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Quasi-regular writings can be read on my blog at least twice a week. I enjoyed being included in the Family History Expos' Bloggers of Honor for the Mesa, AZ and St. George, UT Expo events.

I appreciate being included in the "top 100" lesser-known genealogy blogs by MyHeritage in May 2010:

Partial listing of articles I have written and where they have been published is provided below:

LEXICONS OF LOST LIFESTYLES
articles about word and phrase origins, organized by theme
(links are provided for articles that appear on line)

"Chew on These, Part 2" (28 June 2010, GenWeekly)
"Chew on These, Part 1" (26 May 2010, GenWeekly)
"Five a Day" (30 Apr 2010, GenWeekly)
"These Words will Grow on You" (2 Apr 2010, GenWeekly)
"Weaponry Wordings, Part 2" (6 Mar 2010, GenWeekly)
"Weaponry Wordings, Part 1" (5 Feb 2010, GenWeekly)
"Words of Holidays Past" (4 Dec 2009, GenWeekly)
"In Passing, Part 3" (6 Nov 2009, GenWeekly)
"In Passing, Part 2" (3 Oct 2009, GenWeekly)
"Solving Word Mysteries" (Autumn 2009, Vol. #46, No. 4, SCGS Searcher)
"In Passing, Part 1" (3 Sep 2009, GenWeekly)
"Words of War, Part 3" (4 July 2009, GenWeekly)
"Words of War, Part 2" (4 June 2009, GenWeekly)
"Getting Information" (Jun 2009; CGS Newsletter)
"Words of War, Part 1" (16 May 2009, GenWeekly)
"Digging for Words in the Mines" (Dec 2008, CGS Newsletter)
"Working on the Railroad" (Sep 2008, CGS Newsletter; 8 Jan 2010, GenWeekly)
"From Logs to Log Cabins" (Jun 2008, CGS Newsletter; 1 August 2009, GenWeekly)
"Get me to the Church on Time" (Mar 2008, CGS Newsletter; April 2009, GenWeekly)
"All the World's a Stage" (Dec 2007, CGS Newsletter; 22 Jan 2009, GenWeekly)
"Meanwhile, back at the Ranch, Part 2" (Sep 2007, CGS Newsletter; 11 Dec 2008, GenWeekly)
"Meanwhile, back at the Ranch, Part 1" (Jun 2007, CGS Newsletter; 27 Nov 2008, GenWeekly)
"Games over Generations" (Mar 2007, CGS Newsletter; Jan 2009, Vol 26, #1, SCGS Searcher)
"From Ship to Shore" (Dec. 2006, CGS Newsletter; 19 Mar 2009, GenWeekly )

"Firearm Phraseology, Part 3" (Sep. 2006, CGS Newsletter)
"Knomenclature of Knights" (Jun. 2006, CGS Newsletter; 19 Feb 2009, GenWeekly)
"Firearm Phraseology, Part 2" (Mar. 2006, CGS Newsletter; Sep. 2008, SCCAPG Newsletter)
"Firearm Phraseology" (Dec. 2005, CGS Newsletter; 2006, SCCAPG Newsletter)

SONGS OF YESTERDAY
articles about the backstories of songs our ancestors sang (and we still enjoy)
(links are provided for articles that appear on line; MP3 files or the respective songs are provided for most)

"The Legend of John Henry, Steel-Driving Man" (7 July 2010, GenWeekly)
"Cowboy's Lament" (7 June 2010, GenWeekly)
     (includes MP3 of "Streets of Laredo," AKA "Cowboy's Lament")
"Home on the Range" (7 May 2010, GenWeekly)
    (includes MP3 of "Home on the Range," AKA "My Western Home")
"An Appalachian Tragedy" (on "Tom Dooley"; 16 Apr 2010, GenWeekly)
     (includes MP3 of "Tom Dula")
"Danny Boy" (17 Mar 2010, GenWeekly)
     (includes MP3 of "Londonderry Air")
"Glory, Hallelujah!, Part 2" (19 Feb 2010, GenWeekly)
"Glory, Hallelujah!, Part 1" (22 Jan 2010, GenWeekly)
    (includes MP3 of "Battle Hymn of the Republic")
"How Our Ancestors Sang in the Holiday, Part 2" (11 Dec 2009, GenWeekly)
     (includes MP3 of "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" & link to my Holiday CD)
"How Our Ancestors Sang in the Holiday, Part 1" (27 Nov 2009, GenWeekly)
     (includes MP3 of "Good King Wenceslas" & link to my Holiday CD)

OTHER ARTICLES

"Fritz Mueller: Champion or Charlatan?" (June 2010, APG Quarterly, publication of the Association of Professional Genealogists)
"Uncovering More Than Artifacts: Roy Wilcox and Isle Royale" (May/June 2010, Family Chronicle )
"Who are the Genealogists?" (March 2010, Crossroads, Quarterly magazine of the Utah Genealogical Association)
"What Instruments Did Your Ancestors Play?" (Winter 2010, Vol. 47, #1, The Searcher, Newsletter of the Southern California Genealogical Society)
"Dong Genealogy Research with a Learning Disability" (Dec 8, 2009, Vol 3, #60, World Vital Records Newsletter)
"Is it Time to Spin Your Own Web . . . Site, That is?" (Nov 2009, SPEAK!, Newsletter of the Genealogical Speakers Guild)
"It's about Time!" (Aug 2009 SPEAK!, Newsletter of the Genealogical Speakers Guild)
"Investigating Irene: The New York Parentage of Irene (Freeman) Wilcox" (June 2009, NGS Quarterly, Journal of the National Genealogical Society)
"Warning: Beware of Fallacious Reasoning in Genealogical Research!" (June 2009, Crossroads, Quarterly magazine of the Utah Genealogical Association)
"Visual Aids: Complement, not Nucleus" (May 2009, SPEAK!, Newsletter of the Genealogical Speakers Guild)
"Adapting to a New Culture" (Spring 2009, Vol 26, #2, The Searcher, Newsletter of the Southern California Genealogical Society)
"The Presentation Worksheet for Trouble-Free Bookings" (Jan 2009, SPEAK!, Newsletter of the Genealogical Speakers Guild)
"'Stones, Bones, & Ancient Tomes' Family History Month Event: A Success!" (Nov-Dec 2008, CSGA Newsletter)
"Managing Communication Apprehension" (Nov 2008, SPEAK!, Newsletter of the Genealogical Speakers Guild)
"Digitizing California Newpapers" (Nov 2007, CSGA Newsletter)