One of the things I’ve learned over my years of research is that every now and then you should revisit the same resources. This seems especially true with all the material being digitized and put online. I make note of the databases that I work with even if I don’t find anything useful. One of…
Category: General Genealogy
How to Secure Your WordPress Blog
As you all know, the Research Journal was hacked last week. I’ve spend several days cleaning up the mess the idiot left behind. Thank goodness my webhost figured it out because I probably never would have until it was too late. The email my webhost sent me said that once I deleted the malicious files,…
How much did a funeral cost in 1932?
Yesterday, I posted this snippet from Antonio Pacheco’s mortuary file: This funeral took place in Oakland, California. The total cost of the funeral was $345.50. I’ve never had to pay for a funeral, so I’m not sure what everything cost. I looked up the cost of caskets just for comparison. Average for the cheapest casket…
Testing out a new blog theme
As you probably know, my blog was hacked last week. I’ve been working diligently on getting things back to normal. Because of the hack, I have had to give up the old blog theme that I loved. Since it hadn’t been updated in years, it was more vulnerable to malicious attack. I’ve got a new…
The Research Journal was hacked this week
You may have noticed that the Research Journal has been acting a little odd the last two days. You might have experienced pages that wouldn’t open or images that have poofed away. This is all because my webhost noticed malicious files running from my directories. While these files did not affect the appearance of my…