Lithuania: February 16, 2018 marked 100 years of Lithuanian independence and the country sure went above and beyond in its efforts to celebrate its centennial! The amount of creativity and forethought that went into these festivities is just not to be believed, and it wasn’t just things that were happening […]
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The key to cracking the code of vexillology is to understand ‘proportions’ and ‘hues!’ Flags are not just about designs and colors, they are a bit more subtle than that, they are about the hues and the proportions that inform those designs. If you understand that, you’ve hoisted yourself up
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How many flags of Europe are there? There are 50 recognized countries, 28 of whom belong to the European Union (EU). Each country’s flag is an iconographic representation of its history and culture and is often an indicator of a secretive relationship to another nation with whom there is a
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President Donald J. Trump delivers a flawless (SOTU) State of the Union address! It was remarkable to behold President Trump speak to the American people with such poise and power, his message was clear, his words reassuring of our national future. His SOTU speech was equal to our national character.
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The story of the Lithuanian Nation is one of the best kept historical secrets! As the centennial of Lithuanian Independence was commemorated on February 16, 2018, let’s look at the story of this nation and its illustrious history from pagans to kings, for in it are lessons for us all.
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For US-based genealogists Ancestry has been its own ‘brick wall’ when it comes to finding ones European roots because trends would indicate that Ancestry might be losing its market share to sites like MyHeritage and Geni. Even though Ancestry has a World Explorer Plus membership option, their record base is
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Lithuania’s long-lost Declaration of Independence is going to be returned back to Lithuania just in time for its Centennial celebration. There is one catch however; the historic national document is set to be LOANED to Lithuania for 5 years by the German government. Although an act of political generosity and
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One of the most inspirational stories of 2017/2018 has to be that of the Miraculous Declaration. On the eve of the centennial of Lithuanian Independence, its long-lost declaration of independence is discovered buried deep within a Berlin archive, just in time for the prodigal declaration’s homecoming. Preparations were then set
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In order to truly understand the Lithuanians, one must understand its PEOPLE, FLAG, ETHNO-GEOGRAPHY, and LANGUAGE. You will be surprised and amazed to find out how a country the size of South Carolina can have such an illustrious world history and deep-rooted traditions that stretch back to the very first
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If it wasn’t for the fact that Find A Grave provides an unparalleled service to the genealogical community, their website’s design and functionality would be laughed right off the internet! After 3 months of tinkering with the new ‘purple monster’ here are 4 annoying problems with Find A Grave’s new
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My 2017 reading list: a list of books read in 2017 in bibliographic format. This year had no discernible theme for me, I seemed to have read random books that I found or groups of books based on a common topics but nothing devoted to a single genre as in
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Think medieval history is confusing? There is only 1 author you need to know if you want to get into books on medieval history and you might be surprised to know that they are actually 2 people, the husband and wife team of Frances and Joseph Gies, aka “Gies &
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“Scalia: A Court of One” is like watching The Godfather, once you start you just can’t stop. His is a dark and mysterious world that is illuminated by the sheer legal brilliance of his mind which is radiated outward as a forceful conservative beam giving light to our original constitution.
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“James Madison: A Life Reconsidered” by Lynne Cheney is, simply put, a must read. The author could not have picked a more appropriate title for me with the use of the word “reconsidered” as I was never completely sold on the greatness of President James Madison as a historical figure,
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I think there is something valuable we can learn from our traditional core American values, a mode of thought that seems lost on today’s society and that’s the “hell or high water” attitude in knowing what you want and getting it! Maybe it’s the Texas roots in me but I
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