I don’t know how to understand how these fables have developed. The introductory problem is that some researchers attribute Abraham Luce and Cycely (Darke) Luce with a daughter Margaret. Parish records for Horton, the home of this family, show Abraham and Cycely were married in 1604 and had children Abraham (1605), Israel (1605), and John…
Author: Justin Durand
Human Terrain
I’m fascinated by this graphic way of viewing the size and spatial relationship of the world’s cities. I live right there in Denver but I was born in Laramie, which is that little spike up there to the left of Cheyenne. Try it yourself: Human Terrain: Visualizing the World’s Population, in 3D. You should see…
Research Resources
Life is easier when you have an list of links to the sources you use most often, or so says Thomas MacEntee. This is mine. I had it started before I watched his 2011 webinar. One of these I’ll come back and do some polishing. Now, I’m moving it back offline. Quick Links Geni FamilySearch…
St. Mark’s Lutheran
I was sad to hear St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Provo has closed. Or, not exactly closed but the property is sold, there are houses where the church used to be, and the congregation is now meeting at some event center up north. A casualty of being a religious minority in Utah Valley. This was…
Ragnar Lodbrok
I have a special affection for Ragnar, but not for the reasons you’d think. I’m a volunteer curator at Geni.com, but several years ago I got thrown out of the site by another curator, Anette. We have a Ragnar Lodbrog project at Geni, as you might expect. Anette started the project. A bunch of us…