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Hello out there!
There is a lot of specialized stuff I have put together.
If any of it interests you, feel free to cruise right to it.

What's New

My last major update was on Fri, Dec 6, 2024
Find out what's new on my pages.

In Celsius, comparing Winnipeg with Thompson MB, Churchill MB and the South Pole, to make me feel warmer.

A New Day For Genealogy

BEHOLD - A New Concept for Genealogy - A New Era for Genealogists
is a report-based genealogy program I have been developing.

Try Behold for yourself: Download Page

To follow my progress in detail, check out My Behold Blog
Or get involved in the Behold Discussion Forum
Here are the What's in it for You if you purchase Behold
Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions about Behold
Some Screenshots of Behold
These are my Future Plans for Behold
My Behold Blog's feed:
Behold's Discussion Forum's feed:

GEDCOM File Finder
is a program I wrote that locates GEDCOM files on your computer

Double Match Triangulator - Forging New Frontiers in DNA Analysis
is a program I started in 2016 to help analyze Autosomal DNA matches.
The program placed 3rd in the RootsTech 2017 Innovator Showdown.

Genealogy Software

For 11 years, I had my Genealogy Software Links page as a resource for genealogists (over 400,000 hits). In 2008, I replaced it with a site www.gensoftreviews.com that allowed people to review and rate all the software packages. It gave me ideas about what's best for Behold. Over 15 years, the site received over 6,000 reviews. I took the site down in 2023.

Discussion

I tweet a little. Mostly about genealogy, programming Behold, and a bit about chess and other stuff.

Tweets by @louiskessler

I've put up a my 6,001 tweets covering 8 years from Feb 10, 2011 to Dec 14, 2018, for reference by anyone interested. The new download format is not easily editable for display, so there may not be updates to this.

I've been on Facebook since 2016, where I participate in a number of different Facebook groups, mostly for genealogy.

These are my Facebook posts and my Facebook comments between Feb 23, 2016 and Dec 30, 2020.

My Genealogy Pages

Personal:

Activities:

What's happening at the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada / Genealogical Institute
The Final Report from our ambitious and very successful Cemetery Photography Project

Reference:

My guide to Beginning Genealogy
Jewish Genealogy Links

Jewish Winnipeg

Jewish Winnipeg Links

Computer Chess - A Memorial to BRUTE FORCE

Here is a story about my chess program BRUTE FORCE, and its exploits in the 8th and 9th North American Computer Chess Championships
Here's a nifty chess game viewer, to interactively play some of the games of BRUTE FORCE.
An Interview with Deep Blue - by John Burstow
My own listing of Computer Chess Books including some classics that I donated to the University of Manitoba.
My links to Chess and Computer Chess web sites will lead you to other sites, if you are interested.

On CBC Radio Feb 10, 2003 across Canada was my Commentary:
What Computer Chess Can Tell Us About Intelligence
Read Commentary

My Stars


Cheryl	Brenna	Brittany

Where I've Been (updated to April 2017)

Lived in 1 country, 1 province.
Multiple visits to 6 other countries, 4 other provinces, 14 states and D.C.
Stayed overnight in 20 other countries, 2 other provinces, 12 other states.
Passed through 4 other states.
Total: I've been in 27 countries, 7 provinces, and 30 states plus D.C.

Create your own visited map at mapchart.net

Brrrr

Winnipeg is sometimes warmer than the South Pole. Here's a typical winter:
8 Dec 2013, 8:53 am - Winnipeg -27, South Pole -27
9 Dec 2013, 7:13 am - Winnipeg -27, South Pole -27
10 Dec 2013, 4:25 am - Winnipeg -26, South Pole -26
11 Dec 2013, 8:15 am - Winnipeg -27, South Pole -25
14 Dec 2013, 8:38 pm - Winnipeg -30, South Pole -26
15 Dec 2013, 8:08 am - Winnipeg -34, South Pole -24
19 Dec 2013, 10:39 am - Winnipeg -26, South Pole -24
21 Dec 2013, 11:08 am - Winnipeg -29, South Pole -23
22 Dec 2013, 10:01 pm - Winnipeg -30, South Pole -25
23 Dec 2013, 9:18 am - Winnipeg -34, South Pole -22
28 Dec 2013, 8:08 pm - Winnipeg -29, South Pole -27
29 Dec 2013, 10:20 am - Winnipeg -33, South Pole -25
30 Dec 2013, 4:38 am - Winnipeg -34, South Pole -25
31 Dec 2013, 7:11 am - Winnipeg -38, South Pole -24
1 Jan 2014, 9:27 am - Winnipeg -32, South Pole -23
2 Jan 2014, 9:09 am - Winnipeg -32, South Pole -23
4 Jan 2014, 11:37 pm - Winnipeg -33, South Pole -25
5 Jan 2014, 9:36 am - Winnipeg -36, South Pole -24
6 Jan 2014, 7:23 am - Winnipeg -33, South Pole -23
7 Jan 2014, 6:50 am - Winnipeg -32, South Pole -24
8 Jan 2014, 7:00 am - Winnipeg -30, South Pole -25
20 Jan 2014, 11:27 am - Winnipeg -28, South Pole -26
22 Jan 2014, 9:57 pm - Winnipeg -30, South Pole -28
23 Jan 2014, 12:26 am - Winnipeg -30, South Pole -26
27 Jan 2014, 7:03 am - Winnipeg -32, South Pole -29
9 Feb 2014, 9:45 am - Winnipeg -29, South Pole -26
9 different days during the winter of 2012/13.
14 different days during the winter of 2010/11.

What's global warming?

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