Weekly Genealogy Picks

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.

• Diane Haddad at Genealogy Insider suggests How To Learn What Your Ancestors Life Was Really Like
• Jason Daley at The Smithsonian asks: Are You Descended from Witches? New Digital Document Could Help You Find Out
• Since I have Hungarian ancestors named Weiss, as a kid I liked to imagine that I was related to escape artist Harry Houdini (Erich Weiss). Evan Andrews at History in the Headlines asks, What Killed Harry Houdini?
• A Cubs fan travelled to an Indiana cemetery to listen to the 7th game of the World Series with his father
• The cemetery in Rochester NY where Susan B Anthony is buried is extending its hours on Election Day
• In Discovering Afghanistan's 1,000-Year-Old Jewish Life Sara Y. Aharon at the Jerusalem Post discusses medieval documents unearthed in Afghanistan

If you are registered to vote in the U.S., Schrödinger the Cat urges you to vote on Election Day, Tuesday November 8th. He's not allowed to vote, but if you are, do so.

Schrödinger the Cat's Election Theorem: You can’t know whether your candidate has won or lost until the votes are counted. Until that moment, your candidate is half a winner, and half a loser.