I’ll admit it. To some people I sound a tad biased, believing as I do that photo voltaic solar panels are the greatest thing to bless humanity since the Scots discovered whiskey. But think about it, they actually are! These… Continue Reading
There are a number of reasons for wanting to remodel your home. You may feel that your home is looking a bit dated and worn out, or maybe a move is in your future and you want to get the… Continue Reading
This is the second and final installment of a series about census records. Census Clues, Tips and Helps (con’t.) Check Cyndi’s List at cyndislist.com and click on the U.S. Census link for more than 1,500 web resources. Federal Population Census… Continue Reading
Census records are wonderful finding tools and provide research building blocks, allowing one to confirm information and learn much more. They also help the family historian find the place where an ancestor lived. Federal Population Census Schedules are one of… Continue Reading
I’ve been thinking lately about the incredible advances in technology since I was a kid. Take, for instance, the digital camera. I used to be a fairly avid, semi-serious photographer. I had an expensive Canon and a leather bag full… Continue Reading
I’m going to the Emerald City, following Interstate-5 instead of a yellow brick road. In mid-March, my fiancé, Richard, and I are driving to Seattle to explore the city and to visit my aunt, uncle and cousins for a couple… Continue Reading
Although a century and a continent separated them, Henry David Thoreau and Claude H. Caldwell shared two vital attributes. Each was gone much too early, in his forties. Both are known by local sites which generations admire and gratefully acknowledge.… Continue Reading
Dr. Pepper at the OEP conference, Pacific University School of Optometry, Forest Grove, Ore. It’s not often you meet someone who changes your life. I was fortunate to have that experience in 1986 when, through interesting circumstances, I met Dr.… Continue Reading
Dear J, What are the right things to say to friends or relatives who are terminally ill, or to their caretakers? Do you ask about death, or if they’re scared, or peaceful? Do they want to talk about it or… Continue Reading
Dear J, The issue of drinkers versus nondrinkers came up during the holidays. We have many friends and family who don’t drink alcohol. I worry that it’s insensitive for me to drink, or for me to serve alcohol to those… Continue Reading
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