Some Descendants of Justus Harris

December 17th, 2007 No Comments

A long, long, time ago, in a county, far, far away—actually it was 3 years ago in the next county over—I was researching my genealogy. Well, it wasn’t actually researching more as I was searching on-line for someone who was “close enough” to the person I was searching that I would add it to my files. I wasn’t checking facts, just adding as quickly as I could find. Then, in the month or so before I moved, the computer I was using for my research stopped working.

So I have started fresh. The primary source of my genealogy was Some Descendants of Justus Harris, by Sydney Mike Gardner. I also have a Pease line, and my uncle has an original copy of A genealogical and historical record of the descendants of John Pease, Sen. by David Pease from over 100 years ago. I looked through it for a while, and sent it back to him before I moved. Anyway, with the Harris book, I am going back through it to create a gedcom with all the original sources. I guess I can just make all the sources to be Some Descendants of Justus Harris, by Sydney Mike Gardner, but that would probably be defeating the purpose.

Sydney Mike, if you’re out there, or if you’re someone else with a transcription of the book, please contact me. I would like to have a gedcom of the book, and only the book, completely separate from anything else. I have started fresh, but it’s going to take some time for my current genealogy to make it back to where it was, back in the heyday of not caring if it’s accurate. One thing I look forward to is getting actual sources that say that I am the fifth-cousin of James “Wild Bill” Butler Hickock six-times removed. Maybe it was sixth-cousin five-times removed. That’s why I need to research it again.

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The History Channel

June 11th, 2007 No Comments

For my birthday, I bought a DVD Recorder. This isn’t a burner for the computer, but a recorder. Works the same as a VCR, records from television. It’s the greatest thing since the VCR. I plug the video camera in, and an hour later, it’s on a disk, ready to give/send/mail to people who want to see what we think the zoo looks like. At some point when I have more time on my hands I’ll start transferring old video tapes to DVD.

Anyway, I’ve been using my Comcast DVR to record some History Channel shows, and they’re starting to need to blow it out their pie holes. I was watching a two-hour show, and for the two-hour shows, I’ve noticed a formula. They don’t quite do it so much with the one-hours shows, but it’s really evident in the longer programs. VH1 also follows this formula with the “Best of” programs.

Before the commercial, they have about three minutes of what they’re going to tell you later on in the show. After the commercial, they have another three minutes of what they’ve already told you. In fact, in the Templar Code, they replayed entire segments. But, in each segment, they would bring up two points. The first time, they would go on to explore point number one. Then, they would go on to something else, and wind it back to the other point. The segment would replay, then go on to the second point. The show actually felt like it was a 7th grade report that needed to be stretched out another couple of pages. Then, about 3/4 of the way in, they tell you that you can purchase the program you’re watching on DVD for only $29.95.

We’re going to take a page from the History Channel. Maybe at some point, we’ll take the part of the post that has the big keywords, then go on to something else, then repeat the part of the post with the big keywords. Did I mention that I purchased a DVD Recorder to work in tandem with my Comcast DVR? It’s really neat. Anyway, you can own a copy of this post for only $.99, including shipping! Simply click the “Buy Now” button below to make your purchase. Allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.


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