Remember to backup your data

Computers are quirky. You just never know when something is going to go wrong with them. You want to make sure that you have multiple copies of your data. Imagine how devastated you'd be to lose your family database or all the scanned photos that a distant cousin emailed to you.

2GB of free online storage

I found a site that allows you 2 GB of free online backup.  You download a little program and mark what files you want backed up.  You perform an inital backup and then it will automatically backup your files for you when they are changed.  I...

Who was Murdoch McKenzie?

Murdoch McKenzie, our Scottish immigrant to Canada, was originally from Inverness, Scotland. At the time of the blockade of Quebec by the Americans, in 1775-76, he was one of the defenders, then 26 years old. This makes him born around 1744.  His parents' names, Murdoch and Catherine McKenzie, were listed on the record when Murdoch converted from the Protestant church to the Catholic church in Quebec, Canada on July 9, 1780. There is still no evidence of Catherine's maiden name–the true key to finding his probable family in Scotland.

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