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Ben Franklin's View of an American and Genealogy..........

Ben Franklin's View of an American and Genealogy..........  ow.ly/bfUbg#Genealogy #BenFranklin

 

Posted on my blog at Wordpress.com

Added by Randall Dickerson on May 30, 2012 at 3:43pm — No Comments

The Birdwatcher's Guide to Genealogy

A humorous "Guide" to genealogical types on my Wordpress Blog.

http://wp.me/p1bnNB-72

Added by Randall Dickerson on May 26, 2012 at 8:04am — No Comments

In Case of Emergency

When disaster strikes.

For those of you that don't know, I live in North central Alabama, a little south of Birmingham. If you to take a map and draw a line from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham, you would have a map of "tornado alley".…

A tornado near Seymour, Texas
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Added by Randall Dickerson on March 24, 2012 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Virtual Ephemera?

Virtual Ephemera.

Although the two words may seem dissimilar – if not contradictory – they share a common bond that I would like to explore for a moment.

Wiktionary.com defines virtual as; "In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated". Click here for a link to the full definition.

Wikipedia.org defines ephemera as; "Ephemera are transitory written and printed matter not…

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Added by Randall Dickerson on February 26, 2012 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Road Trip!

My latest blog entry on Wordpress.

Added by Randall Dickerson on February 23, 2012 at 8:52pm — 1 Comment

In Praise of Paper, Interviewing Relatives

My latest blog entry on Wordpress.

Added by Randall Dickerson on February 21, 2012 at 10:20pm — No Comments

A Serendipity Doo-Dah Sunday;

My latest blog post on Wordpress.com  http://wp.me/p1bnNB-8H

Added by Randall Dickerson on February 21, 2012 at 10:17pm — No Comments

The Birdwatcher's Guide to Genealogists

A humorous look at genealogy types on my blog at Wordpress.com

http://wp.me/p1bnNB-72

Added by Randall Dickerson on January 30, 2012 at 8:39pm — No Comments

5 Habits of Ineffective Genealogists

(Also published at Wordpress.com

 

I would love to say that this post is an original idea, but that isn't true. It was inspired by a blog at Quora.com.

Chris Wake wrote a very effective post on the subject, which you can read here. I've only adapted these great points  to apply to genealogists.

1. Consuming more than you…

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Added by Randall Dickerson on January 22, 2012 at 12:16pm — No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday, Celtic Cross of Elmwood

Cemeteries--09.jpg by Randall Dickerson Cemeteries--09.jpg, a photo by Randall Dickerson on Flickr.

Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. This cross is…

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Added by Randall Dickerson on January 22, 2012 at 12:13pm — No Comments

The "Do List" Update; 13 Jan 2012

(Also posted at: http://wp.me/p1bnNB-50 on wordpress.com)

 

OK folks, here's the first update for my New Year's Resolution Concepts.

Resolution Concepts 1.    Do less.

Pretty easy one here, since I haven't posted a blog in several days! (grin) And my twitter-time is reduced by choice as well. This is because of high-priority items.

2.    Do more.

I'm on the 2nd full…

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Added by Randall Dickerson on January 22, 2012 at 12:12pm — No Comments

The "Do List"; My New Year Resolution Concepts.

Here it is January 4, 2012, and I'm blogging about my new years resolutions. That might seem late and may even seem strange, since one of my resolutions is to end procrastination. Please bear with me as I explain the reasons.

Resolution Concepts

1.    Do less.

2.    Do more.

3.    Do nothing.

4.    Do it now.

5.    Do for others.

6.    Do for myself.

7.    Do it in order.

8.    Do the math.

These…

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Added by Randall Dickerson on January 4, 2012 at 5:02pm — No Comments

Looking Back, Looking Forward, Giving Thanks

Looking Back, Looking Forward, Giving Thanks. My final post of 2011.

On Wordpress.com   http://wp.me/P1bnNB-4c

Added by Randall Dickerson on December 31, 2011 at 7:23pm — No Comments

One Surefire way to Jumpstart your Genealogy for the New Year.

My blog entry on Wordpress.com  http://wp.me/p1bnNB-3Q

Added by Randall Dickerson on December 27, 2011 at 5:43pm — No Comments

The Final Frenzy Before New Year's Day

Remembering my Childhood home and my Mother who was the goddess of Clorox and Spic-NSpan cleaners. Full story on Wordpress at http://wp.me/p1bnNB-3G

Added by Randall Dickerson on December 27, 2011 at 5:17am — No Comments

An Introduction to me.

I blog on Wordpress.com  http://wp.me/p1bnNB-h

Added by Randall Dickerson on December 26, 2011 at 12:01pm — No Comments

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