Serendipity
Monday
Highlights
of today’s post:
·
Using
Pinterest for Genealogy
·
Association
for Gravestone Studies
·
Flipster
·
Spotlight
on Wilbur, Washington
·
“Skulls
among Goodwill donations.”
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
magazine, American Spirit, carried an
article by Maureen Taylor in their Sept-Oct 2014 issue. Titled “5 Ways to Use
Pinterest for Genealogy” it was a good read. Taylor offered these five ways to
use this social media website:
·
Follow your favorites…. Like Ancestry,
MyHeritage, FamilyTree Magazine, etc. “These sites’ boards feature abundant
research tips.”
·
Keep track of your sources for research….
Keep images of books you’ve checked, or want to check.
·
Create boards for ancestors….. quoting
Taylor: “Create a photo album of your
ancestors’ lives using photographs, documents found online (if allowed) and
links to images of places they lived….”
·
Document local history………..you could do
a “come visit this area and do genealogy” by listing/showing the repositories
in your area.
·
Compile a virtual family history
cookbook……..
If this “piques your
beak,” as they say, click to Amazon.com and order a copy of Thomas MacEntee’s
book, Pinning Your Family History, for
your Kindle for a whopping $2.99.
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Ever hear of The
Association for Gravestone Studies? This is a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to the study and preservation of grave markers. Founded in 1977,
AGSincreases public awareness of the significance of historic grave markers and
cemeteries and links groups and individuals that share its interests. For a
membership of $20 annually, you will receive their annual journal, Markers, their quarterly magazine and
their monthly newsletter. Contact them at www.gravestonestudies.org. The group is headquartered in Greenfield,
Massachusetts.
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Flipster
is now available…. This fun app is available for free from your community
library (maybe). Some 40 e-magazines are available from any computer, laptop or
mobile device as long as you’re connected to the Internet. This is a free
digital magazine service provided courtesy of your library. The Flipster app
manages your magazine online from the Flipster website for anytime viewing on
your iPad, computer, or mobile dvice. The magazines you know and love are available digitally…. All you need is your
library card. Check to see if your
library offers this service.
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If you’ve ever driven
to the westside (or home to the eastside) on Highway 2, then you’ve gone
through the town of Wilbur in Lincoln
County. The town was named for founding father, Samuel Wilbur Condon, and
was finally incorporated in August 1890. Old Samuel claimed he discovered the
site in the 1860s and established his ranch on Good Creek. Samuel Wilbur Condon
died in January 1895 in a gunfight over a woman…… he had been married and
divorced from two Indian women and was the father of three sons. Another claim
to fame for Wilbur is that M.E. Hay, Washington governor from 1909-1912, was
born in Wilbur. The Big Bend Historical Society Museum, just off the main street,
has many items on display including the gun taken from the dead hand of Samuel
Wilbur Condon.
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In August of 2014, our
paper, The Spokesman Review, carried
an article from the Seattle Times: “Skulls
among Goodwill donations.” Quoting
the article: “Three human skulls turned
up last month among the donations to a Goodwill store in Bellevue. Employees at
the store found the skulls in a donation bin. Once workers realized they were
human, they reported the find to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.” The article ended with, “The Medical Examiner’s
Office is seeking help from the public to track down the person who donated the
skulls to Goodwill……….” Yah, I guess
so!