I need to hear some good news.

[DHogan]

Anyone have anything new, fun or exciting going on ?

[billyb]

Dave,
I volunteer at a local Genealogy Society helping people research their families. I have been approached by the local Junior High School, that the History Club wished to research their families. So for the last month or so, I have been meeting with this History Club and teaching them how to research their families, mainly through the free sources that are available.
I have been pleasantly surprised that these kids are excited about doing their research. When they randomly yell out "I found my great grandfather", is very rewarding. Sparking their interest in their family history and what involvement their family may have had in shaping our towns, counties or countries histories, will certainly perk their interest when it comes time for them to study about our countries events.
We do our work in the school library, and at one of our sessions, several kids had to serve their detentions in the library. After the session was over, a couple of the kids serving their detentions, approached me about researching family histories. These kids are curious, they want to know about their family's past. This has turned out to be a very rewarding program. And it is something anyone can do with their children.

[DHogan]

Originally Posted by billyb

Dave,
I volunteer at a local Genealogy Society helping people research their families. I have been approached by the local Junior High School, that the History Club wished to research their families. So for the last month or so, I have been meeting with this History Club and teaching them how to research their families, mainly through the free sources that are available.
I have been pleasantly surprised that these kids are excited about doing their research. When they randomly yell out "I found my great grandfather", is very rewarding. Sparking their interest in their family history and what involvement their family may have had in shaping our towns, counties or countries histories, will certainly perk their interest when it comes time for them to study about our countries events.
We do our work in the school library, and at one of our sessions, several kids had to serve their detentions in the library. After the session was over, a couple of the kids serving their detentions, approached me about researching family histories. These kids are curious, they want to know about their family's past. This has turned out to be a very rewarding program. And it is something anyone can do with their children.

Bill, very cool. It's good to hear that young kids are still interested in some history.

[t206blogcom]

In less than 2 weeks our new home will be finished!

[DHogan]

Originally Posted by t206blogcom

In less than 2 weeks our new home will be finished!

Nice !

[DHogan]

It's been a while since anyone had some good news to share. I just got home to find an unexpected package in the mail from a small non-sports company called RR Parks Cards. They sent me a freebie collectors kit from the 2014-2015 Chronicals of the Three Stooges. It contains promos from all four series and a complete 6 card subset of film cell relic cards. Good stuff. Yes, my wife thinks I'm nuts too. . They also produce other sets of monster cards. I'm looking forward to their 3rd and 4th series from the sets. Hopefully, it will help kick me back into working on my older sports card sets.

[jerrys]

Blame. Deny. Betray. Divide. A lie. The truth. Which one shall I use?

You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. Al Capone

[Leon]

Originally Posted by DHogan

Anyone have anything new, fun or exciting going on ?

no

[sporteq]

I save 15% on Geico insurance by switching.

Albert

[DHogan]

Originally Posted by Leon

no

There's always tomorrow Leon.

[DHogan]

It's been a while since anyone has posted some good news. Let's hear some !

[wazoo]

Adrian isn't on the board anymore...so we think...

[wazoo]

OH OH OH! I have some good news! I graduated two fridays ago!!! I'm going off to college, (The University of Vermont), I just had my orientation and met fellow engineers that I will be working with. I also have been playing a lot of American Legion baseball. I'm finally getting my change up to have some movement on it. All good stuff!

[DHogan]

Originally Posted by wazoo

OH OH OH! I have some good news! I graduated two fridays ago!!! I'm going off to college, (The University of Vermont), I just had my orientation and met fellow engineers that I will be working with. I also have been playing a lot of American Legion baseball. I'm finally getting my change up to have some movement on it. All good stuff!

That's all great news. Enjoy the summer while you can.

[egri]

Originally Posted by wazoo

OH OH OH! I have some good news! I graduated two fridays ago!!! I'm going off to college, (The University of Vermont), I just had my orientation and met fellow engineers that I will be working with.

What discipline of engineering are you headed into? I'm in Industrial and Systems Engineering, a few states south of you at URI. I knew an engineer who had gone to UVM (I want to say he was Mechanical) and was able to retire at 54.