Friday, January 31, 2014

My Genealogy Friday - 31 January 2014

This was a busy genealogy day at home, and I got a lot done to prepare for the trip next week.  We finally got a bit of rain last night!  First since 19 December - 43 days.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote 52 Ancestors Friday: Thomas Richman/Richmond (1848-1917) and next week's post also.  Wrote MyHeritage Will Demonstrate Latest Features At RootsTech 2014.

*  Got the laptop up and running and made sure that the RootsTech fields were in Dropbox.  added them to the laptop files also.  Loaded the latest RootsMagic database also and found most of the media items.

*  Reviewed last year's To-Do list, and made a new one after updating the items.  Searched on the FSLC for more film numbers and book numbers.  Wrote Preparing for my Visit to the FamilySearch Library.

*  Answered email, and checked Facebook.  Gave the Seaver entries from the Leominster and Fitchburg directories their file names, and downloaded more - the ones I missed.  Have over 40 between 1883 and 1943.  Need to list them in a table.

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

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, check email, add to the Best Of post, and wrote two Surname Saturday posts.  Worked in the database - got through the "Fa" persons finding more content and sources.  

*  Added some records and images to the database as media.  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 12.0 hours.

Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 January (with increases in the numbers from 31 December 2013 in parentheses):

* 42,616 persons (+ 41)
* 17,030 families  (+ 17)
* 128,258 events  (+ 867)
* 6,966 places  (+ 80)

* 1009 sources (+ 24)
* 49,331 citations (+ 1205)
*  649 Multi-media Items (+ 32)

*  1,918 Multimedia links (+ 96)

 I'm up to 38.46% (+0.68%) for citations/events and 115.76% (+2.72%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for 31 January  (compared to stats as of 31 December 2013):


*  Genea-Musings traffic rank:  Worldwide: 217,106; US: 65,243 (Alexa)

*  133,839 page views (4,317 per day, Blogger Stats, -14)
* 31,643 web page visits (1021 per day, Site-meter) (+198)
* 47,621 page views (1,536 per day, Site-meter) (+293)
*  1005 readers on Feedly (+44)
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

My Genealogy Thursday - 30 January 2014

One more day left in January.  This has been my best month ever for Genea-Musings, i'll report on it tomorrow.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 199: Frederick W. Seaver's World War I Draft Registration Card and More #GenChats from the In-Depth Genealogist folks and set it for later.

*  Answered some email, checked out several new websites, put the syllabus in the RootsTech file folder, and then Dropbox,  Worked in the database some, adding notes and sources to several families.

*  Checked Vaux, Munger and Smith names in Kansas newspapers on GenealogyBank and found nothing.  Drat.  Wrote three posts for the CVGS blog.  Started new blog for RootsTech - can anyone find it?

*  Researched and wrote My Top Ten FREE USA Genealogy Resource Websites.

*  Collected the Seaver city directory data from Leominster and Fitchburg and saved them.  Need to rename them and put them in the database.  Had a hangout for a new product to be seen at RootsTech.  Cool.

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

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and worked in the MyHeritage record matches in Find A Grave.  Confirmed 43 matches, down to 446.  

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

My Genealogy Wednesday - 29 January 2014

This was the CVGS program meeting day so research was curtailed a bit.

*  Read email and blogs, and posted RootsTech 2014 Announces the FREE Live-Streamed Broadcast Schedule and then wrote Another Frederick Seaver Home in Leominster -- Post 292 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday.

*  Went off at 11 a.m. for McDonalds for lunch, the bank for yenom, and the library for the CVGS meeting.  Talked to Pam about research for awhile.  Got a book off the shelf and was home by 3 p.m.

*  Read, saw that the RootsTech 2014 syllabus material was available, so downloaded the zip file, and also about half of the individual presentations in PDF format.  

*  Wrote Finding Lambert Brigham's Death Record in Massachusetts Town and Vital Records Collection.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:30, watched TV, read the paper, and put out the trash.

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to download the rest of the RootsTech syllabus articles, then answered email, and worked in the database.  Got through the E surnames!!!  

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.  

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

My Genealogy Tuesday - 28 January 2014

7 more days and counting.  It was a pretty normal genealogy Tuesday here in the Genea-Cave.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Tuesday's Tip - Collect Ancestry.com's FREE State Resource Guides and then OCCGS Genealogy BASH is Saturday, 1 March 2014 in Huntington Beach, California.

*  Answered some email, then worked in Evernote adding things I may need using the web clipper.  Need to find more stuff, and capture some correspondence too.

*  Researched and wrote My Grandfather Joined the Army in 1899...Briefly! and then Ancestry.com Needs Your Help at RootsTech 2014.

*  Worked on adding content, sources and media for Charles Auble.  Found some City Directories and voter Registration to add, plus getting event notes right.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, and read the paper. Watched the SOTU - waste of time.

*  Online at 7:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, then worked in the database adding sources and content using MyHeritage Record Matches of Find A Grave matches.  Did 48 matches, down to 489, and have 49,206 source citations.

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

Monday, January 27, 2014

My Genealogy Monday - 27 January 2014

This was a really typical genealogy Monday - the Mondays With Myrt, some blogging, and some research.  I wonder what I'm forgetting?

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1880 Deed of Land in Andrew County, Missouri from Samuel Vaux to Bulla posted, and got cleaned up.

*  Got onto the Mondays With Myrt panel (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYwVg7_RAuQ) and then wrote RootsTech 2014 is only 9 days away! afterwards.

*  Worked in the database a bit adding notes and sources for several ancestors.  Wrote Dear Randy: Why Do You Write the 52 Ancestors Friday Posts? as a result of MwM discussions and the database work.

*  Back to the database and adding content, until 5:30 p.m. when Linda called dinner.  Went in and watched TV, ate dinner, read the paper and did the dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and worked some more in the database adding content.  Found several newspaper articles for my Seaver family and transcribed them.  

*  Confirmed another 21 Find A Grave entries in MyHeritage record matches - have 537 to go, but added many more sources and some content to the database.  Sources are at 49,059.

*  Checked and answered email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.



Sunday, January 26, 2014

My Genealogy Sunday - 26 January 2014

This was a nice day here in San Diego, and I got one task finished and progress made on my family tree work.

*  Read email and blogs, then finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 19 to 25 January 2014 and set it early afternoon.

*  We went off to church at 9:30, didn't get home until 12:30 due to congregational meeting and lunch.  

*  Edited the BASH syllabi once more, then sent it off to Hal.  Read a bit, got sleepy, went in at 2:30 to watch golf, read the paper, and take a nap, and then online for awhile at 3:45 to post CVGS Program on Wednesday, 29 January is "Follow the Path" and search on Ancestry for the Wood family records - added some to the database and added some sources and abstract from them too.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m. and watched the first half of the Pro Bowl game, ate dinner and washed the dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer email, and write the Amanuensis Monday post for tomorrow.  Then worked in the Buck, Richards and Graves families to add sources and media to the database.  In the process, found more candidates for Amanuensis and Treasure posts!

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.


Saturday, January 25, 2014

My Genealogy Saturday - 25 January 2014

In two weeks, RootsTech 2014 will be over.  That means I have 9 more days to get ready for it.  Yikes.

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Surname Saturday - WEST (England? to colonial New England) posted.  Wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Surname Line With Longest Stay in a Locality and set it for later.  Blogging done for the day!

*  Edited my BASH syllabus material for the last time, then packed up and ate lunch and we left at 11:45 a.m. for the Malcolm X library in San Diego.

*  Got set up by 12:30 p.m., and did my Genealogy - Be An Ancestor Detective" talk for genealogy inquirers, through OASIS.  Had a small group of about 15, but they seemed to pay attention and get something out of it.  We were home by 2:30 p.m.

*  Read, then worked in the database adding census abstracts and source citations to Vaux families, and also searching for more information about some of them in Ancestry.  Able to use the suggested records extensively.  Trying to add more generations to use as cousin bait.

*  Went in at 5:30 to eat dinner, watch TV and read the paper.  Online again at 6:30 p.m. to continue in the census records and got another 3 hours in.  Up to 48,899 sources now - my goal of 49K by 31 January is attainable!  

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, checked email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Friday, January 24, 2014

My Genealogy Friday - 24 January 2014

I did genealogy almost all day long, finished two tasks, and even took a walk for the second day in a row!

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that 52 Ancestors Friday: Abbey Ardelle "Della" (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944) posted.  Wrote James Duffy's Paperless Filing System for Mac and set it for later.

*  Worked in email for awhile, got the CVGS newsletter sent to the societies, then worked on the presentation for Saturday.  Printed off 40 copies.

*  Had lunch, and took my walk over to the new fence and bridge.  Talked to the construction guys at Naples St.  It's about 1/3 done.  

*  Home by 1 p.m. to read, then found the Messenger report, downloaded it and sent it to Kathleen.  She was thrilled!  Did more email.

*  Wrote Finding Marriage Gems in Historical Newspapers - GenealogyBank Has a "Marriages" Sub-Category.  Had fun doing this and finding more about them.  Looked for more obits on GenealogyBank and data on Find A Grave.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV, take a nap and eat dinner, then washed dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Surname Saturday post, then worked in the database adding content and osurces for the Far... persons.  Not done with them yet.  Solved some research problems, including a fairly close cousin.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Got the presentation into the laptop via Dropbox.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

My Genealogy Thursday - 23 January 2014

Well, RootsTech 2014 starts in two weeks.  I am profoundly not ready!  I'll start working on my research lists next week after my syllabus has to be in to BASH and my Saturday talk.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 198: 1900 Marriage Certificate for Fred Walton Seaver and Alma Bessie Richmond and then RootsTech 2014 - My Saturday (8 February) Class Choices and set ot for later.

*  Went off at 11:30 a.m. for McDonalds, took a walk around the hospital area, and stopped at Ralphs for a prescription./  Home by 12:45 p.m.

*  Wrote My Visit to the San Diego FamilySearch Library Yesterday - and Then Near Disaster!

*  Updated my Genealogy - Be An Ancestor Detective presentation and handout for Saturday, so that's almost ready - need to print off some handouts.  Checked in on Facebook.

*  Messed around adding new widgets to the blog.  Updated Della Smith's notes.  Answered some email.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the 52 Ancestors post for Friday.  Changed the format a bit.

*  Worked in the database for several hours - got from the Fa to Far surnames adding content and sources, mainly using New England vital records on Ancestry and American Ancestors.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

My Genealogy Wednesday - 22 January 2014

It was another different day, but mainly genealogy, and also a near disaster.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote The Frederick Seaver Home in Leominster - Post 291 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and then Ancestry.com Added Hundreds of FamilySearch Collections Today and then Find Pennsylvania Landowner Maps and Atlases at AncestorTracks and set it for later.

*  Left at 9:45 a.m. for the FamilySearch Library and met the CVGS group of about 15 there.  Consulted a few times with colleagues, but mainly worked in Ancestry Institution collecting Canada records for my Kemp and Sovereen families.  Saved them to a flash drive.

*  We left about 12:20 p.m. and went to Marie Callender's for lunch, about 12 of us.  

*  Then home by 3 p.m., put my flash drive in and managed to delete about 30 images off the flash drive by hitting delete when I shouldn't have.  Big mistake.  Googled the problem, downloaded Pandora, a file reclaimer, and managed to get all but one file back and into surname file folders.  The one was important, Kathleen had waited months to see it, and it didn't download as an HTML file at all, and was essentially empty on my computer.  I'll need to go back and get it for her and saved it as a text file or page images.  Whew.  Confessed on Facebook, and got some suggestions.

*  Dinner was at 4:50 p.m., so we watched news while we ate, and I read the paper, washed the dishes, and put out the trash.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer some email, and revised the GPS syllabus for the BASH.  Need another edit or two, but I have the BASH stuff almost done.  

*  Did online research in MyHeritage Record Matches - did about 35, have 558 to go.

*  Wrote this post, and i'm done!  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.


Tuesday, January 21, 2014

My Genealogy Tuesday - 21 January 2014

This was a different day since we spent hours at the medical center for Linda's procedure.

*  Read email and blogs, and wrote Tuesday's Tip - Check Out the Stanford Newspaper Data Visualization website.  Then the Ancestry email came so I posted Breaking News - Ancestry Expands Groundbreaking Collaboration with Family Search.

*  We left at 11:20 a.m. for the Sharp medical center on Kearny Mesa for Linda's colonoscopy.  She only had clear fluids on Monday and nothing on Tuesday besides the MoviPrep which cleaned her out pretty well.  We got there at 11:50 but waited until almost 1 p.m. for her to go in for the procedure.  I read on my iPhone, played some games and added Hints to my Ancestry tree.  At about 2:30 they came and got me, and she was in recovery.  They released her at about 3:30 p.m. - removed 4 benign polyps, we have pictures! Stopped at El Pollo Loco for dinner, and home by 5 p.m. and she went to bed but not to sleep for awhile.  Tired but fed.  

*  I got online and noted that My Flipboard Magazine on my iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy Tab and A Family Tree Maker 2014 Source Citation for Anna Sjursdatter's Death Record posted while we were gone.

*  Revised my GPS presentation to cut it down to an hour and got it almost done.  Need to do the syllabus now.  

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and worked in the database for several hours.  Got through the E surnames!  Making decent progress.  Solved a few mysteries bur didn't add much content or sources.  

*  Wrote two posts for Wednesday, and then this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.


Monday, January 20, 2014

My Genealogy Monday - 20 January 2014

It was a busy and fairly productive genealogy Monday.  The high today was 79F, no rain in a month, everything is dry, and I forgot to water again.

*  Read email and blogs, then tuned into the Mondays With Myrt around 8:50 a.m.  Was on the panel, and discussed my Flipboard magazine at about 6:30 on the YouTube video.  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post 202: 1869 Deed of L.S. Munger to Samuel Vaux in Andrew County, Missouri posted.

*  Wrote Trying Out Flipboard, a Curated Magazine Website/Mobile App, and wrote 2014 Top 100 Genealogy Websites from GenealogyInTime Magazine. and set it for later.

*  Made a Flipboard mag for my RootsTech 2013 posts.  Wrote a post for Tuesday.  Made the handout for the Sources talk and edited the presentation.  Still needs more work.

*  Went in to dinner at 5 p.m.  Watched TV and commiserated with Linda on her stuff so she can have her colonoscopy tomorrow.  

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write two more blog posts for Tuesday, then worked in MyHeritage Record Matches - confirmed about 17 Find A Grave matches, but added quite a few sources.  Up to 48,719.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, answered some emails, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.


Sunday, January 19, 2014

My Genealogy Sunday - 19 January 2014

Only two more weeks until RootsTech!  Time sure flies when you're having fun and feverishly trying to meet deadlines.  Cooler today, only 72 F here.

*  Read email and blogs, then finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 12 to 18 January 2014 post.  

*  We went off to church at 9:30 a.m. and home by 11:30 to read, answer some email, and then went in to watch the Broncos-Patriots game.  Read the paper, took a nap, and Broncos won 26-16.  
*  Got the tablet updated with new RootsTech 2014 app, CamScanner and Flipboard.  Deleted some apps also.  

*  Watched the 49ers-Seahawks game until 4:45 when we left for dinner at Outback.  Watched it there too, and home in time to see the last two minutes.  Hawks won 23-17.  Linda was disappointed but knows nothing about her hometown players.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and work in Ancestry adding content and sources. Found info for several folks with only a first name.  Got through the Eu area.

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

My Genealogy Saturday - 18 January 2014

This was a fairly full genealogy day, but decidedly different.  It was another beautiful, warm day in Chula Vista, temp got up to 76 F here.

*  Read email and blogs, then went off to the CGSSD meeting at 8:20 a.m.  Sat in the SIG discussion meeting, and then Butch Hibben's talk on free smart phone apps.

*  Stopped at church on the way home for lunch at Jean's memorial service, and home by 1 p.m.

*  Read, noted that Surname Saturday - REMINGTON (England to colonial New England) posted and posted Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - How Many Children/Grandchildren in Your Matrilineal Line?

*  Wrote up the Lisa Cooke seminar for Diane and sent it off.

*  Checked Facebook, and decided to try a Flipboard magazine.  I chose my mother's life, and after figuring out how to add content (it was a struggle, there are no step-by-step tutorials, just nice glamorous videos), I added 40 blog posts with pix of my mother and made it public.  Highlighted it on Facebook and Google+ and had only a few comments.  Showed it to Linda and she loved it.  I think it has real potential to interest family members.  We'll see how the kids like it.

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read Flipboard comments, then write the Amanuensis post for Monday, and then worked in the database for awhile adding content and sources.  Up to 48615 sources now.

*  Added to the Best Of post and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

Friday, January 17, 2014

My Genealogy Friday - 17 January 2014

I have the nagging feeling that I missed something important today - a meeting, a deadline, etc.  Oh well, I missed it if there was one.  Someone will tell me.

*  Read email and blogs, and wrote 52 Ancestors Friday: Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946).  When I was finished, I realized I was out of order!  I should have done #10 instead of #12.  Oh well.

*  Worked on the Sources presentation again, and almost finished.  Need some pictures, some quotes and then the syllabus.  

*  Wrote CVGS Newsletter for January 2014 and Research Group Review - 15 January 2014 on the CVGS blog and one more post for later.

*  Researched and wrote Found a Record for My Thomas J. Newton! and then did more research without much success. 

*  Read the Mocavo announcement, and wrote Open Access to Global Search on Mocavo.com Through Sunday!

*  Added some labels to Gmail and added some emails to it.  Need to update the address book too.  Wrote

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and watched TV, read the paper, watered the front plants, and washed the dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, write two posts for Saturday, and then worked in the database for awhile - really struggled to find dates/places for several folks in Massachusetts around 1800.  There are no records online for them.  Interesting.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.



Thursday, January 16, 2014

My Genealogy Thursday - 16 January 2014

This was another full genealogy day from morning to night with only two interruptions to eat.  It was another clear and warm day in Chula Vista, high was 86F at the genea-domicile.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 197: 1887 Marriage Certificate for Henry A. Carringer and Della A. Smith.  

*  Did some work in Legacy on Anna's death source citation, then my phone buzzed and told me to go to lunch with the Rohr engineers.  I went off before 11 and had a good time talking to Dennis, Alan and Derek.  They all talked about their English memories and families.  

*  Home by 12:45 p.m. to write A Legacy Family Tree 8 Source Citation for Anna Sjursdatter's Death Record and then watched the end of the Legacy Virtual Users Group HOA on Google+.\\

*  Worked in Geni for awhile and wrote Diana, Princess of Wales May Be My 11th Cousin.

*  Cross checked event notes, sources, and detail notes for Edward and Sophia Hildreth and Isaac and Lucretia Seaver to prepare for upcoming 52 Ancestors.  

*  Called for dinner at 5 p.m., watched TV, read the paper and washed the dishes.

*  Online again at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer some email, and check Facebook.  Worked on the cross checking some more.  Then confirmed 50 more MyHeritage Record Matches in Find A Grave.  Added about 120 source citations today (up to 48579).

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
  

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

My Genealogy Wednesday - 15 January 2014

This was a busy genealogy day...and it was beautiful outside, clear as a bell, a high of 88 F here outside the genea-cave.

*  Read emails and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 290: The Hildreth/Seaver House in Leominster, Mass. and then CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 18 January Features Butch Hibben and set it for late morning and then  RootsTech 2014 - My Friday (7 February) Class Choices and set it for mid afternoon.

*  Listed my topics for the CVGS Research Group, and left it 11 a.m. for lunch and forgot the list!  Got there at 11:30 a.m., got set up once Susi brought the projector, and we had 15 in the class.  A well-behaved group, and lots of interesting discussion.   

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then worked on the Source Citation presentation until 5 p.m. when Linda called dinner.

*  Ate dinner, read the paper and washed the dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and work more on the presentation.  Then answered some email, and worked in the database adding sources, source detail text and event notes for the Smith and Carringer families.  Spent an hour or so adding content to the database for Smiths from online databases.  

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

My Genealogy Tuesday - 14 January 2014

We are back from Palm Springs, and back in the genealogy saddle here in the genea-cave.  all day, in fact, except for dinner time.

*  Read email and blogs, and wrote Tuesday's Tip: Obtain the New Genealogy Standards Manual from BCG and then Technology Tuesday: Read the RootsTech 2014 Flipboard Magazine and set it for later in the morning.

*  Worked on the Source citation presentation for ovedr 3 hours.  I must have done something wrong, because all of a sudden a PDF web page wouldn't open in Chrome.  Asked on Facebook, googled the problem, looked at Chrome Help, downloaded the new version of Adobe Reader, and finally figured out that the PDF Plugin for Chrome was disabled.  Struggled to find it, and enabled it.  Wasted two hours in the process.

*  Browsed the New York VR databases on Ancestry, then wrote Marian Pierre-Louis Radio Shows are Great!   Answered some emails.  Computer got really slow with Thunderbird open - I think that's been the problem.  Need to read/answer email on Gmail I think.  When I don't have Thunderbird open, the computer works fine.

*  Searched for Thomas Newton data on Ancestry, found a tidbit in 1832 in Westborough, so that puts him in the vicinity.  Looked at RootsTech schedule on the app, then created a Presentations Schedule page in Blogger.  Answered more email.  Took a short walk too.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner and wash the dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and work in Find A Grave using MyHeritage Record Matches.  Confirmed 55 more matches, only 665 to go!

*  Checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.


Saturday, January 11, 2014

My Genealogy Saturday - 11 January 2014

It wasd almost an all genealogy Saturday for me - I spent about 7 hours at the SDGS seminar.

*  Read email on my phone and blogs on Chrome in a hurry, then packed up and went off to the SDGS seminar on Mission Bay.  Got there about 8:10 a.m., registered, saw Del and Paul and Chris and Diane and Lisa, and soon after saw Diane, Ann and Myrna, had a great time just renewing contact.

*  Lisa Louise Cooke had four presentations, and I had lunch with Ann, Myrna, Diane and dona, then took a short walk.

*  Home by 4 p.m. to watch the 4th quarter of the Saints/Seahawks game.  Then noted that  Surname Saturday - WEEDEN (England to colonial Rhode Island)  and  Saturday Night Genealogy Fun- Where Were They 150 Years Ago? posted. 

*  We went to Lolita's for dinner, and home by 6 p.m. to watch the Pats/Colts game.  I watched the first half, then came in to email the CVGS Newsletter to the members, write a post for Monday and finish off the Best Of post.

*  Worked in GenealogyBank on 2013 Seaver obituaries.  Got through the list of 45 (some duplicates), added several persons to the database, and added content, transcriptions and notes from the obituaries.  I need to be more organized in this task - go year by year and note what I add and don't add.  I should be saving all of this information in a spreadsheet, but I'm not.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Friday, January 10, 2014

My Genealogy Friday - 10 January 2014

Well, the genealogy honeymoon is over - now I have things to do the next three days that will preclude goofing off on the Interwebs.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that 52 Ancestors Friday: Hattie Louisa (Hildreth) Seaver (1857-1920) posted, and wrote Ancestry.com Adds Selected Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1660-1926 and set it for later.

*  Finished up the CVGS Newsletter, and left at 11 a.m. for my dentist appointment to replace a filling.  Easy one, out in 20 minutes.  

*  Home by 12 noon to eat lunch, then wrote We're Off to Palm Desert For the Weekend.  Added to the Best Of post, and answered some email.  Left at 2 p.m. for the UPS Store to publish the CVGS newsletter, and home by 2:30 p.m.

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote two posts for Saturday.  Have no clue what I did between 4 p.m. and 5:30!  Went in for dinner, read the paper, and watched TV news.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write a post for Monday, then reserved a hotel room for Sunday in Palm Desert and made maps.  Did a few more names in the database for Ems on Ancestry and AmericanAncestors.  

*  Answered email, checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.  

Thursday, January 9, 2014

My Genealogy Thursday - 9 January 2014

I'm sitting here thinking "what did I spend all of my time on today?"  I can't recall...will have to use my History log!

*  Read emails and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Birth Certificate for Hattie Louisa Hildreth, born in 1857.  Researched and wrote More Problems with Mundia.com - Can't Start a New Tree and set it for later.  Took a short walk.

*  Decided I'd better get going on my presentations for the BASH, worked on my Easy Sources talk for several hours.  Maybe 50% complete now.

*  Fumbled through my stacks of paper looking for articles and stuff for DNA, GPS, sources, Evidence, etc.  Made several folders.  The paper stacks are unmanageable now, it seems.

*  Wrote Recent Ancestry.com YouTube Videos.  Answered email, worked on Facebook.  Took a short walk.

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to work on the CVGS newsletter - about 90% done now.  Will publish it on Friday.  Got last bits tonight.

*  Researched and wrote the 52 Ancestors post for Friday.  Did a little online random research to add content and sources to the database.  Stymied on a Seaver spouse's name/data - no information whatsoever.

*  Added to the Best Of post, worked in email some more, checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

My Genealogy Wednesday - 8 January 2014

Only 351 shopping days until Christmas!  Just thought someone would like to know. TGhis was a busy genealogy day.  It was cooler today - got up to 68 F.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 289: Isaac Seaver's House in Leominster, Mass.  Wrote SDGS Seminar on Saturday, 11 January Features Lisa Louise Cooke! and set it for late morning.  Got a 20 minute walk in (around the house) while talking to Tami on the phone.

*  Packed up my papers and left at 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then the bank, and the library to turn in my books and got a new one, then the CVGS Board meeting.  

*  Home by 2:15 p.m. to read, then write RootsTech 2014 Live Streamed Sessions - Watch for FREE from Home.  Checked in on Facebook, then worked on some MyHeritage Record Matches adding content and sources to the database.  Got another walk around the street in.

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then got the CVGS newsletter about 60% finished.  Worked in MyHeritage record matches again, confirmed 16 more Find A Grave matches (down to 720 to go) and added more content and sources to the database.  Worked in the Es in the database on Ancestry and FAG, and got down to the Ems.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

My Genealogy Tuesday - 7 January 2014

A lot of genealogy, a doctor's visit, and no sports!  Nice day here in Chula Vista, high about 71 F.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Tuesday's Tip - Use Free Family Trees on RootsWeb WorldConnect to Find Cousins or Clues posted.

*  Went off at 9:40 a.m. to the neurologist at the downtown office of SRS.  Great guy, named Randy also, checked me out, no spinal stenosis, but recommends more exercise and less sitting.  Stopped for a haircut on the way home.

*  Home by 12 noon to have lunch, then researched and wrote Looking at Mundia.com - a Free Family Tree Site - Again.  No better, I fear!  Took a little walk.

*  Worked on Thomas Newton 1835 research, captured images and sources and added content for him, his wife and children.  Found the right name of his wife, too.  Took a little walk.  Checked Facebook.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, then did the dishes. 

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to answer/write email, wrote Quick Reference Guide: Evernote for Genealogists (Windows and Mac), and then worked in the database adding content and sources.  Time sure goes fast doing this.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Monday, January 6, 2014

My Genealogy Monday - 6 January 2014

A lot of genealogy, a little football, and not much else today.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post 200: Will of Jacob Wilhelm (1705-1773) of Lancaster, Pennsylvania posted.

*  Got presentable and joined the Mondays With Myrt Hangout On Air at 8:52 a.m.   Didn't get to say much...but it was interesting.  Tried to register with Famberry and never got the email confirmation (just found it in spam).

*  Researched and wrote RootsTech 2014 - My Thursday (6 February) Class Choices and set it for later.

*  Did a final review of the Ancestry.com handout for next week and tried to email it, but had problems with Thunderbird.  Drat.  Happens a lot now.  Maybe need to go and use Gmail directly.

*  Researched and wrote Best of the Genea-Blogs for 2013 and set it for later.  Checked in on Facebook.  Searched a bit on MyHeritage looking for data on the Richmans in England.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, then the football game, ate dinner, and did the dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, try to use Mundia (fail!), then wrote the Tuesday's Tip post, and did some online research for Thomas Newton in Vermont.  

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

My Genealogy Sunday - 5 January 2014

This was a very good day for San Diego sports teams, and I watched TV for most of the day.

*  Read email and blogs, then finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 29 December 2013 to 4 January 2014 post.

*  Watched the NFL pre-game show, then the Chargers game.  We won 27-10 with a second-half shutout of the Bengals.  Wore my new practice jersey and hat, took some pics of myself and posted them to Facebook, and posted to Facebook after each quarter.  On to Denver next week!

*  That lead into the SDSU basketball game with Kansas, which my underdog Aztecs won 61-56, so they are now 13-1 on the season.  Watched TV news and Charger highlights while eating dinner.

*  Came in at 6:30 p.m. to answer email, edited the syllabus for my Ancestry.com talk, and edited the presentation a bit more.  Almost final!  

*  Transcribed Jacob Wilhelm's will and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  Did some limited database searching adding content and sources.  

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.

Saturday, January 4, 2014

My Genealogy Saturday - 4 January 2014

It was not much of a genealogy day here in the Genea-Cave.

*  Read email and blogs on the iPhone before going off to the men's Bible study at Marie Callenders at 8 a.m.

*  Home by 9:30 a.m. to read, and note that Surname Saturday - ACRES (England to colonial Rhode Island) posted.

*  Packed up the grandgirls and we left at 11 a.m. for Carlsbad and lunch at In n Out and handed them over to Tami.  Home by 1:45 p.m.

*  Watched the first half of the KC/Colts game, got an hour nap, and then online to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What's Your Ancestor Score? posted.

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch the end of the game, read email and blogs on the phone, and we had dinner and watched the first half of the Saints/Eagles game.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then worked on the Ancestry presentation.  Wrote and posted Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - January 2014.

*  Worked in the database a bit, added some content and sources for several families.  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.


Friday, January 3, 2014

My Genealogy Friday - 3 January 2014

It was pretty much an all genealogy day with some interruptions to play with and work with the grandgirls.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Tamura Jones' GeneAwards 2013 and Genealogy Events 2013 Posts.

*  Saw Amy's challenge, and worked in the database for several hours adding content in the Fact Notes and source citation Detail Text to make a decent Individual Summary report for Frank Seaver.  Wrote 52 Ancestors Friday: Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922).

*  Worked some more on other ancestors adding content and sources where they were needed.  Still lots to do!

*  We went to dinner at In n Out, then to Cold Stone for ice cream and the donut shop for breakfast tomorrow.  We take the girls home on Saturday.

*  Home by 7:30 p.m. to write the two posts for Saturday.

*  Got the girls down by 10 p.m., and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.



Thursday, January 2, 2014

My Genealogy Thursday - 2 January 2014

This was almost an all-genealogy day - I did work with and play with the grandgirls some.

*  Read email and blogs, and wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 195: Death Certificate for Della (Smith) Carringer (1862-1944).  Noted that Top Ten Genealogy News Items for 2013 - My Take posted.  Wrote GenSoftReviews Announces the Top Genealogy Software Awards for 2013 and set it for later.

*  Worked for several hours on the Ancestry presentation for 13 January.  Only 11 days away.  Got about half finished with the update.

*  Research and wrote My Genealogy Research Adventures in 2013.  

*  Checked in on Facebook, and put the VR pages I saved a month ago into the surname folders.  Then checked out the syllabus material for a number of Family Tree Webinars.  

*  We had dinner at home, and I was online at 6:30 p.m. to read more syllabus material.  Should have worked on the presentation more...but didn't.  Worked in Mass town records for Westboro and Sterling looking for Brigham and Newton items without much success.

*  Got the girls bathed and jammied and in bed, but they're not yet asleep at 10 p.m.  Drat.

*  Started a post for Friday - it's half done.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was about 10.0 hours.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

My Genealogy Wednesday - 1 January 2014

We're back from the Christmas holiday, and have the grandgirls with us for several days, so I didn't get a lot of time for genealogy today.

*  Read emails and blogs on the iPhone, and researched/wrote Top 30 Most Popular Posts on Genea-Musings in 2013.  Wrote My Genealogy Database Statistics Update - 1 January 2014.

*  Worked with the girls a bit, got them lunch, and back online to research/write Genealogy Industry Benchmark Numbers for 1 January 2014, and set it for later.  Checked Facebook.

*  Watched some of the Rose Bowl, then we went to Subway for dinner.  Home by 6:30 p.m. to read, and research/write a post for Thursday.  Got the girls bathed and jammied and down by 9:45 p.m.

*  Checked out new databases on Ancestry and FamilySearch, and added several gravestone photos to the database.  Went looking for Lambert Brigham in Worcester probates on FamilySearch - none found.  Too bad!

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 December (with increases in the numbers from 30 November 2013 in parentheses):

* 42,575 persons (+ 109)
* 17,013 families  (+ 45)
* 127,391 events  (+ 858)
* 6,886 places  (+ 70)

* 985 sources (+ 6)
* 48,126 7,312 citations (+ 814)

*  617 Multi-media Items (+ 22)

*  1,822 Multimedia links (+ 45)

 I'm up to 37.78% (+0.39%) for citations/events and 113.04% (+1.62%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for 31 December  (compared to stats as of 30 November 2013):


*  Genea-Musings traffic rank:  Worldwide: 226,031; US: 85,771 (Alexa)

* 134,252 page views (4,331 per day, Blogger Stats, +334)
* 25,506 web page visits (823 per day, Site-meter) (-106)
* 38,523 page views (1,243 per day, Site-meter) (-187)
*  961 readers on Feedly (+20)