Saturday, September 3, 2016

Weekly Genealogy Picks and Calendar

Highlights from news stories and blog posts I have read in the past week that deal with my overlapping interests in Genealogy, History, Heritage, and Technology.

Upcoming holidays - religious and secular, national and international - for the next two weeks
  • September 4
    • Immigrant's Day (Argentina)
  • September 5
    • Labor Day (US)
    • International Day of Charity (United Nations)
  • September 6
    • Start of Paryushana Parava - Sept 6-15 (Jain)
  • September 8
    • Nativity of Virgin Mary (Christian)
    • International Literacy Day (United Nations)
  • September 9
    • Day of the Victims of Holocaust and Racial Violence (Slovakia)
    • Children's Day (Costa Rica)
  • September 10
    • Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day (Islam)
    • World Suicide Prevention Day (World Health Organization)
  • September 11
    • Start of Eid al Adha - Sept 11-14 (Islam)
    • Auditor's Day (Church of Scientology)
    • Grandparents Day (US & Canada)
    • National Day of Service (US)
  • September 12
    • Saragarhi Day (Sikhism)
  • September 14
    • Elevation of the Life Giving Cross (Orthodox)
  • September 15
    • International Day of Democracy (United Nations)
  • September 16
    • National POW/MIA Recognition Day (US)
    • International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (United Nations)
    • Constitution Day (US)
  • September 18
    • National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (US)

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