One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen is this Apollo crew module. It didn’t go to the moon, but was part of a 1973 Skylab mission. Still. It orbited the Earth more than 800 times, and splashed down safely 200 miles off of San Diego. You can see the erosion from the heat of re-entry all around the bottom.
Category: Family
Stuff about family past and present — genealogy and the kids, for example.
Distant cousin Tod has launched a web site with information about this branch of my family. Or, am I a branch of his family? Either way, Lackey Branches might have some useful information for your western Pennsylvania or North Carolina genealogy project.
Leave a CommentDaughter C. is livin’ the dream, driving her cousin’s Mercedes.
Son A. has been travelling the country since September; backpacking, jumping trains, camping, couch-surfing. He and his friends had a dangerous situation in Chicago over the weekend.
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To daughter C., who is graduating from high school today!
Leave a CommentTo Richard H., a third or fourth cousin of Shari and mine, who found my genealogy page and signed up.
Leave a Comment…Dear Alex, Happy Birthday To You.
My son turns 20 today, which is remarkable considering I’m only like 25 myself.
Leave a CommentIn one of the earlier posts about the Genealogy Road Trip, I mentioned that I love City Directories. Here’s why. Census information is great, but it only comes out every 10 years. There’s also an embargo on it — I think it’s 75 years. The 1930 data was just recently released. City directories were the…
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