tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post7148558141623498492..comments2023-10-21T11:35:09.795-03:00Comments on hearing/loss: Mapping the ancestorsronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-5994013891226456252009-08-16T01:08:26.316-03:002009-08-16T01:08:26.316-03:00you're a Newfie!! as i recall, the sign for N...you're a Newfie!! as i recall, the sign for Newfie is a lot like the (Canadian) sign for Fargo, where i grew up.Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-77005191123443789162009-08-15T19:51:39.830-03:002009-08-15T19:51:39.830-03:00ME - possibly but not probably - I'm originall...ME - possibly but not probably - I'm originally from Newfoundland. (Which I'll be visiting again soon, I'm happy to say.)ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-82159266944758117322009-08-15T11:02:05.217-03:002009-08-15T11:02:05.217-03:00I visited the Congressional Cemetery here in DC ye...I visited the Congressional Cemetery here in DC yesterday with Squeak, who belongs to the cemetery's K-9 Corps, which means he gets to run loose through its many acres. (Yes, there are rules, but they apply largely to the K-9 Corps' owners! Hefty fees, too, supplying 1/3 of the annual budget for the cemetery.) It's a moving, fascinating place. Over the years, it has been neglected or Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-8747557458300165652009-08-15T07:37:59.264-03:002009-08-15T07:37:59.264-03:00As often as I've wandered around cemeteries lo...As often as I've wandered around cemeteries looking for a specific grave -- often of someone famous for an article, but sometimes of an ancestor -- this is a wonderful thing to have. It ought to be standard, but I haven't seen it before.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807727819590358834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-890454098470667412009-08-15T02:58:58.000-03:002009-08-15T02:58:58.000-03:00This is wonderful, ronnie, and whoever is responsi...This is wonderful, ronnie, and whoever is responsible for doing this deserves all kinds of accolades.<br /><br />I've occasionally mentioned <a href="http://sherwords.blogspot.com/2008/01/gravely-pleasant-memories.html" rel="nofollow">in my blog</a> Oakland's Mountain View Cemetery, designed by the architect of New York's Central Park. It is a famous and revered cemetery... but it (Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-15141168286356644272009-08-14T21:20:59.047-03:002009-08-14T21:20:59.047-03:00very cool! any of your ancestors in there?very cool! any of your ancestors in there?Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.com