Admiral Russell R. Waesche

My first Wikipedia contribution! Admiral Russell R. Waesche is my Great Great Grandfather's cousin. He was the Admiral of the US Coast Guard for many years. I got to add a few things to his page and I'm pretty excited about it. Check it out HERE. I love doing Family History!

George Henry Waesche Family: Young Immigrant

George Henry Waesche Family: Young Immigrant: Charles S. Albert who, at the funeral of Metta H. Maud said, "He that stands on the other side of birth to send us here, stands also on the further side of death to receive us there ." My great Aunt Margaret B. Waesche lamented that so much of our stories are lost over time, but she rejoiced in the belief that we would meet again.

It is such a comfort in knowing where those we love are and what they're up to. This scripture was one of the greatest comforts to me after my father died:

Alma 40:11 Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are ^ctaken ^dhome to that God who gave them life.

12 And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of ^ahappiness, which is called^bparadise, a state of rest, a state of ^cpeace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.

Check out the video  from the “What Happens When I Die?” on mormon.org. I really love hearing the testimonies of others. 

My other Blog is officially going now. It's about my ancestors from Maryland, the George Henry Waesche Family. Take a look!

carrollcountywaesche.blogspot.com

Leonardo da Vinci, handbag designer

This caught my eye as I was going through my Google Reader this morning. Think its an accurate interpretation of the draft? 

Material history, if you haven't noticed, is a passion of mine. How wonderful for designers to have had access to the drawing, so that they could bring this design through the centuries. I wonder how often old designs and plans will see the light of day in this century for the first time. This really tickles my fancy; perhaps I'll keep my eyes open for sleeping dreams such as this in my wanderings. 

 Do you have a song that really speaks to your soul? Like all the way down into the fibers of your toes? This is totally my song: Cello Suite 1 Prelude... and then the Piano Guys went and made it that much better!

Made it into my bookbinding class! Such a tender mercy, as it turns out, the professor works in the Special Collections of the Library doing preservation etc! Can you believe it!? My teacher has my dream job and I didn't even know it! He said he decided to let me add the class because he felt like its where I belong :) He also said that I should come down to the preservation lab and spend some time down there :D Wow, this is going to be a wonderful semester! Get ready for adventures in bookbinding land... I'm sure there is some kind of Monster Book of Monsters that's creeping around in my head just waiting to be made.


http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/The_Monster_Book_of_Monsters

So, brilliant. I'm sitting in my Computers for Historical Research class, and we're talking Blogs! I get to start one based on the research that I did last semester. So, when that begins I'm going to put a link on my sidebar for you to easily find and subscribe to it. I'll try not to forget you here on Antiquarian Eyes though, have no fear! The research that I'm going to hi-light will eventually be connected to a google webpage that will be connected to all of the research. I'm excited!

Here's my professor's blog for an example if you're looking to start a genealogical blog of your own and some fun readings:
http://archibaldgardnerfamily.blogspot.com/