There'll be Some Changes Made

 

A bit like the lyrics of that old jazz standard song, written by Benton Overstreet and Billy Higgins in 1921, and first recorded by Ethel Waters (listen to her here), there’ll be some changes made to my blogs here.

That song was produced in different version over 400 times. (While you are reading this post, listen to a few interpretations on YouTube by Chet Atkins here, Matty Matlock here or Benny Goodman here). Family historians might even find some of the lyrics (reproduced below) have some application to their ancestors.

Blogsite

There will be a few adjustments to the blogsite. I thought about switching to a different format and host, but I am happy with Blogger so will be staying with it. You may see a few new links to different websites, blogs, publications, photos, etc. I will still use the site to tell stories about my family, and interesting experiences of families of others.

I don’t anticipate we’ll make that many alterations, but readers should be aware of a few.

Subscriptions

The decision to change has been prompted by a notice from Feedburner through which blog subscriptions have been managed and emails sent out: “Recently, the Feedburner team released a system update announcement, that the email subscription service will be discontinued in July 2021. After July 2021, your feed will still continue to work, but the automated emails to your subscribers will no longer be supported. If you’d like to continue sending emails, you can download your subscriber contacts.”

New Post Announcements

In a couple of weeks, I will switch over to sending email announcements through MailChimp. The email will look different, with only teasers included rather than the entire new post. You will have to click on the link to the blogsite to read entire posts. Subscribers may also click on links to change their preferences or unsubscribe (I hope you won’t do that).

Mother Nature’s Tests

One major change is that I will not be posting blogs on this separate blogsite anymore. All posts related to Mother Nature or natural phenomena will go back to being posted on Discover Genealogy. It was hard enough getting around to finding new ideas for my main blog without having a second one, too. Some of the posts published on Mother Nature’s Tests will be reprised on Discover Genealogy for those who had not seen them. The separate email lists for the two blogs will be merged and all future posts will go subscribers of both blogs.

Stay Tuned

I hope you will continue to find an interest in what you read here. For my part, I will continue to look for material that is of value to genealogists in their quest to find more about their ancestors.

There’ll Be Some Changes Made (Lyrics)

Ethel Waters & Her Jazz Masters

They say don't change the old for the new;

But I've found out that this will never do;

When you grow old, you don't last long,

You're just here, my honey, then you're gone;

I loved a man for many years gone by,

I thought his love for me would never die;

He made a change and said I would not do,

So now I'm going to make some changes, too.

 

Why, there's a change in the weather, there's a change in the sea,

So from now on there'll be a change in me,

My walk will be different, my talk, and my name,

Nothing about me's going to be the same;

I'm gonna change my long tall one for a little short 'n fat,

I'm gonna change my number that I'm living at;

Because nobody wants you when you're old and gray.

There's gonna be some changes made today,

There'll be some changes made.

 

Why, there's a change in the weather, there's a change in the sea,

So from now on there'll be a change in me,

Why, my walk will be different, and my talk, and my name,

Nothing about me gonna be the same;

I'm gonna change my way of living, and that ain't no shock,

Why, I'm thinking of changin' the way I gotta set my clock,

Because nobody wants you when you're old and gray.

There's gonna be some changes made today,

There'll be some changes made.