It's been a slow news month, genealogy-wise, and I recorded a little too close to the deadline to create a proper ancestor spotlight. Here is a short episode detailing some of the goings on in my life, on the podcast, and on the server. These include a possible upcoming career change, a largely successful migration to YouTube Music, and a server software upgrade to Fedora 40. I close the episode by reading from the On This Day and Upcoming Events block of my Webtrees installation.

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After a few brief updates on some old business, I spotlight the life of Harriet Harrison Pollag, aunt of William Pickersgill "Pud" Harrison, III. She was born on March 12, 1878 and died before her time eighty years ago today, on March 30th, 1944. Harriet was born a twin, beloved by friends and family, became a single mother at the age of 31, and an expatriate at 36 when she married Hermann Pollag, an alien and German national. Harriet seems to have attempted repatriation following the death of her husband in 1927, and the outcome of this apparent attempt remains to be discovered.

While waiting for the State Archives of Mykolaiv Oblast to release the 1876 birth record of Louis Anflick, I test-lauch a pair of map server application programs in an effort to take back ownership and control of my map data. Lastly, I offer the latest updates on my podcasts migration to YouTube Music, ahead of the Google Podcasts app's imminent demise this coming April.

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I make first contact with the State Archives of Mykolaiv in Ukraine, in search of documents pertaining to my Anflick ancestors. The archive has apparently accepted my request and I am currently awaiting the result. Work continued on transcribing the descendants of Peter Mumma from Mumma.org to my own web site. We learn of the untimely demise of Herbert L. Mumma in 1905 in a manner I thought happened only in action movies and cartoons. Lastly, I shout out a pair of my podcast inspirations, Scott Fisher and Lisa Louise Cooke.

Work continues on transcribing the descendants of Johannes Mumma (1763-1829), the first born son of my immigrant ancestor, Peter Mumma (1721–1785). Efforts this month focused on the family of Johannes's grandson, John Mumma (1827-1907). John had 13 children, so my work is cut out for me!

Work on transcribing the vast database at Mumma.org into my family tree software with the present focus on the descendants of Frederick Mumma (1767-1822) and a future focus on the descendants of Johannes Mumma (1763-1829). Roxborough High School administration offers provisional approval for an after-school genealogy club, to be facilitated by yours truly—but only if yours truly can drum up enough interest. Lastly, and ancestor spotlight on Earl and Esther Hable. I supposed you could call them a "power couple" that stayed together in the face of great physical challenges.