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Something different: Horatio the Elephant

I suspect that some of you, like me, could use a break from time to time. Focusing so much on politics and the important issues of the day can be tiring. So let's take a break and learn about one...

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Mary Ray, Oldest American, Died at 114

Mary Josephine Ray, 114, died Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Westmoreland, NH.Since September, Mary Ray was listed as the oldest living American and the second oldest living person in the world.Her life...

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Build a backyard gusher then plug the d*mn leak with a relief well

This is my attempt to help you gain a practical understanding of how BP is going to "plug the d*mn leak". The relief well technique is universally promoted as the solution that works. A simple model...

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Here I unravel the spun yarn of the torture of Bradley Manning

OMG, OMG, OMG, Bradley Manning is being tortured. He's locked up 23 hours a day. He is held in total isolation. They wake him up if he starts to fall asleep. He has no bedding. They say it's for his...

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Iowa Eagle Cam: American Bald Eagle Eggs Hatching Live - Two Eaglets So Far

The first egg hatched yesterday, April 2. The second hatched today, April 3. The third is expected to hatch in a couple of days.Caution: Click Play only if you can blow off the rest of the day. This...

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Decorah IA Eagle Cam: 3rd Egg Hatching Now - Updated w/Video of Hatch

This is a live feed from the Decorah Eagle Cam operated by the Raptor Resource Project.At about 6:15 PM EDT, I watched the third Bald Eagle egg beginning to hatch. The the hatchling can be seen at...

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DEATH-DOOMED by Will Carleton

They're taking me to the gallows, mother--they mean to hang me high; They're going to gather round me there, and watch me till I die;These are the opening lines of Will Carleton's poem, DEATH-DOOMED,...

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GHFC Open Thread: A family story gone jaw-dropping wild

I think that most people enjoy sharing their family stories. My father often shared one or two of his favorite family stories. He was a child and he believed the stories his grandparents passed along....

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Breaking: Occupy Boston Evicted - Orderly and Peaceful - 46 Arrests (Updated...

Boston WHDH-TV is reporting that Occupy Boston protesters have been evicted from Dewey Square starting at about 5:00 am, EST.As of 6:00 am, Dewey Square no longer has any occupiers present. Police are...

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Breaking: Santa Claus Kidnapped by Martians, Negotiates Good Behavior,...

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964), currently number 81 on the IMDb Bottom 100.This is a classic movie that's so bad that it's good.My local public access cable channel usually presents public...

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Decorah Eagle Cam - Update 2X - We Have Hatch! - Hatch Watch - Live Feed

The Decorah Eagles have produced three eggs this Spring. The Decorah Eagle Cam located at the nest site of an American Bald Eagle pair high in a Cottonwood tree in Decorah, Iowa is the most-watched...

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GFHC Open Thread: Chiseled in Stone - Pictures A-Plenty

I like to explore old burial grounds and cemeteries. People who aren't into genealogy and family history are sometimes a little put off by the idea of walking around among the dead and feeling good...

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GFHC Open Thread - The Family Secret: Aunt Ella's Notorious Sex Scandal

I am hopelessly addicted to genealogy and family history research. The first time I felt that rush of "Holy Schlamoly!" euphoria was when I decided, on a whim, to visit the register of deeds at the...

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Former Senator Arlen Specter Hospitalized - Said to be "serious illness"

Former Senator Arlen SpecterPhilly.com reporter Dan Gross is reporting that Arlen Specter has been hospitalized with a serious illness, confirm friends of the longtime U.S. Senator. One asked that...

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GFHC - Open Thread - Great Grand Aunt Ella's sex scandal (gasp) and her...

On June 26, 1894, Ella's husband caught her in the act of having sex with another man. She and her lover were arrested and charged with adultery. Yeah. Adultery was a criminal offense in those days....

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GFHC - Open Thread - The Methuseleh of Massachusetts

Ephraim Pratt, Shutesbury, MA, age 116. It's carved in stone, documented in the Shutesbury Town History, various Worcester Historical Society publications, the New England Historic and Genealogical...

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GFHC Open Thread - Cheap cameras, lousy prints, long gone pooties, wooties,...

Are you the family historian who has inherited the entire collection of portraits of the last 9 generations of each of your ancestors? No? Me neither. I have precious few photos of my paternal...

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GFHC - Open Thread - New evidence: My mother-in-law is a space alien

I already knew her 9th g-grandmother was a witch, but the discovery that she's a space alien is new. The evidence is overwhelming. I took the pictures myself. There's plenty of evidence from rock-solid...

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GFHC Open Thread - Magic Bullets and Spontaneous Human Combustion (updated)

Ethan Allen slept in my house. An elephant is buried in my front yard. My grandfather taught an escape trick to Houdini.These family stories are true. I know. I've done the in-depth research.Family...

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GFHC Open Thread - Witch Trials, Magic Bullets, and A Romantic Opera.

I'm going to tell the story about a real family who experienced the horrors of the witch-craze in 17th century Germany. The people, places, and events are based on original official documents with...

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GFHC: Bender Hollow

This is a GFHC Open Thread.Let's start with the treasured four-generations picture. The adorable little runaway toddler is your's truly. Not so grumpy, I'd say. But this picture was taken in 1949. So...

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GFHC Open Thread - The Internet of the Victorian Age and Social Depravity

In the early morning hours of August 8, 1880, a young woman was murdered by her former husband near the small, peaceful town of Shutesbury, Massachusetts.My 5th g-grandparents settled in Shutesbury. My...

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GFHC Open Thread - 101 Black Bears - Out With a Bang

Have you discovered a colorful character or two somewhere in your family tree? Anyone who hunted and killed 101 Black Bears? None of my plain old boring ancestors did that, either. But I ran across a...

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Decorah North Eagle Cam - We haz 1st Hatch - Hatching Continues - LIVE CAM

Caution: This can be addictive.Prepare to eat up your time. Great distraction for those of us who are doing the stay-at-home thing.Watch the American Bald Eagle cams by the Raptor Resource Project.The...

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Giant Bird Attacks US Capitol, CNN Anchor

Did I really see that? Yes, I did! I backed up the DVR and captured this image. No, it’s not photoshopped.Obviously, this is the result of some evil experimentation with atomic waste, ray guns, toxic...

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