Jim Long
@jlotn.bsky.social
Long-time amateur genealogist; volunteer Archivist in my area of Middle TN, USA (https://www.stewartcountyarchives.org/)
I enjoy my local #genealogy discussion group and my area genealogy society (https://mtgs.org/)
I enjoy my local #genealogy discussion group and my area genealogy society (https://mtgs.org/)
I'm calling them the Gulf of Denali and Mount McMexico. #geography
February 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I'm calling them the Gulf of Denali and Mount McMexico. #geography
The word I've been looking for to describe him is moronster
January 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The word I've been looking for to describe him is moronster
Full-Text Search on #FamilySearch led me to a 1791 record in Davidson County, Tennessee, confirming that my ancestor Samuel Feland had been in the "Cumberland Settlement at Nashboughrough" since about 1781 (the year after Nashville was founded).
January 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Full-Text Search on #FamilySearch led me to a 1791 record in Davidson County, Tennessee, confirming that my ancestor Samuel Feland had been in the "Cumberland Settlement at Nashboughrough" since about 1781 (the year after Nashville was founded).
Wow, @npr.org really missed the mark on this one. I was in IT then, and we busted our be-hinds for months to evaluate/rewrite our company's software, and upgrade thousands of PCs, so that the rollover would become a non-event. The intent of all that effort was for there to be "no hype."
People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation.
Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out
People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Wow, @npr.org really missed the mark on this one. I was in IT then, and we busted our be-hinds for months to evaluate/rewrite our company's software, and upgrade thousands of PCs, so that the rollover would become a non-event. The intent of all that effort was for there to be "no hype."
A brief resident in my home county in the mid-1800s was Armstead Fourqurean. It was probably pronounced FER-kwin, but I like how the last court clerk here chose to spell it. #genealogy #Archives
December 21, 2024 at 3:23 PM
A brief resident in my home county in the mid-1800s was Armstead Fourqurean. It was probably pronounced FER-kwin, but I like how the last court clerk here chose to spell it. #genealogy #Archives
My friend tested with FtDNA, copied her results to GEDMatch, and matches her cousin (who tested at Ancestry) at 67cM.
The friend then tested with Ancestry but only matches that cousin at 13cM. Why such a difference?
On paper, they are 2C1R, so the 67cM seems much more realistic than the 13cM.
The friend then tested with Ancestry but only matches that cousin at 13cM. Why such a difference?
On paper, they are 2C1R, so the 67cM seems much more realistic than the 13cM.
December 17, 2024 at 8:50 PM
My friend tested with FtDNA, copied her results to GEDMatch, and matches her cousin (who tested at Ancestry) at 67cM.
The friend then tested with Ancestry but only matches that cousin at 13cM. Why such a difference?
On paper, they are 2C1R, so the 67cM seems much more realistic than the 13cM.
The friend then tested with Ancestry but only matches that cousin at 13cM. Why such a difference?
On paper, they are 2C1R, so the 67cM seems much more realistic than the 13cM.
I had a chance to see a 1935 'coffin capsule' at my #Archives yesterday, without a clue what it was. We first speculated it was for cremains - until we saw the family record to be kept in the tube, in the casket. The record had been filled in, but the family apparently decided not to bury it.
December 12, 2024 at 1:05 AM
I had a chance to see a 1935 'coffin capsule' at my #Archives yesterday, without a clue what it was. We first speculated it was for cremains - until we saw the family record to be kept in the tube, in the casket. The record had been filled in, but the family apparently decided not to bury it.
That wasn't a #manifesto, it was a minifesto.
December 11, 2024 at 2:44 PM
That wasn't a #manifesto, it was a minifesto.
Very well stated. At my archives I have been digitizing our not-online-or-even-microfilmed court cases for 10 years, and I have years to go to complete the task. We are all-volunteer, too.
I wrote this because of this common question. peelarchivesblog.com/2017/05/31/w...
Why don’t archivists digitize everything?
Today on the blog we’re tackling one of our most frequently asked questions: “Why don’t you digitize everything?” and its related runner-up, “When will you be putting all your records o…
peelarchivesblog.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Very well stated. At my archives I have been digitizing our not-online-or-even-microfilmed court cases for 10 years, and I have years to go to complete the task. We are all-volunteer, too.
I found a Tennessee Delayed Birth Certificate that has an extra treat on it - the birthdates of the parents! #genealogy
November 30, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I found a Tennessee Delayed Birth Certificate that has an extra treat on it - the birthdates of the parents! #genealogy
My nose itches when I floss my teeth. Is there a #StarterPack with my people in it?
November 28, 2024 at 5:49 PM
My nose itches when I floss my teeth. Is there a #StarterPack with my people in it?
What's transforming my #genealogy research these days is Full-Text Search on FamilySearch. I'm finding original records I've never found in 45 years of research. Wow.
November 21, 2024 at 12:11 AM
What's transforming my #genealogy research these days is Full-Text Search on FamilySearch. I'm finding original records I've never found in 45 years of research. Wow.
Archivists use metal spatulas to carefully manipulate documents. We also use them when it's sweet corn season and we can't wait to get home from the #Archives.
November 17, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Archivists use metal spatulas to carefully manipulate documents. We also use them when it's sweet corn season and we can't wait to get home from the #Archives.
Favorite find @ my #Archives:
"Clarksville, Tenn., July 27, 1894
I hereby promise to pay Thomas J. Slinkard, ten (10) months from date, the sum of one hundred $100.00 dollars at 6% interest, being balance due on a petrified man, with lien retained until this is settled in full and all claim is paid"
"Clarksville, Tenn., July 27, 1894
I hereby promise to pay Thomas J. Slinkard, ten (10) months from date, the sum of one hundred $100.00 dollars at 6% interest, being balance due on a petrified man, with lien retained until this is settled in full and all claim is paid"
November 17, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Favorite find @ my #Archives:
"Clarksville, Tenn., July 27, 1894
I hereby promise to pay Thomas J. Slinkard, ten (10) months from date, the sum of one hundred $100.00 dollars at 6% interest, being balance due on a petrified man, with lien retained until this is settled in full and all claim is paid"
"Clarksville, Tenn., July 27, 1894
I hereby promise to pay Thomas J. Slinkard, ten (10) months from date, the sum of one hundred $100.00 dollars at 6% interest, being balance due on a petrified man, with lien retained until this is settled in full and all claim is paid"
I'm a long-time amateur genealogist with deep roots in the Southern US. I retired from a nice career in IT, but now I read microfilmed county records for fun, and visit the occasional cemetery.
"We're talkin' about a Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt who still knows why Hee-Haw is funny."
"We're talkin' about a Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt who still knows why Hee-Haw is funny."
November 16, 2024 at 5:12 AM
I'm a long-time amateur genealogist with deep roots in the Southern US. I retired from a nice career in IT, but now I read microfilmed county records for fun, and visit the occasional cemetery.
"We're talkin' about a Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt who still knows why Hee-Haw is funny."
"We're talkin' about a Phi Beta Kappa from Vanderbilt who still knows why Hee-Haw is funny."
While processing a personal collection at my local #Archives, I found this November 1899 photo from California Street, San Francisco, depicting a parade honoring the 1st Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, for their service in the Philippines. #genealogy #California
November 16, 2024 at 2:39 AM
While processing a personal collection at my local #Archives, I found this November 1899 photo from California Street, San Francisco, depicting a parade honoring the 1st Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, for their service in the Philippines. #genealogy #California