Thought of the Day Archive

Recent Posts

• Statutes of William the Conqueror
• A True Description of New England ~ 1629
• The Covenants of New England
• Finding Help FAQ’s on FamilySearch
• Christopher Columbus ~ Letter to the King and Queen of Spain ~ circa 1494
• The New Genealogy Theme ~ Fluff and Stuff
• FamilySearch Wiki ~ Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records
• The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

Articles By Calendar Date

Archives

Translate

Polls

 Loading ...

Comments Disabled

Recent Comments

• Nathan W. Murphy on Virginia Emigration and Immigration ~ FamilySearch Wiki
• Peter Parkinson on Featherstone Castle of Northumbria
• Jennifer on Featherstone Castle of Northumbria
• April (McRae) Robertson on In Flanders Fields ~ Row Upon Row
• lineagekeeper on FamilySearch ~ The Advertisement
• Jill on FamilySearch ~ The Advertisement

This Day in History

• "Spider Dan" Scales 110-Story Sears Tower (1981) 25 May 2013
  After witnessing a deadly high-rise hotel fire, Dan Goodwin resolved to call attention to the need for better skyscraper firefighting and rescue techniques. Six months after the blaze, he donned a homemade Spider-Man suit and, using suction cups and climbing gear, began an ascent of Chicago's Sears Tower—then the world's tallest building. He reache […]