Top 10 Posts of 2019

You might be wondering why I would do a post like this when my blog only had two posts in 2019. I looked at my stats at the end of 2019 and was amazed at the hits my blog was still getting and what the popular posts were. This year I included the top 5 searches on my blog. You can see the 2018 list here.

Top 10 of 2019

US Marine Casualty Cards - 2014 (+1)
Goodbye Evernote, Hello OneNote - 2018 (+2)
Evernote Research Checklist -- update - 2018
Using Evernote for my Planner - 2017 (+2)
OneNote | A Look Inside - 2019 (new)
Evernote To Do List Update - 2015 (-1)
The Great Genealogy Shape Up of 2018! - 2018 (new)
Evernote to OneNote | Importing Notes - 2018 (new)
OneNote | Anatomy of a Notebook - 2018 (new)
Top 10 Posts for 2018 - 2019 (new)

Top 5 Searches of 2019

Evernote
Legacy Family Tree
OneNote
Thomas
Rutan

Some Thoughts

I'm surprised once again that US Marine Casualty Cards is still on this list and it is now the #1 post. Having content that is relevant no matter when people find it also helps. For that reason I find that updating posts and links within posts is helpful.

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US Marine Casualty Cards

Earlier this week I got my copy of Family Tree Magazine and I was reading an article that led me to World War II History Network and from there I found a link to an article about the United States Marine Corp making their casualty cards searchable. You can find the database at Casualty Cards Database. Fred Thomas, my husbands great uncle, was in WWII and in the Marines. I searched the database and found : On the first page it states : While the cards for World War II through Korea are not classified, however, they can often be very graphic. Therefore, to maintain the dignity and honor of the Marines, the individual cards will only be released, upon request, on a case by case basis. To request a card, please send an email to history.division@usmc.mil or a request in writting to: United States Marine Corps History Division Attn: Reference Branch 3078 Upshur Avenue Quantico, Virginia 221...

Marine Casualty Card Database

While I was writing Top 10 Blog Posts for 2019 I discovered that my top post was US Marine Casualty Cards from 2014. Wow! {There is also an update to the original post here where I show some more information that was sent to me.} I went back to read the post and discovered that the links no longer work. I did a little digging and found a link to the Casualty Card Database at the Marine Corps University website. At this site you click on the war you want to search and download a searchable spreadsheet. Once you locate your Marine you send an email to request the card. There are also links to download information about what the codes mean on the cards. I also found that you can search the U.S. Marine Corps Casualty Index, 1940-1958 , at Ancestry.com. It gives the casualty date, type, unit, and service number. There is a link to go to another website from the Ancestry database but that link does not work. {I believe...

Putting Pen to Paper

Over at Anglers Rest Julie Goucher posted Planners, Notebooks & How it Came to be about her planning system. I thought I would share how I plan and keep track of everything that I do. As most of you know I use Evernote for my brain but sometimes I just have to write things down. I have always used some sort of planner. I even used Evernote for a planner for a while but I missed putting pen to paper. There are tons of options for planners. I currently use a Chic Sparrow Traveler's Notebook. It is in the Mr. Darcy Leather and the color is a retired color called Mayflower. {This was gifted to me by a wonderful person and friend...she is the best} I've also grown to love fountain pens but that is a post for another time. Inside the front cover there are some sticky pockets with clips and some business cards. On the right is a dashboard that I made and in the pocket are so...

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