Saturday, December 31, 2011

My genealogy day - 31 December 2011

We made it home today from Santa Cruz and Monte Rio.  We drove from Solvang to Chula Vista in four hours, getting home at 12:30 p.m. 

*  I fired up the desktop computer soon after and got my email sorted out and blogs read.  Started in on the Best of 2011 Genea-blogs and worked on it for a long time.  This is something I should do every month.

*  Made my Happy New Year's post for Sunday also.  Then checked Facebook and wrote this post.

End of December Genea-Musings statistics:

* 901 Feedburner readers (+40)
* 1,134 Google Reader readers (+22)
* 23,362 web page visits (754 per day, Site-meter) (+71)
* 39,865 page views (1,286 per day, Site-meter) (+147)
Those are the best month statistics ever!

End-of-December statistics for RootsMagic database:

* 41,448 persons (+65)
* 16,425 families (+27)
* 108,583 events (+182)
* 4,932 places (+26)
* 716 sources (+1)
* 24,612 citations (+181)

 I'm up to 22.7% for citations/events and 59.4% for citations/persons.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

My genealogy day - 21 December 2011

This may be my last Journal entry for the year - we're off on Thursday for Santa Cruz to spend Christmas with Lori and the boys, and then go to Monte Rio for several days with Paul and Deb.

It was a blogging fool kind of day - I lost track of how many I wrote, but I posted five and wrote quite a few more. 

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Advent Calendar - December 21: Christmas Music posted.  Got phone call from cousin Diana about the Journal.  We talked about all of the extended family.  It was great to talk to her again.  I forgot to put my cousin's obituary in the Journal. 

*  Wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 184: Randy and Santa Claus and next week's post also. 

*  Worked in FTM 2012 for awhile, and wrote Ancestry Member Trees, Family Tree Maker 2012, and the iPhone Ancestry App - Post 3.  Schelly called, and I posted  MyHeritage Releases new feature-packed Family Tree Builder 6.0.

*  Decided to make a report for Paul on his grandmother's ancestry.  Made an RM5 GEDCOM, read it into FTM16, then the FTM16 file into FTM2012, but the narrative report I saved as an RTF needed lots of editing.  Went back to FTM16 and made an RTF report and had to do only minor edits on it.  Printed it, put it in an envelope, put the envelope in my laptop case.

*  Did some wrapping while Linda was out.  All in a bag that I need to remember!  Gathered all of the electronic gear and the cables and put them all in the laptop case.

*  Noted that Historical Records of a Real Santa Claus posted.  Wrote several more blog posts for next week. 

*  Went off at 4:30 p.m. to go to the bank for cash.  Home by 5 p.m.  Watched TV until dinner time.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write three more blog posts, answer some email, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and write this post. 

There are 21 blog posts waiting to post now!

Genealogy today was 10.0 hours. 

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

My genealogy day - 20 December 2011

Four more shopping days...yikes!  We leave on Thursday too.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 20: Religious Services posted, and then wrote Tombstone Tuesday - William and Sarah (Cutter) Knapp in Newton, New Jersey.

*  Answered some CVGS emails, and then worked in FTM 2012 for awhile.  Decided to unlink the AMT tree, so then downloaded the AMT tree to a new FTM database and all of the media came with it.  Added more record links using the iPhone to Russ's tree for his testing.

*  Wrote Ancestry Member Trees, Family Tree Maker 2012, and the iPhone Ancestry App - Post 2 about making it all work.  Had lunch.

*  Left at 1 p.m. to go shopping at Plaza Bonita - bought two small things for Linda.  Need more stocking stuffers and one more nice blouse or sweater.

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then wrote Possible Knapp Families in Dutchess County - Post 4: Knapps in the Settlers of the Beekman Patent.

*  Went hunting for marriage records in San Francisco on FamilySearch and found a license.  Decided to write it up for next week in two posts.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV, and read the paper.  

*  Back on keyboard at 6:30 p.m. to read, write more blog posts for next week, and work in FTM 2012 some more.  Added linked images to more people using the iPhone so I can sync them on Wednesday. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, answered an email about software reports, and wrote this post. 

Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

Monday, December 19, 2011

My genealogy days - 17 to 19 December 2011

It was not a really big genealogy weekend because Tami, James and the girls were here for most of it.  Then Sunday had football.

1)  Saturday, 17 December 2011:

*  Got email and blogs read, and the Surname Saturday and SNGF posts went up on schedule.  Tami's family got here by 11 a.m. and it was pretty much non-stop fun until evening.  We opened Christmas gifts in the afternoon - Lauren got to ride her new bike and Audrey tried out her skates (can't get them off her!).  Went to dinner at Miguels.  Tami and family went driving by Christmas Tree Lane while I watched the Aztecs game.

*  Managed to get the Best Of post ready to go on Sunday.  Not much else got done!

2)  Sunday, 18 December 2011:

*  Tami's family left at 10 to go to the bayfront, then they headed for home.  We went to church.  Finished up the Best Of the Genea-Blogs post and watched football games.    Took a nap, then mowed the front lawn.

*  Watched the Chargers game during dinner - we won 34-14. 

*  Online at 9 p.m. to read, then wrote the amanuensis Monday post for Monday.  I need to start working ahead so that there's posts during our Christmas trip.

3)  Monday, 19 December 2011:

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 19: Christmas Shopping and Amanuensis Monday - the Will of Henry Farwell (1605-1670) of Chelmsford, Mass. posted.

*  Watched Eastman's talk at MSOG and wrote "The Future of Genealogy" Video.  Wrote Possible Knapp Families in Dutchess County - Post 3: Given Names of the Children.

*  Worked a bit in Ancestry.com and FTM 2012 trying to understand what happened with the iPhone file attachments.

*  Left at 12:30 p.m. to go shopping.  Home by 2 p.m. with some success.  Guessed at the sizes - they were right!

*  Wrote CVGS Holiday Luncheon Review and one more post on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog.

*  Worked more in Ancestry and FTM 2012, and wrote Ancestry Member Trees, Family Tree Maker 2012, and the iPhone Ancestry App .

*  Went in for dinner, read the paper, added the Ancestry Android app to the Galaxy, and helped Linda do email on the Galaxy. 

*  Back on the desktop at 7 p.m. to read, write the last 5 Advent Calendar posts, an Amanuensis Monday post and two Surname Saturday posts.   Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Friday, December 16, 2011

My genealogy day - 16 December 2011

This was not a big genealogy day - I really did nothing but blog and listen to the radio show.  Oh well.  The weekend is here, and our first family gathering with Tami and her family coming down on Saturday.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 16: Christmas at School posted, and posted Follow Friday - Pre-Christmas Weekend Genealogy Fun.

*  Wrote Follow-Up Friday - The William Knapp Search, then left to mail my Journal packets, get a Polish dog at Costco and wander through the toys, then picked up George for our walk on the bayfront.  We only went halfway because of my foot. 

*  Home by 1 p.m. to read, read more of ESM's website, and write Elizabeth Shown Mills's "Historic Pathways" Website.

*  Worked on the Samsung Galaxy tablet for the first time.  Navigation is different from the iPhone!  Got Linda's email and Facebook on it and looked at other Apps.  It already had Sudoku and Yahtzee games.  Will add more later.

*  We left at 4:50 p.m. for dinner at Lolita's.  Blech.

*  Home in time to listen to the Geneabloggers Radio show at 6 p.m, until 8 p.m.  Chatted most of the time.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, then wrote the Surname Saturday post and the SNGF post.  Wrote this post.  Just the blogging fool - 6 posts written today.

*  Modified some individuals in the RootsMagic 5 database then made a new GEDCOM, and imported it into Legacy Family Tree. 

Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

My genealogy day - 15 December 2011

The day seemed to go by quickly... and now it's almost Friday.  Where did this week go? 

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 15: Holiday Happenings posted, and wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Lucretia (Smith) Seaver's Death Certificate.

*  Downloaded the MyHeritage App and it works.  Answered some email.

*  Left at 11 a.m. for the ban, the library, and McDonald's. 

*  Home by 12:30 to read, then wrote Possible Knapp Families in Dutchess County - Post 2: The "Nicholas Knapp Genealogy."

*  Balanced the checkbooks and organized the paper files...

*  Added thumbnail images to the FTM2012 shared on iPhone, synced to Ancestry tree, and noted that it's on the iPhone too.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper and eat dinner.  Watched more TV after.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked on the iPhone adding hints to the tree.  They synced to Ancestry, but not yet to FTM 2012 for some reason.  Got the Journal stuffed, labelled, licked, and stamped while doing the iPhone thing.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. 

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

My genealogy day - 14 December 2011

It was an interesting day, with the CVGS Holiday Luncheon and then adding music, photos and PDFs to my iPhone.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 14: Fruitcake! Friend or foe? posted.  Wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Voss from Molster Farm and then  Rootsweb Review Bites the Dust.

*  Wrapped the flash drive for the CVGS gift exchange, heated up the veggies, put them in the casserole, and took everything out to the car.  Left at 10:40 a.m. for the library for the CVGS Holiday Luncheon.

*  Helped set up chairs, consulted with others on research problems, showed off my iPhone to several people, and the meeting started at 11:45.  Food started at 12:15 when Linda showed up.  Gary put a nice slide show together about 11 CVGS folks that are past presidents, 20-year members or honorary members.  I was included as one of them.  Helped clean up a bit, and then Pam gifted me with the sugar cookies that she made, knowing that I would enjoy them, since I blogged about them the other day.  Yum!

*  Was home by 3 p.m. to read, then wrote Possible Knapp Families in Dutchess County NY in 1790.

*  Very sleepy after all of the desserts ... went in and took a nap, then read the paper, watched TV, ate dinner, and put the trash out.

*  Collated and stapled the Journal copies.  Now I need to buy the envelopes, stamp and label them, and mail them out on Friday. 

*  Worked for awhile trying to get my music, some photos and some PDFs on the iPhone.  Resorted to Googling "how to..." and the articles were helpful, although I didn't catch everything the first time around!  Now I have over 500 songs, over 170 photos of the grandkids, and 4 genealogy reference books in PDF on the iPhone.  In hindsight, the Galaxy will be better for the PDF books!

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

My genealogy day - 13 December 2011

It was a cold and rainy day again, so I didn't go out.  I worked in my database and got my Journal finished!

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 13: Holiday Travel posted.  Wrote
Tech Tuesday - Smart Phone and a Tablet...oh my!

*  Answered email, and answered some Ancestry.com messages. Added info to the database from email, and did some more work enriching the spouses of Seaver folks...I have lots of people with just a name who married a Seaver person, so I'm randomly going through and finding data on Rootsweb WorldConnect, Ancestry databases, especially the census records, or FamilySearch databases.

*  Made another cut-down GEDCOM file that included spouses of descendants, loaded it into FTM 2012, synced to Ancestry.com, and into my iPhone.

*  Posted Early-Bird Deadline for APG PMC in Salt Lake City and then wrote Commentary on Social Security Death Index Restrictions.

*  Worked some more in the database on Seaver spouses.  When I find info in a database, I add it and source it.  I also try to edit the Notes for uniformity when necessary. 

*  Pared down my music collection by using a naming convention and eliminating duplicates.  I still have more to do to separate them into genres.  Eventually, some will go into my iTunes folder and hopefully into my iPhone.  Added a bunch of PDFs to my Dropbox file.  I hope to be able to read them on the iPhone and Galaxy. 

*  Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, then we took dinner to our friends house where she just got out of the hospital.  Linda likes helping others...she's an angel!

*  Home by 6:30 p.m. to start in on printing the even number pages of the Family Journal.  It went OK, had maybe 10 spoiled pages.  almost ran out of color ink too.

*  Worked more in the database, concentrating on Vermont BMDs on FamilySearch.  Added quite a few marriages with sources. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, wrote six Advent Calendar posts for the next week, checked Facebook and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Monday, December 12, 2011

My genealogy days - 11 and 12 December 2011

Sunday was not much of a genealogy day, but Monday was all day genealogy!

1)  Sunday, 11 December:

*  Read email and blogs, got Best Of post ready.  Went off to church at 9:40 a.m.

*  Home from church at 11:30, updated the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 4 to 10 December 2011 and it posted.  Went in to watch football and read the paper.

*  Watched NFL games, listened to Chargers game (we won 37-10 over Buffalo), and played with the iPhone.

*  We left at 4:15 for Plaza Bonita to shop for Audrey, and had dinner at the Red Robin.  Pretty good. 

*  Home by 6:15 p.m. to read, worked a bit on the Journal, checked Facebook, wrote CVGS Holiday Luncheon is Wednesday, 14 December.

*  Went in at 9 p.m. to watch Chargers highlights, played with iPhone, finished my Lee Child book, forgot to post.

Genealogy on Sunday was maybe 3.0 hours.

2)  Monday, 12 December:

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 12: Charitable/Volunteer Work posted.  Wrote Amanuensis Monday - the Will of Joseph Farwell (1641-1722).
 
*  Checked RootsTech list of speakers, and wrote First Look at the RootsTech 2012 Schedule, then Tamura Jones finds the GEDCOM X playground.

*  Found an error in my database for a Thomas Clarke, so fixed that and found some sourced data on the family and added several families.  Then I found out they weren't mine.  Drat. 

*  Saw Sheri's Google+ post about the SSDI, so wrote Social Security Death Index Gone from Rootsweb.com. 

*  Made a new, smaller GEDCOM for all my ancestral families, and Linda's, and exported it to FTM 2012 and then synced the new tree to Ancestry.  Then added it to my iPhone, so now I have my ancestral families in a database.  I may modify it because siblings of my ancestors, and some cousins, aren't included. 

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news, and ate dinner, then more TV news.  Played on the iPhone a bit also.  No games yet! 

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked on the Journal.  Got the thing edited then printed the odd pages - will do the even pages tomorrow to let ink dry. 

*  Worked a bit in Ancestry and WorldConnect and Google to add content to some Seaver families in the database. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked in on Facebook and Google Plus, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

My genealogy day - 10 December 2011

It wasn't much of a genealogy day, although we finally made it to the 21st century technology wise. 

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Advent Calendar - December 10: Christmas Gifts posted.  Answered some email, then figured out that I'd better write the SNGF post, so I did that.  In the mean time, I listened to quite a few Christmas songs on YouTube trying to find the ones I wanted.  Noted that Surname Saturday - FARWELL (England > Massachusetts) posted too.

*  Remembered about the MySociety radio show, so tuned in late, then listened to all of it while I ate lunch.  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Blog Caroling!!! posted.

*  Wrote Blog Caroling on Saturday Night! Angels We Have Heard on High and then worked in the database for awhile.  Got two families from the Eva Kempton books sourced. 

*  We decided to go shopping, so off to Target to get Audrey's skates, and then to Verizon to get me an iPhone and Linda a basic Samsung Galaxy tablet.  Had some basic training, but it's going to be pretty hit and miss for awhile, especially on Linda's side.  They set up email and Facebook for her, downloaded some free games, and we'll see how much she remembers tomorrow.  Then to Filippi's for dinner and home by 7:15 p.m.

*  Read email and blogs, then worked with the iPhone for awhile, and downloaded iTunes to the desktop.  Added to the Best Of blog and checked Facebook, then wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 8.0 hours. 

Friday, December 9, 2011

My genealogy day - 9 December 2011

Uh-oh, only 15 shopping days left until Santa comes... actually went shopping today!

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 9: Christmas Weather posted and wrote Follow Friday - Pre-Christmas Genealogy Weekend Fun.

*  Answered some email, got the pictures off both cameras, made some photos for Linda, and wrote The American Community Survey Questions. 

*  Left at 1 p.m. to go to Target to buy a bike for Lauren, then to Best Buy to look at Tablet and notebook computers for me (didn't buy one...) and then to the County Clerk/Recorder's office to get two death certificates for a correspondent.  They had to get the images from the microfilm at the downtown office and fax them to the local office.  I played on the real estate computers for awhile.

*  Home by 3 p.m. to read, answered some email, and posted Review: "Genealogy at a Glance: Immigration Research."

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV and eat dinner.

*  Online at 6 p.m. for Geneabloggers Radio, then wrote four Advent posts and the Surname Saturday post.  Worked on the Journal - now have 15 pages done out of 16...need family input about a marriage and a death.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. 

Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

My genealogy day - 8 December 201

It was a stay-at-home genealogy day, but it feels empty...I didn't get much done today. 

*  Read email and blogs, noted that  Advent Calendar - December 8: Christmas Cookies! posted and wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Isaac Seaver's Birth Certificate.

* Worked on the CVGS Newsletter, got it wrapped up, and the master printed off. 

*  Wrote Exploring Family Tree Maker 2012 - Post 28: Creating an Undocumented Facts Report.

*  Got sidetracked and did some online searches for Massachusetts folks - siblings of my ancestors, adding dates and places for them and their spouses.  Only did about 15 searches on AmericanAncestors. 

*  Left at 2 p.m. to copy the CVGS Newsletter at the UPS Store, then took them to the post office and mailed them, along with 90 Christmas cards.  Two tasks completed...but most of the work was last night.

*  Home at 3 p.m. to answer email, worked some more in AA.org, then wrote Wild Card Searches on AmericanAncestors.org.  AA.org stopped working for me...frustrating!  Just a busy time, I think, or I need to reboot.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, and eat dinner. 

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, answer email, and fill out the  American Community Survey for the census bureau.  Interesting. 

*  Added three pages to the Family Journal tonight - 11 down, five to go! 

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

My genealogy day - 7 December 2011

It was a pretty full genealogy day - but I didn't do any online research or work in my database at all.  I have too many projects to finish this week!  I finished two tonight.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 7: Holiday Parties posted, and that My Rooted Technology - a Meme posted.  Wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 182: Molster Farm and set it for late morning, but it went into Draft and I didn't see it until mid-afternoon.

*  Wrote SDGS Family History Seminar Features Thomas W. Jones and set it for mid-afternoon. 

*  Gathered my papers for the CVGS Board meeting and left after 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then to the library by 11:45.  Surveyed new site for the genealogy book collection, and then sat through the 2.5 hour meeting, 

*  Home by 3 p.m., read everything, and started in on Christmas letter printing.  Got enough letters done for Linda to finish Phase I of the card/letter mail out.  Now I need to finish the Family Journal.

*  Answered some email, said goodbye to Tami (she taught in SD tonight), and we had dinner, and I watched the sports news, then took the trash out. 

*  Worked on the CVGS Newsletter and got it almost finished.  Hope to publish it tomorrow and get the cards in the mail. 

*  Read blogs, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and Google+, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

My genealogy day - 6 December 2011

We're back from our long weekend on Catalina Island.  We drove up to Long Beach on Saturday morning, caught the 12:15 p.m. catamaran to Catalina, and were in Avalon by 1:45.  It was a bumpy ride over.  Found the hotel, got checked in, rested up, went out shopping, had dinner to celebrate Linda's birthday, enjoyed pictures with Santa Claus and the crowds out for the tree lighting.  On Sunday we took a 4 hour tour around the island - to the airport, offroad to the beach, then Middle Ranch, and back to the airport for lunch, then back to Avalon.  Saw buffalo and one fox and some birds.  Pretty.  Unspoiled except where the fire burned off vegetation in 2005.   Rested up, did some shopping, had dinner.  Checked my email and read blogs but did no genealogy work at all.  We came home on Monday - caught the 11:45 catamaran to Long Beach, then drove home in time to see the Chargers game on TV on Monday night.  I did write two Advent posts on Monday night just to get the juices stirring again, and worked through some of my email pile.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 6: Santa Claus posted.  Wrote Tombstone Tuesday - Edwin and Alice (Corey) Richmond in Leominster, Mass.

*  Worked in TootsMagic 5 and wrote Exploring RootsMagic 5 New Features - Post 5: The "On This Date" Report.  Answered lots more email.  Printed off CVGS things too.  Checked up on plantar fasciitis - yep, I got it!

*  Found some newspaper articles in Ancestry.com about several of the Knapp folks, so added data and sources to my database.

*  Downloaded the FTM 2012 patch, and wrote Family Tree Maker 2012 Patch Released and set it for later.  Worked on the shared tree in Ancestry.com adding content and sources found in newspaper articles.

*  Made the Christmas letter labels for Linda.  Worked in Find-a-Grave adding content and sources for Brookline NH and Evergreen MA entries by Carol P. 

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to read the paper, have dinner, and watch the TV news.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked on family letter, and also on CVGS Newsletter.  got the framing done, added some content, now need content from others. 

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.

Friday, December 2, 2011

My genealogy day - 2 December 2011

I think I'm ready for the weekend.  I blogged my fool head off again today...

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Advent Calendar - December 2: Holiday Foods posted.  Wrote My "On blogs and blogging" article in NEHGS 'The Weekly Genealogist" newsletter and then Follow Friday - Have Some Weekend Genealogy Fun.

*  Worked a bit in RootsMagic 5, and wrote Exploring RootsMagic 5 New Features - Post 4: The CountyCheck Report and set it for early afternoon.

*  Left at 11:30 a.m. to go to Costco for a Polish dog, then looked at the toys, and then to Plaza Bonita to look for birthday gifts for Linda.  Foiled again...I wish I could find pretty clothes for her in her colors and styles. 

*  Home by 1:30 p.m. to read, answer some email, and write Follow-Up Friday - Comments about RootsMagic GEDCOM, Places, etc.  Wrote the Surname Saturday post, and one other.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch the news, read the paper, water the front plants, and doze off.  Came in at 6 p.m. for Geneabloggers Radio, but dinner was called at 6:05 so I missed about 15 minutes of the show.

*  Came back at 6:20 to listen to the show and chat along, and at 7:30 I wrote the SNGF post for Saturday and got the Best Of post ready to publish on Sunday.  Checked Facebook, Google Plus and wrote this post. 

Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

Got the 2011 photos and scans backed up last night to the external drive. 

We are off to Catalina on Saturday via Long Beach to celebrate Linda's birthday, and will be back on Monday after noon to watch the Chargers game.  blogging will resume on Tuesday at expected levels.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

My genealogy day - 1 December 2011

Phew!  It was a genea-blogging-fool day!  12 posts... a record, perhaps?

*  Read email and blogs, and posted Advent Calendar - December 1: The Christmas Tree.  Then wrote Advent Calendar posts for the next four days too. 

*  Wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Isaac Seaver + Lucretia Smith Marriage Certificate and went looking for the house in Medfield.  I think I  found the location - see Where Did My Alpheus Smith family reside in Medfield, Massachusetts?

*  Worked a bit in RootsMagic 5 on the CountyCheck system.  Captured screens and wrote Exploring RootsMagic 5 - Post 3: The CountyCheck Feature and set it for later in the afternoon. 

*  Wrote Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - December 2011 and one more CVGS post.  Answered some emails, went out to the pharmacy and shopping for Linda's birthday. 

*  Home by 3 to read, then started on the FamilySearch list but got sleepy.  Worked on the Knapp stuff for awhile, and finished the FS list task.  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper and eat dinner.

*  Online again at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote New Historical Record Collections at FamilySearch - November 2011.  Added to the Best Of post and wrote the amanuensis post for Monday.  Did some more Smith research.

*  Checked Facebook, read the new GEDCOM into FTM 2012 and checked it.   Wrote this post and I'm done, I think.

Genealogy today was 12.0 hours.

Got the Genealogy files backed up to the external drive last night.  Need to do the pictures tonight.