Saturday, February 28, 2015

My Genealogy Saturday - 28 February 2015

This was an all-genealogy day except for dinner out.

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Surname Saturday - CLARKE (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted.

*  Left at 9:20 a.m. for Panera for the merger meeting with Diane, Dave and others.  Home by 12:15 p.m.

*  Read, added to the Best Of and Blog compendium posts, checked Facebook, and wrote two posts for the CVGS blog.  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- How Did You Meet Your Significant Other? posted.

*  We left for dinner at 5 p.m. for Marie Callenders, home by 6:20 p.m. to watch the Azrecs game.  They lost 56-46 at home.  Drat.

*  Online at 7:15 p.m. to send he CVGS events to Joan, then worked in the 1930 US Census records and added content and sources for 21 more matches.

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

Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 28 February (with increases in the numbers from 31 January in parentheses):

* 44,551 persons (+ 162)
* 17,814 families  (+ 79)
* 138,494  events  (+ 888)
* 8,198  places  (+ 29)

* 1,151 sources (+ 6)
* 60,389 citations (+ 1,253)
*  1,108 Multi-media Items (+ 1)

*  2,967 Multimedia links (+ 2)

 I'm up to 43.60%  (+0.63%) for citations/events and 135.55% (+3.33%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for February (compared to stats for January):


*  Genea-Musings traffic rank:  Worldwide: 257,344; US: 66,780 (Alexa)


*  93,240 page views (3,330 per day, Blogger Stats, -203)
* 23,558 web page visits (841 per day, Site-meter) (+4)
* 35,992 page views (1285 per day, Site-meter) (-3) 
*  >1,100 readers on Feedly (+??)
*  1,698 readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 98)


Friday, February 27, 2015

My Geneaholic Friday - 27 February 2015

This was another stay-at-home day filled with research and writing.

*  Read email and blogs, and added to the Best Of and RootsTech compendium posts.  Noted that 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 61: #68, Aaron Smith (1765-1841) posted.  Wrote More Information About MooseRoots.com and set it for later.

*  Struggled to get a GEDCOM to work in Famberry, it finally did with Steve's help, and worked in it and wrote Trying Out the Famberry Family Tree.

*  Answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote two Surname Saturday posts.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper, and wash dishes.  Online after 7 p.m. to finish up the Surname Saturday post, then wrote the SNGF post for Saturday.

*  Worked in the 1930 Census Hints on Ancestry - got 24 more done, adding content and source citations.  Sources up to 60,341.

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post, and i'm done.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.


Thursday, February 26, 2015

My Genealogy Thursday - 26 February 2015

I stayed home and worked on genealogy things today...big surprise, huh?

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 251: 1777 Marriage Record of Zachariah Hildreth and Elizabeth Keyes in Townsend, Mass. and then did more in FamilySearch Family Tree before writing Fixing Online Family Trees - One Person at a Time on FamilySearch Family Tree and set it for later.

*  Answered email, then watched some of the RootsTech videos and updated that blog post.  Added many photos and comments to my WDYTYA Story and sent it to myself and Lori.  Still more to add, I wonder how big it can be?  

*  Researched and wrote MooseRoots Is a New Genealogy Research Engine.  Added to the Best Of and RootsTech posts.

*  Went in at 5:10 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper, and wash dishes.  Online again at 6:45 p.m. to write the 52 Ancestors post for Friday.  Found an 1809 deed for Thomas Dill in Barnstable County and saved it.  Need to transcribe and source it and use it for Amanuensis Monday.

*  Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree with the Smith and Dill lines resolving names, dates and places.  Was able to fix several errors in Family tree, and found some useful names and events for my database too.

*  Read, checked Facebook, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.


Wednesday, February 25, 2015

My Genealogy Wednesday - 25 February 2015

Three more days in February?  Daylight Savings in 11 days?  Whoa.  Where did the winter go?

Read email and blogs, wrote Randy's First Car -- Post 348 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday.  Then wrote Fixing Online Family Trees - One Person at a Time on Geni.com and set it for later.

*  Went off at 11 a.m. to McDonalds for lunch, then to the library to visit John's group and then the CVGS program meeting.  Barbara was an excellent presenter - lots of photos of San Ysidro and Tijuana River Valley.

*  Home by 2:15 p.m. to water the yard and fold clothes, then online to read, add to the Best Of and Blog compendium posts, and wrote My Top 10 Genealogy Family Tree Resources.  Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree correcting the Robert Seaver family successfully!

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, put out the trash and wash dishes.  Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, then did 25 1930 census matches on Ancestry plus other suggested records, adding content and sources.  Sources at 60,272.

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

My Genealogy Tuesday - 24 February 2015

I had a headache most of the day until after my nap, still feeling tired.  Went to the doctor today for my regular visit.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip: Listen to the Extreme Genes Podcast and Visit the Website.  

*  Left at 10 a.m. for the medical center, saw the doc, everything going well, except when he asked me to breathe deeply I coughed after exhaling and he wants me to go to the pulmonary office for a breathing test.  Hmmm.

*  Home by 11:15 a.m. to read, add to the Best Of and blog compendium posts, and worked a bit in Geni adding more ancestors.  I'm amazed that no one else has added some of these Massachusetts folks from the 1700s and 1600s.

*  Wrote Escondido Family History Fair is Saturday, 7 March 2015 and then I Have One Big "Tree" and a Lot of "Bushes" in my RootsMagic Database and set it for later.

*  Went in at 3:15 p.m. to take a nap, and Linda came home at 4 and woke me up.  Headache was better.  Answered email, checked Facebook, and did a little research on Ancestry for folks in the database.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news, and eat dinner.  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then worked in the database adding content and sources. 

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

Monday, February 23, 2015

My Genealogy Monday - 23 February 2015

This was a full genealogy day for me, and even found several new probate records online.

*  Read email and blogs, and updated the Rootstech compendium and the Best Of posts.  Noted that  Amanuensis Monday - Post 256: 1849 Will of John Seaver of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts posted.

*  Joined the Mondays With Myrt HOA and demonstrated Generasi and the Ancestry Beta.  Lots of good discussion this week.

*  Noted that New or Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - February 16-22, 2015 posted.  Wrote My Top 10 Online Genealogy Research Resources  and set it for later. 

*  Worked in Geni.com responding to discussions from 2014.  In the process, determined that AmericanAncestors had two sets of probate records in Essex County Mass. for Crispus Richards and John Richards, so downloaded them, renamed them, and put them in their family folders.  Also downloaded the Great Migration Begins sketch for Thomas Hazard and put it in his family folder.  Merged all of the test tree folks so that they matched the real tree folks, and all of the tree branches connected.

*  Answered email, checked Facebook.  Went in at 4:45 p.m. for dinner, then left at 5:15 p.m. for the National City library for my library talk.

*  Got to the library at 5:30, and got set up.  The talk went well, but only 10 in attendance.  Good discussion afterwards with attendees on specific problem.  Helped one lady find how to buy a 1917 UK birth record.

*  Home by 8 p.m. to read, then worked in Ancestry to find more family for loose Seaver folks.  Got one connected, more added to another, and failed on one other.

*  Added to the two posts, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.


Sunday, February 22, 2015

My Genealogy Day - 22 February 2015

Just a typical genealogy non-football or non-baseball Sunday... and it rained tonight, first time in weeks.

*  Read email and blogs, and finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 15 to 21 February 2015 post.

*  We went off to church at 9:30 a.m., and home by 11:30 a.m.  I watched TV news and ate lunch.

*  Online at 12:30 p.m., and updated the RootsTech compendium post.  Wrote four posts for the CVGS blog.  

*  Updated the Ancestor Detective talk and put it in Dropbox for the laptop.  Transcribed the John Seaver will and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner and wash dishes.  Online at 6:45 p.m. to write Added or Updated Databases on Ancestry.com - Week of 14 to 20 February 2015 and the FamilySearch post for Monday.

*  Had to eliminate some photos from Dropbox.  They were duplicates from the phone, so saved me like 600 mb of space on Dropbox.  Got the presentation file on the laptop.

*  Added content and sources for the last 27 World War I Draft Registration matches, plus any other useful suggested records (especially Find A Grave).  Then worked some more with loose Seaver trees.  Failed on two of them, but was able to connect two others with ancestors with confidence.  Sources at 60,146.

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.


Saturday, February 21, 2015

My Genealogy Day - 21 February 2015

This was a day with some genealogy work, and a memorial service.

*  Read email and blogs in a hurry, then off to the CGSSD meeting at UCSD in La Jolla.  Sat in on the RootsMagic class - Chris reviewed the Tools available in RootsMagic.  Hal horrocks gave his Colonial Records talk at 10:30, and I was home by noon.

*  Noted that Surname Saturday - FENNE (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, and updated the RootsTech compendium.  Then it was off to church for my friend Alan Sachrison's memorial service.  It was very well done, with military honors.  A reception afterwards, and we saw some old friends.

*  Home by 3:30 p.m. to read, noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Four Degrees of Ancestral Separation posted.  Worked on the SDGS article about RootsTech.  Updated the bog compendium too.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, and watch TV news, then washed dishes.  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, answer email, send the article to SDGS, and worked on the BillionGraves notice for a Seaver.  Managed to connect him to an existing tree in the database.

*  Used the Count Trees feature in RootsMagic to find a sparse Seaver tree, and managed to add several more generations back to a German immigrant.  

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.




Friday, February 20, 2015

My Geneaholic Friday - 20 February 2015

This was another busy genealogy day at home - even got some yardwork done.

*  Read emails and lbogs, added to the RootsTech compendium and Best Of blogs.  Noted that 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 60: #67, Abigail (Knowlton) Gates (1774-1855) posted.

*  Wrote Connecting to A.J. Jacobs on Geni.com - Post 2 and then discovered Generasi and wrote Generasi.me Does Interactive Family Timelines and set it for later.

*  Worked a bit in Geni.com and then in WikiTree and wrote Connecting to A.J. Jacobs on WikiTree and set it for later.  ent out around 3 p.m. to work in the side yard getting the cut bush branches into the yard waste can.  Still more to do.  

*  Answered email, checked Facebook, worked a bit in Family Tree, then wrote the Surname Saturday post.

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

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, add to the RootsTech compendium and Best Of blogs, and wrote the SNGF post.  Then did 20 more World War I Draft registration items in Ancestry, and added content and sources to the database.  

*  Wrote this post.  Tired.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

My Geneaholic Thursday - 19 February 2015

I stayed home today, even slept in a bit, still tired from the RootsTech week.  Got some things done.  Need to start on the new talks soon.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 250: 1810 Marriage Record of Zachariah Hildreth and Hannah Sartell in Townsend, Mass.

*  Worked in Geni.com with matches, and wrote Connecting to A.J. Jacobs on Geni.com.

*  Updated the handout for the Genealogy - Be An Ancestry Detective talk on Monday in NC.

*  Worked in Family Tree Maker - had to download the patch since it wouldn't update.  Instaleld it, and worked on the Calendar feature, then wrote Dear Randy: How Can I Make a Calendar in Family Tree Maker 2014?

*  Updated the Best Of post and RootsTech compendium, and checked Facebook.  Answered some email.  Approved the Geni match.  Played in Relative Finder - most of them have problems.  Compared Geni and WeRelate profiles for some of the early Plymouth folks.

*  Went in at 5:20 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV and eat dinner.  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then write the 52 Ancestors post for Friday.  Worked quite a bit in FamilySearch Family Tree to add matches and content for the Alpheus Smith line to FSFT, not much to my database.  Some of the older profiles are really messed up.  At least the chart will look right now!  More to do, of course.

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

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

My Geneaholic Wednesday - 18 February 2015

It was a very full genealogy day...and I got some things done.

*  Read email and blogs, updated the Compendium and Best Of posts, and wrote Linda and Donny at RootsTech -- Week 347 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 21 February: Hal Horrocks on Colonial Records and set it for later.

*  Worked a bit in Geni to see how a new member would work in it.  Left at 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds and then to the library for John's group and the Computer Group.  Pretty boring there.

*  Home by 2 p.m. to read, and wrote Ten Takeaways from the FGS/RootsTech 2015 Conferences.  Went out and watered and picked weeds a bit.  Found that I haven't added all of my ancestors on Geni, so added the Isaac Read part of the tree.

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

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the posts, and then did 20 more World War I Draft Registrations from the list (47 left), adding content and sources.  Also added other sources for suggested records that fit.

*  Worked in the database trying to find obituaries for 20th century Seaver folks, and ended up adding a new Ohio line of Seavers back four generations.

*  Wrote this post.  Checked Facebook.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

My Geneaholic Tuesday - 17 February 2015

It was another genealogy day with a little break to go to the skin doctor.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of and Blog compendium posts, and wrote Tuesday's Tip: Watch RootsTech 2015 Livestreamed Sessions and then watched some of the videos and wrote  DearMYRTLE AmbushCAM and other Videos from FGS/RootsTech 2015 and set it for later.

*  Worked on renaming the record images from the FHL visit, got about 70% done.  Wrote  FGS/RootsTech 2015 Geneablogger After-Party Photos - Post 2 and set it for later.  Had a short Jangout with Claire about Geni and WikiTree.

*  Went off at 1:30 p.m. for the medical center, got my blood test done (no waiting) and then to the skin doc to have my head and arm zapped and some pre-cancerous basal cells scraped off my back for testing.  

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, added to the Best Of and compendium posts, answered email, added more photos to the Google+ site, and checked Facebook. 

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper and wash dishes.  Online at 7 p.m. to read and write New Book by Geoff Rasmussen - "Kindred Voices: Listening for our Ancestors."

*  At 8 p.m. went in to watch Genealogy roadshow - I thought this one wasn't as interesting as the others.  Online at 9 p.m. to read, then worked in FamilySearch Family Tree adding and matching Seaver folks.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

Monday, February 16, 2015

My Geneaholic Monday - 16 February 2015

We got home on Sunday afternoon, and I spent the evening moving the photos to the desktop and organizing them into research and RootsTech files.  Need to back them up too.   Monday was a very busy day because of all of the RootsTech leftovers, although I did some research in the evening.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Blog Compendium post.

*  Joined Mondays With Myrt with my usual banter, this time about RootsTech conference.  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post 256: 1812 Deed of Nathan Gates to John Peirce Jr. posted.

*  Found the article by Amy, and copied it and posted "She's my seventh cousin!" - I was quoted in the Daily Herald newspaper.  Wrote New or Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - February 9-15, 2015.

*  Answered email, and updated the blog compendium again.  Figured out how to upload a photo archive, so created an Event, invited folks, and populated it with 80 RootsTech photos.  Pretty good response - took about 90 minutes to do it.  Posted on Facebook about it too.

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

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read email, update the blog compendium again, etc.  Went down a rabbit trail and added some Seaver folks to the database from a BillionGraves memorial.  

*  worked in FamilySearch Family Tree in the Seaver folks, resolved several large Seaver families.  Still more to do!

*  Checked Facebook and Google+ and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 12.0 hours.




Monday, February 9, 2015

My Geneaholic Monday - 9 February 2015

One more getup and off we go to RootsTech.  I didn't get a lot done today, but I had some genea-fun.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post 255: 1803 Quitclaim Deed of Nathan Gates to Heirs of Simon Gates posted.

*  Joined the Mondays With Myrt, broadcasting from the FHL.  didn't contribute much.

*  Printed off the CVGS newsletter and the mailing list.  Noted that New or Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - February 2-8, 2015 posted.  Wrote a post for Tuesday noontime.

*  Went off at 1 p.m. to publish and mail the newsletter.  Got stuck at the bank behind a money truck, wasted 30 minutes.

*  Home by 2:15 p.m. to read, then wrote Outside the Box in the RootsTech 2015 Expo Hall.  Checked Facebook, wrote another post for later in the week.  Answered email. Printed some syllabus items.   Sleepy.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, take a nap, and we ate dinner.  I packed.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write a post for Tuesday, then read blogs, and searched in Ancestry and FamilyTreeNow for living people in my database.  Added some content and sources to the database.

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.


Sunday, February 8, 2015

My Semi-Geneaholic Sunday - 8 February 2015

Every Sunday seems to be semi-geneaholic, life intervenes sometimes.  Two more getups to RootsTech.  At least the weather in SLC looks dry and relatively warm (highs in the 50s, lows in the 30s), really can't complain.

*  Read email and blogs and finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 1 to 7 February 2015 post.

*  Off to church at 9:30 a.m., stopped at the store on the way home, and watched TV while eating lunch.  Watched the golf tournament until about 1:30 with the laptop on and tryng to make the iCloud pictures show up on the laptop.  Still haven't made that work.  Which causes a big problem in SLC, I'll have to mail the pix to myself to put them on the blog.  Drat.

*  Online at 1:30 for awhile, finished up the CVGS newsletter and emailed it to the members.  Will publish the paper copies on Monday.  

*  Went in at 3:30 to watch golf, and then the Aztecs game.  They lost to Boise State.  Drat.  We went to dinner at Outback at 5:10 p.m., and home by 7 p.m.

*  Read, answered email, and then did about 20 World War I Draft Registrations entries from Ancestry Hints.  Looked at last year's RootsTech posts for context.  

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.



Saturday, February 7, 2015

My Semi-Geneaholic Saturday - 7 February 2015

Three more getups until RootsTech - I have lots to do before we go.  Had a great time seeing the grandkids today!

*  Read email and blogs, then off to the Men's Bible study breakfast at Marie Callenders.

*  Home by 9:45 a.m. to read, note that Surname Saturday - BARTLETT (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, and answer email and check Facebook.

*  We left at 11 a.m. for Carlsbad.  Met Tami and kids and ate at Miguel's, then went to the garden shop which has cool stuff.  Lots of pictures with girls and Charlie.  

*  Home by 3:30 p.m. to read, noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Ancestors or Cousins Born on Your Birth Date posted.

*  worked on the Nathan Gates profile, and got it ready to post for next week.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., read the paper, watched TV.  Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write the next 52 Ancestors post and a post for Monday noon, then worked in Ancestry Hints adding content to the database.

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


Friday, February 6, 2015

My Geneaholic Friday - 6 February 2015

Not much research today, lots of writing and preparing for next week at RootsTech.  somehow it will all get done.

*  Read email and blogs, then noted that 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 58: #65, Martha (Whitney) Seaver (1764-1832) posted.  Wrote Added or Updated Databases on Ancestry.com - Week of 31 January to 6 February 2015 and set it for late morning.

*  Added the rest of the Nathan Gates deeds to the database, adding sources and notes also.  Also added notes for his census records.  His 52 Ancestors post is scheduled for next Friday, right in the middle of RootsTech.  I will try to write it this weekend.

*  Played with the Genealogy Pie program, had to update several FamilySearch Family Tree ancestors to make it look better, and wrote Checking Out Grandma's Pie - a Nice Treat! and set it for mid-afternoon.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and added some wordless Wednesday stories/photos to my Grandpa's Family Stories community on Google+.  Invited Linda, Lori and Tami.  Added my RootsTech talk selections to the mobile app.

*  Went to the grocery store and pharmacy - took 40 minutes.

*  Online to read, check Facebook and Google+, then worked a bit more in FamilySearch Family Tree.  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper and wash dishes.

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then wrote two Surname Saturday posts, two SNGF posts, and finished up the CVGS Newsletter.  Need to proofread it, and then email it and publish it.

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


Thursday, February 5, 2015

My Geneaholic Thursday - 5 February 2015

Only five more getups before we go to Salt Lake City.  The big interest today was they tore up our cul de sac today and paved it again.  Fascinating to see the machines working, the precision, all with few guys doing the work.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 249: 1798 Direct Tax List Record for Benjamin Sever and Sarah Sever

*  spent some time correcting families in FamilySearch Family Tree in hopes they will be found by MyHeritage search.  Finally figured out how to add and disconnect and delete a person in the MyHeritage tree. (Hint - it's in the "More" section of the profile card).

*  After lunch, wrote Dear Randy: Where did You Get That 1798 Massachusetts Tax List? and found several more in the process and added them to the database.  Cool!

*  Looked at the Innovator Challenge contestants again, did some HistoryLines profiles.  Checked Facebook, then worked on Martha Whitney and Abigail Knowlton profiles, including FamilySearch Family Tree work.

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

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and work on the CVGS Newsletter.  About 90% done, just need small filler articles now.  Then wrote the 52 Ancestors post, and then added 20 more World War I Draft Registration entries to the database, and in the process found some Find A Grave entries too.  sources at 59485.

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

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

My Geneaholic Wednesday - 4 February 2015

Well, this was a full day.  I didn't advance the FHL or RootsTech balls today, unfortunately.

*  After posting last night, I received an email from Ancestry about the Beta, so wrote the Ancestry Introduces Beta "Improved Website" - And A First Look post and set it for 5 a.m. today.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Randy at 16 - Party! Birthday Cake! -- Post 345 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and Ancestry Home and Search Pages - New Beta Views and set it for later.

*  Went off at 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then to the library, sat in on John's group awhile, then the CVGS Bored meeting.  Hightailed it out after 2.5 hours.

*  Home by 3 p.m. to watch the WMGS meeting on YouTube, and read email and blogs during the talk.  After the talk, worked in MyHeritage and FSFT and RootsMagic to figure out why I get the message.  Fixed some FSFT profiles to try to avoid the problems.  

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write 2015 Season of Who Do You Think You Are? Starts 8 March, then to work on the CVGS Newsletter, then worked more in FSFT and RootsMagic trying to eliminate duplicates and extraneous spouses.  Did 4 or 5 families, it's a hard slog.

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

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

My Genealogy Tuesday - 3 February 2015

Only one more week until we leave for Salt Lake City...I'm not ready to go yet!

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip: DearMYRTLE's Hangouts On Air and YouTube Channel and More on MyHeritage Searches of FamilySearch Family Tree Profiles and set it for later.

*  Went off at 11:30 a.m. for Costco to have lunch and pick up roses for Valentine's Day (a week early).  

*  Home by 12:30 p.m. to read, then finished up the CVGS Member survey compilation and did the Program survey compilation.  

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post and checked Facebook.

*  Went out at 3:30 p.m. to mow the front lawn.  Back in at 4:40 p.m. tired - ran out of weedwhacker string.  Online for a bit to read.

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

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then wrote I'm Ready to Explore the RootsTech 2015 Expo Hall, Are You?  Worked through some of the obituaries for Seaver on the FamilySearch site adding content to the database.

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.


Monday, February 2, 2015

My Geneaholic Monday - 2 February 2015

This was an all genealogy day - not much interfered with it!

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post 254: Administratrix Account for Simon Gates (1739-1803) Estate posted.

*  Joined Mondays With Myrt and opined on the MyHeritage database for FamilySearch Family Tree, the RootsTech syllabus, and newspaper resources.  

*  Worked a bit in MyHeritage, then noted that New or Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - January 26-February 1, 2015 posted.

*  Had lunch, and wrote MyHeritage Searches for FamilySearch Family Tree Profiles and set it for later.

*  Worked on the CVGS Member Survey, got 10 more questions collated.  Hard work!  Note to self - do an online survey that tabulates the results for you.

*  Checked email, added to the Best Of post, and worked a bit in the FamilySearch Family Tree.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., watched TV news, watered the front yard, and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, check Facebook, look for more folks on MyHeritage, added some data to FamilySearch Family Tree, then did 33 World War I Draft Registration entries in the database.  Sources up to 59,327.

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

My Super Bowl Sunday - 1 February 2015

This was Super Bowl Sunday, and it was an excellent game, although the ending was pretty lucky for the Patriots, 28-24.

*  Read email and blogs, and finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 25 to 31 January 2015 post.

*  We left for church at 9:30 a.m., and were home by 11:30 a.m.  Read and answered email, transcribe two of Nathan Gates deeds and write two Amanuensis Monday posts, then worked for several hours on the Nathan Gates deeds, adding sources and abstracts to the database.  Got 6 out of 14 done.  Takes awhile!

*  Went in at 3 p.m. to watch the Super Bowl game, we ate dinner, and I read the paper.

*  Online at 7:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the FamilySearch post for Monday, and worked through the first 75 entries of Seaver in Indiana Marriages on FamilySearch, adding content and sources.  Lots of Seaver folks I don't have in the database.

*  Checked Facebook, started the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.