tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.comments2017-11-25T10:09:52.868-08:00Your Genealogy MattersStu Haleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06009349053694765625noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-12547824916526691222017-11-25T10:09:52.868-08:002017-11-25T10:09:52.868-08:00Thanks, Stu. Thanks, Stu. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-21114962506156042202017-11-24T14:51:48.593-08:002017-11-24T14:51:48.593-08:00The first things that it's different. And peo...The first things that it's different. And people hate different. <br /><br />The second thing that I have found is that in a couple isolated instances, somethings work better on a desktop, than they do on a tablet - like rearranging pictures on a memorial you manage. <br /><br />When using the the cemetery locator, you no longer have drop down menus, you instead type in a location - just type slowly. If you type too fast, the system seems to "blow chunks". I tried to add something to someone in St. Petersburg, Florida. So I entered St. Peters and it took me to a cemetery in Kent, England. Finally, by spelling it all out, SAINT PETERSBURG, then it started catching up. <br />I do NOT believe that anyone's data is jeopardy. So as a general user, your listings are in good hands. <br /><br />The site works, but the rollout wasn't as smooth as it could have been. Stu Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009349053694765625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-51460335103188531662017-11-21T13:05:17.785-08:002017-11-21T13:05:17.785-08:00I must admit I am not in a FindAGrave Facebook gro...I must admit I am not in a FindAGrave Facebook group and have no idea what the griping is about. I generally don't like change, but so far the new FindAGrave has't been too bad an adjustment. I don't particularly like the display, but I didn't like it when Ancestry changed either. Now I don't even remember why. So what ARE the problems with the new FindAGrave? What should I be worrying about? Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-40132245950326788192017-06-16T12:11:25.804-07:002017-06-16T12:11:25.804-07:00This made me chuckle! It seems as reliable as one ...This made me chuckle! It seems as reliable as one of the thousands of trees on Ancestry that have no sources. Thanks for the laugh!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-5950726367640382452017-05-26T14:09:38.566-07:002017-05-26T14:09:38.566-07:00This made me laugh because it is spot on!This made me laugh because it is spot on!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-91788378427219720562017-05-25T14:18:06.224-07:002017-05-25T14:18:06.224-07:00I guess your power returned or you wouldn't ha...I guess your power returned or you wouldn't have been able to post? Sorry for all your aggravation, but it did make for a great post! :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-35818825950124446452017-05-21T12:04:27.734-07:002017-05-21T12:04:27.734-07:00Thanks for tip!Thanks for tip!Stu Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009349053694765625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-13033630434389451402017-05-19T14:50:19.794-07:002017-05-19T14:50:19.794-07:00Don't give up all hope. I did find a number ...Don't give up all hope. I did find a number of graves of my ancestors---including two sets of my 3x-great-grandparents. Do you follow Lara Diamond's blog? She's had incredible success finding gravs in Eastern Europe. So you never know.... Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-25276281925948339862017-05-19T14:40:53.681-07:002017-05-19T14:40:53.681-07:00I have no hope of ever finding where the my Jewish...I have no hope of ever finding where the my Jewish Ancestors in Lithuania and Latvia are buried. I understand. Stu Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009349053694765625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-33923873536447452292017-05-19T12:54:21.076-07:002017-05-19T12:54:21.076-07:00I just returned from Germany where I went to many ...I just returned from Germany where I went to many cemeteries, looking for the gravestones of my ancestors. In addition to the fact that many were desecrated by the Nazis, many had stones that were completely eroded or sinking into the ground. It was quite sad for me to see this, and although I found some stones for my ancestors, for many there is no longer a legible marker for where they were buried.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-19728029996223329982017-05-16T19:58:13.093-07:002017-05-16T19:58:13.093-07:00Good suggestions! Good suggestions! Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-9655559115392421272017-04-28T12:09:33.279-07:002017-04-28T12:09:33.279-07:00Good advice. I am about to do a backup before we...Good advice. I am about to do a backup before we go on vacation. Time to lock up the external drive in the basement....Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-90902464980921554652017-04-27T16:03:07.212-07:002017-04-27T16:03:07.212-07:00Thank you Amy!
Thank you Amy!<br />Stu Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009349053694765625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-51939474298839144282017-04-26T12:27:11.583-07:002017-04-26T12:27:11.583-07:00People always giggle when I use the "once&quo...People always giggle when I use the "once" or "twice" removed terminology. I try this approach: children of first cousins are second cousins, children of second cousins are third cousins, etc. In between, there is a step that makes the generations "removed" so the child of your first cousin is your first cousin once removed. Your first cousin's grandchild is your first cousin, twice removed. People sometimes get that. Sometimes. But even I get twisted sometimes with things like third cousin twice removed! Great post!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-9155786299260138662017-04-20T12:02:54.030-07:002017-04-20T12:02:54.030-07:00Very funny post! Been there myself---for DNA resul...Very funny post! Been there myself---for DNA results, death certificates I've ordered, college admissions letters, some dopey boy to call, and so on. Life is filled with all that anxious waiting!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-92095624222328151452017-04-19T14:03:54.947-07:002017-04-19T14:03:54.947-07:00That's why I am here! Send me copies of car p...That's why I am here! Send me copies of car photos and I will date them for you!<br /><br />But cars tell us more than the date of the picture. They also tell what the family could afford, and their priorities in what kind of car they chose. <br /><br />You've heard of the old "Well, he was a Harvard man...", well - was grandpa a Ford man? Did your grandparents climb the GM product ladder during their life times by starting with a Chevrolet, and the buy to a Pontiac, a Oldsmobile, then a Buick? Could they afford a LaSalle or a Cadillac?<br /><br />So send me those family photos and let me help you to decode your family history!Stu Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009349053694765625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-69912075666490357882017-04-18T05:10:33.613-07:002017-04-18T05:10:33.613-07:00I have read about using clothing to date a photogr...I have read about using clothing to date a photograph, but I never knew about using cars. What a brilliant idea---if you know a lot about car design changes. Great post!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-39820298216944201982017-04-15T17:29:09.932-07:002017-04-15T17:29:09.932-07:00I thought the same. Until I saw people reacting t...I thought the same. Until I saw people reacting to the news, then it became evident that old hatreds run deep. Some people really became unhinged when their DNA couldn't explain the physical features that had been attributed to Native American ancestors. Shame, but the truth always comes out, and its always far more interesting than the myth. Stu Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009349053694765625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-41273814704287900212017-04-15T14:56:45.887-07:002017-04-15T14:56:45.887-07:00That's an interesting observation---that peopl...That's an interesting observation---that people would claim to have Cherokee "blood" rather than African-American "blood." What a sad and strange country we can be.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-1716889618821236672017-03-31T12:26:15.896-07:002017-03-31T12:26:15.896-07:00That is a great perspective. Now I, and anyone el...That is a great perspective. Now I, and anyone else who read your comment, can add it to the way that we look at the product! Best, SJKHStu Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009349053694765625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978412811885145112.post-91202297294543523042017-03-31T10:29:29.826-07:002017-03-31T10:29:29.826-07:00I had one community and it was from my dad, both s...I had one community and it was from my dad, both sets of his grandparents were born in Ireland. My German side, from my mother who was born in Germany, not a thing. I just decided there weren't enough people to make a community yet.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com