

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

GRILLED STEAKS

Ingredients:

4 -5 choice beef steaks
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons ketchup
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Blend all ingredients, pour over steaks.

2. Marinate 3 hours, turning frequently.

3. Grill to your liking.

Have your grill hot (450 degrees); grill you steak just a few minutes depending on thickness and desired doneness (5-10 minutes); turn once using tongs or spatula. Do not use a grill fork or anything that will pierce your meat and let out the juices. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 25, 2013

COURTHOUSES, #3

Genealogy Tip for today: From About dot com: 3. Are the Records Available? You don't want to plan a trip halfway across the country only to find that the records you seek were destroyed in a courthouse fire in 1865. Or that the office stores the marriage records in an offsite location, and they need to be requested in

advance of your visit. Or that some of the county record books are being repaired, microfilmed, or are otherwise temporarily unavailable. Once you've determined the repository and records you plan to research, it is definitely worth the time to call to make sure the records are available for research. If the original record you seek is no longer extant, check the Family History Library Catalog to see if the record is available on microfilm. When I was told by a North Carolina county deed office that Deed Book A had been missing for some time, I was still able to access a microfilmed copy of the book through my local Family History Center.

Today in History

July 25

326 Emperor Constantine refuses to carry out traditional pagan sacrifices
1394 Charles VI of France issues a decree for the general expulsion of Jews from France
1594 Maximillian II becomes emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
1587 Hideyoshi bans Christianity in Japan and orders all Christians to leave
1759 British forces defeat a French army at Fort Niagara in Canada
1799 On his way back from Syria, Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Ottomans at Aboukir, Egypt
1814 British and American forces fight each other to a standoff at Lundy's Lane, Canada
1845 China grants Belgium equal trading rights with Britain, France and the United States.

<----1867 President Andrew Johnson signs an act creating the territory of Wyoming.
1850 Gold is discovered in the Rogue River in Oregon, extending the quest for gold up the Pacific coast
1861 The Crittenden Resolution, calling for the American Civil War to be fought to preserve the Union and not for slavery, is passed by Congress
1894 Japanese forces sink the British steamer Kowshing which was bringing Chinese reinforcements to

Korea

.
1909 French aviator Louis Bleriot becomes the first man to fly across the English Channel in an airplane.
1914 Russia declares that it will act to protect Serbian sovereignty
1924 Greece announces the deportation of 50,000 Armenians
1934 Austrian chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss is shot and killed by Nazis
1941 The U.S. government freezes Japanese and Chinese assets
1943 Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is overthrown in a coup
1944 Allied forces begin the breakthrough of German lines in Normandy1978 The first test-tube baby, Louisa Brown, is born in Oldham, England

Birthdays today:

1844 Thomas Eakins, American painter---------------------------------->

1848 Arthur James Balfour, Prime Minister of England (1902-1905)

1853 David Belasco, actor, playwright and producer

1880 Morris Raphel Cohen, American philosopher and mathematician

1902 Eric Hoffer, American longshoreman and philosopher (The True Believer, Before the Sabbath)

1907 Johnny Hodges, jazz musician

1927 Midge Decter, writer and editor

1935 Barbara Harris, actress

Word for the day:

Cherubic – /chuh-roo-bic/ angelic, cherub-like

Synonyms: adorable, cherubical, childlike, cute, innocent, sweet

Quote for the day:

“Don’t mistake thinking for action & don’t mistake action for results.” -Orrin Woodward

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

Grilled Asparagus Bundles

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds asparagus spears, trimmed 4 to 5 inches long tips
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
A few grinds black pepper
4 slices center cut bacon or pancetta
Chopped chives or scallions, optional garnish

Directions

Preheat oven, if using, to 400 degrees F.
Lightly coat asparagus spears in extra-virgin olive oil. Season the asparagus with black pepper. Take a quick count of the spear tips. Divide the total number by four. Gather that number of spears and use a slice of bacon to wrap the bundle and secure the spears together. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
To grill, place bundles on hot grill and cover. Cook 10 to 12 minutes until bacon is crisp and asparagus bundles are tender.
For oven preparation, place bundles on slotted broiler pan. Bake 12 minutes.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 24, 2013

COURTHOUSES, #2

Genealogy Tip for today: Today we look at Point # 2 in researching courthouses. 2. Who Has the Records? Many of the records you'll need, from vital records to land transactions, are likely to be found at the local courthouse. In some cases, however, the older records may have been transferred to a state archives, local historical society, or other repository. Check with members of the local genealogical society, at the local library, or online at the

local GenWeb site to learn where the records for your location and time period of interest can be found. Even within the courthouse, different offices usually hold different types ofrecords, and may maintain different hours and even be located in different buildings. Some records may also be available in multiple locations, as well, in microfilm or printed form. For U.S. research, The Handybook for Genealogists, 11th edition (Everton Publishers, 2006) or Family Tree Resource Book (Family Tree Books, 2004) both include state-by-state and county-by-county lists of which offices hold which records.

Today in History

<---1783 Revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela.

1847 Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah.

1862 Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, died in Kinderhook, N.Y., at age 79.

1866 Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War.

1937 The state of Alabama dropped charges against five black men accused of raping two white women in the Scottsboro case.

1959 During a visit to the Soviet Union, Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev compared the merits of capitalism and communism in the "kitchen debate," so-named because it took place at a model kitchen at a U.S. exhibition.

1969 Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.

1979 A Miami jury convicted Ted Bundy of first-degree murder in the slayings of two Florida State University sorority sisters.

1990 Iraq massed tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks along its border with Kuwait.

1997 Retired Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan died at age 91.

2002 The U.S. House expelled Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, who had been convicted of bribery, racketeering and tax evasion.

2005 Lance Armstrong won a seventh consecutive Tour de France.

Birthdays today:

1725 - John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)
1783 - Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, political and military leader (freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule), (d. 1830)
1802 - Alexandre Dumas, Aisne France, author (3 Musketeers, Count of Monte Cristo), (d. 1870)
1874 - Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and writer (d. 1917)
1897 - Amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic) ----------------->

1916 - Bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band)
1920 - Alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe)
1920 - Bella Abzug, (Rep-D-NY, 1970-74)
1933 - Doug Sanders, American golfer
1934 - Jimmy Holiday, US singer (How Can I Forget)
1934 - Thomas Ambler, CEO (Texaco)
1934 - Willie Davis, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay)
1936 - Ruth Buzzi, Westerly RI, comedienne (Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl)
1939 - Bob Lilly, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
1951 - Lynda Carter, Phoenix Az, Miss USA (1973)/actress (Wonder Woman)
1977 - Lee EunHee, Miss Korea Universe (1997) Amelia Earhart

Word for the day: Bi·fur·cate

v. bi·fur·cat·ed, bi·fur·cat·ing, bi·fur·cates

v.tr. To divide into two parts or branches.

v.intr. To separate into two parts or branches; fork.

Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers.

[Medieval Latin bifurc

re, bifurc

t-, to divide, from Latin bifurcus, two-pronged: bi-, two; see bi-¹ + furca, fork.]

Quote for the day:

The best time to plant an oak tree was twenty-five years ago. The second best time is today. James Carville

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

Angels on Horseback

Ingredients

· 16-32 small oysters (or scallops), or larger ones cut in half, shucked

· 8-16 slices of thin-cut bacon

· 16-32 wooden toothpicks

· 3-4 limes or lemons

1 Working in batches if necessary, cook the bacon slices on medium low heat in a large frying pan, until only about halfway cooked, but not crispy. You need to pre-cook the bacon a bit or else when you cook them with the oysters the oysters will be overcooked by the time the bacon is crispy. Set the bacon aside to cool.

2 Get a grill or broiler good and hot while you wrap the oysters.

3 To make an angel on horseback, you wrap 1/2 a piece of bacon around the small oyster and secure it with the toothpick. Overlap the edges of the bacon by about an inch if you can.

4 Grill or broil over high heat to cook the oyster and crisp the bacon, about 5-6 minutes on the first side, another 2-4 once you turn them over. You will need to turn them once or twice to get a good crispiness on all sides.

5 As soon as they come off the heat, squirt with the lemon or lime juice and serve hot.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 23

IT’S A BOY!

Congratulations to William and Kate on the birth

of their new little Prince, yesterday!

Researching Courthouses

Genealogy Tip for today: Sooner or later researchers end up visiting courthouses, libraries, archive repositories and other like places. So, over the next few days we will be sharing with you tips on researching courthouse. There are 10 tips that we found from about dot com that we will post here.

1. Scout the Location: The first, and most important, step in onsite genealogy research is learning which government most likely hadjurisdiction over the area in which your ancestors lived during the time they lived there. In many places, especially in the United States, this is the county or county equivalent (e.g. parish, shire). In other areas, the records may be found housed in town halls, probate districts or other jurisdictional authorities. You'll also have to bone up on changing political and geographical boundaries to know who actually had jurisdiction over the area where your ancestor lived for the time period you're researching, and who has current possession of those records. If your ancestors lived near the county line, you may find them documented among the records of the adjoining county. While a bit uncommon, I actually have an ancestor whose land straddled the county lines of three counties, making it necessary for me to routinely check the records of all three counties when researching that particular family.

Today in History

1715 - The first lighthouse in America was authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts. (Near Boston.)

1827 - The first swimming school in the U.S. opened in Boston, MA. Actually, the first lesson proved interesting: A student was suspended from a pole on a rope while “learning the use of his limbs.” Famous people who were former students: John Quincy Adams, James Audubon.
1829 - The first typewriter was patented -- by William Burt of Mt. Vernon, MI. It didn’t work out as well as other practical models developed years later. The first problem was, people couldn’t get used to calling it a Burtwriter...
1885 Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died at Mount McGregor, N.Y., at age 63.
1934 - The program "Home Sweet Home" debuted on the NBC Red radio network. The principal characters were Fred, Lucy, Dick Kent and Uncle Will.
1941 - Sonny Dunham and his orchestra recorded the tune that was to become Mr. Dunham’s theme song. "Memories of You" was Bluebird record #11289.

1945 - The first passenger train observation car was placed in service by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

1950 - To the strains of "Back in the Saddle Again", by Ray Whitley and Gene Autry, TV viewers were treated to the first performance of "The Gene Autry Show". The singing cowboy made the transition from Hollywood films to the tube this night. Autry and his sidekick Pat Buttram maintained law and order in the U.S. Southwest for six years. And they did it in a most entertaining manner. Gene sang just like he did in the movies and his horse, Champion would do some amazing horse tricks, and Pat Buttram would invariably get into silly situations.
1962 - The "Telstar" communications satellite sent the first live TV broadcast to Europe. The bird was used to send TV programs between the United States and Europe.
1966 - Frank Sinatra hit the top of the pop album chart with his "Strangers in the Night". It was the first #1 Sinatra LP since 1960. The album’s title song had made it to number one on the pop singles chart on July 2nd.
1969 - Three Dog Night received a gold record for the single, "One". It was the first of seven million-sellers for the pop-rock group.
1972 - Eddie Merckx of Belgium won his fourth consecutive Tour de France bicycling competition.
1984 - From the Oh, THOSE Pictures File: Miss America, Vanessa Williams, turned in her crown. It had been discovered that she had posed nude for "Penthouse" magazine. Williams, the first black Miss America, relinquished her title to Suzette Charles, the pageant’s runner-up.
1987 - Billy Williams, Catfish Hunter and Ray Dandridge were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Joining the trio, St. Louis Cardinals/CBS radio announcer Jack Buck, who became the 11th person to receive the Ford Frick Award for broadcasters.

Birthdays today:

1925 - Gloria DeHaven (actress: Two Girls and a Sailor, Three Little Words, Summer Stock, Broadway Rhythm, Nakia)
1926 - Johnny (John Thomas) Groth (baseball: Detroit Tigers, SL Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, KC Athletics)
1929 - Billy Maxwell (golf: Texas Golf Hall of Famer: North Texas State University: 4 straight NCAA championships [1949-1952]; champ: U.S. Amateur [1951], Azalea Open [1955], Arlington Hotel Open [1956], Hesperia Open [1957], the Memphis Open [1958], Palm Springs Classic, Puerto Rico Open [1961], Dallas Open [1962])

1933 - Bert Convy (TV host: Win, Lose or Draw, Tattletales, Match Game, People Do the Craziest Things; actor: Love of Life, The Snoop Sisters; singer: group: Cheers: Black Leather Jacket and Motorcycle Boots; died July 15, 1991)

1934 - Steve Lacy (Lackritz) (jazz musician: soprano sax: Ask Me Now, Pannonica; composer)

1935 - Cleveland Duncan (singer: group: Penguins: Earth Angel)
1936 - Don (Donald Scott) Drysdale (Baseball Hall of Famer: pitcher: Brooklyn Dodgers [World Series: 1959], Los Angeles Dodgers [World Series: 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966/all-star: 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968/Cy Young Award-winner: 1962]; broadcaster: ABC Monday Night Baseball; writer: Once a Bum, Always a Dodger; died July 3, 1993)
1936 - Anthony Kennedy (lawyer: U.S. Supreme Court Justice, sworn in February 18, 1988)
1938 - Ronny Cox (actor: Scissors, Total Recall, Loose Cannons, RoboCop, Beverly Hills Cop series, Some Kind of Hero, Taps, The Onion Field, Harper Valley P.T.A., Gray Lady Down, Bound for Glory, Deliverance, Sweet Justice, Spencer, Second Chances, St. Elsewhere, Cop Rock, Apple’s Way)
1939 - Nicholas Gage (writer: Eleni)
1940 - Don Imus (Radio Hall of Fame talker: Imus In The Morning; actor: Odd Jobs)
1940 - Gary Stites (singer: Lonely for You, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Starry Eyed)
1945 - Dino Danelli (musician: drummer: group: The (Young) Rascals: Good Lovin’, Groovin’, How Can I Be Sure, A Beautiful Morning, People Got to Be Free; group: Bulldog)
1946 - Andy Mackay (musician: saxophone, woodwinds: group: Roxy Music: Virginia Plain, Pyjamarama, Do the Strand, Editions of You, In Every Dream a Heartache, Street Life, A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, All I Want is You, Out of the Blue, Dance Away, Angel Eyes, Jealous Guy; solo: LPs: In Search of Eddie Riff, Resolving Contradictions)
1947 - David Essex (Cook) (singer: Rock On, Lamplight, I’m Gonna Make You a Star; actor: Godspell, Evita, That’ll be the Day)
1947 - Larry Manetti (actor: Magnum P.I., Baa Baa Black Sheep, Exit, The Take)
1948 - Coby Dietrick (basketball [center]: San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls)
1950 - Belinda Montgomery (actress: Man from Atlantis, Doogie Howser, M.D., Stone Fox, Tell Me That You Love Me)

1951 - Edie McClurg (actress: WKRP in Cincinnati, The Hogan Family, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, A River Runs Through It, Eating Raoul)

1961 - Martin Gore (musician: group: DePeche Mode: Enjoy the Silence)
1961 - Woody Harrelson (Emmy Award-winning actor: Cheers [1988-89]; White Men Can’t Jump, Natural Born Killers, Indecent Proposal, The Cowboy Way)
1962 - Eriq La Salle (actor: ER, Another World, Coming to America, Under Suspicion, Color of Night)
1967 - Philip Seymour Hoffman (actor: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Scent of a Woman, The Getaway, Twister, Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski, Patch Adams, Magnolia, State and Main, Almost Famous)
1968 - Gary Payton (‘The Glove’: basketball [guard]: Oregon State Univ; NBA: Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, LA Lakers, Boston Celtics)
1968 - Stephanie Seymour (super model)

1972 - Marlon Wayans (writer, actor: The Wayans Bros, Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2; brother of Damon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans)

Word for the day:

Chicanery

1 : deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery

2 : a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : trick

Read more here

Quote for the day:

To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery. Ouida
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July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

America's Test Kitchen, has stumbled upon the perfect technique for smoking the meat: rather than using wood, they soak 8 black tea bags (orange spice or Earl Grey, preferably) in water for 5 minutes, then tightly seal them in a foil packet. Cut vent holes in the top of the packet so the smoke can escape, and set the packet on the coals.
Beautiful. Also, if you can't find St. Louis-cut spareribs (which have been trimmed of the brisket bone and surrounding meat), substitute baby back ribs and begin to check for doneness after 1 hour on the grill. Cover the edges of the ribs loosely with foil if they begin to burn while grilling. And enjoy this classic Pacific Rim dish!
Chinese-Style Barbecued Spareribs
Serves 6
2 racks pork spareribs (2 1/2 to 3 pounds each), preferably St. Louis-cut

8 black tea bags (see below)
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup hoisin sauce
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dry sherry
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 cup red currant jelly
Remove membrane on underside of ribs. (At one end of the rack, loosen the membrane with the tip of a paring knife. Grab the membrane with a paper towel and pull slowly -- it should come off in one piece.) Cut rib racks in half. Cover tea bags with water in small bowl and soak for 5 minutes. Squeeze water from tea bags and tightly seal in foil packet. Cut vent holes in top of packet.
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Whisk 1 cup ketchup, soy sauce, hoisin, sugar, sherry, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and cayenne in large bowl; reserve ½ cup for glaze. Arrange ribs, meaty side down, in large disposable roasting pan and pour remaining ketchup mixture over ribs. Cover pan tightly with foil and cook until fat has rendered and meat begins to pull away from bones, 2 to 2½ hours. Transfer ribs to large plate. Pour pan juices into fat separator. Let liquid settle and reserve 1 cup defatted pan juices.
Simmer reserved pan juices over medium-high heat until reduced to ½ cup, about 5 minutes. Stir in jelly, reserved ketchup mixture, and remaining ketchup and simmer until reduced to 2 cups, 10 to 12 minutes. Reserve one-third of glaze for serving.
Open bottom vent on grill. Light about 100 coals; when covered with fine gray ash, carefully pile on 1 side of grill. Arrange foil packet directly on coals. Set cooking grate in place and heat, covered, with lid vent open halfway, until tea begins to smoke heavily, about 5 minutes. (For gas grill, place foil packet directly on primary burner. Heat all burners on high, covered, until tea begins to smoke heavily, about 5 minutes. Leave primary burner on high and shut other burner[s] off.) Scrape and oil cooking grate. Arrange ribs, meaty side down, on cool side of grill and cook, covered, until ribs are smoky and edges begin to char, about 30 minutes.
Brush ribs with glaze, flip, rotate, and brush again. Cover and barbecue, brushing with glaze every 30 minutes, until ribs are fully tender and glaze is browned and sticky, 1 to 1½ hours. Transfer to cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest 10 minutes. Serve with reserved glaze.
(Ribs and glaze can be prepared through step 3 up to 2 days in advance. Once the ribs are cool, wrap tightly in foil and refrigerate. Transfer glaze to microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic, and refrigerate. Allow ribs to stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Heat glaze in microwave on high power until warm, about 1 minute.)

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 22

Genealogy Tip for today: We talked recently about social media. This is another website that may be helpful to you in a unique way, especially if you are a visual person. Pinterest has become a popular website, although I will have to admit it is mostly used for home décor, recipes, crafts and the like. Once you’ve created your account you keep track of your “pins”, or pictures but what bulletin board you pinned them to. You can have several boards, as many as you like – one for every topic you wish to track.

Although it is not a source for your family history it can still be a useful tool. If there are websites, or gift ideas, or décor ideas that are family history related this would be the place to keep track of them. You capture a picture or image on the website you visit, save it to your computer, and upload it to your Pinterest board. You may find others have already posted ideas, or you can add your own as you travel the web. I did not find very many “pins” on Pinterest for genealogy at first, but it is growing. Of course the more

new ones you add the more it adds to the overall collection. You may be amazed at the ideas you may get when you have genealogy on the brain, as you are looking at other things. Some that you will find are photo restoration, numbering system, gift ideas, newspapers, online courses, books to help you learn your hobby, preservation techniques, immigration websites, genealogy societies, lineage societies, and much more.

So take a look and do some exploring!

Today in History

1587 A second English colony, also fated to vanish under mysterious circumstances, was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina.

1796 The city of Cleveland was founded by Gen. Moses Cleaveland.

1849, Emma Lazarus, the American poet best known for her words inscribed at the Statue of Liberty, was born. Following her death on November 19, 1887, her obituary appeared in The Times.

1933 American aviator Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 1/2 hours.

1934, a man identified as bank robber John Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in Chicago.

1943 American forces led by Gen. George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily.

1981 Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca was sentenced in Rome to life in prison for shooting Pope John Paul II. (He served 19 years.)

1991 Police in Milwaukee arrested serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who later confessed to murdering 17 men and boys.

2004 The Sept. 11 commission issued a report saying America's leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before the 9/11 attacks.

Emma Lazarus:

Birthdays today:

1923 Bob Dole, Former Senate majority leader, presidential candidate, turns 90

1928 Orson Bean, Actor, turns 85

1932 Oscar de la Renta, Fashion designer, turns 81

1934 Louise Fletcher, Actress ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"), turns 79

1938 Terence Stamp, Actor, turns 75

1940 Alex Trebek, Game show host ("Jeopardy"), turns 73

1941 George Clinton, Funk singer, turns 72

1943 Kay Bailey Hutchison, Former U.S. senator, R-Texas, turns 70

1943 Bobby Sherman, Actor, singer, turns 70

1946 Danny Glover

1947 Albert Brooks, Actor, director, turns 66

1947 Don Henley, Rock singer (The Eagles), turns 66

Word for the day:

Cognate - /cog` – nate/ - a word of one language is cognate with a word from another language if they both come from the same root word, i.e. Latin.

This term is also used in reference to blood relations: one person is cognate (related) to another person if they both come from the same parents, or grandparents…etc. i.e. two people who share the same ancestor are cognate – or related.

Quote for the day:

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

C.S. Lewis.

C. S. Lewis

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

Succulent Grilled Peaches with Honey Chevre

Ingredients:

6 ounces chevre (soft goat cheese)

2 TBL skim milk

1 TBL honey

4 fresh peaches, halved and pitted

8 mint leaves

Directions:

Preheat outdoor grill for medium heat; lightly oil the grate.

Combine chevre cheese, milk, and honey in a small bowl.

Gill the peaches cut sides down until peaches begin to caramelize and show grill marks, 5-7 minutes. Removed and fill each peach half with 1 tablespoon of the cheese mixture. Garnish with a mint leaf and serve warm.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 19/20, 2013

Found New Website

Genealogy Tip for today: I love it when I’m wandering around the internet and find a website I have never seen before. Amber skyline/Treasure Maps is such a site. It offers free genealogy and family tree tips and how-to articles as well as some online tutorials. On the right and left hand side of the page are lists of other links that are

designed to provide you all kinds of help. Coat of Arms, Family Tree Maker, Genealogy Forms, Genealogy books, videos, images, How-To get started, How to get organized, help with Old Handwriting (this can be very useful), Tombstone rubbings and a whole lot more. It also has a list of blogs that you can click on and read about.

One of the offerings I like is the help they offer with old handwriting. This is one area you do not find on the web as much as you do other things. Old handwriting can make or break a case for you depending on what the writing is really saying. Sometimes a “v” may look like an “r”, or not know that an “f” can really mean a double “s”. There are practices and spellings that were used in the past that are no longer used today. So these handwriting helps can be a huge benefit to your research.

Another feature this website has that I like is the option for free forms that you can download and print off for yourself. But I will have to advise you – you need to experiment with a few before you go carte blanche with a particular form only to decide

later you like another one better. Forms are not all made equal. Layouts can be different; options for information may be different. One form I’ve seen will allow you to footnote every entry you make on the form. This to me is the ideal form, but it is harder to find.

So, stop by, look around and see if this website is a help to you. There is a lot more there, than I have mentioned. There is probably something there waiting just for you.

Today in History

64 - Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire

1553 - 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days

1799 - A group of Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers discover what is now known as The Rosetta Stone, enabling the translation of hieroglyphics for the first time.

1860 - 1st railroad reaches Kansas

1880 – San Francisco Public Library starts lending books

1910 - Cleveland Indian baseball player Cy Young registers 500th career victory against Washington 5-4 in 11 innings

1927 - Ty Cobb gets his 4,000th hit

1952 - 15th modern Olympic Games open in Helsinki, Finland

1961 - 1st in-flight movie shown (TWA)

1965 - Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"

1969 - Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit

1977 - Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 76

1980 - 22nd modern Olympic Games open in Moscow; US & others boycott

1985 - Christa McAuliffe chosen 1st school teacher to fly space shuttle

1990 - Richard Nixon library opens in Yorba Linda, Calif.

1996 - XXVI Olympic Games open in Atlanta

Georgia

Birthdays today:

1945 - George Dzunda, Rosenheim Germany, actor (Deer Hunter, Law & Order)

1948 - Beverly Archer, Oak Park Ill, actress (Iola-Mama's Family)

1957 - Cathy Reynolds, Kansas City MO, LPGA golfer (1981 Golden Lights)

1966 - David Segui, KC KS, infielder (Montreal Expos)

Deaths today

1995 - Dorothy McHugh, actress (I Fallen & I Can't Get Up), dies at 87

Word for the day:

Sequester - v. se·ques·tered, se·ques·ter·ing, se·ques·ters

1. To cause to withdraw into seclusion.

2. To remove or set apart; segregate. See Synonyms at isolate.

3. Law

a. To take temporary possession of (property) as security against legal claims.

b. To requisition and confiscate (enemy property).

Quote for the day:

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

Casey Stengel [Ed. :Might I say he sequesters them???]

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

MARTHA STEWART’S BEST BURGERS

Ingredients:

· 2 pounds ground chuck

· 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

· 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

· Coarse salt and pepper

· 4 hamburger buns

Options - Suggested accompaniments: cheese slices, sliced beefsteak tomatoes, red and white onions (raw or grilled), ketchup, mustard, pickles, mayonnaise, Boston lettuce leaves

Directions:

1. Heat grill to high. In a medium bowl, use a fork to gently combine beef, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce; season with salt and pepper. Gently form mixture into four 1-inch-thick patties.

2. Place patties on hottest part of grill; sear until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Move patties to cooler part of grill; continue grilling until desired doneness, 4 to 8 minutes per side.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 18, 2013

“On the Edge”

Genealogy Tip for today: Do you find yourself checking the margins in a book or journal, or checking down in the ‘valley’ between pages. If you don’t you should. How about the backs of all those framed pictures? I know there’s often a problem with family not putting identifying information on the back of pictures. But you might be surprised to know that sometimes you may find important papers, or even money inside framed pictures. It has been known to happen.

I personally found some helpful information when looking through a New Testament that belonged to my great-grandfather. It was the date of the funeral of his father as well as the scripture passage used at the funeral! So, always keep your eyes open. You never know where you are going to find information.

Today in History

Fire of Rome, 64

Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris, 1792

Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, 1925

Spanish Civil War breaks out, 1936

FDR nominated for unprecedented third term, 1940

Kennedy’s car accident on Chappaquiddick Island, 1969

Twenty-one people are shot to death at McDonald's, 1984

Video of Titanic wreckage released, 1986

Birthdays today:

1918 Nelson Mandela South African leader

1635 Robert Hooke physicist, mathematician, and inventor

1811 William Thackeray novelist

1902 Jessamyn West novelist

1906 S. I. Hayakawa scholar, former U.S. Senator

1921 John Glenn astronaut

1929 Dick Button figure skater

1933 Yevgeny Yevtushenko poet

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Word for the day:

Refulgence - /re-ful-gence/ - a radiant or resplendent quality or state, brilliance.

Synonyms - brightness, brilliancy, candor, dazzle, effulgence, illumination, lambency, lightness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, luster (or lustre), lustrousness, radiance, brilliance, splendor.

Quote for the day:

“No more the white refulgent streets,
Never the dry hollows of the mind ...
Shall he in fine courtesy walk
Again, for death is not unkind.”

-Allen Tate

July is National Grilling Month

Grilled

Turkey

Vegetable Burger Recipe

I think today I am going to give you the link to this recipe instead of repeating it here. The website gives you additional information and I think you’ll like this recipe so much you will want to print it out. The website gives you that option.

One reviewer said this: “I was delighted to find this recipe, a healthy version of burgers with little fat, but flavorful ingredients, including carrot, onion and apple. I make these burgers with either ground turkey or chicken.”

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 17, 2013

Genealogy Magazine and News

Genealogy Tip for today: Some of the tips that I have given you come from an online genealogy magazine called “Genealogy In Time Magazine.” I am finding that this website has all kinds of helpful pages. They have the latest news in the genealogy world, articles to help the researcher and an all inclusive Genealogy Search Engine. One feature they have that I like is the obituary search option. I have a distant cousin whom I hadn’t heard from in a long time and suspected that she had passed away. I typed her name in and found her obituary notice. They also have a section of genealogy tips. Click on the title above and visit this website. I think you will find it is a very helpful website.

Speaking of ‘in the news,’ – as of July 15, 2013 the Latter Day Saints website, Family Search has announced they will no long support the Personal Ancestry File (PAF) genealogy program that they have provided for minimal cost to free (download versions). There have been so many other genealogy software programs that have come on the market that they have decided to focus their efforts elsewhere. I will admit I am disappointed that this has happened, but apparently I am in a large company of unhappy users. Maybe we can bring them back?

Today in History

1821 Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

1898 Spain surrendered to the United States at Santiago, Cuba, ending the Spanish-American War.

1917 The British royal family changed its name from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor amid anti-German sentiment during World War I.

1938 "Wrong Way Corrigan" took off from New York, purportedly aiming for California and landing in Ireland.

1945 President Harry Truman, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill meet at the opening of the Potsdam Conference.

1955 Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif.

1975 The American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft linked up for the first time.

1981 A pair of walkways above the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed during a dance, killing 114 people.

1998 The last Russian Czar Nicholas II was buried 80 years after he and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks.

2009 Former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite died at age 92.

Birthdays today:

1947 Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, turns 66 years old today.

1954 German Chancellor Angela Merkel turns 59 years old today.

1935 Diahann Carroll, Actress, singer, turns 78

1935 Donald Sutherland, Actor, turns 78

1942 Connie Hawkins, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 71

1951 Lucie Arnaz, Actress, turns 62

1952 David Hasselhoff, Actor ("Baywatch," "Knight Rider"), turns 61

1956 Bryan Trottier, Hockey Hall of Famer, turns 57

1960 Mark Burnett, TV producer ("Survivor," "The Apprentice"), turns 53

Word for the day:

Anchorman – 1. A man who narrates or coordinates a newscast in which several correspondents give reports.

2. Sports: A man who is an anchor in a competition, such as a relay race.

3. The person who is last – as in class standing, or sports relay team, newsman who hosts a news program and is last to sign off.

Quote for the day:

“And that’s the way it is.” Walter Cronkite’s signing off by-line.

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

Hot Dog and Potato Packs

Wash and cut into wedges 1-2 potatoes. Boil till almost done. Place in foil.

Add 1-2 hotdogs, top with onions, cheese and any seasoningor sauce you like. Close up, place on grill and cook for 10-15 minutes. Serves one. Create 4-6 packs. Caution opening packs as hot steam will come out.

Option – just about any food can be cooked this way, also experiment with your favorite seasonings and/or sauces. If you start with raw food, the time will need to be longer. Adjust accordingly.

Another option – create the foil in a bowl like shape; lay in food, lightly cover with a sheet of foil – this will create a tent and help the smoke to get into the food and give it a good flavor.

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 16

Disappearing relatives

Genealogy Tip for today: Sometimes family members are hard to find because they move around a lot. Many are missed on the census records for that very reason. During the industrial age people moved to the city from job to job. A good indication that they rented is if you don’t find land records. If they rented, that is a good indication that they probably moved a lot. Folks that lived in the country or owned their own homes were more settled people. Such is the same yet today. If they rented it was often because they would move to where they could find work. They may move within the city or from city to city or state to state.

These kind of people are hard to find. One way to help pin them down is to see if there are existing city directories, or even farm directories. Some of your longer established cities have directories to that go back many, many years, possibly into the late 1800’s. These came out yearly, so these are better even than census records as they don’t have the 10 year gap the census records do in finding where your person lived.

You just may have better success if you can locate your family in directories than you might could with census records or even land records. Another idea would be to check important dates like births, marriages and deaths. These usually give place names or addresses. These, too, can help you find where your family lived if they can’t be found on census records.

Today in History

1999 – America’s “crown prince” dies in plane crash: On July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy, Jr.; his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy; and her sister, Lauren Bessette, die when the single-engine plane that Kennedy was piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Unlike the Kennedy tradition, he did not entire politics even though he had a law degree. Instead he followed his mother in the publishing business and found a magazine, George. It was first introduced in September, 1995 and its final issue was published in 2001.

1769 – First Catholic mission dedicated in California

1790 – Congress declares Washington DC the US capital

1808 – Lewis and Clark help create the Missouri Fur Company

1935 – First parking meter installed

1945 – US successfully tests the atom bomb.

1951 – Catcher in the Rye published

1969 – Apollo launched

1990 – Earthquake in Philippines

Birthdays today:

1887 - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)

1907 - Orville Redenbacher, popcorn King (Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet)

1911 - Ginger Rogers, [Virginia McMath], Independence, MO, dancer (Gay Divorcee)

1947 - O[renthal] J Simpson

Word for the day:

Etymology – 1 - The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.

2 - The origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.

The etymology of the word “etymology” is [Middle English etimologie, from Old French ethimologie, from Medieval Latin ethimologia, from Latin etymologia, from Greek etumologi

: etumon, true sense of a word; see etymon + -logi

, -logy.]

Quote for the day:

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. George Washington

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

PIZZA ON THE GRILL

Ingredients:

1 pkg active dry yeast

1 C warm water

1 pinch white sugar

2 txp kosher salt

1 TBL olive oil

3 1/3 C all-purpose flour

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 TBL chopped fresh basil

½ C olive oil

1 tsp minced garlic

¼ C tomato sauce

1 C chopped tomatoes

¼ C sliced black olives

2 C shredded mozzarella

4 TBL chopped fresh basil

Directions:

In a bowl, dissolve yeast in war water, and mix in sugar. Proof (whip) for ten minutes or until frothy. Mix in salt, olive oil, and flour until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth, about 8 minutes. Place dough in a well oiled bowl, and cover with a damp cloth. Set aside to rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down, and knead in garlic basil. Set aside to rise for 1 more hour, or until doubled again.
Preheat grill for high heat. Heat olive oil with garlic for 30 seconds in the microwave. Set aside. Punch down the dough, and divide in half. Form each half into an oblong shape 3/8 to ½ inch thick.
Brush grill grate with garlic flavored olive oil. Carefully place one piece of dough on hot grill. The dough will begin to puff almost immediately. When the bottom crust has lightly browned, turn the dough over using two spatulas. (*Option – use two spatulas to place dough on a cookie sheet. Use cookie sheet to flip it over, onto the grill to cook second side.) Working quickly, brush oil over crust, and then brush with 2 tablespoons tomato sauce. Arrange ½ cup chopped tomatoes, 1/8 cup sliced black olives, and 1/8 cup roasted red peppers over crust. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons basil. Close the lid, and cook until the cheese melts. Removed from grill, and set aside to cool for a few minutes while you prepare the second pizza.
Repeat instructions #3 for second pizza.

*(comments added by blogger; not in original recipe.)

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

July 15

"Archives"

Genealogy Tip for today: NARA archives is the website for our National Archives and Records Administration. You may not have been to their website, but you should. They have military records, and bounty land records that are very helpful to the genealogist. They also have all the census records that are available. Speaking of which, remember the 1890 census records burned in a fire, all but about 2 %.

Recently I discovered that they also have a wiki where you can post people you are looking for. Anywhere you can post information about your elusive ancestor the better. You just need to keep track of where you’ve posted. Over time your contact information may change and people may not be able to get hold of you if they have something - if you haven't kept your contact information current.

The wiki at NARA is easy to post. You do have to join but it is free and simple. Then you can post here any of your ancestors you are working on. I would suggest you use these for your more difficult ancestors, but then again you can post surnames you are researching, as well. Have a look-see. There are many other features as well.

Today in History

American Army captain Zebulon Pike sets off with an expedition of 23 men west from St. Louis, accompanied by 51 captured Native Americans they will return to their villages along the Missouri River. Pike is sent to explore the terrain of the southwest of the Louisiana Purchase, and to spy on the Spanish on the border. On the way he spies a "Grand Peak" in the Rockies that, although he would never actually set foot on it, still bears his name. Pike's group is captured by the Spanish, and returned in 1807.

Read more:

Birthdays today:

1991 Emily Roeske (actress)
1973 Brian Austin Green (actor)
1961 Forest Whittacker (actor)
1960 Willie Aames (actor)
1953 David Pack (singer)
1951 Jesse Ventura (professional wrestler, governor for Minnesota)
1946 Linda Ronstadt (singer)
1944 Jan-Michael Vincent (actor)
1940 Tommy Dee (Thomas Donaldson) (singer)
1939 Patrick Wayne (actor)
1935 Ken Kercheval (actor)
1935 Alex Karras (actor, NFL)
1931 Clive Cussler (author)
1927 Nan Clow Martin (actress)

This list comes from famous birthdays.

Word for the day:

Fungible – 1: being of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in the satisfaction of an obligation

2: interchangeable; 3: flexible

Dry Rub:

2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup dry mustard
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Remove the thin white membrane off of the bone-side of the ribs. Mix together the brown sugar, dry mustard, cayenne, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Massage the rub into the ribs and let sit for 1 hour or up to overnight.
If cooking on the grill, place the ribs meat-side down next to medium-hot coals that are about 225 degrees F. The indirect heat will cook them slower, making them tender. Allow to cook for 1 hour. Turn ribs every half hour and baste with the Kansas City Barbeque Sauce. Cook until the ribs are tender, about 3 to 4 hours.
If cooking indoors, place in a roasting pan with a rack. Slather the ribs with the Kansas City Barbeque Sauce and tent a piece of aluminum foil over them. In a preheated 350 degrees F. oven, place the ribs, basting with the sauce every 30 minutes and removing the foil for the last 30 minutes and cooking until fork tender, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Kansas City Barbeque Sauce:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (about 2/3 cup)small onion, finely diced
3 cups water
1 cup (2 (6-ounce) cans) tomato paste
1/2 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

In a small sauce pot on medium-high heat, heat the oil and add the onion, cooking until translucent.
Add the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix together. Add to sauce pan and let simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Use to baste the pork spare ribs.
Yield: 3 cups

Enjoy!

Since ‘neighbors’ have been our theme today, a certain little jingle has been an ‘earworm’. We don’t endorse products, but you can probably finish this one: “Like a good neighbor…”

Now You Know!

July 8, 2013

Genealogy Tip for today: “Who Do You Think You Are?” is a book and a TV show on NBC. I saw announced Sunday that a new season of WDYTYA will start on July 23, 2013, at 8 pm (Central). Although they concentrate on celebrities to make the show more appealing to the general audience, they do offer good information. If you can watch this you will pick up all kinds of tips to help you and maybe even suggest something of which you haven’t thought, before. So remember: Tuesday Nights, 8 pm, NBC. “Be There!”

Today in History

Without druggist Edward Berner of Two Rivers, Wisconsin it wouldn’t even exist. It seems that on this day, back in 1881, a patron came into Edward Berner’s drug store and sat down at the soda-fountain counter. Since it was the Sabbath, the customer couldn’t have the desirable, but scandalous, flavored, soda water. Mr. Berner compromised and put ice cream in a dish and poured the syrup on top (chocolate syrup was only used for making flavored and ice-cream sodas, at the time). Voila! An ice cream Sunday (the spelling was later changed to ‘sundae’). The customer was happy; Mr. Berner was happy ... he just invented a dessert that he could serve on Sundays and remain morally correct; and we are happy ’cause we like ice-cream sundaes no matter what day of the week it is. [Or might I add, how it’s spelled. Ed.]

Taken from here.

Birthday today:

John D. Rockefeller
1839–1937, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Richford, N.Y..

He moved (1853) with his family to a farm near Cleveland and at age 16 went to work as a bookkeeper. Frugal and industrious, Rockefeller became (1859) a partner in a produce business, and four years later, with his partners, he established an oil refinery, entering into an industry already thriving in Cleveland.

In 1870 he and his associates—including S. V. Harkness, H. M. Flagler, and his brother William—organized the Standard Oil Company of Ohio, capitalized at $1 million. By enforcing strict economy and efficiency, through mergers and agreements with competitors, by ruthlessly crushing weaker competitors, and by accumulating large capital reserves, Rockefeller soon dominated the American oil-refining industry. Rebate agreements, which he forced from the railroads, and the control of pipeline distribution of refined oil strengthened the near monopoly of the Standard Oil Company.

To read more of this, article check out this website. :

Word for the day:

Bellygod – pronounced just as it looks – belly god!

Definition - noun: One who takes great pleasure in eating; a glutton.

We found this here. It gives illustration of how the word has been used.

Quote for the day:
Here’s a thought in reflection of our Independence Day and freedom: Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.” -Bob Marley

July is National Grilling Month

Do you have a favorite grilling recipe?

If you do, send it to us here.

Today’s Recipe

Basic Grilled Chicken

1 cup white vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons salt
1 cup water
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 tablespoon pepper
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 3-1/2 pounds), cut up

Directions:

In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, sugar and salt. Whisk in the water, oil, poultry seasoning and pepper. Reserve 1/2 cup for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
Drain chicken and discard marinade. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 35-45 minutes or until juices run clear, turning and basting occasionally with reserved marinade. Yield: 4 servings.

I think this recipe would also be good broiled in your oven if you are unable to grill outside.

Enjoy!

Now You Know!

July 5, 2013

Genealogy Tip for today:

Our genealogy tip for today isn’t even about genealogy. But it certainly impacts genealogy and that is technology. Computers have been a huge ‘boon’ for anything informational and genealogy is no exception. If you’re like me, you didn’t start working on your family history until later in years. When you were young, you had no interest in the past and all those dead people, only in the now and living. Well the “now and living” of then has probably become the past and the dead! So you can’t sit down beside Grandma and ask about her grandparents, aunts and uncles. That is why technology has been such a huge help. It makes those documents and records more accessible than they used to be, even in the past.

But, you say, you don’t know how to use a computer. That is where our tip for today comes in. Find somewhere you can take a computer class. You could sign up for one at a local community college. There are also classes offered on line and as software you can buy that will walk you through the process. Sometimes Senior Centers offer adult classes, some of them are even offered free. Don’t be afraid to do it. You won’t break the computer. Once you take a class on computers you will feel more comfortable using it for you genealogy. At that point you will see how much faster and more organized it is for your research.

Today in History

On July 3, 1863, the three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union positions during an assault known as Pickett's Charge.
In 1608, the city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.
In 1775, Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.
In 1890, Idaho became the 43rd state of the Union.
In 1898, the U.S. Navy defeated a Spanish fleet outside Santiago Bay in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
In 1913, during a 50th anniversary reunion at Gettysburg, Pa., Civil War veterans re-enacted Pickett's Charge, which ended with embraces and handshakes between the former enemies.
In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg by dedicating the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.
In 1944, during World War II, Soviet forces recaptured Minsk.
In 1950, the first carrier strikes of the Korean War took place as the USS Valley Forge and the HMS Triumph sent fighter planes against North Korean targets.
In 1962, French President Charles de Gaulle signed an agreement recognizing Algeria as an independent state after 132 years of French rule.
In 1971, singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27.
In 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
In 1993, Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at age 56. Comedian "Curly Joe" DeRita, the sixth member of the Three Stooges, died in Woodland Hills, Calif., at age 83.

Birthdays today:

Nathaniel Hawthorne, author (1804)

Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot (1807)

Stephen Foster, composer (1826)

Rube Goldberg, cartoonist and sculptor (1883)

Louis B. Mayer, movie executive (1885)

Meyer Lansky, mobster (1902)

Ann Landers, advice columnist (1918)

Abigail Van Buren, advice columnist (1918)

Eva Marie Saint, actress (1924)

Neil Simon, playwright, producer (1927)

Gina Lollobrigida, model, actress (1927)

George Steinbrenner, owner of NY Yankees (1930)

Word for the day:

Vouchsafe – 1. to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner; to give by way of reply. 2. to grant as a privilege or special favor.

Quote for the day:

Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame. Mason Cooley

Watch next week for more recipes after the holidays.

Now you know!

July 3, 2013

Since tomorrow is Independence Day there will be no blog entry on the 4th. In honor of the day, we offer the following.

America – My Crayon Box

My box of crayons tells me so much

Some are my favorites, some I don’t touch.

Some here are broken, others are dull

Some are named strangely, but that is not all

Some are really sharp, some nearly gone,

Some are quite pretty, some rather wan.

Yet no two’s alike, not even in hue.

And, when one is missing, it gives you a clue:

The set’s incomplete. Yet, in this box,

They all lean together like sheaves set in shocks.

So, just like my country, there’s red, white and blue,

But my box has more colors. Of this it is true.

And though we’re all different, together we stand,

In this box of crayons, called America’s land

We all need each other. This creed I repeat:

“It takes the whole box to make it complete.”

-swg

The Ozark Mountaineer

July/August 2012

The City of Rogers will be celebrating Wednesday evening

At Veterans Park beginning at 6:30.

Fireworks will start at 9:00 pm.

Genealogy Tip for today:

Did any of your ancestors fight in the American Revolution? More than likely at least one of your lines is apt to go back far enough to include a Revolutionary soldier. If none of yours did and you have children, maybe they have someone in their line from the ‘other side’ of the family. We are proud of our soldiers, all of them, who have fought to gain our freedom, keep our freedom and protect our freedom.

This pride is especially reflected in two organizations that honor the Revolutionary Soldier: The DAR and the SAR. The DAR is the Daughters of the American Revolution and the SAR, as you can imagine, is the Sons of the American Revolution. These wonderful organizations are made up of members who descend from the men and women who fought and served to gain our independence. These organizations have a variety of service projects that help care for our veterans, foster patriotism, serve our community, preserve our history and so much more. If you are interested check and see if you have ancestors that would make you qualified then check into these organizations on the Internet for more information.

Today in History

1775 – Washington takes command of the Continental Army.

1863 – Pickett leads his famous charge at Gettysburg, the battle at Gettysburg ends.

1918 – Muhammed V, Sultan of Turkey dies (WWI)

1940 – Operation Catapult is launched (WWII)

1968 – U.S. commands announce new high casualties (Viet Nam)

Birthdays today:

1930 – Pete Fountain

1956 – Montel Williams

1962 – Tom Cruise

1962 – Hunter Tylo

1971 – Julian Assange

1975 – Jennifer Salinas

Word for the day:

Raptor – A bird of prey, e.g., an eagle, hawk, falcon, or owl

Raptors are birds that catch and eat live food. They watch for movement in the grass. They eat snakes, rats, field mice and many other small animals. They use their claws – or talons – to catch their food. Their beaks are like your knife and spoon. That’s how they eat their food.

The Children’s Library had a program today with Raptors of various kinds as well as other animals. Interesting facts and information was shared with the full room of children and adults.

Quote for the day:

“Give me liberty or give me death.” - Patrick Henry

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

The All-American Hot Dog

This is one of the easiest yet one of the most popular American food. You can cook any number of ways. To grill, lit the charcoal and when they have turned white, lay your dogs on the grill for a few minutes – not too long. Rotate once or twice. They cook quickly, so watch they don’t burn unless you like the burnt skin of a dog.

Toppings are where the variety begins. Here are just a few: Ketchup, mustard, relish, chopped (or not) onions, chili, sauerkraut, dill pickle spears, lettuce, grated cheese, etc. are the more traditional toppings. People are experimenting with many others as well. You can bacon wrap your dog, top with black beans, tomatoes and cottage cheese, green onions, jalapenos, even Mac-and-cheese has been suggested. There are many ethnic foods you could add to your dog as well – Mexican, Asian, and Italian… to name a few.

Bon Appetite!

Now You Know

July 2, 2013

A Poem for today ~

The Kitten’s Mitten

See the little kitten
Playing with a mitten
Looking rather smitten
With his tail a flitten'
In the rocker sittin'
In the cozy kitchen
While his supper's fixin’
Smelling like a chicken
Must be finger lickin',
Good ole' ribs-a-stickin'
Guess he’ll need that mitten
-swg

Genealogy Tip for today: If you are like me you have probably checked many websites. And maybe found nothing! When you are working on a brick wall this can be a real stymie to what you are trying to do. BUT, have you ever thought that maybe more has been added to some of those sites you have already visited? I hadn’t. But it is a distinct possibility. So if it has been some months since you visited some websites, go back again and see if there is anything new. Keep track of websites you visit, too, with dates. Then you’ll know exactly what ones you’ve been to. If you come across a “new” one – you can check it against your list of visited sites. You’ll know in a wink if you have been there before or not or how long ago it has been. Records are continually being added to the Internet. One of those sites you may have checked off, may now have just what you are looking for.

Today in History

On July 2, 1963, President John F. Kennedy met Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, the first meeting between a Catholic U.S. chief executive and the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

On this date:

In 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution saying that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."

In 1812, Connecticut Gov. Roger Griswold declared his state's militia would not serve in the war against Britain, reflecting New Englanders' opposition to the conflict.

In 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Washington railroad station; Garfield died the following September. (Guiteau was hanged in June 1882.)

In 1926, the United States Army Air Corps was created.

In 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight along the equator.

In 1943, Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers recorded "Sunday, Monday or Always" for Decca Records.

In 1961, author Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death at his home in Ketchum, Idaho.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress.

In 1973, actress Betty Grable, 56, died in Santa Monica, Calif.

In 1982, Larry Walters of San Pedro, Calif., used a lawn chair equipped with 45 helium-filled weather balloons to rise to an altitude of 16,000 feet; he landed eight miles away in Long Beach.

In 1997, actor James Stewart died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 89.

In 2002, American adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to fly a balloon solo around the world as he returned to western Australia.

Our thanks go to ABC for today’s information.

Birthdays today from here:

Thomas Cranmer archbishop of Canterbury (1489)
Hermann Hesse novelist and poet (1877)
Tyrone Guthrie stage director, playwright (1900)
Hans Bethe physicist (1906)
Patrice Emergy Lumumba prime minister (1925)
Medgar Evers civil rights leader (1925)
Richard Petty auto racing driver (1937)
Vicente Fox president of Mexico (1942)
Ron Silver actor (1946 )
Jose Canseco baseball player (1964)

Word for the day:

Grilled: 1. To broil on a gridiron.

2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling.

3. Informal To question relentlessly; cross-examine.

4. To mark or emboss with a gridiron.

Quote for the day:

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

Grilled Chicken: An All-American Favorite

Ingredients:

Chicken parts – enough to feed your crowd. (Hint – if you buy the whole chicken and cut it up yourself, it will be cheaper.)

Seasonings:

Chicken seasoning
Garlic (salt?)
Onion (minced?)
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
Red pepper (optional)
Cumin
Paprika
Worcestershire Sauce

Directions:

Light your charcoal. Let it flare up, then eventually it will settle down to an even smolder. Before you cook your meat make sure the coals are white and evenly spread around. You want an even distribution of heat.

Season you chicken front and back, then place, skin down on the grill. Make sure there is coal under all the chicken. Put the bigger pieces in the middle and other pieces around them. When it is about half done, turn chicken over – skin up – and finish cooking. Sprinkle additional Worcestershire Sauce as needed or desired. You could also add your favorite BBQ sauce at this point if you wish. Watch that the coals don’t burn out.

Takes about 20 minutes total time to cook – 10 on each side.

Serve immediately.

Enjoy

July 1, 2013

As you work on your genealogy/family history the day will come when you will find the ancestor that came from overseas. A few people are fortunate to be able to travel to these countries, but not all of us. There is, however, a way to ‘see’ what their homeland or hometown looks like today. Actually there is more than one way, but here are a couple of ideas. One is Google Images and the other is Google Earth. You can type in the name of the location you are looking for and it will pull up a picture for you to see. (Psst – Google Maps will also give you live pictures…) The picture here that I have included is of Dirmingen, Germany to where my father’s patriarchal line goes.

This little village is snuggled away in central

Germany

, tucked into the beautiful mountains of the area. Now I can actually visualize in my mind what the town really looks like, not what I have conjured up in my head.
There are a lot of tools and resources that we do not think of, as typical genealogical tools. But think outside the box and you will expand your research greatly.

Today in History

70 – Titus starts assaulting Jerusalem

1200 – Sunglasses invented in China

1517 – 1^st Protestants burned at the stake, in the Nertherlands

1776 – First vote on the Declaration of Independence

1798 – Napoleon reaches Egypt

1863 – Battle at Gettysburg begins

1899 – Gideon Society established

1916 – Coca cola introduces the current coke formula to the market place.

1929 – Popeye created

1956 – Elvis Presley, in a tuxedo, appears on the Steve Allen Show

1993 – One second is added to the clock

Birthdays today:

1906 – Estee’ Lauder (d. 2004)

1916 – Olivia de Havilland

1934 – Jamie Farr

1942 – Karen Black

1952 – Dan Aykroyd

1961 – Princess Diana (d. 1997)

1977 – James Perry Guinn

1977 – Liv Tyler

Word for the day:

Patriarch – 1. The father or ruler of a family or tribe; 2. A person regarded as the founder or father of a colony, religion, business, etc.; 3. A man of great age and dignity; 4. The oldest individual of a class or group; 5. A bishop in the early Christian Church, esp. a bishop of Rome, Constantinople et. al.

Quote for the day:

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

July is National Grilling Month

Today’s Recipe

Ingredients:

2 lbs deveined shrimp

Marinade

1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons parsley
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon paprika
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 teaspoon white pepper
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon oregano

Directions:

Mix together. Marinade for up to 24 hours. Skewer and grill, 3 minutes per side, or until tender. Serve warm or refrigerate to serve later.

Credit goes to Food.com

Enjoy

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Genealogy Tip for today: 6. Learn the Lay of the Land

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Dry Rub:

Now you know!

July 3, 2013

Since tomorrow is Independence Day there will be no blog entry on the 4th. In honor of the day, we offer the following.

America – My Crayon Box

The City of Rogers will be celebrating Wednesday evening

July is National Grilling Month

Now You Know

July 2, 2013

A Poem for today ~

Quote for the day:

Grilled Chicken: An All-American Favorite

July is National Grilling Month

Marinade

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