TV Show Who Do You Think You Are? Returns Sunday, July 10, at 7pm on NBC

This is the first post about the TV show Who Do You Think You Are? since December 2018. The news today, which has been out for a bit, is that Who Do You Think You Are? is returning to NBC ten years and 2 months after it last aired on NBC. The first episode of this season will air Sunday, July 10, 2022, at 7 p.m. so mark your calendar.

This season and network change was announced back in May 2019 but due to life events (aka the pandemic) the 13 episodes are only now making the broadcast schedule.

Featured celebrities identified so far are: Allison Janney, Zachary Levi, Nick Offerman, Billy Porter, Zachary Quinto and Bradley Whitford.

The question appears to be what season is it? The 11th according to Wikipedia or the 12th according to IMDb websites. IMDb is counting Season 5 which ran from 2014-2015 as two seasons (Season 5 and Season 6.) Considering other errors and omissions of episodes on the IMDb website we believe the correct season number is 11. After airing on NBC for three seasons, the show was picked up by The Learning Channel (TLC) for seven seasons, now NBC reclaims the show hopefully for a long time.

You may still be able to catch pass season episodes in reruns. Though if you have Amazon Prime it looks like you can catch many past seasons there.

So, get your viewing snacks ready (you have a month so no rush,) your devices ready for social media if that is your thing, and refresh yourself with that Who Do You Think You Are?/genealogy bingo humor that is likely to return.

See you soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library!
LE

Some Mount Clemens Daily Leader Issues are Digitized Too! See How to Find Them

Here is some additional information on using the Digital Michigan Newspapers Portal to find digitized newspapers for Mount Clemens.

Besides the Mount Clemens Monitor which we told you about yesterday, there is also at present time some issues from one year of the Mount Clemens Daily Leader. You can find this newspaper's summary page under the title, Daily Leader. And, of course the summary page for the Monitor here. Though neither newspaper appears on the website page with the map of Michigan where you can view the newspapers by county, both do appear in the Gold toolbar Titles and Counties tabs, as well as in the Search tab's Advanced options to Limit Search by Title.

 

Want to search both newspaper titles at the same time? In the Search with Advanced Filters showing, in the Limit Search by Title, first click/select Daily Leader then scroll down and control-select Mount Clemens Monitor so both titles are now highlighted. Put in your search word(s) and search both newspapers.

Our long-time MCGG friend shared with us the following method. In the Find entry field, put "Mount Clemens" in the field. Use the filter field in the left-column and select Macomb County from the County list. Now you can change the "Mount Clemens" to your preferred search word(s) such as a surname or person's name in quotes or even a street name or address or business name etc. You can also narrow your results by decades. Because the Mount Clemens newspapers are presently the only digitized newspapers for Macomb County filtering by Macomb County at this time limits the search to just the Mount Clemens newspapers -- both of them.

You can find some basic help by selecting the Help tab from the gold toolbar at the top of the website page. Get some tips on using search terms and what features you get access to if you register for a free account. And, how to use the clip feature including how to save (right-click the clipped image) the resulting jpg file to your device. Besides Save As to JPG you can download a PDF of the issue using the link above the page image.

Back in March 2022 we learned #DigMountClemens was one of two winners of the #DigMichNews Grant Contest so the earliest Mount Clemens Monitor newspaper issues would be digitized. Thank you to all who #DigMountClemens Twitter voted so Mount Clemens Public Library could be one of the winners for 2022.

So yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus ... in June. Again, have fun and good luck but remember to visit the website again at a later date. It appears not all of the newspaper issues are online yet.

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE

Early Mount Clemens Monitor Digitized Images Now Going Online at Digital Michigan Newspapers Portal Thanks to 2022 #DigMichNews Grant Contest Win

A long-time MCGG friend brought to our attention today that our local newspaper is starting to appear on the Digital Michigan Newspapers Portal. Back in March 2022 we learned #DigMountClemens was one of two winners of the #DigMichNews Grant Contest so the earliest Mount Clemens Monitor newspaper issues would be digitized.

 

While it does not yet appear in the By County List, we did find it by browsing by year and selecting May 1869 and selecting the May 26 issue then selecting Mount Clemens Monitor between the Home Icon and the issue date.

But let's make it easier for you, just click this link to get to the summary page for the Mount Clemens Monitor. This page tells you what years and months have issues digitized so far. Your can view this page two different ways. Click a month to see what dates have issues digitized.

While earlier liquor bonds were not found in the paper to help establish when his bar started,
it seems Charles' sometimes bending of the rules started early in his career.

 

Another route: Select search then the icon for advanced options which is a stack of long to short lines (kind of looks like a tornado or funnel.) Then in the Limit Search by Title scroll until you find Mount Clemens Monitor, select the title to highlight it. Put your search term (like a surname or business name) in the Find box. Press the enter key or select the search icon (the magnifying glass) to perform your search. 

Click the newspaper date or icon to see the page with the result. You can maximize the viewing area by selecting the square icon in the upper-right corner of the medium-yellow toolbar at the top of the newspaper page. Select it again to minimize the viewing area.

Yes, you can download the issue/page. You can also "Clip" an article but it is not very intuitive how to use the feature. You can find some basic help by selecting the Help from the gold toolbar at the top of the website page. If you want, you can register for a free account to access other features.

Have fun and good luck but come back again at a later date. Not all of the newspaper's issues are online yet.

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE

Our First MCGG Member Medley is Wed., June 8 at 7 pm; Join Us to Learn about Family and Resources and How

This week is our last MCGG meeting for the Winter/Spring 2022 season.  Our MCGG and Let's Talk...Genealogy groups combined virtual meeting is Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at 7 p.m. using Zoom Meeting. The topic of the meeting is our first ... MCGG Member Medley ... featuring MCGG Members Dara Tolbert Brooks, Mary Lou Duncan and Lisa Eschenburg telling stories about a person or line of family showing the resources and work done to learn or discover more about that person/family.

MCGG members on the mailing list will receive the Zoom Meeting invite in the reminder email to be sent prior to the meeting. New attendees can obtain the invite link using the Library Events calendar on the website of the Mount Clemens Public Library.  

See you soon someday at our favorite library!
LE

Bloomfield Hills Family History Center Announces Temporary Regular Hours

Until further notice the Bloomfield Hills Family History Center in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is altering their operating hours to accommodate reduced volunteer staffing availability.

New Temporary Operating hours are:

• Wednesday 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Thursday    3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Saturday    10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bloomfield Hills Family History Center as seen from Google Maps

 

The Bloomfield Hills Family History Center is located at 37425 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304-5002. The phone number is 1-248-647-5671 but it is currently not working.

Emails will be answered. Direct them to:   MI_BloomfieldHills at  familyhistorymail.org replacing the at with @. Appointments outside of temporary regular hours may be available if needed.

The Family History Center is located in the red brick church in the northeast corner. The entrance door is on the northwest side so use the parking lot in the back near that door. Upon entry, follow the hall straight ahead and then turn right. The door to the FHC room is on the left about the second or third one down the hall. Look for the signs.

So gather those lists of to-dos you have been collecting (you have been doing that right?) and determine a day that works for you to check those items off your list. Don't forget your USB drive so you can save/download those new finds.

See you someday soon at our favorite library!
LE