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Month: November 2024

Water Purification in the Backcountry

Backcountry streams may look crystal-pure, but they often harbor microorganisms that can make you sick. Whether you’re surviving a plane crash or out in the wilderness deliberately, you need water purification. There are a lot of water purification methods available. Today we’ll talk briefly about them, and see some examples.

Happy Anniversary George and Louise Kellogg

On November 15, 1900, George Olney Kellogg married Ester Louise Purdy. George is my (Michelle’s) second great grandfather. This was George’s second marriage.

Fresh biscuits on a Camp Stove? Absolutely!

We’ve talked recently about cooking when car camping in this post. One of the things you need to think about is what you can cook. A two burner camp stove gives you lots of options. One of things you can do is bake fresh biscuits.

Who Should I Write About This Week?

As we are over 200 Family History posts and nearly 4 years in the blog, I thought I might share a little insight on the software I use and how it helps me to determine who to write about.

Exercise Your Right – Go Vote!

I’m posting this a day early. Tuesday is Election Day in the US. Whatever your feelings about the candidates might be, Election Day is your opportunity to do something about it. If you can vote, please go vote. I know we’ve written about this before, but it bears repeating. Please go vote.

Happy Birthday 5th Great-Grandfather Richard Mendenhall

Richard Mendenhall was born on November 1, 1837. He is Walt’s fifth great-grandfather on the Hoel side of the family.

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