Fun Fact of the Day - Kleenex

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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/kleenex

Kleenex is a brand name of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.  It is an invented word - used since June 12, 1924. Kleenex products are manufactured in 30 countries and sold in more than 170 countries. It is made of a material originally called “Cellucotton”  that was designed during WWI. It was used in gas mask filters as a replacement for cotton - which was in short supply.  It was first marketed as an easy way to remove cold cream. Customers began writing letters to the company suggesting it’s use for colds and hay fever. It’s marketing changed to include the slogan “Don’t Carry a Cold in Your Pocket” and they began marketing it as a disposable handkerchief. 

The antique ad  (from Life Magazine – 1943) was from this site -

http://graphic-design.tjs-labs.com/summary-by-product.php?sort=B  This is a site for antique ads. It is well worth a visit.

Fun Fact of the Day - Ishtar Gate

I saw this and found it to be a very interesting tidbit of information to know. I hope you do, too.

The Ishtar Gate was a gate to the inner city of ancient Babylon. It was constructed in about 575 BC, by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II. It was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World - until the 6th Century AD - when it was replaced by the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Parts of the actual gate are reconstructed in various museums around the world. (see picture at left)




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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/ishtar+gate

Genealogy Sites

I have discovered two sites that are new to me. I hope you will check them out, if you are interested.

1 - http://members.tripod.com/~L_Alfano/immig.htm  

- it's called The Immigration Experience  - This isn't a page for someone just searching for names and dates. It's a site for someone looking for a more complete picture of what your Immigrant Ancestors went through. It is a very good page at painting a picture of their experiences as they entered this country. Be sure and click on all the red words to get a more complete picture -  with other articles linked to the main page. This includes articles of other places the immigrants came in, a fire at Ellis Island, and articles about Angel Island in California where they came into, too. Relax, take a little while, and get a better picture of the past. This is an old site and a few of the links are no longer working, but most do. There is even a link to a page of old post cards of Ellis Island. Did you know they sold food to the immigrants at Ellis Island? They include a list of what they sold and how much it cost.

2- For anyone who has played with genealogy for long, the name "Dear Myrtle" is familiar. She writes a column about genealogy and teaches all kinds of things in them. I found a site where all her old messages are kept - starting from 1999. Once again, these are old emails, so some of the links are broken. Weed through the pile and a lot of them are still interesting and useful. I found them very educational when I was just starting out. Looking at them now, there are still sites and info in there I can use. Find the old stuff at -

 http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEARMYRTLE

Have fun with these. I am.