Wednesday, March 11, 2009
To Linda J
I took the low or southerly road to Aragon via Beresford Park, Abbott and Hillsdale. Although we didn't know each other, your name was familiar and we had mutual friends and acquaintances. As a fourth grader Jim Foley seemed a giant to me and his peers. As an eighth grader Don Leydig was literally the fastest man on Abbott's campus and Coach Dick Vermeil was instrumental in promoting him to high school all American halfback status. After graduating from Stanford, Don assumed the role of Dean and Principal at Hillsdale for many semesters. I played exponent basketball ball with Jim and Tom Isola as a Freshman and Sophomore. Though short of stature then, we all had big game. And then there was John Holdren, a neighbor of yours at one time I've been told. John was a fraternity brother of mine at MIT. All who have known John can be proud of his accomplishments. On 20 December 2008, President-elect Barack Obama named Holdren as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). You might like to visit the recent article on John in Science Progress, Hold Off Attacking Holdren. It's been an honor for me to have associated with all of these triple threat men who have distinguished themselves academically, athletically and in leadership roles.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Aragon Dons Basketball Memorabilia
These pictures were taken at the CCS Tournament Quarterfinals in a game played at Foothill College in Lost Altos Hills on 2/28/2009. Aragon lost to Archbishop Mitty, 48-42, in a fiercely contested game that saw the Dons claw their way back from a first half 15 point deficit and finish their season at 20-10.
Tending to the family tree
For those of you who have an interest in your ancestry and family trees, this link might be of interest.
Computers and the Internet are helping to make genealogy one of the fastest growing hobbies in the world....
“Members of the LDS church believe families are eternal, so all our vast work of family history is directed toward binding families together for the eternities. There are many people in the community who don’t have that same goal, but are very interested in discovering who their ancestors are....“The church has always been very interested and involved in humanitarian efforts within the community. Helping everyone learn more about their family history, whether they’re church members or not, is part of that community involvement.”
... information can be accessed via Family Search, LDS’s genealogy Web site. It’s available by going to http://www.LDS.org and clicking on the Family Search icon on the main menu. “The future of genealogy is to take it out of libraries and places like this and move it to your home,” Roberts said. “There is currently a five-year project under way to convert all the microfilm and microfiche in Granite Mountain to digital....“Right now the information contained in Granite Mountain is said to equal the content of more than 130 Libraries of Congress.”
Technological advances
Roberts said the technology associated with genealogy has advanced tremendously in the last few years. He largely credits this to the increase in computer capacity, both in processing power and storage ability.
But the long-held computer axiom “garbage in, garbage out” still applies. The upcoming conference has classes designed to help beginners avoid frustration and get quick results.
“We’ll have a class called Basic Genealogy 101, which teaches you how to do basic research and what kinds of things you should be looking for,” Roberts said. “It tells about the importance of having evidence, such as birth certificates, and how to go about finding that evidence.
“We’re going to have some areas that are geared toward teenagers. We believe it’s extremely important to involve our children in our family history, because they’re the ones who will be passing the information on to future generations.
“There will be a class on oral history, and another on how to use land records to find information. We also have a class called Research Resources, which will be presented by Margaret O’Brien, who is with the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society.” (click on the link for more info)
For those of you who have an interest in your ancestry and family trees, this link might be of interest.
Computers and the Internet are helping to make genealogy one of the fastest growing hobbies in the world....
“Members of the LDS church believe families are eternal, so all our vast work of family history is directed toward binding families together for the eternities. There are many people in the community who don’t have that same goal, but are very interested in discovering who their ancestors are....“The church has always been very interested and involved in humanitarian efforts within the community. Helping everyone learn more about their family history, whether they’re church members or not, is part of that community involvement.”
... information can be accessed via Family Search, LDS’s genealogy Web site. It’s available by going to http://www.LDS.org and clicking on the Family Search icon on the main menu. “The future of genealogy is to take it out of libraries and places like this and move it to your home,” Roberts said. “There is currently a five-year project under way to convert all the microfilm and microfiche in Granite Mountain to digital....“Right now the information contained in Granite Mountain is said to equal the content of more than 130 Libraries of Congress.”
Technological advances
Roberts said the technology associated with genealogy has advanced tremendously in the last few years. He largely credits this to the increase in computer capacity, both in processing power and storage ability.
But the long-held computer axiom “garbage in, garbage out” still applies. The upcoming conference has classes designed to help beginners avoid frustration and get quick results.
“We’ll have a class called Basic Genealogy 101, which teaches you how to do basic research and what kinds of things you should be looking for,” Roberts said. “It tells about the importance of having evidence, such as birth certificates, and how to go about finding that evidence.
“We’re going to have some areas that are geared toward teenagers. We believe it’s extremely important to involve our children in our family history, because they’re the ones who will be passing the information on to future generations.
“There will be a class on oral history, and another on how to use land records to find information. We also have a class called Research Resources, which will be presented by Margaret O’Brien, who is with the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society.” (click on the link for more info)
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