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By Ian F. Murdock - Sept. 3, 2001 The more I stalk the wild Internet, the more awestruck I become at its sheer vastness. Of late I have begun availing myself of the many genealogical resources found there, mainly following the Howlett/Mawhinnie trail of my mother's (Muse editor Nancy, if you're keeping score) side of the family, as Uncle Gene's invaluable "Days of Yore" Murdock histories are plopped directly in my eager lap at regular intervals. I would be remiss if I did not mention at this point that truly serious genealogy buffs use commercial software applications and brick-and-mortar library resources, not just the 'Net, to achieve the most complete results. Still, it's a helluva bang to find the things that I have uncovered. I would be remister still if I didn't recommend all of Uncle Gene's richly fascinating e-mail based writings to everyone. I believe that he will add anyone who requests it to his mailing list. Keep it comin', Unc! The other subject that currently heats up my cockles is the USS Panamint, on which Muse editor Bob (a favorite father of mine) served in the treacherous Pacific theater of operations after VOLUNTEERING for WWII service. I cannot describe how it felt to discover the confirmation of many fascinating and often hair-raising bedtime stories about a young man and his ship that were recited to me as a small child. To me, everyone who has fought for our freedom, whether flying a fighter plane or collecting scrap metal from the garage, is a hero. The sheer volume of online information available on nearly any topic is quite astounding, if one knows how to go about finding it. I'm learning... |
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