October 2010 Calendar of Events

In the old of the moon
A cloudy morning
Bodes a fair afternoon.

Holidays, History, and Heritage

Family History Month (various U.S. states)

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)

Czech Heritage Month (Texas)

Polish American Heritage Month

Italian American Heritage Month

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Month

October 1: National Day (People's Republic of China)
Independence Day (Cyprus)
Independence Day (Nigeria)

October 3: German Unity Day (Germany)

October 6: German American Day

October 8: Independence Day (Croatia)

October 11: Thanksgiving (Canada)
Columbus Day (United States)

October 18: National Multicultural Diversity Day

October 19: Constitution Day (Niue)

October 20: Birth of the Báb (Bá'hai)

October 23: Revolution of 1956 Remembrance Day (Hungary)

October 27: Independence Day (St. Vincent & the Grenadines)
Independence Day (Turkmenistan)

October 28: Independence Day (Greece)

October 29: Republic Day (Turkey)

October 31: All Hallows Eve (Christianity)

Do any of the above events feature in or affect your heritage, culture, or family history?




Carnivals and Other Blogging Events:

Need help? Read my post, "How to Submit a Post to a Carnival", here.

Due October 1 - the 98th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy - Document Analysis

Heads Up! The Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture is on sabbatical; the 21st Edition will be published in November 2010.




October 1 - Data Backup Day

Read the latest Data Backup Day post by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers




Genealogy Television Shows
(check your local listings for accurate local airing times and reruns)

The Generations Project
Monday Nights at 8 PM on BYU-TV
October 4, 11, 18, 25





Scanfest: Sunday, October 31st, 11 AM - 2 PM, Pacific Daylight Time

Go here to learn how to join Scanfest and our group of chatting, scanning family archivists, historians, and bloggers!




Go here to add the above deadlines and dates to your Google Calendar,
courtesy of Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers.


Clear moon, frost soon.

September 2010 Calendar of Events

September blows soft
Till the fruit's in the loft.

Holidays, History, and Heritage

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)

September 1: Independence Day (Uzbekistan)

September 2: Independence Day (Vietnam)

September 5: Father's Day (Australia and New Zealand)

September 6: Independence Day (Swaziland)
Labor Day (United States)
Labour Day (Canada)
("Labor Day and Ancestral Occupations" by Carolyn L. Barkley)

September 7: Independence Day (Brazil)

September 8: Independence Day (Macedonia)

September 8, sunset to September 10, sunset: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

September 9: Independence Day (North Korea, Tajikistan)

September 10: Eid Al-Fitr (Islam: End of Ramadan)

September 11: Patriot Day (United States)

September 12: National Grandparents' Day (U.S. and Canada)

September 15: Independence Day
(Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)

September 16: Independence Day (Mexico, Papua New Guinea)

September 17, sunset to September 18, nightfall: Yom Kippur (Judaism: Day of Atonement)

September 19: Independence Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

September 21: Independence Day (Armenia, Belize, Malta)

September 22: Independence Day (Bulgaria, Mali)

September 23: Autumnal Equinox (Northern Hemisphere)
Vernal Equinox (Southern Hemisphere)

September 30: Independence Day (Botswana)


Do any of the above events feature in or affect your heritage, culture, or family history?

Carnivals and Other Blogging Events:

Need help? Read my post, "How to Submit a Post to a Carnival", here.

Note: the September 2010 Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival ("A Local Celebrity in Our Midst") was published August 31st here.

Posted September 4 - the 97th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy - Research from Scratch: A Whole New Family History

Due September 7 - the 4th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogical Societies - Genealogical Societies on Facebook

Due September 25 - the October 2010 Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival - An Occupation or Hobby Memorialized in Stone

Heads Up! The Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture is on sabbatical; the 21st Edition will be published in November 2010. Also, The Genealogy & Family History Blogger's Almanac has been postponed due to the passing of author Denise Levenick's mother. Look for the next edition at The Family Curator.

September 1 - Data Backup Day

Read the latest Data Backup Day post by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers.

Genealogy Television Shows
(check your local listings for accurate local airing times and reruns)

The Generations Project
Monday Nights at 8 PM on BYU-TV
September 6, 13, 20, 27

Who Do You Think You Are?
Friday Nights at 8 PM on NBC
September 3 - Brooke Shields (repeat)
September 10 - no episode
September 17 - TBA
September 24 - TBA

Scanfest: Sunday, September 26th, 11 AM - 2 PM, Pacific Daylight Time

Go here to learn how to join Scanfest and our group of chatting, scanning family archivists, historians, and bloggers!

Go here to add the above deadlines and dates to your Google Calendar,
courtesy of Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers.


When the wind is in the north
The skillful fisher goes not forth.
When the wind is in the south
It blows the bait in the fish's mouth.

August 2010 Calendar of Events

If the twenty-fourth of August it be fair and clear,
Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year.

Holidays, History, and Heritage

National Back to School Month (United States).

Holiday Month (many European countries)

August 1: Anniversary of the 1st U.S. Federal Census
Swiss National Day

August 6: National Salvadoran-American Day (United States)

August 7: Purple Heart Day (United States)

August 7 - 9: Twins Day in Twinsburg, Ohio
(Do twins run in your family?)

August 9: Singapore Independence Day

August 10: Ecuador Independence Day

August 11: Ramadan begins

August 14: Pakistan Independence Day

August 15: Korea Independence Day
India Independence Day

August 17: Indonesia Independence Day

August 21: Hawaii Statehood Day

August 25: Uruguay Independence Day

August 31: Malaysia Independence Day


Do any of the above events feature in or affect your heritage, culture, or family history?

Carnivals and Other Blogging Events

Need help? Read my post, "How to Submit a Post to a Carnival", here.

Posted August 1 - the August 2010 Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival - Favorite Season

Posted August 1 - the Wedding Issue of Shades of the Departed

Posted August 2 - the 3rd Edition of the Carnival of Genealogical Societies - Uniquely Us!

Posted August 4 - the 96th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy - Scrapbooking Your Family History

Due August 20 - the 9th Edition of the Festival of Postcards - Locomotion

Due August 22 - the 21st Edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture - Irish Stories
Note: This Carnival is on sabbatical and will be published in November 2010.

Posted August 31 - the September 2010 Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival - A Local Celebrity in Our Midst

Heads up! Submissions for the 4th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogical Societies (Genealogical Societies of Facebook) will be due September 7th. Also The Genealogy and Family History Blogger's Almanac is on vacation through August.

August 1 - Data Backup Day

Read Data Backup Day by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers.

Genealogy Television Shows
(check your local listings for accurate local airing times and reruns)

The Generations Project
Monday Nights at 8 PM on BYU-TV
August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Who Do You Think You Are?
Friday Nights at 8 PM on NBC
August 13 - Lisa Kudrow (repeat)
August 20 - Sarah Jessica Parker (repeat)
August 27 - Emmitt Smith (repeat)

Scanfest:
Sunday, August 29th, 11 AM - 2 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
Read it here.

Go here to learn how to join Scanfest and our group of chatting, scanning family archivists, historians, and bloggers!

Go here to add the above deadlines and dates to your Google Calendar, courtesy of Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers.


August creates as she slumbers,
replete and satisfied.
--Joseph Wood Krutch

July 2010 Calendar of Events

If the first of July it be rainy weather,
'Twill rain, more or less for four weeks together.




Holidays, History, and Heritage

July 1: Canada Day (Canada)

July 4 - Independence Day (United States)

July 9: Independence Day (Argentina)

July 14: Bastille Day (France)

July 17 - Constitution Day (South Korea)

July 20: Independence Day (Colombia)

July 24: Pioneer Day (observed by the State of Utah and members of the LDS church)

Do any of the above events feature in or affect your heritage, culture, or family history?




Carnivals and Other Events:

Need help? Read my post, "How to Submit a Post to a Carnival", here.

Posted July 1 - the 20th Edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage & Culture - I Speak from Experience 

Posted July 4 - the 95th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy - Annual Swimsuit Edition

Posted July 5 - the July 2010 Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival - Scavenger Hunt

Posted July 16 - the 8th Edition of A Festival of Postcards - Geo




July 1 - Data Backup Day

Read the latest "Today is Backup Day!" post by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers.




Scanfest: Sunday, July 25th, 11 AM - 2 PM, Pacific Daylight Time

Go here to learn how to join Scanfest and our group of chatting, scanning family archivists, historians, and bloggers!




Go here to add the above deadlines and dates to your Google Calendar,
courtesy of Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers.

A swarm of honey bees in May
Is often worth a load of hay,
A swarm of honey bees in June
Is often worth a silver spoon,
A swarm of bees in hot July
Is hardly ever worth a fly.

June 2010 Calendar of Events

Fine weather in June
Sets corn in tune.




Holidays, History, and Heritage

June is...

...Caribbean American Heritage Month

...Gay and Lesbian Pride Month

June 6th: Swedish National Day (Sweden)

June 7: Canadian Forces Day (Canada)

June 10th: Portugal Day

June 14th: Flag Day (United States)

June 17th: Icelandic National Day

June 19th: Juneteenth (United States)
- see more below

June 20th: Father's Day (United States)

June 21st: Soltice (Summer - Northern Hemisphere; Winter - Southern Hemisphere)

June 24th: St. John the Baptist Day - celebrated in many European cultures in conjunction with the Summer Solstice (Midsummer)

June 25th: Statehood Day (Croatia; Slovenia)

June 27: Armed Forces Day (United Kingdom)

Do any of the above events feature in or affect your heritage, culture, or family history?




Carnivals and Other Events:

Need help? Read my post, "How to Submit a Post to a Carnival",here.

Posted June 1 - the May 2010 Issue of Shades of the Departed 

Posted June 1 - the June 2010 Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival - The Interesting, the Odd, the Beautiful

Posted June 4 - the 94th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy - The Changing Role of Women

Posted June 19 - the 4th Edition of the African-American Carnival of Genealogy - Freedom Bound

Posted June 19 - The Freedom Tweet - Celebrating Juneteenth

Posted June 30 - the 30th Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy - Arrival New Lands




June 1 - Data Backup Day

Read the latest "Today is Backup Day!" post by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers.



 
Scanfest: Sunday, June 27th, 11 AM - 2 PM, Pacific Daylight Time

Go here to learn how to join Scanfest and our group of chatting, scanning family archivists, historians, and bloggers!





Go here to add the above deadlines and dates to your Google Calendar,courtesy of Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers.

Look at your corn in May,
And you'll come weeping away;
Look at your corn in June,
And you'll come home to another tune.

May 2010 Calendar of Events

A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.




Holidays, History, and Heritage
May is...

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (United States)

National Historic Preservation Month (United States)
(see links below for May Day and Preservation Week)

National Teachers Month (United States)
Do you have a teacher in your family tree?

Older Americans' Month (United States)
Honor your living ancestors and older relatives.

May 1: May Day - Do one thing for emergency preparedness

May 9 - 15: Preservation Week

May 5: Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)

May 9: Mother's Day (United States)

May 15: Armed Forces Day (United States)

May 16: International Day for Sharing Life Stories

May 17: Søttende mai (Norwegian Constitution Day)

May 31: Memorial Day or Decoration Day (United States)
Originally observed to honor the dead of the U.S. Civil War;
now commemorated for all military dead.
Many people clean and decorate family graves during this time.

Do any of the above events feature in or affect your heritage, culture, or family history?




Deadlines for Carnivals and Other Events:

Need help? Read my post, "How to Submit a Post to a Carnival", here.

Posted May 1 - the May Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival - Cause of Death

Posted May 3 - the 28th Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy - War Stories

Posted May 4 - the 93rd Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy - Write a "How-to" Series

Posted May 10 - the 2nd Edition of the Carnival of Genealogical Societies - Collaboration

Posted May 17 - the 29th Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy - Religion 

Posted May 19 - the 3rd Edition of the African-American Carnival of Genealogy - They Served With Honor ~ In Memoriam, African-Americans In The Military 1914-1953





May 1 - Data Backup Day

Read the latest "Today is Backup Day!" post by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers.




Scanfest: Sunday, May 23rd, 11 AM - 2 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
~ held one week early to due to Memorial Day weekend ~

Go here to learn how to join Scanfest and our group of chatting, scanning family archivists, historians, and bloggers!




Go here to add the above deadlines and dates to your Google Calendar, courtesy of Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers.


He that would live forever
Must eat sage in May.

April 2010 Calendar of Events

The cuckoo comes in April,
He sings his song in May;
In the middle of June he changes his tune,
In July he flies away.




Holidays, History, and Heritage
April is...

National Volunteer Month (United States)
(See my post on being a volunteer back during Random Acts of Kindness Week.)

National Jewish-American Heritage Month (United States)

Sunset of March 29th - April 5th: Passover (Judaism)

April 2: Good Friday (Christianity)

April 4: Easter Sunday (Christianity)

April 5: Easter Monday (United Kingdom)

April 6: National Tartan Day (United States)

April 11 - 18: Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Remembrance Week (global/Judaism)

April 19: Patriot's Day (United States)

April 19: Dutch-American Friendship Day (Netherlands, United States)

April 25: ANZAC Day (Australia, New Zealand)

April 30: Valborn/Walpurgis Night (Sweden)

Do any of the above events feature in or affect your heritage, culture, or family history?




April Carnivals and Other Events:

Need help? Read my post, "How to Submit a Post to a Carnival", here.

Posted April 1 - the April 2010 Edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival - Anonymous Graves

Posted April 3 - the 92nd Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy - Dance!

Posted April 19 - the 2nd Edition of the Carnival of African-American Genealogy - Grandma's Hand

Posted April 29 - Shades of the Departed - The Civil War 

Posted April 29 - the 19th Edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture - Poetry







April 1 - Data Backup Day

Read the latest "Backup Day" post by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers.




Genealogy Television Shows
(check your local listings for accurate local airing times and reruns)

The Generations Project
Monday Nights at 8 PM on BYU-TV
April 5, 12, 19, 26

Who Do You Think You Are?
Friday Nights at 8 PM on NBC
April 2 - Brooke Shields
April 9 - Sarah Jessica Parker (repeat)
April 16 - no episode
April 23 - Susan Sarandon
April 30 - Spike Lee




Scanfest: Sunday, April 25, 11 AM - 2 PM, PDT

Go here to learn how to join Scanfest and our group of chatting, scanning family archivists, historians, and bloggers!




Go here to add the above deadlines and dates to your Google Calendar, courtesy of Thomas MacEntee of Destination: Austin Family.


It is not Spring until you can plant your foot on twelve daisies.