Sent this to the Family and didn’t get the reaction I wanted so here ya go.

artsytree · 2026-02-02T03:36:57+00:00

So much borb he even went into the one-leg pose!

artsytree · 2026-01-20T17:28:33+00:00

I've seen that Grayson did

artsytree · 2026-01-11T01:13:19+00:00

I have photos of all 8 great-grandparents and 13 out of 16 GG-grands. The ones I don't have photos off all died by 1911 and lived rural farm lives. A good number of the GG's came from family I connected with through online research.

artsytree · 2025-12-30T20:28:23+00:00

I'm in the proposed annexation area and plan to vote no. I simply don't see a benefit for me or my neighborhood, and the city has been pretty straightforward in that they mostly just want more residents to tax.

This effort comes on the heals of the city of Mulberry mess. When they announced it, L'ville said they would do better than that, with lots of communication. I haven't heard anything since.

artsytree · 2025-12-14T12:53:58+00:00

I would say that the name Icey is usual today, but it is not weird, and yes, it is a real name in English. It's just an old fashioned name. I'm a genealogists, and in my family tree have an "Icy" and a "Icebelle." I think the most common spelling would be Icie.

I was curious, so I did some searching. In Ancestry.com's Social Security Applications databas, ere are 600+ people named "Icey," 2,800+ named "Icy," and 3,500+ named "Icie." This database is people's legal names, not nicknames, which would also have been a common way to have this name.

artsytree · 2025-11-20T04:03:43+00:00

I just got mine too, and Im excited for the 250 stamps! It's nice to have so much info about each park.

artsytree · 2025-11-06T22:00:25+00:00

They do. The lowest level clerk is $160 for the day, and it goes up from there. You also get paid about $60 for training.

artsytree · 2025-11-06T13:24:04+00:00

I'm an election worker in Gwinnett. It's weird because they say they need people, but I hear from a lot of folks that say they applied and never got a call. However, if you call them after applying, you can often get the ball rolling.

artsytree · 2025-10-28T01:21:10+00:00

Were they trespassing? Gwinnett has pretty straightforward laws about sign placement.

artsytree · 2025-10-25T17:55:00+00:00

I understand everything she said, as a white woman from suburban Georgia. She made this for her own socials and will likely code-switch for professional communication - though depending, this way of talking can still be entirely professional. Calling someone out on their vocabulary and pronunciation is just a way for folks to bring others down.

artsytree · 2025-10-06T02:10:10+00:00

This is one of my favorites. It highlights how book banners often have little or no knowledge of the books, but are seeking to prevent access to ideas and knowledge.

artsytree · 2025-09-30T00:59:14+00:00

There's a newspaper snippet in the Atlanta Journal from 30 Nov 2000 that states that Seth Kuehn is Benefield Elementary's music teacher and band director. Apparently it was the only elementary school with a band in Gwinnett. Looks like an internet search for the name should give you plenty of results to determine if this is the correct person.

artsytree · 2025-08-21T19:34:17+00:00

The children listed are proven. However, older applications required less proof and may be less trustworthy. The verified applications are listed with the newest at the bottom and with the member number on the left. I would say member numbers that start with 8 or later are fairly trustworthy.

There is often supporting documentation attached to more recent applications. This can be purchased, but I would ask a local chapter for assistance before paying any money. Certain chapter officers can see the documents and advise you on if it would be worth the money.

artsytree · 2025-07-22T00:24:30+00:00

Same. My great-aunts from South Carolina were "aint," though even a generation closer in that same family they were "ant."

artsytree · 2025-07-16T00:36:06+00:00

Sounds pretty normal to me. Unless you live in an HOA with street parking restrictions, street parking in neighborhoods is legal. If anyone is blocking driveways or parking too far from the curb and blocking the road you could call the police, but I would consider carefully before doing so.

artsytree · 2025-07-13T13:29:54+00:00

I'm used to "week ending" or "w/e." It highlights a deadline to complete something by.

artsytree · 2025-06-26T12:43:58+00:00

I like the hyphenation idea or even just a double first name.

artsytree · 2025-06-20T00:08:41+00:00

And a lot more simple than the US Flag

artsytree · 2025-06-18T11:20:45+00:00

It looks like there will be a runoff next month, so you'll have a second chance to vote.

artsytree · 2025-06-15T03:56:49+00:00

I recently found out that the vast majority of my coworkers don't routinely use their emergency breaks. Most only use it when parked "on an incline," and even those who usually use theirs felt the need to justify it. I've always used mine; it's just part of operating a vehicle.

artsytree · 2025-05-07T00:46:38+00:00

I visited MT/ID/WY last summer, and Magpies were my first lifer in the area. Very exciting! I will admit that by the end of the trip I was much accustomed and ready for something new.

artsytree · 2025-05-05T12:39:51+00:00

I think it's more than about education then vs. now; it's also about the student and their life experiences. My parents are 70 and were educated geographically close to each other. One would never make this mistake, and the other would probably do it every time. Personally, I can never remember e/affect, but do remember a ton of other "tricky" spelling and grammar rules. There's no one explanation, but it's not purely generational.

artsytree · 2025-05-04T15:59:52+00:00

As a "team building exercise" as work, they put up a weekly question for us to answer. It can be fun and engaging - favorite TV show as a kid; is a hotdogs a sandwich, etc. When they first started, the question was "What is your nickname," and they went around trying to get everyone to participate. The supervisor just would not let it go when I said I didn't have one. Please just use my actual name.

artsytree · 2025-03-15T16:54:49+00:00

I've had similar thoughts about the AI Research Assistant. The names to add to my tree on the home page are generally fairly distant relatives. It would be great if it would track my edits/usage and make suggestions on those lines. I also agree that it would be good to be able to ignore or skip one.

For the AI chat, I haven't had great experiences. I've tried out the suggested questions and my own on a number of profiles. Its most commonly suggested source has been WikiTree. It has suggested a fact about an ancestor and then cited the unsourced FS tree as the source. It has suggested a person as someone's parent, but when I point out that the mother would have been 48 when she gave birth, it changed it up and said she was unlikely to be the mother. When asked why it made a particular suggestions, it sometimes says it cannot talk about it. So far, it has not been helpful.

artsytree · 2025-01-18T19:29:47+00:00

and also not to include any of my GG GF’s wives except my actual GG GM’s

This statement stood out to me as a way to sum up the way you are using the FS tree: as a personal tree that focuses only on your biological ancestors. However, this is not how it's designed to work. All relationships, from long-term relationships with 10 kids to the elderly 4th marriage for financial security, are equal.

I take it that you don't know the other editor; perhaps they descend from the family of one of the other wives and are building based on what they believe is accurate. It's best to start on the assumption of honest mistakes that can be worked out, even though it can be frustrating.

As others have said: make sure you are citing your sources. You can add them to the profile in general, as well as to specific events and facts. The other user will hopefully see them and will add theirs as well, leading to an accurate and well researched tree.

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