aaronjhill(25)•in #internet•2993 days agoRemember CompuServe?I didn't even know that CompuServe was still around. But it is. And those who use its forums are in for a lousy surprise. The company is shutting them down. The...2$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in internet•2993 days agoRemember CompuServe?I didn't even know that CompuServe was still around. But it is. And those who use its forums are in for a lousy surprise. The company is shutting them down. The...2$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #genealogy•2993 days agoFinally there's been a breakthrough.I've been looking for records on my great-great grandfather for ages. Now, I have to work on deciphering these to glean whatever information I can. ajh...50$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in genealogy•2993 days agoFinally there's been a breakthrough.I've been looking for records on my great-great grandfather for ages. Now, I have to work on deciphering these to glean whatever information I can. ajh...50$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #genealogy•2995 days ago#WatertownApplebyFoleyGroverKampeskaPelicanRauvilleWaverlyI JUST HAD TO MAKE A HASHTAG OUT OF IT In my grandfather's Social Security file, there's a long list of towns, places where he worked, I think. This is rather u...131$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in genealogy•2995 days ago#WatertownApplebyFoleyGroverKampeskaPelicanRauvilleWaverlyI JUST HAD TO MAKE A HASHTAG OUT OF IT In my grandfather's Social Security file, there's a long list of towns, places where he worked, I think. This is rather u...131$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #bluetooth•2995 days agoBluetooth technology is named after Harald Bluetooth, whose initials in runic script — ᚼᛒ — make up the logo.FIRST KING OF THE DANES The Bluetooth name is an Anglicized version of the Scandinavian word Blåtand, sometimes spelled Blåtann. In Old Norse it's Blátǫnn. The ...0$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in bluetooth•2995 days agoBluetooth technology is named after Harald Bluetooth, whose initials in runic script — ᚼᛒ — make up the logo.FIRST KING OF THE DANES The Bluetooth name is an Anglicized version of the Scandinavian word Blåtand, sometimes spelled Blåtann. In Old Norse it's Blátǫnn. The ...0$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #german•2995 days agoDebating in GermanI am trying to sort through a debate, mostly in German, on the meaning of the word Einwohner throughout history. I had no idea that I'd set this into motion wit...50$0.01aaronjhill(25)•in german•2995 days agoDebating in GermanI am trying to sort through a debate, mostly in German, on the meaning of the word Einwohner throughout history. I had no idea that I'd set this into motion wit...50$0.01
aaronjhill(25)•in #genealogy•3002 days agoWell, this is strange. Did Emil make the trip to America or die in the Old World?One of the puzzles on my family tree is my great grandparents' son <a href="https://aaronjhill.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/reminding-me-of-my-greatuncle-emil-fr...70$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in genealogy•3002 days agoWell, this is strange. Did Emil make the trip to America or die in the Old World?One of the puzzles on my family tree is my great grandparents' son <a href="https://aaronjhill.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/reminding-me-of-my-greatuncle-emil-fr...70$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #history•3015 days agoManhattan, 1887When my great grandparents landed at the Castle Garden immigration depot at the tip of Manhattan in 1887, this is what New York City looked like, at least on on...42$0.03aaronjhill(25)•in history•3015 days agoManhattan, 1887When my great grandparents landed at the Castle Garden immigration depot at the tip of Manhattan in 1887, this is what New York City looked like, at least on on...42$0.03
aaronjhill(25)•in #art•3019 days agoHistory is personalOne of my ancestors, a Revolutionary War vet, Martin Tidd. His father, John, died during the French and Indian War....10$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in art•3019 days agoHistory is personalOne of my ancestors, a Revolutionary War vet, Martin Tidd. His father, John, died during the French and Indian War....10$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #genealogy•3019 days agoGoodbye, CousinTHERE ARE LOTS of us, no doubt. Cousins, that is. As you go back in time, the fewer the people and therefore the increased likelihood that any two people today ...10$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in genealogy•3019 days agoGoodbye, CousinTHERE ARE LOTS of us, no doubt. Cousins, that is. As you go back in time, the fewer the people and therefore the increased likelihood that any two people today ...10$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #etymology•3020 days agoWords that are a foot-and-a-half long?While reading a bit of commentary from north of the border, I came across a word, a big word unknown to me, sesquipedalian. So I had to look it up, and Douglas ...32$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in etymology•3020 days agoWords that are a foot-and-a-half long?While reading a bit of commentary from north of the border, I came across a word, a big word unknown to me, sesquipedalian. So I had to look it up, and Douglas ...32$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #quotes•3021 days agoLiberty lies in the hearts of men & women...“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” — Justice Learned Hand...10$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in quotes•3021 days agoLiberty lies in the hearts of men & women...“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” — Justice Learned Hand...10$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #notafan•3021 days agoIn the Land Soon To Be Overflowing with CheeriosGeneral Mills has been busy tweeting out corporate propaganda, attempting to benefit off of natural disasters and taking a dig at Trump and his supposed lacklus...20$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in notafan•3021 days agoIn the Land Soon To Be Overflowing with CheeriosGeneral Mills has been busy tweeting out corporate propaganda, attempting to benefit off of natural disasters and taking a dig at Trump and his supposed lacklus...20$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #history•3021 days agoThe Mexican WarWhen I first learned that the brother of one of my ancestors had fought in the Mexican War, I began an in-depth study of the conflict, which I otherwise wouldn'...30$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in history•3021 days agoThe Mexican WarWhen I first learned that the brother of one of my ancestors had fought in the Mexican War, I began an in-depth study of the conflict, which I otherwise wouldn'...30$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #genealogy•3021 days agoStudy Your Family History!I love researching my family's history. I'm a big proponent of it. Everyone should be doing it. There are many ways to go about it,from traditional genealogy to...31$0.01aaronjhill(25)•in genealogy•3021 days agoStudy Your Family History!I love researching my family's history. I'm a big proponent of it. Everyone should be doing it. There are many ways to go about it,from traditional genealogy to...31$0.01
aaronjhill(25)•in #wwi•3026 days agoSo looking forward to seeing these memorial coins firsthand, honoring the soldiers of the First World War.Sure, technically the war started in 1917. But gearing up for war took time, and though American soldiers arrived on the Western Front by June, combat didn’t st...0$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in wwi•3026 days agoSo looking forward to seeing these memorial coins firsthand, honoring the soldiers of the First World War.Sure, technically the war started in 1917. But gearing up for war took time, and though American soldiers arrived on the Western Front by June, combat didn’t st...0$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #twitter•3026 days agoI love Twitter, but corporate management is ruining it! The interlopers must stop micromanaging!Twitter is such a wonderful tool. I've become addicted to it. I post all kinds of stuff, from stupid ideas to notes on items I am researching, such as my family...10$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in twitter•3026 days agoI love Twitter, but corporate management is ruining it! The interlopers must stop micromanaging!Twitter is such a wonderful tool. I've become addicted to it. I post all kinds of stuff, from stupid ideas to notes on items I am researching, such as my family...10$0.00
aaronjhill(25)•in #genealogy•3033 days agoWHAT WAS HE DOING IN SOUTH AMERICA? IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY?AND WHERE IS YOUR WIFE? My great grandmother’s younger brother, Leslie Warren Darling, was engaged to a girl named Ruth June Amos. But his death during the Firs...10$0.00aaronjhill(25)•in genealogy•3033 days agoWHAT WAS HE DOING IN SOUTH AMERICA? IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY?AND WHERE IS YOUR WIFE? My great grandmother’s younger brother, Leslie Warren Darling, was engaged to a girl named Ruth June Amos. But his death during the Firs...10$0.00
