June is half over, and my Padres made it to .500 (after starting off 5-15, they're now 34-34). This was not a big genealogy day for me.
* Read email and blogs, then off to the Men's breakfast Bible Study at Marie Callender's. Good food, good discussion. We talked a bit about legacies.
* Home by 10 a.m. to read, note that Surname Saturday - COLBURN (England > colonial Massachusetts) posted.
* Got into MitoSearch, signed up for the FTDNA Haplogroup K Project, and checked my mtDNA matches. I have one!
* Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Three Things About Your Father posted, and added a picture and some edits.
* Worked in the database. An email correspondent thought I had Thomas Boylston's parents wrong, and it's clear that I did. I found a parish register on Internet Archive that permitted me to fill out his birth family, including source citations. Worked happily on that for several hours.
* Went in at 4 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV golf, and we left at 4:45 p.m. for Barbara's, then to El Pollo Loco for dinner, and the trolley to Petco Park for the Padres game. Pads won 6-4 over the D-backs, now only 3 games out of first place. There's hope in Sand-ville.
* Home on the trolley b y 10:230 p.m. Printed out my boarding pass to San Jose, then read , added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.
I'll be in Santa Cruz with my daughter and family until Friday night, so this blog will be dark until Saturday next.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
My Genealogy Friday - 14 June 2013
Two more days until I go off to Santa Cruz again - I have almost all of my scheduled posts done. I think...
* Read email and blog posts, then wrote Follow-Up Friday - Interesting and Helpful Reader Comments.
* Worked on the syllabus material, and edited the presentation some more, for next Saturday's talk, got it done, PDFed, and put on Dropbox for safekeeping. I need to edit them at least one more time.
* Wrote two blog posts for the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog - one for the Newsletter and one for the Research Group summary.
* Wrote a Surname Saturday post and a SNGF post. Answered some email. Then worked on Received my Mitochondrial DNA Test Results from Family Tree DNA.
* Worked in the database for awhile - added some content and source citations for some Dill and other related families, from American Ancestors, Ancestry, and Find A Grave.
* Went in at 5:20 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner, water the front plants. Online at 6:20 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of and Eclectica posts, then worked in the database for 45 minutes.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, and read my book. Pads won 2-1 over D-backs, now 33-34, only 4 games out of first place. We go on Saturday night.
* Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours. Blog posts written = 6.
* Read email and blog posts, then wrote Follow-Up Friday - Interesting and Helpful Reader Comments.
* Worked on the syllabus material, and edited the presentation some more, for next Saturday's talk, got it done, PDFed, and put on Dropbox for safekeeping. I need to edit them at least one more time.
* Wrote two blog posts for the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog - one for the Newsletter and one for the Research Group summary.
* Wrote a Surname Saturday post and a SNGF post. Answered some email. Then worked on Received my Mitochondrial DNA Test Results from Family Tree DNA.
* Worked in the database for awhile - added some content and source citations for some Dill and other related families, from American Ancestors, Ancestry, and Find A Grave.
* Went in at 5:20 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner, water the front plants. Online at 6:20 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of and Eclectica posts, then worked in the database for 45 minutes.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, and read my book. Pads won 2-1 over D-backs, now 33-34, only 4 games out of first place. We go on Saturday night.
* Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours. Blog posts written = 6.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
My Genealogy Thursday - 13 June 2013
The days just seem to fly by - we're almost to the middle of June, for crying out loud (one of my father's favorite sayings!).
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1850 U.S. Census Record for Jonathan Oatley Family, and another one for next week.
* Went off at 9:45 a.m. for my doctor visit - he was happy with 9 lb weight loss, but not too-high blood sugar. Drat. Told him my toes were numb, too.
* Home by 10:45 a.m. to read, then finished up the first draft of my FamilySearch presentation (given on 22 June).
* Had lunch, then worked in RootsMagic 6 and FS Family Tree some more, adding content to both, and finding sources for my database. Wrote Adding Data to RootsMagic 6 While Enriching Data on FamilySearch Family Tree. Continued working in RM6/FSFT on my Dill line.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, then trimmed and mowed the back yard, and watered it too.
* Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, write two reviews for next week, and another blog post. Then back to RM6/FSFT, and then tried to find sources for the events I added to the database. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1850 U.S. Census Record for Jonathan Oatley Family, and another one for next week.
* Went off at 9:45 a.m. for my doctor visit - he was happy with 9 lb weight loss, but not too-high blood sugar. Drat. Told him my toes were numb, too.
* Home by 10:45 a.m. to read, then finished up the first draft of my FamilySearch presentation (given on 22 June).
* Had lunch, then worked in RootsMagic 6 and FS Family Tree some more, adding content to both, and finding sources for my database. Wrote Adding Data to RootsMagic 6 While Enriching Data on FamilySearch Family Tree. Continued working in RM6/FSFT on my Dill line.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, then trimmed and mowed the back yard, and watered it too.
* Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, write two reviews for next week, and another blog post. Then back to RM6/FSFT, and then tried to find sources for the events I added to the database. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
My Genealogy Wednesday - 12 June 2013
It was an all genealogy day today - forgot about the Padres game at 1 p.m. Pads won 5-3 over Braves, now 32-34.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 260: Dorothy, Emily and Evelyn in 1921 and another for next week. Then wrote an Amanuensis Monday post for next week, and a Tuesday's Tip too.
* Posted Book Notice: "Aspen's Roots," by Paul Sullivan. Got the laptop on and added the SCGS syllabus, the latest RootsMagic database, and the SCGS photos. Packed up everything at 11:45 a.m., had lunch and off to the library.
* Had to wait until 1 p.m. for the CVGS Research Group in the auditorium. Got set up, and hosted the meeting until 3 p.m.
* Home by 3:30 p.m. to read, answer email, write Using RootsMagic 6 to Add a New Person to the FamilySearch Family Tree. Worked in the FS Family Tree for awhile also.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, take out the trash, water the plants and wash the dishes.
* Online at 6:15 p.m. and spent over 3 hours adding info, making corrections, etc. for the Nathan Gates family (including all 15 children and their spouses) in FamilySearch Family Tree using RootsMagic 6. Added a few items from FamilySearch also, and found some of the dates/places on Ancestry and AmericanAncestors records.
* Updated the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 260: Dorothy, Emily and Evelyn in 1921 and another for next week. Then wrote an Amanuensis Monday post for next week, and a Tuesday's Tip too.
* Posted Book Notice: "Aspen's Roots," by Paul Sullivan. Got the laptop on and added the SCGS syllabus, the latest RootsMagic database, and the SCGS photos. Packed up everything at 11:45 a.m., had lunch and off to the library.
* Had to wait until 1 p.m. for the CVGS Research Group in the auditorium. Got set up, and hosted the meeting until 3 p.m.
* Home by 3:30 p.m. to read, answer email, write Using RootsMagic 6 to Add a New Person to the FamilySearch Family Tree. Worked in the FS Family Tree for awhile also.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, take out the trash, water the plants and wash the dishes.
* Online at 6:15 p.m. and spent over 3 hours adding info, making corrections, etc. for the Nathan Gates family (including all 15 children and their spouses) in FamilySearch Family Tree using RootsMagic 6. Added a few items from FamilySearch also, and found some of the dates/places on Ancestry and AmericanAncestors records.
* Updated the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
My Genealogy Tuesday - 11 June 2013
It was a stay at home genealogy day, and a Padres on TV night. good news there!
* Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - Ancestry Anne's Presentation about Fold3.
* Worked on the FamilySearch presentation for the rest of the morning, and some of the afternoon also. I'm about 70% done - they changed all of their screens, so I have to also.
* Checked out and wrote This Week's Genealogical Eclectica - this may become a weekly column since I skip so much it seems.
* Worked for awhile in Treelines - added several short stories, then read some of the samples - they are longer, with lots of pictures. Wrote Treelines has a Family Storytelling Contest on "Getting Started." Checked Facebook and Google+.
* Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., read the paper and watched TV.
* Online at 6:15 p.m. to work in the database, added some content and sources for an hour.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, finished the paper, and read my Lee Child novel. Pads won 3-2 over the Braves, now 31-34 (the high point of the season so far, only 3 games under .500.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, update the Best Of and SCGS compendium posts, and wrote this post. Done!
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - Ancestry Anne's Presentation about Fold3.
* Worked on the FamilySearch presentation for the rest of the morning, and some of the afternoon also. I'm about 70% done - they changed all of their screens, so I have to also.
* Checked out and wrote This Week's Genealogical Eclectica - this may become a weekly column since I skip so much it seems.
* Worked for awhile in Treelines - added several short stories, then read some of the samples - they are longer, with lots of pictures. Wrote Treelines has a Family Storytelling Contest on "Getting Started." Checked Facebook and Google+.
* Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., read the paper and watched TV.
* Online at 6:15 p.m. to work in the database, added some content and sources for an hour.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, finished the paper, and read my Lee Child novel. Pads won 3-2 over the Braves, now 31-34 (the high point of the season so far, only 3 games under .500.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, update the Best Of and SCGS compendium posts, and wrote this post. Done!
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Monday, June 10, 2013
My Genealogy Monday - 10 June 2013
We're back from Burbank and the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree - I posted daily highlights of the conference on Genea-Musings. We got home on Sunday night before 9 p.m.
* I got up after 7 a.m., and online by 8 a.m. to read blogs and email, then wrote Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records of Jonathan Wade (1613-1683) of Ipswich, Mass.
* Finished up the CVGS Newsletter and printed it off. Had three inches to fill, and found that I had left out two news items submitted by members. Glad I checked the file!
* Loaded and read a bit of the SCGS Jamboree syllabus, checked FamilySearch and Ancestry for new collections, and added some content for James Richman Story View in my AMT.
* Wrote Dear Randy: How to Resolve Duplicate Entries in RootsMagic 6.
* Gathered the CVGS Newsletter material and off to the UPS Store to copy 35 issues and mail 25 of them. Home just after 2:30 p.m.
* Answered an email from an AncestryDNA match. We share at least four surname lines, but they're all 8-10 generations back.
* We left at 4:45 p.m. for the trolley, ate at the Tin Fish, and into Petco Park by 6:15. Checked my email and blog reader and Facebook. Watched the Padres beat the Braves 7-6 (it was 7-2 after 8 innings). Pads now 30-34 on the season, 17-14 at home, 13-20 on the road.
* Home by 10:40 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of and SCGS Blog Compendium, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.
* I got up after 7 a.m., and online by 8 a.m. to read blogs and email, then wrote Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records of Jonathan Wade (1613-1683) of Ipswich, Mass.
* Finished up the CVGS Newsletter and printed it off. Had three inches to fill, and found that I had left out two news items submitted by members. Glad I checked the file!
* Loaded and read a bit of the SCGS Jamboree syllabus, checked FamilySearch and Ancestry for new collections, and added some content for James Richman Story View in my AMT.
* Wrote Dear Randy: How to Resolve Duplicate Entries in RootsMagic 6.
* Gathered the CVGS Newsletter material and off to the UPS Store to copy 35 issues and mail 25 of them. Home just after 2:30 p.m.
* Answered an email from an AncestryDNA match. We share at least four surname lines, but they're all 8-10 generations back.
* We left at 4:45 p.m. for the trolley, ate at the Tin Fish, and into Petco Park by 6:15. Checked my email and blog reader and Facebook. Watched the Padres beat the Braves 7-6 (it was 7-2 after 8 innings). Pads now 30-34 on the season, 17-14 at home, 13-20 on the road.
* Home by 10:40 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of and SCGS Blog Compendium, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
My Genealogy Wednesday - 5 June 2013
We go to Jamboree on Thursday morning, so this blog will be dark until probably Monday next week. I'll have daily reports on Genea-Musings, I think.
* read email and blogs, then wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 259: Edward Seaver Graduates From College and GEDCOM X Matures into the FamilySearch API. Answered some email, then saw that Legacy would be briefly shown on the Legacy webinar, so tuned into that and wrote Quick First Peek at Legacy 8.
* Printed off the CVGS material, ate lunch in a hurry, and off to church to drop stuff off, the bank, and the library for the CVGS Board Meeting. It was over at 2 p.m.
* Home by 2:15 p.m. to read, then wrote Using RootsMagic 6 to Update FamilySearch Family Tree Families - Post 2: Editing the Person Profile Data. The post SCGS Genealogy Jamboree - Live Streamed Video Sessions posted soon after.
* Did some work in FamilySearch Family Tree and Ancestry trying to figure out vitals for some of the Underhill family. Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, put out the trash, wash the dishes.
* Online at 6 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer some email, and write two posts for Thursday.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read email and blogs and Facebook on the iPhone, and played some games. Pads won 6-2 over Dodgers, but it was closer than that. Now 27-32 and still not in last place.
* Online at 10:50 p.m. to read, write this post, and check Facebook.
Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
* read email and blogs, then wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 259: Edward Seaver Graduates From College and GEDCOM X Matures into the FamilySearch API. Answered some email, then saw that Legacy would be briefly shown on the Legacy webinar, so tuned into that and wrote Quick First Peek at Legacy 8.
* Printed off the CVGS material, ate lunch in a hurry, and off to church to drop stuff off, the bank, and the library for the CVGS Board Meeting. It was over at 2 p.m.
* Home by 2:15 p.m. to read, then wrote Using RootsMagic 6 to Update FamilySearch Family Tree Families - Post 2: Editing the Person Profile Data. The post SCGS Genealogy Jamboree - Live Streamed Video Sessions posted soon after.
* Did some work in FamilySearch Family Tree and Ancestry trying to figure out vitals for some of the Underhill family. Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, put out the trash, wash the dishes.
* Online at 6 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer some email, and write two posts for Thursday.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read email and blogs and Facebook on the iPhone, and played some games. Pads won 6-2 over Dodgers, but it was closer than that. Now 27-32 and still not in last place.
* Online at 10:50 p.m. to read, write this post, and check Facebook.
Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
My Genealogy Tuesday - 4 June 2013
Had a good blogging day, and a little online research, and some reading...
* Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - "Mastering Genealogical Proof" by Thomas W. Jones. Wrote two Surname Saturday posts. Answered some email.
* Researched and wrote Using RootsMagic 6 to Update FamilySearch Family Tree Families - Post 1: the "Before" Tree Person Profiles.
* Worked on the CVGS Newsletter - about 90% complete now. Answered more email. Answered an Ancestry mail too.
* Researched and wrote FamilySearch Family Tree Prints Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records. Checked Google+ and Facebook.
* Worked for awhile in Ancestry finding records and sources for the database.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch news, read the paper, and eat dinner, then filled the bird feeders, watered the front plants and washed the dishes. Online for awhile adding sources and contents from Ancestry.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to help Linda sort out her shoes, then watched the Padres game. Read first two chapters of Thomas Jones book, and checked email, blogs and Facebook on the mobile. Padres lost to Dodgers, 9-7, now 26-32.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - "Mastering Genealogical Proof" by Thomas W. Jones. Wrote two Surname Saturday posts. Answered some email.
* Researched and wrote Using RootsMagic 6 to Update FamilySearch Family Tree Families - Post 1: the "Before" Tree Person Profiles.
* Worked on the CVGS Newsletter - about 90% complete now. Answered more email. Answered an Ancestry mail too.
* Researched and wrote FamilySearch Family Tree Prints Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records. Checked Google+ and Facebook.
* Worked for awhile in Ancestry finding records and sources for the database.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch news, read the paper, and eat dinner, then filled the bird feeders, watered the front plants and washed the dishes. Online for awhile adding sources and contents from Ancestry.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to help Linda sort out her shoes, then watched the Padres game. Read first two chapters of Thomas Jones book, and checked email, blogs and Facebook on the mobile. Padres lost to Dodgers, 9-7, now 26-32.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Monday, June 3, 2013
My genealogy days - Sunday and Monday, 2-3 June 2013
I got lazy last night and didn't journal...watched the Padres game until 11 p.m.
1) Sunday, 2 June 2013:
* Read email and blogs, and finished up the Best Of post. Went off to church at 9:15 a.m.
* Home at 11:30 a.m. and read, then watched TV, and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 25 May to 1 June 2013 posted.
* Worked on the CVGS Newsletter for two hours - about 50% done. Need more content.
* Wrote several posts for the time we're at Jamboree.
* Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, and came back to the computer for awhile to do some random research. Then the Padres game at 7:10, and watched until 11 p.m. Pads lost 7-4 to Toronto in 11 innings. Rats. Finished my book. Used the phone to read email, blogs, FB.
Genealogy on Sunday was 5.0 hours.
2) Monday, 3 June 2013:
* Read email and blogs, wrote Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records of Adam Mott (1596-1661) of Portsmouth, R.I.
* Tuned in to Mondays with Myrt and was on the panel. didn't contribute much, was able to talk about the FamilySearch land and probate collections.
* Online again at 10:30 a.m., but didn't write anything. Checked Ancestry, FamilySearch for new databases but not much of interest. Did a little more in the FS Family Tree using RootsMagic. Found that MyHeritage had found Record Matches for my second tree, so put some slides together for a blog post.
* Tuned into the Ancestry telecon at 12:45 and it went until 2:30 p.m. Some interesting features are coming, and some excellent ideas shared by the group with Ancestry. Wait for it...
* Finished my post on Finally Received Record Matches on MyHeritage. Then wrote Do You Have Issues/Suggestions/Questions for Ancestry.com?
* Did some random research in Ancestry and AmericanAncestors - added some content and sources. Not many, though...took some time to find several bits of data to flesh out a couple.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to have dinner, read the paper, and watch the news. Online at 6:30 p.m. to add more to the CVGS Newsletter - now 75% done.
* Padres game started at 7:10, so read a genealogy book, and then read Facebook, email, blogs on the phone and worked in Ancestry. Had to log off and on (a challenge finding that). Checked the MyHeritage app too and it doesn't show record matches yet. Pads lost 2-1 to Dodgers, so now 26-31.
* Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
1) Sunday, 2 June 2013:
* Read email and blogs, and finished up the Best Of post. Went off to church at 9:15 a.m.
* Home at 11:30 a.m. and read, then watched TV, and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 25 May to 1 June 2013 posted.
* Worked on the CVGS Newsletter for two hours - about 50% done. Need more content.
* Wrote several posts for the time we're at Jamboree.
* Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, and came back to the computer for awhile to do some random research. Then the Padres game at 7:10, and watched until 11 p.m. Pads lost 7-4 to Toronto in 11 innings. Rats. Finished my book. Used the phone to read email, blogs, FB.
Genealogy on Sunday was 5.0 hours.
2) Monday, 3 June 2013:
* Read email and blogs, wrote Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records of Adam Mott (1596-1661) of Portsmouth, R.I.
* Tuned in to Mondays with Myrt and was on the panel. didn't contribute much, was able to talk about the FamilySearch land and probate collections.
* Online again at 10:30 a.m., but didn't write anything. Checked Ancestry, FamilySearch for new databases but not much of interest. Did a little more in the FS Family Tree using RootsMagic. Found that MyHeritage had found Record Matches for my second tree, so put some slides together for a blog post.
* Tuned into the Ancestry telecon at 12:45 and it went until 2:30 p.m. Some interesting features are coming, and some excellent ideas shared by the group with Ancestry. Wait for it...
* Finished my post on Finally Received Record Matches on MyHeritage. Then wrote Do You Have Issues/Suggestions/Questions for Ancestry.com?
* Did some random research in Ancestry and AmericanAncestors - added some content and sources. Not many, though...took some time to find several bits of data to flesh out a couple.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to have dinner, read the paper, and watch the news. Online at 6:30 p.m. to add more to the CVGS Newsletter - now 75% done.
* Padres game started at 7:10, so read a genealogy book, and then read Facebook, email, blogs on the phone and worked in Ancestry. Had to log off and on (a challenge finding that). Checked the MyHeritage app too and it doesn't show record matches yet. Pads lost 2-1 to Dodgers, so now 26-31.
* Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
My genealogy Saturday - 1 June 2013
Up early after a late night...Padres won 4-3 in 17 innings at 12:15 a.m. last night - I watched through the 15th.
* Read email and blogs, and left at 7:45 a.m. for Marie Callenders for men's group Bible study breakfast. Then out to Bonita library for the CVGS workshop. Got there at 9:30 a.m., got my table set up, others arrived by 10 a.m.
* Workshop was fun in the morning - got to work with a beginner with Mexican heritage, and we talked about the basics of genealogy research methodology, charts, home sources, online sources, and repository sources. Saved some census records for her, and got into Ancestry trees and found her brother's son-in-law's tree with more info than she had. Also got into FamilySearch for Sonora church records.
* Went to McDonalds for lunch, splurged on a quarter pounder, drink and dipped cone. I really miss ice cream!
* Back to talk to others in the afternoon at the workshop, but got sleepy so left after 2 and dozed in my recliner for over an hour.
* Finally read emails and blogs, and noted that Surname Saturday -- FOSTER (England > Colonial Massachusetts), SCGS Genealogy Jamboree - My Sunday Sessions and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Create an Ancestral Name Acrostic posted.
* Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree on the Norman Seaver family - merged his children, cleaned up place names and alternate names, etc. This took almost two hours to do.
* We had dinner after Linda dumped the casserole in the hot oven...spooned it up and ate it, then cleaned the oven a bit afterwards. Also filled the bird feeders, and watered the front plants.
* Watched the Padres game - beat Toronto again 4-3 in 9 innings this time. Now 26-29.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer email, make Amtrak reservations and San Jose reservations, check Facebook, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and left at 7:45 a.m. for Marie Callenders for men's group Bible study breakfast. Then out to Bonita library for the CVGS workshop. Got there at 9:30 a.m., got my table set up, others arrived by 10 a.m.
* Workshop was fun in the morning - got to work with a beginner with Mexican heritage, and we talked about the basics of genealogy research methodology, charts, home sources, online sources, and repository sources. Saved some census records for her, and got into Ancestry trees and found her brother's son-in-law's tree with more info than she had. Also got into FamilySearch for Sonora church records.
* Went to McDonalds for lunch, splurged on a quarter pounder, drink and dipped cone. I really miss ice cream!
* Back to talk to others in the afternoon at the workshop, but got sleepy so left after 2 and dozed in my recliner for over an hour.
* Finally read emails and blogs, and noted that Surname Saturday -- FOSTER (England > Colonial Massachusetts), SCGS Genealogy Jamboree - My Sunday Sessions and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Create an Ancestral Name Acrostic posted.
* Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree on the Norman Seaver family - merged his children, cleaned up place names and alternate names, etc. This took almost two hours to do.
* We had dinner after Linda dumped the casserole in the hot oven...spooned it up and ate it, then cleaned the oven a bit afterwards. Also filled the bird feeders, and watered the front plants.
* Watched the Padres game - beat Toronto again 4-3 in 9 innings this time. Now 26-29.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer email, make Amtrak reservations and San Jose reservations, check Facebook, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.
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