Well, we made it through the mid-terms, and it seems as if the expected results never showed up. I have voted in about thirty national elections, and they always find new ways to surprise the prognosticators. I have to say, though, that I am dumbfounded by the hard line of separation of views in our society today. I have grown up and old believing that everyone is entitled to their own opinions and the differences are what voting is all about. Yet, some segments of society seem to be challenging that idea in favor of a “my way or the highway” approach. Very disappointing indeed.
I have made some minor changes to the arrangement of the contents within each section this week. The site will be undergoing a lot of perturbations until I settle on a way to smoothly mesh the genealogy with the raw history data.
Some family dates to remember in the next week:
No family dates yet uncovered. Keep watching.
Outside the family.
- Russian Empress Catherine II or “Catherine the Great” died on 17 Nov 1796. She was born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst and went on to become one of the great rulers of the 18th Century leading to the recognition of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe.