Theology on Thursday

What should Southern Baptists do with Norvell Robertson? “Who in the world is Norvell Robertson?” you may ask. His name certainly doesn’t conjure up awe and respect, as does the mention of such luminaries as C.H. Spurgeon, B.H. Carroll, and J.P. Boyce. Robertson has been forgotten by most, except for those with an interest in genealogy, history, or Baptist theology. Norvell Robertson, Jr., (1796-1877) embraced Christ as Lord and Savior in 1830 and was baptized a year later by his father (who

The Day footnoteMaven’s Blog Died

~1~ There once was a blog among many. It had withstood the test of time in the genealogy universe. And t’was glorious — full of footnotes, family history, humor, pathos such… It was read, By some. Missed, By more. Still, Life was good. ~2~ Then along came a flood that washed over the blog and weighed it down. A flood called Facebook, absorbing the blog into the collective. Resistance was futile. ~3~ The blog struggled for time, eventually succumbing to a voci

Foucault and Fat-ism

Foucault's attractiveness has a lot to do with a particular elegance in expressing very powerful feelings. Let us take, for example, the notion of being fat. Foucault's point is that, if we trace the genealogy of the notion 'fat' we would perhaps find it embedded within particular discourses (social darwinistic, which I think is anti-gay too) and arising with them in history. …

To Krakow

It’s been a very busy day.I spent most of the day (9 AM to 7 PM) at the Archives. Then, my cousin Christa and I had dinner, followed few hours exchanging genealogy information.Right now, it’s just after midnight in Warsaw and I need to get some sleep. Tomorrow morning I’m taking the train to Krakow to visit my cousin Piotr and his family. I’ll be back in Warsaw by 11 PM tomorrow night.Friday will be my last full day in Poland, and that looks to be a busy day, too! Whew! When I get home, I’ll nee

Arkansas inmate search with public records

All arkansas inmate search records as well as all other types of public records are kept in a public documentation database. Each database is filed with a different public record ; thus you can always guarantee that you’ll be in a position to find whatever record you are looking for. There are public records for just about each side of life. You gain access to a public documentation database through your county clerks office, public library or online . Each database is categorized under wha

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