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Festivals for Travelers, Sites of the Month, Special Feature, Quotes, Opinions, Rants, Praises. |
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Special Quote "Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves." --Dale Carnegie |
The Artsy Site Of The Month: The Marine Art Information Center Galleries, books, icons, museums, auctions and discussions.
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Personal Home Page Of The Month: Mairylaine Block: Writer, Internet Trainer A site by a librarian for librarians (and for anyone who loves to learn).
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Web Page Design Site Of The Month: Designing Your Page For Popularity Think like an entrepeneur.
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Seasonal Site Of The Month: Last Minute Cruise Finder It's Not Too Late To Not Be Home For The Holidays.
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Just Fun Site Of The Month: JigZone: Online Jigsaw Puzzles And you'll never lose the pieces!
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Downright Serious Site Of The Month: Donateaphone.com. One more aid for victims of domestic violence.
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Historical Site Of The Month: Historical Depictions of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake It was November 1, 1755.
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Much more than a card shop. Click on the logo to see for yourself! |
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Think you know it all? Prove it at Frenzi.com. And if you don't know something you can get some answers there. |
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For November Travelers |
November 1-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Flower Show, sweet potato auction, Grand Louisyam
parade, pageants, diaper derby, seniors dance.
This is the festival's 55th year. There is no
admission charge, but there is a parking fee.![]()
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November 3-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
This is a benefit event, with 250 exhibitors, and
a special preview on the evening of November 2.
The special guest artist this year is to be
Jonathan Winters.![]()
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November 3-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Arts and crafts, music, petting zoo and pony
rides, carnival midway, parade, country store
with pecan festival cookbook and pecan treats.![]()
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November 3-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Professional sculptors will do their work, and then
invite amateur sculptors to join them for the Sunday
portion of the festival.![]()
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November 3-11, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Carnival midway, parade, entertainment, recipe
contests, pumpkin decorating, sports events, food.![]()
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November 3-11, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pageant, weaving workshop, coffee farms tours,
lei contest, floral displays, bowling tournament,
grand parade, art exhinits, lantern parade,
charity auction, coffee picking contest, recipe
contest.![]()
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November 4-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Farmer's market, artist's gallery, exhibitor's gallery.
No admission charge.![]()
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November 4-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Plenty of authentic foods, live music, dance
troupes. No admission charge.![]()
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November 4-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
8k Citrus Skate, 8K Citrus Cycle, 8K/1-Mile Fun
Run, 5K Run/Walk, 15K Run, entertainment, citrus-
themed events, games, contests, food court, laser
shows, fireworks.![]()
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November 4-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
It begins more than 5000 thousand eggs and a 12-foot wide skillet. The tasty creation is accompanied by music, a trolley tour of local homes, kids' world, an antique car show, dance groups, more food, and 35-40 juried artsts. ![]()
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November 4-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment, children's activities, pecan treats.![]()
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November 4-5, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blues concerts, three stages of entertainment,
over 200 art exhibitors, children's activities,
food. Please, no dogs except assistance dogs.![]()
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November 10-12, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Parade, carnival, food and other booths,
softball tournament, car show, 5K run.![]()
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November 10-12, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
430 exhibitors will be at at the 26th occurence of
this festival, and along with the arts and crafts you
can enjoy food and entertainment. There is no admission,
and is limited free parking.![]()
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November 10-12, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Caroling, shopping, stories and games, historic
home tours, Santa Claus, food.![]()
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November 10-12, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fiber arts demonstrations, exhibits and vendors.
No admission charge. Go for the festival and then
stay for the unique setting of this mining town.![]()
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November 10-12, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tombstone honors its resident clown with a clown
school, contests, puppeteers, parade, a street
dance, gunfight re-enactments. Admission is free.
Proceeds from the festival go to the local
scholarship fund.![]()
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November 11-12, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Trolley tours of historic district, entertainment,
rides and games, arts and crafts, pony rides,
antique car show, tennis tournament, food.![]()
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November 11-12, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Arts and crafts, children's activities, food.![]()
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November 12-19, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Over 250 authors will attend, including Dave Barry,
Robert Levine, Madeline Camara, Tim Dorsey and Joan
M. Drury. There will be children's programs, evening
programs, viewings of rare books and maps, and many
Spanish books and authors.![]()
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November 17-19, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dance instruction, seminars, a Grand March,
cakewalk, jam sessions. There is an admission charge.
Performers scheduled to appear include Marty Eggers,
Yvonne Cloutier, Porcupine Ragtime Ensemble, Mimi
Blais and Bo Grumpus.![]()
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November 18-19, 2000![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tomato cook-off, parade, auto show, arts and
crafts, carnival rides, entertainment.![]()
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It's always best to call ahead to verify festival information. |
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Out On A Limb Looking For Roots
Part Four
Last month
we explored a few older resources for the United States for both
immigrants and Native Americans, plus took a quick look at countries
near the United States. This month I've included online sites that may help you if you have ancestors from Africa, Europe, Australia and the South Pacific and Asia. |
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While the internet now has extensive material on
some topics, many places and people are not yet online, so
you will notice as you do research that some areas have
much more material to browse.
For ease of searching I have put the countries and regions in
alphabetical order.
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Africa: AfricaGenWeb Project Nigeria Genealogy Forum The Amistad Research Center try their card catalogue search for holdings on individual countries.) Internet African History Sourcebook General source for African history) Antiquarian Maps of Africa
China:
Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific:
Armenia:
Austria:
Belgium, Luxembourg:
Czech Republic and Slovakia:
England (United Kingdom), Ireland, Scotland, Wales:
Estonia:
France:
Germany:
Greece:
Italy:
Japan:
Lithuania:
Netherlands:
Poland:
Portugal:
Spain:
Switzerland:
Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden):
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These are a few links of many! If you are so hooked on this activity now that you want more and more information,
perhaps you're ready for Cyndi's List. It's full of links and other resources to
help you in your search. This is only a glimpse into the world of tracing your family tree. Many sources are not online yet. Check your local libraries and museums, your newspaper office and funeral home records. Talk to people you know and are already related to, and talk to everyone they mention, if you can. Visit cemeteries and go through old family Bibles. Keep good notes and document your sources.
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Have a great time with your search for ancestors!
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We're pleased to host the work of artisan
Joan Garnand
on our little patch of light on the web.
Joan's creations are finally finding their way
out of her Tennessee community and into the
hearts of admirers everywhere. Check out Joan's zucchini/squash casserole recipe. This busy lady also began her TV stint this spring, and is sharing her cake decorating and candy-making skills on a local Chattanooga station.
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I would not miss the turkey at Thanksgiving, but I would
miss the stuffing, the
sweet potatoes
and the cranberries.
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Thanksgiving is also nice with plenty of pecans
and pumpkin pie, cheesecake,
or Pumpkin Cheesecake. If you love both pumpkin and Mexican
food as I do, how about having Layered Monterey Pumpkin Dip this year?
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Tired of sitting in that rush-hour traffic? Here's the dream car of the future, Moller's Skycar. You may one day be listening to air-traffic control on that morning commute. |
I knew about Beach Volleyball, but until recently had no idea there is also Beach Basketball. Read more about it from the World Beach Basketball Association.
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Grab some new persprectives on politics and everyday American life at Liberzine.com. Take note first: While the site is quite mild by most of today's literary standards, issues are spoken of plainly, and you may see an occasional four-letter word, so use your own discretion in choosing whether or not to visit.
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Are you handy with a crochet hook? (Men, don't ignore this! Remember Rosie Greer and his embroidered pillow work?) Here are some places you can contact to crochet for charity. If you knit, visit knitting for charity. Here are links to craft patterns for charity. If you yield a saw instead of a needle, visit Woodworkers for Charity.
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