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Top names for 2011

Posted on 16 May 2012 by

The Social Security Administration has released its list of the most popular first names again.  I usually grumble about why the names are so popular because they often don’t make sense to me, but this year’s list isn’t too bad.  … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Kim? « The Diacritics

Posted on 3 January 2012 by

For some variety, here are the meanings of the names of Kim Jong-il, born Yuri Irsenovich Kim. What’s in a Kim? « The Diacritics.

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We Still Live Here – As Nutayunean | Reviving the Wampanoag Language | Independent Lens | PBS

Posted on 20 November 2011 by

We Still Live Here – As Nutayunean | Reviving the Wampanoag Language | Independent Lens | PBS. I’m going to stretch away from genealogy a bit for this one.  Today I watched the documentary movie “We Still Live Here”, a … Continue reading →

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