My Genealogy Wednesday - 30 November 2016

The last day of November.  Almost time for colder weather, Santa and the reindeer, and end-of-year blog posts.  Oh yeah, Linda's birthday is Saturday, and she is going to be surprised, I hope.  More on that later.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that Visiting the Natvig Farm Area in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin -- Post 441 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and wrote November 30th CVGS Program is "Heirloom Show and Tell."

*  Took a 30 minute nap, then answered email and added to the Best Of post.  Had lunch, and we left for the lbirary at 11:30 a.m.

*  At the library by 11:55, took my Union Case and the McKnew picture into the Auditorium at the Library for the CVGS program meeting - an heirloom show and tell.  Meeting started at 12:15 with elections for 2017-18, then into the program.  Linda presented her picture with comments from me, and then I presented the Union Case.  Photos of the heirlooms/treasures were shown on the screen.  We were home by 2 p.m.

*  Read, worked a bit in Ancestry in one of my trees, looked for blog fodder and found none.  Did find the Ontario marriage and captured it.  Checked Facebook.

*  Went in at 4:45 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, and watch TV news.  Put out the trash for pickup.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, then wrote Browsing the Ontario, Canada County Marriage Records and the Treasure Chest post for Thursday.

*  Tired, so thinking of signing off early.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

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

*  47,097 persons (+ 137)
* 18,830 families  (+ 60)
* 151,631 events  (+ 635)
*  2,307 Alternate Names (+ 132)
*  9,704  places  (+ 77)
* 1,433 sources (+ 18)
* 78,558 citations (+ 839)
*  1,130 Multi-media Items (+ 2)
*  3,114 Multimedia links (+ 6)
*  13,884 matched to FSFT (+ 480)

 I'm up to 51.81%  (+0.34%) for citations/events and 166.80% (+1.30%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for November (compared to stats for October):

*  81,746  page views (2,725 per day, Blogger Stats, + 29)
*  22,962 page views ( 765 per day, Statcounter, - 39)
*  17,257 unique visitors (575 per day, Statcounter, - 32)

*  >1,200 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  2,112 readers via email (Feedburner) (- 15)


 

My Genealogy Tuesday - 29 November 2016

Where did November go?  Where has 2016 gone?  Day after day rolls by and it seems like it goes too fast.  26 days until Christmas.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, we went to the grocery store, then took her for her dental cleaning, and I went to Costco for stuff.  Home by 11 a.m.

*  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1910 U.S. Census Record for Nicholas Brocke Family in Latah County, Idaho posted and wrote Library of Congress, Digital Public Library of America to Form New Collaboration.

*  Sleepy, so took my nap early.  Online at 12:50 to read, ate lunch, then answered email, added to the Best Of post, and worked on the We names in my database.  

*  Researched and wrote Seavers in the News - Charles E. Seaver Dies in 1913, then checked Facebook and worked on the surnames again.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV and eat dinner.  Got the box of stuff and put most of it back on top of the TV bookcase. Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and helped Linda with the SF picture.

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

My Semi-Genealogy Sunday and Monday - 27-28 November 2016

These were not wonderful genealogy day.  I was lazy on Sunday and had a problem on Monday.

1)  Sunday, 27 November 2016:

*  Read email and blogs during Meet the Depressed, then stayed home from church and watched the Chargers game.  We beat Houston 21-13.  That raised my spirits a bit.  Watched some of the next game, but came online to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 20 to 26 November 2016 posted.

*  Went back in and took two short naps in the recliner, read the paper, and ate dinner.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, note that Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 20 to 26 November 2016 posted.  Transcribed the will and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post.  Went back in to watch football highlights and didn't journal.  Genealogy this day was 3.5 hours.

2)  Monday, 28 November 2016:

*  Dropped Linda off, read emails and blogs, picked her up and home to get on the Mondays With Myrt panel.  Had to leave at 9:30 a.m. for my OASIS class in Mission Valley.  

*  Left at 9:30, got there at 9:50 and taught my Beginning Computer Genealogy class at OASIS.  Home by 12:50 p.m.

*  Walked in with Linda on the phone talking to a "sheriff" about missing jury duty.  We got scammed.  Home by 3 p.m. fuming over it, figured it out too late.  Drat.  Spent an hour trying to contact bank, police, etc.

*  Online to note that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 20 to 26 November 2016 and Amanuensis Monday - 1744 Will of Nathaniel Harwood (1669-1751) of Chelmsford, Mass. posted.  Checked Facebook, answered email, etc.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper and eat dinner.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post, an worked in the We surnames in the database adding content and sources.  

*  Checked Facebook, answered email, and added to the Best Of post.  Genealogy this day was 7.0 hours.

My Genealogy Saturday - 26 November 2016

This was not much of a genealogy day.  I did some matching and some blogging, but then devolved to football.  That didn't go well either.  Drat. Rained a bit at 4 p.m. and maybe overnight.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home by 9:20 a.m.  Noted that Surname Saturday -- REDWAY (England to colonial New England) posted.

*  Worked in matching folks in RootsMagic with folks in FamilySearch Family Tree.  Got a long line of Seaver folks matched and places resolved and a few names, dates, places added to my database.  Merged a bunch of folks that were duplicates.

*  Left at 11 a.m. to go shopping, then McDs for lunch, and home by 12:30.  Watched football for awhile, dozed in the recliner, and then online to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Thanksgiving Memories posted.  Answered email and added to the Best Of post.  Checked Facebook.  Wrote two blog posts.

*  We left at 4:45 p.m. for Lolita's for dinner, then the grocery store and home by 5:40 p.m.  Watched news, read my book, then watched the SDSU/CSU football game.  Started off bad, got worse, we lost 63-31, so now 9-3 on the season.  Defense!

*  Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.

 

My Genealogy Friday - 25 November 2016

This was another stay-at-home day, we didn't go out shopping.  It was a nice sunnyday outside, high in the 70s, and cool at night in the 50s.  Storm is coming on Saturday and Sunday.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 152: #205 Maria Barbara (Wilhelm) Konig (1739-1779) posted, then wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 25 November 2016 and set it for later.

*  Hunted form ore Seaver folks most of the morning.  Answered email and added to the Best Of post, and checked Facebook.

*  Wrote This Week's We're Related Relationships post and set it for later.  Worked more on Seaver folks.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, and worked on some of the Wi surnames.  Got ahead of myself there.  Checked Facebook.

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

*  Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post and write the two Saturday posts.  Worked on more of the Wa surnames in the database, adding content and sources.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My Genealogy Thanksgiving Day - 24 November 2016

This was a blog-free day until this post.  I need one every once in awhile.  It was a quiet Thanksgiving here in the Cave.  I did a lot of Seaver hunting in Ancestry and other sites.  That's fun for me.

*  Linda didn't go to the Y, so I was lazy until like 9 a.m. when I read email and blogs on the tablet, then came in on the desktop and noted that My Mayflower Connections - Soule, White, Warren, Cooke, Brewster, Hopkins and Fuller and I Am So Thankful... posted.

*  Started hunting Seaver folks on Ancestry, and added several families based on a random search, adding content and sources as I went.  Also matched about 100 folks from one Seaver line in FamilySearch Family Tree, and exchanged info on some of them.

*  Had lunch, noted that 1721 Marriage Intentions Record of James Hildreth and Dorothy Prescott of Chelmsford, Mass. - Treasure Chest Thursday #341 posted.  Worked on Seavers some more, then took my nap.

*  Online at 2:30 to continue the Seaver hunt.  We left at 4:15 p.m. for dinner at Black Angus.  I had the traditional turkey and mashed and sweet potatoes, but Linda couldn't have that due to allergies and she had a steak, which is never hot enough and/or is too well done.  We were home after 6.

*  Watched a bit of football, read the paper, put out the trash cans, and then back to the computer to write the 52 Ancestors post, then talked to Lori for 45 minutes.

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and I'm in a tryptophan haze, so I'm probably going to bed early.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 23 November 2016

Just another stay at home genealogy day - I got some things done, had some fun, watched a video, and did some research.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 7:25, home to read email and blogs, picked her up at 9, we went shopping, home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Noted that 2011 Visit to the Norwegian-American Genealogical Center in Madison WI -- Post 440 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Added to the Best Of post and answered email.

*  Left at 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then to the library for John's group, and borrowed books.  Home by 12:30 p.m.

*  Researched and wrote Dear Randy: Where Does the We're Related Mobile App Get Its' Data? then took my nap.  

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, check websites, answer email, check Facebook, and then watched Diahan Southard's video on YouTube.  A wonderful story and presentation - especially loved the short video about it.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, and eat dinner.  Took the trash out too.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2016 Conference Videos on YouTube, wrote a Thankful post and a Treasure Chest post, and then resolved 211 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked email and Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My Semi-Genealogy Tuesday - 22 November 2016

Well, it was a long weekend for me here in the Genea-Cave.  We picked up the grandkids on Saturday noontime in Carlsbad, and home by 2 p.m.  We took them back today at 10:30 in Carlsbad and were home by 12:15 p.m.  I was tired.  Genea-Musings ran on automatic with theme posts all weekend and Monday.  I did read email and blogs on my phone (usually), but did no research or writing.

*  Today, I dropped Linda at the Y at 7:20, home to feed the kids and get them dressed and packed for the trip home.  Picked up Linda at 9 and home to load the car.  We left at 9:40 a.m. and were there by 10:30.  Helped Tami get the stuff in the car, and we had lunch at In 'n' Out.  Home by 12:15 p.m.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1900 U.S. Census Record for Nicholas Brocke Family in Latah County, Idaho posted, and added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 12:50 p.m. and slept in the recliner.  Online at 2 p.m. to read, then wrote Fall 2016 Edition: News From Family Tree Maker.  Checked Facebook and Twitter.

*  Worked a bit in the Ancestry Hints for the Auble tree, adding content and sources.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, and eat dinner.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write the Wordless post for Wednesday, listen to Mondays With Myrt, and then worked in Ancestry Hints in my big tree.  Resolved 205 Record Hints, adding content and sources.  Sources now at 78,202.

*  Checked Facebook, answered email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.

My Genealogy Friday - 18 November 2016

I love these stay-at-home genealogy days!  I can get so much done.  I had real fun tonight.  The kids come on Saturday so I won't be journaling for several days.

*  Dropped Linda, home to read email and blogs, picked her up at 9 and went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:45 a.m.

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 151: #204 Philip Jacob Konig (1738-1792) posted and wrote Findmypast Friday - Millions of new 1939 records available to search, 18 November 2016 and set it for later.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and took my nap.

*  Online at 12 noon to read, ate lunch, and researched and wrote This Week's We're Related Relationships. Wrote the two Saturday posts.  Checked Facebook.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Ancestry and FS posts, then transcribed a will and wrote the Amanuensis post.  I'm all set through Monday because of the kids.

*  Searched for more probate records in Essex County MA on AmericanAncestors and in New Hampshire on Ancestry.  Found some, downloaded them, and saved them.

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and I'm done.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

My Genealogy Thursday - 17 November 2016

This was another all genealogy day, except for lunch and my nap.

*  Dropped Linda off, read email and blogs at home, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.  Noted that 1761 Death Record of James Hildreth (1698-1761) of Westford, Mass. - Treasure Chest Thursday #340 posted.

*  Answered email and added to the Best Of post.  Left at 10:45 for the Rohr engineer's lunch on 3rd Avenue.  Had a good time, had an omelet instead of a salad.  

*  Home by 1:30 p.m. to read, then went in on the recliner and napped watching TV.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, then wrote Where Did This Name Come From?  Checked Facebook, and started doing research on the 52 Ancestors guy.

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

*  Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, then did more research on the 52 Ancestors profile.  Wrote the post and set it for the morning.  Wrote this post.  genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 16 November 2016

This was an all genealogy day - I love that!  I forgot to go to the library, however.  Oh well.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, read email and blogs, picked her up, and we were home by 9:10 a.m.  Noted that 2011 Wisconsin State Historical Society Visit - Post 439 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted and wrote SDGS Seminar on 14 January 2017 Features Thomas MacEntee and set it for later.

*  Worked in the database a bit in the Wa surnames adding content and source citations.  Also listened to a Tanner video and the Mondays With Myrt.

*  Had lunch, and back to work in the database some more.  Tired at 2 p.m. so went in and took an hour nap.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook and try to find something interesting to post.  I failed.  Worked a bit in the FamilySearch Family Tree matching folks and merging folks.  

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, and put out the trash.  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post and then worked in the database resolving Ancestry Hints - got 179 done.  Also worked in the Family Tree some more adding and matching folks.  Sources at 78,036.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, wrote this post, and done!  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

My Genealogy Tuesday - 15 November 2016

This was a stay-at-home genealogy day.  The temp was cooler - mid-70s here in the cave.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, read emails and blogs, picked her up, she got her hair cut while I read more, we went to the grocery store, and home by 10:15 a.m.

*  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1880 U.S. Census Record for Nicholas Brocke Family in Nez Perce County, Idaho posted.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Wrote several posts on the CVGS blog.  Answered email.  Had lunch, took my nap.

*  Online at 1:30 p.m. to check out newspaper articles, finally wrote Seavers in the News - Who Was Miss Seaver?  That was fun.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and answered email. 

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and worked on Ancestry Hints.  Resolved 55 of them, adding content and sources.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My Genealogy Sunday and Monday - 13-14 November 2016

It's still pretty warm here - highs in the 80s, lows around 60.  The heat is set at 68F and has not come on yet this fall.

1)  Sunday, 13 November:

*  Read email and blogs while watching Meet the Depressed, and went off to church at 9:40 a.m.  Home by 11:20 to go online, edit the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 6 to 12 November 2016 post, and then went in to watch the football games.

*  Chargers failed again, lost 31-24 to the Dolphins, on 4 interceptions in the 4th quarter.  Argghhhh.  Now 4-6 on the season. Online at 4:30 to read, answer email and check Facebook.  Transcribed the will for Amanuensis Monday.  Noted that Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 6 to 12 November 2016 posted.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch football, we ate dinner, I read the paper, and then started my new CJ Box book.  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Amanuensis Monday post.  Didn't bother to journal.  Genealogy this day was 3.5 hours.

2)  Monday, 14 November 2016:

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home by 9 a.m. to JOIN the Mondays with Myrt.  Talked about the CVGS Family History Day on 10/22. 

*  Left at 9:35 a.m. for the OASIS class in Mission Valley - traffic was bad and I was 10 minutes late.  No matter - class started on time and I talked for two hours.  Home by 1 p.m.

*  Had lunch, read email and blogs, noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 6 to 12 November 2016 and Amanuensis Monday - 1676 Will of James Allin (1614-1676) of Medfield, Mass. posted.

*  Took a short nap.  Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and made the We're Related cousin table.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV and read the paper.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write I Started a We're Related Mobile App Cousin Relationship Table and then the Treasure Chest Tuesday post.  

*  Answered email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy this day was 8.5 hours.

My Genealogy Saturday - 12 November 2016

This was somewhat of a genealogy day - spent the morning at the SDGS meeting.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 6:40, home to read emails and blogs, picked her up at 8, home by 8:15 and I left immediately with the laptop for the SDGS meeting.

*  Got to SDGS meeting at 8:45 a.m., got set up in the classroom and did the RootsMagic class, reviewing capabilities and answering questions, then downstairs for the 10 a.m. and 11:30 classes by Kitty Cooper.

*  Home by 12:50 p.m. to eat lunch, add to the Best Of post, answer email, note that Surname Saturday - THURSTON (England to colonial New England) and  Saturday Day Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Best Genealogy Day Ever posted.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, then checked Facebook, and wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts.  

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch football on TV, and news, read the paper, we had dinner, and I spent an hour online before the SDSU football game.

*  Went in at 7:30 p.m. to watch the Aztecs game, and read the new FTM magazine and then my book.  Aztecs were ahead 26-7 at halftime over Nevada.  Came in at halftime to read and write this post.  Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.

My Genealogy Friday - 11 November 2016

This was Veteran's Day, and I pretty much stayed home and blogged (wrote 9 posts today)..

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, and posted Veteran's Day 2016 - Honoring My Heroes, then noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 150: #203 Maria Ursula (Von Ernest) Dinkel (1713-1793) posted.

*  Gathered up the Cox stuff and took it down there.  Back home within 15 minutes, should get a refund on the rest of the month.  

*  Wrote New Records From Findmypast - 11 November 2016 and printed off my RootsMagic handour for SDGS on Saturday.  Got the wash done, had lunch.

*  Worked on the GRO order for Thomas Richman's birth record, and wrote Order England and Wales Civil Registry Certificates and PDFs Online.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote Family Tree Maker Software News Update and then This Week's We're Related Cousin Relationships.  

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote the Surname Saturday post.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., watered the front plants, watched TV news, and read the paper.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the SNGF post for Saturday, then answered email.

*  Went in at 8 p.m. to watch the Aztecs basketball game and read my book.  Aztecs won 69-59 but had a hard time of it.

*  Online at 10:15 p.m. to write this post, and check Facebook.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

My Genealogy Thursday - 10 November 2016

This was a stay-at-home Thursday, except for the visit to the dentist.  It was warm again today, mid-90s.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, got gas, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.  Read more blogs, and noted that 1731 Marriage Record of Jonas Prescott and Elisabeth Harwood in Westford, Mass. -- Treasure Chest Thursday Post #339 posted.

*  Left at 9:45 a.m. to get my permanent bridge installed at the dentist.  Not to be - it fit perfectly, but had a flaw on the back tooth.  More impressions, and they put the temporary back in, but better this time.  10 more days of chewing on the right side.

*  Home by 11:30 a.m. to read, eat lunch, answer email, do the contest drawing, and wrote It's Always Nice to Make the Newspaper...  took my nap!

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and write Chula Vista Family History Day is a Success! by Karen Yarger.  Looked at Ancestry and FamSearch new databases, added to the Best Of post, and checked Facebook again.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV News, eat dinner, read the paper.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of, and research/wrote the 52 Ancestors post for Friday.  Worked in Ancestry Hints - resolved 529 of them adding content and sources where appropriate.  Sources at 77,866.

*  Wrote this post.  I'm tired again - not enough sleep - waking up with the sun before 6.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

My Genealogy Days - 8 and 9 November 2016

I think I got this one in the right blog tonight.  The last post was put in Genea-Musings first and drew some interesting comments.  Of course, I got the election estimate backwards, at least as Electoral votes went, but that is OK.  I had a fairly peaceful night on Election Night and went to bed semi-happy.

1)  Tuesday, 8 November 2016:

*  Dropped Linda at 6:30 a.m., home to read, picked her up at 7:45 a.m. and home by 8 a.m. to check the traffic.

*  Left at 8:10 a.m. with the laptop to go to Carlsbad for my presentation on FamilySearch Digital Microfilm.  It took 80 minutes to go 43 miles.  Traffic was bad up to I-8 on I-5.  Got there right at 9:30 and the start of the meeting.  got set up at 10 a.m. during their break, and gave my talk - 60 minutes.  In the car and headed home at 11:40 and home by 12:30.  Had lunch.  Took a nap in the recliner.

*  Online at 1:45 p.m. to note that Treasure Chest Tuesday - Severt Leland Household in 1940 U.S. Census in San Francisco, Calif. posted.  Researched and wrote American Ancestors Adds Boston Transcript Genealogy Column (1911-1941) Page Images.  Added to the Best Of post, answered email and checked Facebook.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch election returns and news, read the paper, we ate dinner, and I watched off and on the rest of the night.  Did come in and write a post for the morning.  Got to bed by 11:30.  Genealogy this day was 4.5 hours.

2)  Wednesday, 9 November 2016:  It was 95F here today...Santa Ana.

*  Dropped Linda at 7:30, home to read, picked her up at 9 a.m. and we went grocery shopping, home at 9:40 a.m.

*  Noted that "Four Mile House" in Rolling Prairie, Wisconsin in 1930 -- Post 438 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and wrote SDGS Program Meeting on Saturday, 12 November, Features Kitty Munson Cooper.

*  Packed up and left for lunch at McDonalds at 11 a.m., then to the library for John's group and then to the Conference Room for the CVGS Research Group meeting. Did the first hour, then heard what the other 19 folks are doing.  Home by 2:30 p.m.  

*  Took a long nap to make up for the late hours the night before, and wrote Findmypast Grants Four Days of Free Access to All Military Records For Veterans Day 2016.  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and answered email.

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, make the event list for Jim, and wrote a Treasure Chest post.  Worked a bit in Family Tree matching family members.  Checked Facebook, and added to the Best Of list.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My Semi-Genealogy Sunday and Monday - 6-7 November 2016

These have not been big genealogy days.  The election is FINASLLY tomorrow.  I have no clue who will win.  I voted for The Donald because he is not a Clinton, but he acted like one.  A prediction?  I say Clinton 48%, Trump 45%, Clinton 290 EV, Trump 245 RV.  I could be wrong.

1)  Sunday, 6 November:

*  Read email and blogs on my tablet, then off to church at 9:30 a.m.  Home by 11:20 to read, then updated the Best Of post.  Transcribed the inventory for the Amanuensis post.  Edited and printed the CVGS newsletter.

*  Went in at 12:40 p.m. to have lunch, take a short nap, and then watched the Chargers game.  We won 43-35 over Tennessee.  So now we're 4-5 and only 3 games behind the AFC West leaders.  No hope.

*  We left for dinner at Lolita's at 5 p.m. ,then shopping at Ralphs.  Home by 6:30 p.m. to watch football, then online to write the amanuensis post.  Got the TV stand and cave desktop cleared off, access to plugs opened, etc. for the AT&T installation on Monday.

*  Did not journal.  Checked Facebook.  Genealogy this day was 3.5 hours at best.

2)  Monday, 7 November 2016:

*  Dropped Linda at 7:30, home to read email and blogs, picked her up at 8:45 and home to wait for the AT&T installation guy.  Looked in on Mondays with Myrt but the guy came at 9:15.  We went over installation, and I left at 9:30 a.m. for Mission Valley and my OASIS class.

*  Beat the traffic jam, and in at 10 a.m. to set up, had 9 students.  I talked too much.  Left in a hurry at 12:30, home before 1 just as the AT&T guy drove off for lunch.  He came back, and finished up the TV installation.  Had to wait on the phone and Internet because the wires on the street needed to be updated by another guy.  Our guy left 10 minutes before that happened, so he's coming back on Tuesday I hope.  My Internet works with the old provider still.  The phone works with AT&T on phone jack in the wall.

*  Took my CVGS newsletter stuff to the UPS Store and published the newsletter and mailed them off.  Home by 3:30 to talk to Tami, then took a nap.

*  Online at 4:30 and noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 30 October to 5 November 2016 and Amanuensis Monday - 1665 Inventory for Arthur Clarke (1620-1665) of Boston, Mass. posted.  Wrote MyHeritage Launches Global DNA Testing Service.

*  Linda managed to get the TV onto some setting that wouldn't allow us to change channels.  Finally got to a channel we wanted by cycling it off and on several times.  The remote is confusing, and there is no user guide provided by AT&T.  It seems to stop working randomly, or it's user error.  

*  We had dinner, I read the paper, watched TV and was online at 7 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest Tuesday post.  Also got the presentation onto the laptop from Dropbox.  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy this day was 5 hours.

My Semi-Genealogy Saturday - 5 November 2016

Not much of a genealogy day - some football, a nap, and some blogging.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to put the wash in the dryer, then off to Marie Callenders for the Men's group breakfast, picked up Linda at 9:30 a.m. and home.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Surname Saturday -- ELDRED (England to colonial New England) posted.  Finished up the draft of the CVGS newsletter.  Need to make corrections still.

*  Went in at 12 noon to eat lunch, Linda went off with Barbara, got an hour nap in the recliner while watching football.  

*  Online at 2 p.m. to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your First Presidential Election posted.  Added to the Best Of post.  Worked in the V and W surnames in the database, adding content and sources.

*  Went in at 10 p.m. to watch the SDSU-Hawaii game.  Linda came home at 5:20 and we had dinner, I read the paper, watered the frontp lants, and read a bit of my book.  Aztecs won 55-0.  Watched some of the Alabama game too.

*  Online at 8 p.m. to read, then wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts.  Checked Facebook.  Wrote this post.  Need to set the clocks back.  Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.

My Genealogy Friday - 4 November 2016

Just a blogging fool today...but not much else.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up at 9 a.m., then to her massage at 10, and picked her up at 11.  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 149: #202 Johann Daniel Dunckel (1713-1755) posted and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 4 November 2016.  Wrote This Week's We're Related Cousins and set it for later.

*  Had lunch, then answered email and added to the Best Of post.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, write two posts for Saturday and two posts for the Chula Vista blog.  So that's six blog posts today.  Talked to Tami and kids on Facetime.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, and read the paper.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then worked on the CVGS Newsletter - got it 90% done.  Talked to Lori.  Started working in the V surnames and added a little, but got bogged down matching Dill folks in FamilySearch Family Tree.  Resolved a bunch of names, dates, places and relationships.  Cleaned that line up!

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post (blog #7 today).  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My Genealogy Thursday - 3 November 2016

This was a full day, but it wasn't all genealogy.  Warmer today, maybe 80F, but it's 55F in the morning at sunrise.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, and made a table to fill in with websites, usernames, passwords and email addresses.  Had a real struggle with Ancestry - the site would not change the email for some reason.  30 minutes wasted.  Finally called them and they fixed it quickly.  Picked Linda up, and we went to Sprouts and Costco.

*  Home by 10:30 a.m. to read, note that Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledger Entry for Thomas Dill -- Treasure Chest Thursday Post #338 posted, and worked for awhile on the tables - got over 80 sites listed with help from Dashlane.

*  Had lunch, took my nap, worked some more on the table and have maybe half of them filled in and email changed.  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, and researched and wrote Seavers in the News - Who were Edward E. Seaver's Parents?  Checked Facebook.

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to work on the CVGS newsletter and got it maybe 60% done in an hour.  Then worked on the 52 Ancestors post.  Added to the Best Of post, and checked Facebook, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 2 November 2016

This would have been my grandfather's 125th birthday.  He's been gone 40 years now.  I sure wish that I started doing genealogy research earlier.  I'm sure he would have had fantastic stories about his life in San Diego.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that Visiting the Beaver Dam (Wis.) Community Library - Post 437 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Looked at Ancestry Hints and checked some out.

*  Left at 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then to the library for John's group, a talk with Jane, and then the CVGS Bored meeting.  Was home by 2:30 p.m. to have a nap.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, posted JustaJoy.com - the World's Largest Source of Discovered Family Heirlooms, and searched for something else to write about.  Researched and wrote A Look at RootsMagic WebHints for Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer.  Checked Facebook and added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 5:15 to watch the World Series game, then the AT&T guys came and sold us on changing our Internet, TV and phone package to them.  It will save $90 per month.  Installation is Monday.  The big drawback is that we lose our Cox email addresses which we've had for 16 years.  The good news is that my spam email will go down significantly!

*  Ate dinner, read the paper, put out the trash and watched the Cubs win 8-7 in 10 innings.

*  Online at 10 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post for Thursday and this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

My Genealogy Tuesday - 1 November 2016

The first day of the month, and all of my data is backed up on iDrive.  I will also copy selected folders to my external drive tonight.

*  Dropped Linda, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, went to the grocery store, and home by 945 a.m.  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1930 U.S. Census for the Severt Leland Household in San Francisco, California and wrote Free Access to the Native American Collection on Fold3 Until 15 November 2016 and set it for later.

*  Finished up my Digital Microfilm presentation - had to add Case 4 on the Italian record search.  

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and worked a bit in FamilySearch Family Tree matching persons with my RootsMagic file.  Had lunch, lay down for a really short nap.

*  Online at 1:15 p.m. to read, then worked in Ancestry Hints and wrote Which Ellen/Nellie Did George William Seaver Marry?  'Tis a mystery to me!  Checked Facebook and Twitter.  Worked on getting my Kindle for PC updated and started on my two new books.

*  Went in at 4:45 p.m. to watch TV and then the World Series, we ate dinner, and I read the paper, then one of the books on my Android tablet, and finally my John Milton mystery on the tablet.  Cubs won 9-3.

*  Online at 8:50 p.m. to read, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.