Today marks the day that men went to the voting booth and cast their ballots on whether women should have the right to vote in California. It was no easy win. Statewide the vote was 125,037 for and 121,450 against. According to an article in the Daily Review Newspaper, rural areas were more in favor…
That’s Old News: Planking, 1946 Style
I often here people comment about how stupid people are today. “That planking is going to get someone hurt!” “Owling is just ridiculous.” While people do stupid things, I don’t they are any more idiotic than their predecessors. I found this column in the 26 Jun 1946, Oakland Tribune. It was written by Jack Burroughs. …
SNGF: Genealogy Database Stats
Randy has his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge up on his blog, Genea-Musings. This week we are to run a statistics report on our genealogy database. I use RootsMagic 3.2.2. I got to my statistical report by going to File > Properties. Here is my report: I combined all my databases into one database…
New Online Databases for those with Filipino Roots
Familysearch.org has added several databases that might helpful to those researching the Philippines. Philippines Births and Baptisms, 1642-199427 Apr 2010 332,795 images Philippines Deaths and Burials, 1726-195721 Apr 2010 5,128,622 images Philippines Marriages, 1723-1957 22 Apr 2010 823,362 images Philippines, Civil Registration, 1945-1980 *26 Sep 2011 Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupan Catholic Archdiocese Parish Registers, 1615-198215 Jul 2011…
Ancestry Day in San Francisco
Saw this event posted on Facebook and thought that I would share: Time Saturday, November 5 · 8:00am – 4:00pm Location Hyatt Regency. San Francisco 5 Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111 Created By California Genealogical Society and Library More Info Ancestry.com and the California Genealogical Society (CGS) are partnering to present Ancestry Day in…