These came from this week's Rootsweb Review. This one on research tools is especially good and has scads of info about many different things on it. RESEARCH TOOLS: Stumped on meanings of initials and symbols on tombstones, strange initials in obituaries or abbreviations found in public records? Need a perpetual calendar or birthdate calculator? Find these tools and more at: http://www.genealogybuff.com/research.htm This one is so full of history tidbits. It will help you add interesting items to your family "history" and to understand what their lives were like. WHAT WAS HAPPENING? American Cultural History (19th Century, 1880-1889). Andrew Carnegie opened his first public library, the Oklahoma land rush began in 1899, and in January 1888 the "Schoolchildren Blizzard" hit the Dakota and Montana territories and the states of Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas. Within 24 hours, in some places, the mercury fell from 74 degrees to 28 degrees below zero. See what else might have been happening to your ancestors in that decade. http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/19thcentury1880.htm ____________________________________________ Check out the Bunker Family Association. http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. If your name is Bunker and you are a male, consider joining our surname DNA project.