Proud to Be Me, because I am Unique!

1. What is the history and meanings of your first and second name?  What are some alternate forms and spellings of your name?

http://www.babynamer.com/Elmer 

http://www.babynamespedia.com/

http://www.behindthename.com/

http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/

http://www.quickbabynames.com/

2. What is the history and meaning of last name?  Create a shield using the information learned about your name.  On the world map tract the route your ancestors could have taken to reach the United States?

http://surnames.behindthename.com/

http://www.last-names.net/

http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/bl_meaning.htm

http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/

http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin

3.  Create a chart displaying the popularity of your first or last name for the last ten years.

http://www.namestatistics.com/

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

http://www.yeahbaby.com/

4.  According to the White pages, what is the popularity of your name in Tennessee and United States?  What are the top five states having people with your name listed in the White Pages?  View the maps; write five sentences summarizing the information displayed about your name.   Which region of the United States has the greatest and least amount of people having your name?  

http://names.whitepages.com/

http://www.pokemyname.com/index.php 

5.  Who are some famous celebrities, characters, and places having your name? 

http://www.babynamefacts.com/

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/

http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/ 

http://born-on-this-day.com/

6.  Add any information about the uniqueness of your name that you found interesting. 

http://www.pokemyname.com/index.php 

7.  What is the meaning and history of your birth month?

http://www.historynet.com/today_in_history

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

http://www.answers.com

8.  What are ten events which happened on your birth date?  List the events in order of important based on your opinion.  Be able to justify your rankings. 

http://www.on-this-day.com/

http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/ 

http://www.pokemyname.com/index.php 

http://www.datesinhistory.com/

http://www.historynet.com/today_in_history

http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/

http://www.history.com/

http://440.com/twtd/today.html

http://www.blackfacts.com/search.aspx  (Black History Facts)

9.  Who were the U. S. President, Vice President, City Mayor, and Governor the year you were born?  When did they begin and leave office?   What political party did they represent?

http://www.presidentsusa.net/presvplist.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Memphis,_Tennessee

10.  What were the top songs the year you were born?  Who were the artist and what style of music was the song?  Compare the style of music which was popular the year you were born today style of music?  What are the changes if noted in the styles of music?  

http://www.dzentertainment.com/topsongs.html 

11.  What were the top books the year you were born?

http://www.caderbooks.com/bestintro.html

12.  What were the top five movies the year you were born?  Create a chart displaying the name of the movie, number of United States theatrical rentals, box office gross, production budget, and amount of money the movie earned.

http://www.ldsfilm.com/misc/lds_Top5_boxoffice.html

13.  What were the top ten television shows the year you were born?  What network aired the most popular shows and what was the percentage compared to the other networks?  

http://www.1980sflashback.com
http://www.80s.com/Entertainment/TV/

14. What were the top selling toys the year you were born?

http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/ 

15.  Compare the prices of prices of six items the year you were born to today’s prices?  What were the percent of increase for each item?

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/

http://www.1980sflashback.com