Only five more get-ups until we leave for RootsTech on Tuesday. I'm still behind schedule...and didn't do much today to help myself.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Affidavits of Tabitha Cutter in Revolutionary War Pension Files and then Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 on Ancestry.com.
* Added several apps to the Galaxy tablet so I can use it in SLC - Google Reader, Google Plus, Twitter, and several more. Revised many of the PDF syllabus article names so I know whose talk they belong to, then added the folder to Dropbox.
* Noted that RootsTech 2012 Presentations - 1:45 p.m., Saturday, 4 February posted, and answered a few emails.
* Wrote a Treasure Chest Thursday post for next week, and started a post about questions to be answered at RootsTech. Thought about working on the column article...but didn't.
* Found that Ancestry had changed the Learning Center, so gathered some screens and wrote Ancestry.com Revamps Their Learning Center.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch the debate on CNN - terrible questions and moderating. Ate dinner, read the paper, and back to work at 7 p.m.
* Worked on the CVGS Newsletter for over an hour, got caught up, just need content now - hope I don't have to provide all of it! Watched Marian's Massachusetts webinar - very well done.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
My genealogy day - 25 January 2012
Five more days before flying off to SLC and I am even more not ready! Did complete a major task today.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 189: Fred Shaw of Leominster, Mass.
* Put the presentation on the flash drive, added the files to the laptop, made sure it worked. Checked that the song was on the iPhone. Put the handouts in the laptop case. Ready to go!
* Wrote The Genealogy Bucket List Meme (Courtesy of Geniaus) and set it for mid-afternoon.
* Left at 10:30 a.m. for lunch with Janice and Olive (their treat, thank you, ladies!), and then to the library by 11:40 a.m. to get set up for the "Genealogy is Fun! Seriously!" presentation. Got the iPhone hooked into the house mike, the laptop up and running, and all set. Meeting started at 12:20, I was on at 12:45 or so. The audience of 40 or so had Genealogy Bingo cards - whenever I said a word, or they saw the word on the screen, they crossed it off. Got no totally filled cards, but it was close.
* Home by 2:30 to read, pondered writing something, but too sleepy so went in at 4:30 to take a nap. We ate dinner, watched TV and read the paper, I took out the trash.
* Online by 6:30 p.m. to read, write RootsTech 2012 Syllabus articles are online... and proceed to download many of the syllabus articles to my RootsTech 2012 file.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 189: Fred Shaw of Leominster, Mass.
* Put the presentation on the flash drive, added the files to the laptop, made sure it worked. Checked that the song was on the iPhone. Put the handouts in the laptop case. Ready to go!
* Wrote The Genealogy Bucket List Meme (Courtesy of Geniaus) and set it for mid-afternoon.
* Left at 10:30 a.m. for lunch with Janice and Olive (their treat, thank you, ladies!), and then to the library by 11:40 a.m. to get set up for the "Genealogy is Fun! Seriously!" presentation. Got the iPhone hooked into the house mike, the laptop up and running, and all set. Meeting started at 12:20, I was on at 12:45 or so. The audience of 40 or so had Genealogy Bingo cards - whenever I said a word, or they saw the word on the screen, they crossed it off. Got no totally filled cards, but it was close.
* Home by 2:30 to read, pondered writing something, but too sleepy so went in at 4:30 to take a nap. We ate dinner, watched TV and read the paper, I took out the trash.
* Online by 6:30 p.m. to read, write RootsTech 2012 Syllabus articles are online... and proceed to download many of the syllabus articles to my RootsTech 2012 file.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
My genealogy day - 24 January 2012
One more week before we fly off to Salt Lake City. I am so not ready...
* Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - Check Out the FamilySearch TechTips Blog for Technology Topics and then worked on the last three RootsTech presentation posts.
* Saw that the RootsTech app available, so I downloaded it to my iPhone and went through all of the screens. Added some preferred presentations to the My Events list.
* Where did the time go? The Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 9:45 a.m. Saturday, 4 February post went up, and I went back to the RootsTech app.
* Wrote RootsTech 2012 App Available for Download to iOS and Android Units and started trying to Friend people on Twitter and Facebook. That doesn't work well. Tried to find a picture of me for the app, finally put the ice cream pic into Dropbox and then into Photos and then the app. Seemed like I wasted quite a bit of time today!
* Updated my Google Calendar data. Answered some email. Finally got around to adding some names, dates, pl aces and sources for my Ayres line from the Freeman book.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner, and watch the Obama speech.
* Back online after 7:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, work a bit in Find-a-Grave, search for more genealogy humor on the internet, go over the presentation one more time, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - Check Out the FamilySearch TechTips Blog for Technology Topics and then worked on the last three RootsTech presentation posts.
* Saw that the RootsTech app available, so I downloaded it to my iPhone and went through all of the screens. Added some preferred presentations to the My Events list.
* Where did the time go? The Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 9:45 a.m. Saturday, 4 February post went up, and I went back to the RootsTech app.
* Wrote RootsTech 2012 App Available for Download to iOS and Android Units and started trying to Friend people on Twitter and Facebook. That doesn't work well. Tried to find a picture of me for the app, finally put the ice cream pic into Dropbox and then into Photos and then the app. Seemed like I wasted quite a bit of time today!
* Updated my Google Calendar data. Answered some email. Finally got around to adding some names, dates, pl aces and sources for my Ayres line from the Freeman book.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner, and watch the Obama speech.
* Back online after 7:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, work a bit in Find-a-Grave, search for more genealogy humor on the internet, go over the presentation one more time, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Monday, January 23, 2012
My genealogy day - 23 January 2012
* Read email and blogs, wrote Amanuensis Monday - the Will of Nathaniel Wade (1709-1754) of Scituate RI. Wrote VOTE NOW on Genealogy Rock Stars.
* Wrote Do you have Loyalist Ancestors? Check out the UELAC Site and set it for later.
* Worked a bit on the Genealogy is Fun presentation, and sent the handout off to be copied.
* Worked in the database a bit, adding sources and content for the Pike and Bloomfield families from the Freeman book. Answered some emails too.
* Went in for dinner at 5 p.m, then watched TV until 6:30 p.m. Read everything, then downloaded Janet's book, read it, and wrote "The Chart Chick's Quick Insider's Guide to Salt Lake City" book is out!
* Edited content on my Google Calendar to get through RootsTech. Fired up Find-a-Grave and worked into the 5th page of Seaver entries.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.
* Wrote Do you have Loyalist Ancestors? Check out the UELAC Site and set it for later.
* Worked a bit on the Genealogy is Fun presentation, and sent the handout off to be copied.
* Worked in the database a bit, adding sources and content for the Pike and Bloomfield families from the Freeman book. Answered some emails too.
* Went in for dinner at 5 p.m, then watched TV until 6:30 p.m. Read everything, then downloaded Janet's book, read it, and wrote "The Chart Chick's Quick Insider's Guide to Salt Lake City" book is out!
* Edited content on my Google Calendar to get through RootsTech. Fired up Find-a-Grave and worked into the 5th page of Seaver entries.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
My genealogy day - 21 January 2012
It was a pretty typical Saturday - out early to a genealogy meeting, home to write and blog. even took my wife out to dinner.
* Read email and blogs in a hurry, noted that Surname Saturday - ALLEN (England > Massachusetts) posted.
* Left at 8:15 a.m. for the CGSSD meeting in the rain. got there in time, and joined the FTM User Group meeting with Ken moderating. We investigated several things. I downloaded the latest update too.
* After the refreshment break, Denise got there and set up for her talk on Dropbox. That went well with lots of audience interaction and questions. I downloaded Dropbox to my laptop during the talk.
* Headed for home at 12 noon, stopped at the pharmacy and got home and had lunch. Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Do Some Random Research posted.
* Added Dropbox to the Galaxy tablet also. Made sure the laptop Dropbox sync had completed.
* Worked in the database for awhile adding Pike data from the Freeman book (obtained at ACPL).
* We left for dinner at Outback at 4:30 p.m., had to wait until 5:15 to get seated. Decent dinner - blew my calories though, I'm too weak - can't resist french fries.
* Home at 6:30 to watch TV news and read the paper, then online at 7:15 to read, note that Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 1:45 p.m. Friday, 3 February posted.
* Messed around with Web Search in FTM 2012, and found a death record for Amy White! Added it and sourced it (FamilySearch). Looked for more unseen matches for my folks, but none popped up. Worked for about an hour in Find-a-Grave, got through about 140 of the Seavers now - up to Charles.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs in a hurry, noted that Surname Saturday - ALLEN (England > Massachusetts) posted.
* Left at 8:15 a.m. for the CGSSD meeting in the rain. got there in time, and joined the FTM User Group meeting with Ken moderating. We investigated several things. I downloaded the latest update too.
* After the refreshment break, Denise got there and set up for her talk on Dropbox. That went well with lots of audience interaction and questions. I downloaded Dropbox to my laptop during the talk.
* Headed for home at 12 noon, stopped at the pharmacy and got home and had lunch. Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Do Some Random Research posted.
* Added Dropbox to the Galaxy tablet also. Made sure the laptop Dropbox sync had completed.
* Worked in the database for awhile adding Pike data from the Freeman book (obtained at ACPL).
* We left for dinner at Outback at 4:30 p.m., had to wait until 5:15 to get seated. Decent dinner - blew my calories though, I'm too weak - can't resist french fries.
* Home at 6:30 to watch TV news and read the paper, then online at 7:15 to read, note that Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 1:45 p.m. Friday, 3 February posted.
* Messed around with Web Search in FTM 2012, and found a death record for Amy White! Added it and sourced it (FamilySearch). Looked for more unseen matches for my folks, but none popped up. Worked for about an hour in Find-a-Grave, got through about 140 of the Seavers now - up to Charles.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Friday, January 20, 2012
My genealogy day - 20 January 2012
A stay-at-home day filled with writing and not much researching for some reason.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Follow Friday - This Weekend's Genealogy Radio Shows. Moved the RootsTech post up to late morning.
* Sent my syllabus material off to the Family History Fair folks. Answered some email. Put my breakfast calories into the counter app. Wrote Follow-Up Friday - in which I Confess to Using Derivative Sources and set it for early afternoon.
* Started on my FORUM column about mobile devices for genealogy. I feel dangerous writing about this because I have one month experience.
* Added more data to the Counter app about lunch. Worked on the tablet a bit trying to figure things out better. Downloaded several apps also. Wrote the Surname Saturday post.
* Called for dinner at 5:30, then watched TV news and read the paper, forgetting about Geneabloggers Radio. Tuned in at 7 p.m. and then spent an hour afterwards on Outloud.fm. Good folks there!
* Read everything, researched and wrote the SNGF post, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Follow Friday - This Weekend's Genealogy Radio Shows. Moved the RootsTech post up to late morning.
* Sent my syllabus material off to the Family History Fair folks. Answered some email. Put my breakfast calories into the counter app. Wrote Follow-Up Friday - in which I Confess to Using Derivative Sources and set it for early afternoon.
* Started on my FORUM column about mobile devices for genealogy. I feel dangerous writing about this because I have one month experience.
* Added more data to the Counter app about lunch. Worked on the tablet a bit trying to figure things out better. Downloaded several apps also. Wrote the Surname Saturday post.
* Called for dinner at 5:30, then watched TV news and read the paper, forgetting about Geneabloggers Radio. Tuned in at 7 p.m. and then spent an hour afterwards on Outloud.fm. Good folks there!
* Read everything, researched and wrote the SNGF post, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
My genealogy day - 19 January 2012
The morning was a pretty complete loss of genealogy time. The afternoon and evening were better.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Kemp/Wilson Marriage Record. Wrote Who are the Genealogy Rock Stars? Nominate your Favorites and set it for later.
* Left at 9 a.m. for my doctor's appointment. Had to wait 45 minutes, so checked out medical apps on my iphone. Got into the office and he suggested another one - a calorie counter. Ouch. Got X-rays on my feet, then hurried off for the 11 a.m. lunch at Jimmy's with the Rohr retiree group. Fun. Had a Cobb salad...
* Home by 1 p.m. to read, then wrote Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 9:45 a.m. Friday, 3 February and wrote three more like it for the next few days.
* Forgot that I had real work to do, and got caught up in finding Richmond graves and census records on Ancestry.com and Find-a-Grave. Added quite a few notes and events and sources to my Richmond families.
* Called in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., read the paper afterwards, and did the laundry. Back online at 6:30 p.m. to work on the Genealogy Bingo cards for my talk next week (heh heh) - surprise CVGS!
* Got a set of 50 made, then went back to the Richmond data for awhile and added more events and sources. Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Kemp/Wilson Marriage Record. Wrote Who are the Genealogy Rock Stars? Nominate your Favorites and set it for later.
* Left at 9 a.m. for my doctor's appointment. Had to wait 45 minutes, so checked out medical apps on my iphone. Got into the office and he suggested another one - a calorie counter. Ouch. Got X-rays on my feet, then hurried off for the 11 a.m. lunch at Jimmy's with the Rohr retiree group. Fun. Had a Cobb salad...
* Home by 1 p.m. to read, then wrote Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 9:45 a.m. Friday, 3 February and wrote three more like it for the next few days.
* Forgot that I had real work to do, and got caught up in finding Richmond graves and census records on Ancestry.com and Find-a-Grave. Added quite a few notes and events and sources to my Richmond families.
* Called in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., read the paper afterwards, and did the laundry. Back online at 6:30 p.m. to work on the Genealogy Bingo cards for my talk next week (heh heh) - surprise CVGS!
* Got a set of 50 made, then went back to the Richmond data for awhile and added more events and sources. Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
My genealogy day - 18 January 2012
One week until my CVGS presentation, and two weeks until researching at the FHL. Time's flying fast now...
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 188: Henry Pickford (ca 1920s). Worked on the Fun presentation some more.
* Posted Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 4:15 p.m. Thursday, 2 February. Listened in for awhile to Marian's webinar.
* Went off to lunch at Mcdonalds and then to the library for the CVGS Computer Group meeting. Stopped for my RootsTech haircut on the way home.
* Home by 2 p.m. to find Tami here, read everything, noted that CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 21 January Features Denise Spurlock posted.
* Answered some email, and then worked in Ancestry (census) and Find-a-Grave (graves) to find information on the Pickfords of Leominster and Clinton.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., watched TV for awhile, took out the trash and did the dishes. Moved the power recliner into the family room for Linda.
* Online again at 7 p.m. to read, post WikiTree Becomes Invitation Only Family Tree Database and continue working on the Pickford family. Found quite a bit, and managed to flesh out the families for 3 or 4 generations. Looked on GenealogyBank and Ancestry newspapers for these Pickfords without much success. Added quite a few BMDs and burials to the database with sources for the Pickford family.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked in on Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today 10.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 188: Henry Pickford (ca 1920s). Worked on the Fun presentation some more.
* Posted Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 4:15 p.m. Thursday, 2 February. Listened in for awhile to Marian's webinar.
* Went off to lunch at Mcdonalds and then to the library for the CVGS Computer Group meeting. Stopped for my RootsTech haircut on the way home.
* Home by 2 p.m. to find Tami here, read everything, noted that CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 21 January Features Denise Spurlock posted.
* Answered some email, and then worked in Ancestry (census) and Find-a-Grave (graves) to find information on the Pickfords of Leominster and Clinton.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., watched TV for awhile, took out the trash and did the dishes. Moved the power recliner into the family room for Linda.
* Online again at 7 p.m. to read, post WikiTree Becomes Invitation Only Family Tree Database and continue working on the Pickford family. Found quite a bit, and managed to flesh out the families for 3 or 4 generations. Looked on GenealogyBank and Ancestry newspapers for these Pickfords without much success. Added quite a few BMDs and burials to the database with sources for the Pickford family.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked in on Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today 10.5 hours.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
My genealogy day - 17 January 2012
Another all-day stay-at-home genealogy work day. I wish I was making more progress!
* Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - Use the Collections Search on FamilySearch and then wrote RootsTech 2012 Presentations - 3:00 p.m. Thursday, 2 February and set it for late morning, then edited the last one, and wrote the next one.
* Worked on the Genealogy Fun presentation and handout one more time.
* After lunch, checked out the Ancestry profile page that the reader found, and wrote What is this Ancestry.com Feature Called? And more questions...
* After the Galaxy charged, I worked with it a bit trying to understand navigation and the wireless/tether/hotspot settings. Pretty easy. Listened to one of Lisa's podcasts too. worked in the database for awhile - added text to the Arnold and Hawkins families.
* Answered some emails, then went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner. Back online at 7 p.m. to read, then work on the Galaxy a bit more, work in the database, finally went to Find-a-grave and completed page 4 of the Seavers.
* Added to the best of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 12.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - Use the Collections Search on FamilySearch and then wrote RootsTech 2012 Presentations - 3:00 p.m. Thursday, 2 February and set it for late morning, then edited the last one, and wrote the next one.
* Worked on the Genealogy Fun presentation and handout one more time.
* After lunch, checked out the Ancestry profile page that the reader found, and wrote What is this Ancestry.com Feature Called? And more questions...
* After the Galaxy charged, I worked with it a bit trying to understand navigation and the wireless/tether/hotspot settings. Pretty easy. Listened to one of Lisa's podcasts too. worked in the database for awhile - added text to the Arnold and Hawkins families.
* Answered some emails, then went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner. Back online at 7 p.m. to read, then work on the Galaxy a bit more, work in the database, finally went to Find-a-grave and completed page 4 of the Seavers.
* Added to the best of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 12.0 hours.
Monday, January 16, 2012
My genealogy day - 16 January 2012
It was a stay-at-home genealogy day, and I actually got quite a bit done on several projects, but finished none of them.
* Read emails and blogs, then wrote Amanuensis Monday - the Will of Walter Allen (1601-1681) of Charlestown, Massachusetts and then Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 1:45 p.m. Thursday, 2 February and set it for later in the morning.
* Worked on the presentation handout for my blogging presentation at the Family History Fair. got it pretty much done - need to do updated screen shots.
* Researched and wrote GenealogyToday gets "A Haircut and a Shave" and then Michael LeClerc was hired by Mocavo. Wrote article for CVGS on my summer vacation. Answered several emails, and did a little investigation work on two of them.
* Decided I should work in my database for awhile. Added content and sources from the Thomas Arnold book that I found at ACPL in September.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper and have dinner, then watched TV until almost 8 p.m.
* Back online to read, check Facebook, and worked in Find-a-Grave for awhile -- got through Bert Seaver on 4th page of results.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read emails and blogs, then wrote Amanuensis Monday - the Will of Walter Allen (1601-1681) of Charlestown, Massachusetts and then Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 1:45 p.m. Thursday, 2 February and set it for later in the morning.
* Worked on the presentation handout for my blogging presentation at the Family History Fair. got it pretty much done - need to do updated screen shots.
* Researched and wrote GenealogyToday gets "A Haircut and a Shave" and then Michael LeClerc was hired by Mocavo. Wrote article for CVGS on my summer vacation. Answered several emails, and did a little investigation work on two of them.
* Decided I should work in my database for awhile. Added content and sources from the Thomas Arnold book that I found at ACPL in September.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper and have dinner, then watched TV until almost 8 p.m.
* Back online to read, check Facebook, and worked in Find-a-Grave for awhile -- got through Bert Seaver on 4th page of results.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
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