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The Biggest Mistake of Online Ancestor Hunting and How to Avoid It

When you find a mention of your family tree online it's thrilling. Especially if the site lists long sought-after dates, more names, and stories about your ancestors. Who doesn't like knowing the details of a Civil War soldier, a Revolutionary-era patriot, or a wild west frontiersman? Unfortunately, though, the information you find online can be correct, almost correct, or totally false - - and you have no way of knowing which is which. That's because most online sites don't include documentation on their web pages. Genealogy is a fascinating hobby that requires the skills of a detective and the scientific techniques of a forensic analyst. It's all about proving the connection from one generation to the next. You can guess about the connection, but until proven they remain guesses (albeit it good guesses). So, how do you avoid falling into the "no source materials" online trap? If a website has information about your family but no sources, you can either ...

Pacific Islanders - The Real Pain Behind The Biggest Smiles In The World

A deep seated and unacknowledged depression will kill Pacific Island cultures and her people. Most Psychologists will tell you that the people with the biggest smiles and loudest personalities are usually the most frightened or are hiding the greatest depths of despair and depression. Most notably from themselves. So what then do they say when you come across not a just a single person in this situation, not just a whole country or race, for indeed the Pacific is made up of three distinct and very different ethic groups Melanesian, Polynesian and Micronesian, but an entire global region. Many Islanders will tell you that the reason we're all so happy is that we used to live in dark and evil times and that European missionaries brought us your white god and religious betrothal to that god. A god that most westerners have no further time for. We would have you believe that we're so joyously happy because we've been saved. Lost Connections The truth is most Islanders you meet...