Thanks, Meta!
So Meta decided to suspend my Instagram account on January 25, claiming that my account had violated community standards. Which standards? Who knows? They won’t say, and basically give no recourse to unsuspend the account. …
Tempdb Configuration on Azure Ephemeral Disk
In the past year I’ve been working more with SQL Server on Azure virtual machines. I was initially excited about Marketplace images for SQL Server virtual machines, but having deployed them as a test, I …
St. Patrick’s Day Deals
Holidays are usually an opportunity to access a subset of content at the major genealogical sites. This year both Ancestry and MyHeritage are offering free access to Irish records for a limited time. Check out …
LAURIDSEN, Karl Henrik: Evidence
In my last post, I explored potential ancestor Henrik Larsen Hvolby’s early life, from his birth in Råsted to his move to Ulfborg. But I need to place him in Ejsing at the time period …
LAURIDSEN, Karl Henrik: Cracks?
When I last wrote about Karl Henrik Lauridsen, I was stuck. I had three mentions of him in the parish records: a christening in Møborg, a notation about the Møborg christening in Ejsing where Ane …
Backing off a bit
A job has a way of getting in the way of grand plans. Week 2 didn’t quite go according to plan.
Small steps
Welcome to the summary of my past week successes. This week was a right successful goal-driven progressive win for me, but much of that may have had to do with my being at home to take a training course all week.
Building a learning routine
To accomplish my ultimate goal of learning Danish, it’s important to include activities that focus on the four areas of language learning: reading, listening, speaking, and writing.
Accountability
I’ve decided to get serious about accomplishing something that I’ve dithered about for the past 30-odd years — learning Danish. My cousin Henning started teaching me Danish way back in 1987, starting with numbers and …
LAURIDSEN, Karl Henrik: Brick Wall
In genealogy, there comes a point in everyone’s research where there are no more records, and no route further into the past. Unless you’re descended from royalty or some other person of historical significance, that …