Link to Georgia Historic Newspaper Search Page

Georgia Historic Newspapers 

https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/regions/north/

Also: Here's the landing page for Chronicling America Historic Newspapers (Advanced Search): 

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

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Full Text Search on Family Search.

Sign in to FamilySearch.org.

Navigate to: 

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/full-text

Locate the Start your search section.

Linux Specs, May 2025

 

Computer Specs – HP Compaq 8200 (Linux Mint)

Documented: May 2025

• Operating System: Linux Mint 19.1 MATE 64-bit ("Tessa")
• Kernel: 4.15.0-20-generic (Ubuntu Bionic base)
• Desktop Environment: MATE 1.20.1

Hardware Overview

• Model: HP Compaq 8200 Elite USDT PC
• Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S (quad-core, Sandy Bridge)
• CPU Speed: Up to 3.3 GHz
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 298 GB HDD (Hitachi HTS723232A7A364)

Graphics   Display

• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics (2nd Gen)
• Driver: modesetting (X.Org 1.19.6)
• Resolution: 1280x1024 @ 60Hz

Audio

• Device: Intel 6 Series/C200 HD Audio
• Sound System: ALSA v1.1.3

Networking

• Ethernet: Intel 82579LM Gigabit - currently disabled
• Wi-Fi Adapter: Ralink RT2800USB
• Driver: rt2800usb
• Status: Connected via Wi-Fi

Miscellaneous

• BIOS Version: v02.23 - April 2013
• System Temp: CPU ~28°C at idle
• Filesystem: ext4 on /dev/sda1

Notes: Specs verified using inxi -Fxz and system inspection. Monitor is square-format flat screen (12x12); keyboard is low-profile, modern, and thankfully epoxy-free. (Inside joke. "Seth"). 

Bread Tag Collecting (Website)

Inverse.com

Collecting Bread Tags

Inverse 

https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/horg-plastic-bread-tags-occlupanids-classification-site

This site was recommended in one of my scrapbooking groups. 

Storage Spaces

Storage Spaces 

2024 Update 

*Christmas gifts: blue suitcase under bed

*Scarves and gloves: blue basket, top shelf of closet

*Metal, tools, jewelry findings: blue bin, floor of closet, left side 

*Mom's old pictures: top and bottom shelf of Deb's closet; some of her scrapbooks and albums are in a storage shelf in Pawfather's room. 

*Old dictionaries, hymn books, and collage papers for backgrounds: upstairs in built-in wooden shelf

(Reminders for Storage Items)

TV Setup: Mom and Living Room

TV Setup - Mom and Living Room

MOM'S TV

Mom's Direct TV (Current 2024)

Direct TV device must be on (will have a small white light)

Splitter should be on "2" (push the button until the blue light is in the 2nd/center position). You might have to do this after the power goes out, because it tends to default to factory settings.

Use the Direct TV remote's power button to turn on the TV. 

Hit the "Home" button to go to "Home." Then hit "Guide." Then she can use the remote arrows to scroll up and down through the channels. If she gets on a channel and does not like it, she can hit "Back" to go back. 

(Previous instructions): 

Input:

HDMI - Cable TV

COMP - DVD

CABLE - VHS player (not currently hooked up)

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LIVING ROOM TV

Input:

Roku device on HDMI 1 

Xumo device on HDMI 2

DVD on ???

C03 - Cable TV

Service Provider(s): 

Charter-Spectrum account - Xumo.com

Device Codes for Universal remote:

(Probably no longer relevant)

Magnavox DVD Player: 20000

Sanyo TV: 11142

Wifi Password: sm---sp----261

Directions to TURTLE POINTE DRIVE and BACK

Missy's 

FAVORITE BACK ROAD 

Suggested Route

HOME TO TURTLE POINTE DRIVE

https://goo.gl/maps/pgN9ygagRJwibPDo8

TURTLE POINTE DRIVE back to HOME

 https://goo.gl/maps/i9muvcsxuPWMR4gSA

Downloading Flickr Photos

Flickr Photos 2021: Downloading Flickr Photos...

After Yahoo sold Flickr, downloading my photos seemed near impossible. I had tried requesting zip files, which I did receive, but they wouldn't open. I managed to download many important photos one at a time on PC. 

I was disappointed in the various Flickr apps on Android. None of them provided a way to download photos. A blogger gave me this clue: Go into your Flickr photostream and navigate to Camera Roll. From there, go to each date (I did it one at a time) and check "Select All." Request a zip file. When you receive the zip file, download it to your android phone.

To extract your photos, you will need WinZip or some other utility app. I downloaded WinZip from the Google Play Store. In WinZip, I selected "All Archived Files." It showed me the zip file I had just downloaded. I chose "Extract" and a location. It extracted my photos. I then went to internal storage and moved my photos to another folder (which I had already marked to back up and sync). After I had done all this, I went into my Downloads folder and deleted the original zip file. 

I haven't yet experimented with choosing multiple dates in Flickr to zip and download at one time. It will probably work if I'm careful not to do too many and let the zip file get too big. Also, it's possible I could do it by album. I haven't tried that yet. I'm not surethecCamera Roll menu is accessible in Album view.

Anyway, I feel less panicked than before, but affordable, reliable cloud storage and efficient file organization are still issues for me to overcome.