Congratulations to our Birthday Contest Winners -- Mary, Barbara, and Shannon!!!!
Although many of you entered, and several of you answered all of the questions correctly, these three lovely ladies are the lucky winners of some fantastic RTV gear. Still searching for the answers to our first-ever scavenger hunt?
Here you go:
1. What song did Chris Haley sing at the 2007 FGS Conference? "Banana Boat Song", a.k.a Day-O
2. Was the man who raised Bob Zins his real father? Yes!
3. Name three famous descendants of the Sockish. Emmanuel Sockenberyg (Edward G. Robinson), Julius Henry "Groucho" Sox, Lambchop, and the Pets.com puppet
4. What was author Victor Villasenor’s grandfather’s claim to fame? He killed the legendary Bushmaster serpent that was terrorizing his village, a snake that was so aggressive it would attack a man on horseback and charge a train.
5. What six required tools of the genealogist does Dick Eastman mention in
his lecture "Putting the Genes in Genealogy"? pencils, paper, 3-ring binders, computer, internet connection, and bug repellent
6. Name any of Flat Stanley’s ancestors. Rolf Pancake, Charlotte Squeezed, Stacy Squashed, Tom Flat, Hal Flat, George Squashed, Seton Squished
If you missed out on this scavenger hunt, never fear. Keep your eye on the Og Blog for future contest fun.
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