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Issue 51.11 More often than not, the obituary notice is the only “biographical sketch” that has ever been devoted to some of our ancestors. The wealth of genealogical and biographical information to be found in an informative obituary makes the effort of searching for one worthwhile. For many of our ancestors and relatives the obituary […] Issue 51.11 Here it is the year 2010 and something is bothering me as it has for the last 65 years. I was the lower ball turret gunner on Robert Parnell’s crew number 5383. We had been flying our required number of bombing missions into Germany and on December 19th, 1944 we were briefed to […] Issue 51.11 Being raised as an only child, I never had to share anything with a sibling. I’ve noticed how easy it is for an older brother or sister in some families to become a bully demanding that younger ones share their toys or other prized possessions. This is not a problem in the whole […] Issue 51.11 As you begin the cremation preplanning process, it is important to remember that you are not just planning for yourself. You are making arrangements and decisions that will greatly affect your loved ones. Simply telling your family members or friends that you wish to be cremated is not enough. Utah law requires a […] Issue 51.11 A recent study by John Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging linked hearing loss and Dementia. The study showed that seniors with untreated hearing loss are significantly more likely to develop Dementia than their counterparts. Investigators suggest that the strain of decoding sounds over the years may overwhelm the brain, leaving people […] Issue 50.11 The U.S. Surgeon General has said, “You’re not healthy without good oral health.” Bad oral health can manifest itself as infections of the lips, cheeks, teeth, gums or the bone around the teeth and are caused by microorganisms. Medical research has shown that these microorganisms pass into the blood stream and are transmitted […] Issue 50.11 Over the course of several years I have seen many patients who do not want to wear their hearing aids. Many of them complain that they feel all “plugged up” like their “head is in a barrel”, or that their own voice doesn’t sound natural. When they chew crunchy foods like chips, carrots, […] Issue 50.11 In all things tech, there is a question that I get asked all the time. “Should I fix this, live with it, or should I get a new one?” The answer depends on a lot of things. The most important question in most cases is “Is repairing or upgrading what I have, going […] Issue 50.11 FamilySearch Indexing at https://www.familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing gets asked this question a lot, so here is an explanation – Fewer fields allow more collections to be published more quickly. FamilySearch chooses to index fields because of an extremely insightful finding at the beginning of 2010. Analysts determined that a field reduction of 37 percent would result […] |
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