Category Archives: Genealogy

Hot Labor Day Weekend

Posted on September 1, 2017 by vanbraman

This weekend is going to be very hot. Today the temperatures were well over 100 degrees and an Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until Monday evening. Tomorrow the forecast is for 113 degrees so I will be spending most … Continue reading →

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Finding Your Roots

Posted on July 24, 2017 by vanbraman

On Monday nights I like to watch Finding Your Roots on PBS. I like the way that Henry Louis Gates Jr. looks into the ancestry of famous people. I always wonder which of my ancestors Gates would feature if he … Continue reading →

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