Girls are like apples

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I was looking around for some humour and here it is:



It made me smile..

Urdu word of the week - Post 3

Here is this week's Urdu word:

اپنا
pron.
own; one's own; personal
یہ میرا اپنا ہے
'this is my own'
transliteration:
ye mera apna hai

It's a nice and easy word this week. I'm sure you've heard this one.
Please feel free to provide any feedback for this theme. You can even introduce your own Urdu words or even make up sentences with the above word and blog about them on your own blog. Remember to post your links. Remember it's a Wednesday theme!

Buying family history software

Here is a list of genealogy software that is available online. It's not a complete list as there are other softwares, less popular, that are used by genealogists too. Additionally, I've tried to include prices for people living in the UK, make sure you check out the links provided as older versions of the software can be bought for cheaper prices as well as deals being offered by the companies themselves.

Family Tree Maker 2010 Deluxe Edition: £39.99 plus delivery: £4.95 UK Standard and £4.95 UK Express £5.95

Includes:

• 3-month Ancestry.co.uk™ Essentials Membership* (worth over £32)
• Family Tree Maker program CD-ROM
• Family Tree Maker Getting Started Guide
• Family Tree Maker Training Tutorial
• 20% discount on Ancestry™ DNA Testing+
• 25% off Mycanvas™ Printed Books & Posters+
• Save up to £44 off Arrowfile Genealogy Albums & Acid Free Archival Pages+
• 3 FREE ISSUES of your Family Tree Magazine when you subscribe for 1 year+

http://www.ancestryshop.co.uk/products/software/family-tree-maker-2010-deluxe-edition

Rootsmagic 4 UK Edition
Basic £24.95 plus P+P: £2.50
Standard £24.95 P+P: £2.50
Platinum £49.95 P+P: £2.50

http://www.rootsmagic.co.uk/

Family Tree Builder 4.0
Standard version: Free to download
Premium version: £54 which includes

• Publishing of up to 2,500 names to your own family site (on your computer your family tree is unlimited)
• Subscription of one year to a Premium family site
• All-in-one charts
• Smart Matches merging
• Publishing of videos and documents online
• Smart Research
• Unlimited maps

http://www.myheritage.com/family-tree-builder

Family Historian 4
Buy the software from various suppliers, check link.

http://www.family-historian.co.uk/buy-now/fh4-boxed

Legacy v 7
Standard Edition : Free to download
Deluxe : $39.95 plus shipping $14.00 (other deals on offer too)

http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1

If there are other websites or stores that offer a better price then do get in touch and tell me about it! I'll be sure to make updates on the blog.

Urdu word of the week - Post 2

Here is this week's Urdu word:

بتدریج
adv.
slowly; step by step; by degrees

I wasn't able to come up with a sentence this week, perhaps readers of this blog can suggest something and please feel free to provide any feedback for this new theme. You can even introduce your own Urdu words or even make up sentences with the above word and blog about them on your own blog. Remember to post your links.

Do you have ancestors buried in Canada?

I came across Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on interment.com which lists some Muslims that are buried there (note the 'some'). Although one or two did sound like Hindu names the gravestones were recorded as having Quranic verses on them.


Devji, Satbai K., b. 1894, d. 1981, 786 Verily We Belong to God and to Him we will Return Holy Quran 2:156, [MB]

Karam, Pierre, b. u/k, d. u/k, and Baby Pierre 1 Day (s/o Shadia Abou-Memme Karam), [MB]
Karam, Shadia Abou-Mehme, b. 1957, d. 1984, (w/o Wahib Karam), [MB]
Karam, Wahib, b. 1950, [MB]

Khoja, Madatalli M., b. 1934, d. 1976, Inna Li Lahe Wa Inna Ilehe Rajeun, [MB]
Khoja, Sherbanu M.A., b. 1914, d. 1984, 786 Verily We Belong to God and to Him We will Return Holy Quran 2.156 Alijabanu, [MB]

Prabtani, Dolatkhanu, b. 1921, d. 1975, [MB]
Prabtani, Naseem M., b. 1953, d. 1981, 786 Verily We Belong to God and to Him We will Return Holy Quran 2.156, [MB]

Sayani, Fatma, b. 1917, d. 1978, Inna Li Lahe Wa, Inna Ilehe Ra Jeun, We belong to Allah and to Him we Return (w/o Hassambhai Devraj Sayani), [MB]
Sayani, Hassambhai Devraj, b. 1909, d. 1981, Inna Li Lahe Wa, Inna Ilehe Ra Jeun, We belong to Allah and to Him we Return, [MB]

These names were contributed by Marty Byzewski.

It would be useful for researchers to locate other Muslim graves for interment.com and findagrave.com. So we need more people volunteering this information to these sites by visting graves and transcribing.

Introducing Urdu word of the week - Post 1

It's a new theme I'm introducing to this blog which I'm really excited about! I'm aware that many Pakistanis out there have little grasp of the Urdu language even though it's the national language for Pakistan. Many speak Punjabi, Mirpuri, Sindhi...etc and many are living abroad with little interaction with Urdu speakers. (Non-Pakistanis can learn too!) So, I'm going to be adding a new Urdu word to the blog every week (hopefully) with the English meaning for readers to increase their vocabulary. You never know, you might be off spouting Urdu to your Mum, now won't she be pleased!

بے تمیذ
adj.
silly, unmannerly
وہ بے تمیذ ہے
He/she is silly
transliteration:
woh be-tameez hai

(Yes, I know it's a weird word to be starting with but it was all done in total randomness!) Please feel free to provide any feedback for this theme. You can even introduce your own Urdu words or even make up sentences with the above word and blog about them on your own blog. Remember to post your links.

Remembering our shaheed .. 6

I'm posting more announcements of our shaheed (martyred) who are fighting for our country, our people and our freedom. See my previous posts here, here, here, here and here.

Friday January 8th 2010

'One soldier lost his life while two suspected terrorists were apprehended during the ongoing military operation in South Waziristan in the last twenty four hours.' (Dawn)


Note: I can only provide you with names if I find them in the news articles I browse. If you think something needs correcting, please do leave me a message. I try my best.

We should all pray for these men and their families and recognise their courage and sacrifice for their country.

Are you related to a soldier? Do you have memories of a loved one dying? Do you have a message for the soldiers fighting? Leave me a comment.