February 2010 Archives - iPentimento

I Solved A Census Transcription Mistake

February 21, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

Sometimes, you get a transcribed record for a census and you wonder how the transcriber came up with a completely different name than what it actually was. For example, I have a transcribed census record with my ancestor’s surname spelled Aytes instead of Yates. It might look like a transposed letter error, but then I [...]

Filed Under: Census, Genealogy Tagged With: Census, family research, Genealogy, surname, transcription, Yates

iPentimento – COI 10th Edition – Costume

February 17, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

We’re celebrating the 10th Edition of the Carnival of Images with the word prompt: Costume John and Mary (DeSpain) Whitmore center-front Children behind L-R: Cordelia, John, Mariah, Mary and William This photo was most likely taken before 1904 because the youngest boy, William, died in January of that year. I have chosen this photo for [...]

Filed Under: Genealogy, Photos, Veterans Tagged With: Carnival of Images, costume, DeSpain, Genealogy, Iowa, Whitmore

Side Effects? What side effects?

February 17, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

I am on about 5 different medications, some others I had to stop because of side effects…so, I thought this was hilarious! On a more serious note, you might want to take a look at this article.

Filed Under: Featured Posts Tagged With: Fibromyalgia, medications with side effects, pain medication, side effects

Using Ipsos I-Say Point Cards The Right Way

February 17, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

I began doing surveys for Ipsos I-say many years ago as a way to make a few extra bucks. At first, many of the survey sites would pay actual money to complete a certain amount of opportunities, in turn earning points that were then converted to dollar values. To be honest, it takes you a [...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts Tagged With: , AMEX, Encompass Select, Ipsos I-Say, Making Money Online, online surveys

By Request – Genealogy Software Review

February 5, 2010 By Carol Wilkerson

I am unable to be completely impartial when it comes to genealogy software that you should use. I have only used Family Tree Maker, and that since I got online in 1994. I never had any complaint about FTM and it was always an easy program to use. For me, the big change came in [...]