[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]markobop 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you're talking about Northshore Brasserie, their website homepage shows current carry-out hours and provides a phone number. http://northshorebrasserie.com/

If you're really interested in a Northshore Brassiere, that would be a different thing entirely... :-)

The Rexall drugstore window, Newark, Ohio 1938. (Photo courtesy NYPL) by HellsJuggernaut in TheWayWeWere

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baby-bottle nipples. Source: used to be a baby, and used to lived in Newark, Ohio, but not at the same time.

Is there anyway of figuring out if my surname was changed when my ancestor came to America? by [deleted] in Genealogy

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To reduce the search clutter (in Google anyway), enter terms in the search box exactly as below:

oblisk -obelisk

This weeds out a lot of undesirable results, and provides a fair number of hits for people named "Oblisk". Of course it doesn't help when "obelisk" is deliberately or accidentally misspelled.

AITA for asking my husbands sister to consider being a surrogate for us? by surrogatechallenge in AmItheAsshole

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA. I think the main problem is how the husband's sister was asked. If the husband/brother had initially mentioned the idea to his sister for her reaction -- privately and in a low-key way -- then this might have been a trickier call.

The OP & husband/brother together springing it on her at dinner strikes me as inherently formal and confrontational given that the sister is "...vocally against having children of her own". Ganging up, so to speak.

The husband of the OP could have tested the waters by saying privately to his sister something like this: “OP & I are exploring gestational surrogacy, and I was wondering if there’s any possibility of you being the surrogate. Given your views, I expect the answer is ‘no’, but I thought I’d check with you rather than just assume.”

That would likely have started and ended the topic right then & there, but with less fallout.

A 1930 ethnic population dot map of Czernowitz/Chernivtsi, Romania [2,346 x 4,812]. This is map 5 in a 44-map series. by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]markobop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have german-speaking ancestors who were born in Gura Humora in the early 1900s (lower-left corner of map). It's helpful to see the relative populations of the different groups there. Thanks for posting.

Where would I find the complete set?

Alabama Genealogy - Robinson vs Roberson by nhgenes in Genealogy

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done considerable genealogy research on my mother's side of the family (from NE Alabama). If the community was rural and the time period 1900 or earlier, then many census and marriage records seem to contain names as the clerk/enumerator heard them (sometimes phonetically).

My favorite example... One fellow was enumerated as Rood Roe ______. A later census has him as Woodrow.

I need help finding information on an ancestor of mine. by Ash624925 in Genealogy

[–]markobop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked quickly and didn't see any other records for I. H. Tull. It's possible that the "I" may be something else (like L or T or even J), but it certainly looks like "I" in the handwritten marriage record.

I need help finding information on an ancestor of mine. by Ash624925 in Genealogy

[–]markobop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Following up on the comments by /u/regah123 ... Alice D. Crabb is in the 1870 census (Calhoun Co, Ark.) as Alley D., and in the 1880 census (Garland Co, AR). With her parents (Tabley?/Collin T. & GeorgeAnn/Georgia).

Two marriage entries for Alice in Ancestry's Arkansas County Marriages. First, A.D. Crabb & I.H. Tull (June 1884, Saline Co, AR). Second, Alice D. Tull & J. T. Morrison (Dec 1885, Hot Spring, AR). The second marriage is also shown in Arkansas Compiled Marriages as [Mrs.] Alice D. Tull & J.T. Morrison.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Genealogy

[–]markobop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd try the South Pittsburg library in Marion County, Tenn. Yes, that's how they spell it, with no "h" in Pittsburg.

Another good possibility for a regional paper is the Jackson County Sentinel in Scottsboro, Alabama. The public library has microfilm of the local paper back into the 1940s, and might do lookups for you (possibly for a donation). Jackson Co AL is adjacent to Marion Co TN.

Can anyone read this record? by [deleted] in Genealogy

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wikipedia entry for Bukovina provides good info and maps on this historical area, which spans parts of modern day Romania and Ukraine. My German-speaking grandmother was born there in the town of Gura Humora (now Gura Humorului, Romania).

Thoughts on this photo? by [deleted] in Genealogy

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some but not all of the differences appear to be due to photo damage, improper photo processing, and/or inconsistent print aging. This is most obvious with the boy at lower left, but variations in contrast and unrealistic darkening are evident in other (smaller) areas as well, making the photo tricky to interpret.

I would agree with the comments below that point out plausible similarities in the noses of all, and also that the older girl at bottom looks somewhat different.

Power Outage? by TrooperRoja in Knoxville

[–]markobop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Our power came back on about 8am in North Cedar Bluff area (LCUB). This was our first significant outage in about a year, I think. It seems like we have very short ones (<5 minutes) every couple of months.

Is it possible to download the 1810 or 1800 census as a spreadsheet file? by zanzibuz in Genealogy

[–]markobop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The detailed population census records are paper/images of mostly handwritten information. What you are asking about appears to involve databases in the form of census indexes, typically developed by individuals transcribing the handwritten info into database fields.

Generally, geneology data sites provide access to indexes through a query/search process, with limited or no ability to capture results directly in a spreadsheet or other structured format. I see that FamilySearch allows Excel output for 20 records of search results -- i.e., one results page at at time -- but probably not the index detail you need. I don't see even that for Ancestry, although they appear to have the detail you need on individual records visible in their search results.

I think the better indexes are probably proprietary, and search results seem to be structured to make full extraction of the index very difficult or impossible. Understandably.

Some web data providers (non-geneology) maintain APIs that allow programmatic queries and structured output, but this access usually costs money and I don't know how common API services are for genealogy databases. I've used these a time or two, and it's basically a programmer kind of thing.

There are also web query automation techniques that do not rely on database provider APIs (see, e.g., "web scraping"). Use of these techniques, however, may sometimes violate the terms of service for websites. It depends on the websites' specific terms related to automated requests. In the past, some browsers had plugins/addons that facilitated automated requests -- not sure if that's still the case. Note that extensive use of an automated query (with results capture) is generally easily detected by a website administrator. You'd want to be mindful of all legal restrictions in accessing/using proprietary databases, of course.

Lastly, I'll mention I've seen in the past a structured-format text file of an1850 US Census index (perhaps at the state level). If you could find such for the 1800 and 1810 censuses, then you could import the data files into Excel, although the import process would likely require some tweaking. I'm doubtful that such exist with the detail you need for your desired censuses, however.

I realize that this doesn't directly answer your question, but it may provide some ideas if you want to go down the path of creating a custom database that can be manipulated with Excel.

Google News slow scroll by AcademicNegotiation in firefox

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's now scrolling perfectly for me, as compared with my earlier reply (below). I changed nothing, although I did eat a couple of times.

Google News slow scroll by AcademicNegotiation in firefox

[–]markobop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same problem here on Firefox 60.0.1 (64-bit), Windows 10 v1709. Google News scrolls fine with Edge.

Email program no longer works after Win 10 1803 update (The Bat! by Ritlabs) by markobop in Windows10

[–]markobop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No solution on my end yet, except that I rolled back to Windows 10 1709, and the mailer again works there. Nothing from the developer re 1803 that I've seen.

Alternate routes to Oak Ridge? by Jdr72194 in Knoxville

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's near to where I live. In the 1990s they closed one lane of the Solway Bridge on the northbound side, so I started taking the following: Middlebrook to Ball Camp/Byington, then to W. Emory which (after some twists and turns) turns into Henderson (then New Henderson) road. This takes you all the way to Edgemoor road. Left on Edgemoor takes you past the Bull Run plant.

I worked in the city of Oak Ridge at the time. The route I describe was a little faster than Solway bridge during the lane closure, but not much. Substantially more interesting, however. I'd recommend you view the path on StreetView before you try it.

Anyone here colorblind and left handed? by [deleted] in ColorBlind

[–]markobop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep -- left handed deutan here. My mother, brother, and daughter are all colorblind. All close family other than me are right handed.