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She had the time, ability, and drive to extensively research multiple family lines involving her lineage and her husband's. My duty was to work on the non-Italian side of my lineage and on Roberta's heritage.<br />
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For whatever reasons, this has been a daunting task. Facts were scarce or contradictory leaving me with more questions than answers. However, eventually the beauty of the Internet and an increasingly connected technological world are helping me to break through.<br />
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A few years ago I made contact with Michael Wortman, a relative of my uncle Benjamin (aka Sigmund), who helped fill in a few blank spots. This past summer I made contact with Jeffery Meyerson who also had information about the Dellhime lineage going back to an "ancestral" hometown in Mutterstadt Germany.<br />
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Unexpectedly I've now been in touch with Pam Stemen who is a descendant of Florence's sister, Anita Hall. Pieces on the Dellhime side of the genealogy may finally be falling into place.<br />
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The other research frustration involves Roberta's heritage. This time a breakthrough occurred as the unlikely consequence of a DNA test. As some may know, Ancestry.com now offers a DNA profile service. It's new and the database not particularly large. It works by obtaining a collect kit from Ancestry.com, submitting a saliva sample, and waiting for the test results. The results are rather general - they identify regional markers like whether an ancestor was from the British Isles and other locations. <br />
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You also get recommendation on possible matches with other Ancestry.com members who also submitted DNA samples. It's all pretty general and a complete shot in the dark. Don't expect Maury to use this service to identify paternity on his show.<br />
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Imagine our surprise at getting an email from one of the other DNA test participants, Richard Hartman, who it turns out is in fact a relative of Roberta on the Bain side.<br />
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Who knows where anything will lead, but one thing seems certain. 2013 could be a good year for my genealogy research.<div class="blogger-post-footer">2013 - Content protected by copyright.
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is sad to say that a relative was instrumental in burglarizing our home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since the relative's arrest and the accomplices, we have endured hearing multiple attempts by the relative and others to spin their side of the story. None of these attempts reflected the truth, so in an attempt to ensure the truth is known we prepared the following information:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0DsJmTwmAdvMVJmcDJZQUxQQzQ/edit" target="_blank">Case Report</a> from the San Bernardino Superior Court (as of 01/14/2013) - Case Number <span style="color: black;">FSB1205093</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Feel free to share this information with others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Note: On advice of legal counsel, this post was revised to only make available records readily available through San Bernardino Superior Court. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">2013 - Content protected by copyright.
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Please feel free to add your comments to help me construct a more thorough analysis.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Elements of a Social Networking Strategy</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Protect an Organization’s “brand image”</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Regardless of considerations over the relative merits of the various social networking services, an organization must take certain basic steps to protect its reputation. The potential exists for individuals, other groups or organizations, through their use of social media, to:</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">• Misrepresent themselves causing others to believe they are agents of the organization or</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">• Unjustly impugn the reputations of employees, executives, Board Members, or the organization in general.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">At the simplest level an organization should quickly move to reserve (“cyber-squat”) user names and identities synonymous with their organization on the most popular social media services like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and Twitter. By reserving these names and identities the organization will create an initial hedge against others misrepresenting themselves and afford the organization time to formulate a more comprehensive social media strategy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Establish Action Plans</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">An organization should establish a cross-functional team to examine the following issues:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Which social media services demonstrate beneficial business purposes</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;"> - What are their demographic compositions</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Do they represent a viable means of communication between the organization and the clients of the social media service</span><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">How should an organization represent itself on various social media services</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Develop action plans for the deployment of an organization’s presence on social media services</span></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Find Your Voice<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Whether you have one person or several people post on behalf of your organization it is essential to present the tone, vocabulary, and style in a consistent single voice.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> To do otherwise is to risk confusing your audience as if your organization suffers from a multiple personality disorder.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Learn to Listen<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">The use of any social media is not to just push your message, it is also to listen to what your audience says about your posts and your organization</span><span style="font-family: arial;">. Resist the temptation to assume</span> that your organization is always right and take your<span style="font-family: arial;"> audience's comments to heart.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><br />Create an Acceptable Use Policy</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Employees, agents of an organization, as well as Board members must be informed and comply with a Social Media Policy that establishes expectations for decorum, professionalism, confidentiality, and the protection of privacy. The policy should be created even if an organization elects not to establish a formal social media presence.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Should an organization decide to have a social media presence, the policy should also clarify:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Who may post on behalf of an organization</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">What types of postings are appropriate (e.g., informational, promotional)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">What type of online relationships are appropriate (e.g., “following,” “friending,” being a “fan” of)</span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer">2013 - Content protected by copyright.
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