Mnemosyne's Magic Mirror

Thoughts on the craft of family history and genealogy, and random reflections on some of the things that flash like stars across Memory’s mirror. Oh, yeah...books and archives, too!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

And Still I Write

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The very first post went up on Mnemosyne’s Mirror one year ago today. And still I write. But why? Why bother with all this in the fir...

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Monday, August 29, 2011

“I spik six langooge – Hinglish da best!” : Culture, Language and Legislation

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" Maudit Tabernac'... " Somewhere, stuffed in a box, I have all of those term papers from my university days at McGill. ...

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Hurricane! Well, Tropical Storm, Anyway. Spending the Day With Nasty Irene

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One of the few nice things about terribly nasty weather is that you get to use terms like “hunker down” and “battening down the hatches”, ...

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Votin’ Time Is Just Around The Corner! But I’m Okay – Cuz I’m White, Male, Old, Literate and I Own Real Estate!

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Very soon the Political Silly Season will be in ultra high gear and people will be once again running loudly for public office. They’ll be ...

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

1913: Ira Carpenter, Edna The Telephone Girl, and The Katahdin Farmers Phone Bill

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"Hello, Central...?" For years, when I’ve lectured on research techniques for genealogists, I’ve suggested that many of our “bric...

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