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4. A little background history. I'm am in my late seventies. A scientist by degree (BS in Biology). Published in two areas.
Fri May 23, 2025, 11:26 AM
May 23

As my time grows shorter and shorter. I continue to try to finish three Life Projects in no particular order.

1. The history of a YMCA Camp that I attended from age seven through my early teen years.
Have you ever wondered what the history of land on a lake was like before it became a YMCA camp for kids?
I did, and I labored to find answers.


2. Cataloguing and conserving over 100 letters written to my maternal grandmother's father when he emigrated to the US at age 14.
The letters were all from relatives in England living in and around London.
Written to William Black ["Dear Bill"] will be the title of the finished project.
Have you ever wondered exactly where those old addresses in London were?
I did, and I labored to find answers.


3. The detailing of a Whaler's Voyage on a ship named the Tropic Bird, which was captained by my wife's great-great-grandfather.
We have a copy of the original daily log of the multi-year voyage.
The day-by-day LAT LONs of their location.
Have you ever wondered what the point-by-point daily log would show of their exact location on a map?
I did, and I labored to find answers.


Google and other search engines were of little or no help, and I spent hours refining the search terms with little or no helpful results.

Then, along came AI, not (A1)..... DUers should get the distinction. Recently, I decided to see what AI "knew" about the world today.
So here we are, the above post was generated with the help of the exact same tool that helped in the development of Project 2025

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