Tuesday, July 31, 2018

My Genealogy Monday and Tuesday - 30-31 July 2018

Well, July is over, here comes August.  My deadlines are getting closer.  Where's my whip to get Randy rolling on things?

1)  Monday, 30 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9 a.m.

*  Struggled to get into Mondays With Myrt, Zoom wouldn't connect.  I got in on my laptop but couldn't mute my mic, and when I went back to the desktop it had worked.  So good.  Missed the first half hour.

*  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #439: 1687 Will of Daniel Morse (1611-1688) of Sherborn, Massachusetts and AncestryDNA Statistics Update - July 2018 posted.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, watched two webinars, then wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 30 July 2018.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Wrote a post for Tuesday.  

*  We left at 5 p.m. for dinner at Lolita's, since we had no meat at home.  Then we went to the grocery store and home by 6:30 p.m.  Added to the Best Of post and added some sources to several profiles.

*  Watched the Padres game, read the paper, and finished my Patterson book.  Padres lost 5-3 in 12 innings to Giants, so now 42-67, lost 6 straight.

*  Didn't journal, since game over at 11:15 p.m.  Genealogy on Monday was 7.0 hours.

2)  Tuesday, 31 July:

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1924 Voter Register for Abbie A. Smith in San Diego, California posted, wrote "Pirates of the Pedigree" Virtual Conference on 15-20 October 2018 and set it for later, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 31 July 2018 and set it for the afternoon, planning to update it later.

*  Took my nap.  Up at 10:50 a.m. to get ready to go to the Padres game.  We left at 11 a.m., had lunch at In 'n' Out, took the trolley at 24th Street and were in our seats by 12:30.  It was hot and sunny.  Bought the extra tickets for our next game.  Got our ice cream eaten before it melted.  Tried to sit or stand in the shade all afternoon, and succeeded.  Padres lost 3-2 to Giants in 10 innings.  So now 42-68 and lost 7 straight. 

*  Took the trolley to 24th, then drove to Marie Callenders for dinner, and home by 6:15 p.m. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, edited the News post, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and worked on WebHints for my Carringer cousins, adding content and sources for some of them.  TreeShared the big tree, but there weren't many to do.

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

3)  Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 July (with increases in the numbers from 30 June in parentheses):

*  50,436 persons (+ 137
*  20,378  families  (+ 63)
*  163,351 events  (+ 478)

*  5,232 Alternate Names (+ 112)
*  10,968  places  (+ 79)
*  1,721 sources (+ 5)
*  95,263  citations (+ 507)
*  1,198 Multi-media Items (+ 8)
*  3,187 Multimedia links (- 11)
*  24,896 matched to FSFT (+ 465)

Pretty good progress there, even though I have been working on my CVGS project, plus the Padre games take several hours almost every day.


 I'm up to 58.32% (+0.14%) for citations/events and 188.88% (+0.49%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for July (compared to stats for April
)June):

*  83,232 page views (2,685 per day, Blogger Stats,  - 770)
*  22,647 page views ( 731 per day, Statcounter, + 82)
*  17,666 sessions (570 per day, Statcounter, + 96)

*  >2,000 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  3,521 
readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 3)


Sunday, July 29, 2018

My Genealogy Sunday - 29 July 2018

This was not an all genealogy day, but I got some things accomplished.  It was warm today - a high around 90 with humidity this afternoon.

*  Read email and blogs, and went to church at 9:40 and home by 11:20 a.m.  Watched some of the Hall of Fame induction speeches, mainly Chipper Jones and Padres' Trevor Hoffman.  

*  Online to note that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 22 to 28 July 2018 posted, and then started transcribing the probate record.

*  Went in at 12:45 for more Hall of Fame, had lunch, and watched the Padres game.  Read the paper, dozed in the recliner, and read a bit of my new Patterson book.  Pads lost to Snakes 5-34 so now lost 8 out of 10 and are 42-66 at the 2/3 point in the season.  On pace for a 63-99 record.  Far from the expectation here.

*  Online at 4 p.m. to finish the transcription, and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs -22 to 28 July 2018 posted.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, water the front plants, trim the roses.  

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, wrote FamilySearch Infographic of my Family Tree, and wrote the amanuensis Monday post.  TreeShared the big tree.  

*  Worked on events for the CVGS project tree, adding content, notes and sources to the profiles.  I'm still finding records.  

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

Saturday, July 28, 2018

My Genealogy Saturday - 28 July 2018

I slept very poorly last night, 5 hours total in 3 episodes.  Too much worrying about the CVGS project presentation, I fear.  That affected the rest of the day.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, printed off RootsMagic emails, picked Linda up, home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that Surname Saturday -- RICHARDSON (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted and added to the Best Of post.

*  Left at 9:30 a.m. for the FamilySearch Library in Mission Valley, which closed this afternoon for remodeling.  Got there by 9:50, and started my RM class at 10:30.  Finished at 12:15 and fused the computers to find several digital images of English parish records.  Home by 1:15 p.m.

*  Had lunch, was exhausted so tried to nap but refluxed and got up.  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - How Many Generations Did Your Parents or Grandparents Know? posted, and wrote the Ancestry and FS posts.  Tried to nap again - nope!

*  Worked a bit online for the CVGS project tree and added some events and sources for one family.  Checked WebHints for several other families.  Answered emails.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watched TV, we ate, and then watched the Padres game.  Read the paper, finished by Arnold book, washed dishes.  Padres lost 9-4 to Snakes, so now 42-65 on the season.  Bleak!

*  Online at 9 p.m. to work some more on the project tree, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.



Friday, July 27, 2018

My Genealogy Friday - 27 July 2018

July is almost over?  How did that happen?  Now the pressure builds for my two presentations on 29 September.  I'm 50% done with one and haven't started the other.  Yikes.  Better work on them three times a week instead of one time.  A plan...with a cost.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and dropped her at the pedicure place, home to add to the Best Of post, note that 52 Ancestors - Week 236: #361 Ruth (Hawkins) (Wade) Hopkins (1711-1789) of Providence County, Rhode Island posted, and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday. 27 July 2018 and set it for later.  Picked Linda up at 10:15 and we went to the grocery store.

*  Home by 11 a.m., read blogs, and took my nap.  Had lunch, and online at 12:30 p.m.  Worked on the Genealogy News Bytes - 27 July 2018 post.  Watched parts of several videos.

*  Spent an hour in the big database adding content and sources using WebHints and Ancestry Hints.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Wrote the Surname Saturday post.  Worked some more in the database.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, water the front plants, and wash dishes.

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, write the SNGF post, and finished TreeSharing the big database.

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and read my Benedict Arnold book.  Boring game - fell behind 6-1 in the 3rd inning, so came in at 8:40 to read and write this post. 

*  Will check Facebook, and may do some more database work.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Thursday, July 26, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 26 July 2018

It wasn't quite as warm today - the high was about 80F, and it was hazy in the morning.  

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Noted that 1711 Birth Record of Ruth Hawkins in Providence, Rhode Island - Post 422 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted, added to the Best Of post, and answered email.

*  Worked on the CVGS presentation - added another 20 slides in two hours, then took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then worked on the Seavers in the News -- Margaret (Seaver) Fitzgerald Dies in 1948 in Atlantic City post, and added the family to the database.  Did some random searching adding content and sources to the big tree.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, and wash dishes.  No Padres game tonight.

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, then worked on the 52 Ancestors profile and wrote the post for Friday.  Took a walk.

*  TreeShared most of the big tree - did 70 in 20 minutes.  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

My Genealogy Wednesday - 25 July 2018

This was an all genealogy day except for an hour in the morning watching the Padres game.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read and work on the California death certificate (found it!), picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that Jamboree 2014 Photos - Day 1 - Post 525 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted and added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 10 a.m. to watch the Padres game, tried to nap but didn't, and had lunch.  Padres lost to Mets 6-4, so now 42-63 on the season. 

*  Left at 11:15 a.m. for the library for the CVGS program, looked in on John's group, then dozed through the Photo presentation (yawn).  Home by 2:30 p.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, then wrote Finding FREE Los Angeles California Death Certificates for 1905-1939 on FamilySearch Digital microfilm.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to finish getting dinner ready, we ate, read the paper, watched TV news, and put out the trash and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then searched for Elizabeth's parents in England records - I think I found them but she isn't with them in 1851 census.  Oh well.  Worked in my big tree adding events and sources to random profiles using WebHints.

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday - 24 July 2018

Two months to go until the CV Family History Day.  I'm still working on the WDYTYA project and almost found something good tonight.  Maybe tomorrow!  The yard waste got finished today.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:45 a.m.  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1916 Voter Register for Abbie A. Smith in San Diego, California posted and wrote Reclaim the Records - More of the New Jersey Death Index Online and set it for later.

*  Left at 10:20 for the doctor visit, then to the dump office for passes, and home by 12 noon.  Linda went out to lunch.  Had lunch.  Added to the Best Of post, and started the News Bytes post.  Took a 30 minute nap.

*  Online at 1:30 p.m. to finish the Genealogy News Bytes - 24 July 2018 post, then checked Twitter and Facebook.  

*  Went in at 4 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, eat dinner after Linda came home, wash dishes, water the front lawn, and pick up leaves and stuff from the workers.  Padres lost 6-3 to Mets.  So now 42-62.

*  Online at 7:15 p.m. to write the Wordless post, then worked in the project tree, resolved 138 Hints (down to 0 again) and added several families to the database.  Went searching for Elizabeth's death again and found two possibles in Los Angeles.  Found the Los Angeles city death certs and found one of them - not the right one.  Maybe tomorrow.  I hope it has her parents names!.  Looked for obituaries too, but found none.

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

Monday, July 23, 2018

My Genealogy Monday - 23 July 2018

It was warm here today - probably only 85F but with humidity.  It's 85F in the cave at 9 p.m.  I'm done!  The tree guys were here and got everythinfg vut down - they will haul it away on Tuesday (I hope!).

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9 a.m.

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt easily, and talked a bit about newspapers and also the CVGS project.  A busy webinar.

*  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #438: 1747 Will of Jacob Soule of Dartmouth, Massachusetts posted, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Chula Vista Genealogical Society Program on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 and set it for later. 

*  Took a nap, then had lunch and online to speed watch three webinars, then wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 23 July 2018.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 4:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, eat dinner, and do the dishes.  Padres beat the Mets 3-2, so now 42-61 on the season.

*  Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post, messed around in the project tree, and added to the Best Of post.  Answered emails.  Checked Facebook.  Wrote this post.  Hot and tired.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Sunday, July 22, 2018

My Genealogy Sunday - 22 July 2018

This was a Padres double-header Sunday, so not much genealogy was done.  The hillside whackers were here all day too cleaning up the trees and underbrush.

*  Read email and blogs, then off to church at 9:40 a.m. and home by 11:15 a.m.  Padres game started at 9:05 and they beat Phillies 10-2, raising hopes for a double header sweep.  

*Online at 12:30 p.m. to note that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 15 to 21 July 2018 posted and then worked on the Amanuensis Monday transcription and post.  Noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 15 to 21 July 2018 posted.

*  Went in at 3 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read my book, doze in the recliner, and then fix and eat dinner.  Padres lost to Phillies 5-0, so now 41-61 on the year, and lost 23 of last 30.  

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then TreeShared the big tree, and did more random WebHinting and Family Tree matching.  

*  Checked Facebook, added to the new Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.

Saturday, July 21, 2018

My Genealogy Saturday - 21 July 2018

I woke up too early and felt crummy all day with a headache and tummy upset until after dinner.  It didn't help that I had two breakfasts, I guess.  Padres game was rained out which opened more research time for me.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to put the laundry in the dryer, and off to Marie Callenders for the CVPC Mens group breakfast.  I forgot and had a bowl of cereal at home before, so had only scrambled eggs at MCs.  Picked Linda up at 9:45 a.m. and we went to the grocery store, and home by 10:20 a.m.

*  Noted that Surname Saturday - BACON (England to colonial New England) posted, added to the Best Of post and rested for an hour.  Still crummy.

*  Had some lunch, then wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- The Ancestor You Most Admire and wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.  Tried to nap again in the recliner without success.

*  Online at 2 p.m. to read, then searched Google Books, Internet Archive, HathiTrust and FamilySearch Books for Garrett and Knowles people in the project tree, without success.  Tried to nap again without success.

*  Worked in the big tree for awhile randomly looking for WebHints and adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, and wash dished.  Jerry came and gave me an estimate for the yard, and he started around 7 p.m.  Took a short walk.

*  Answered email, read blogs, and worked in the big tree some more, adding content and sources from WebHints and Suggested Hints.  Noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 15 to 21 July 2018 posted.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
 

Friday, July 20, 2018

My Genealogy Friday - 20 July 2018

Except for the Padres game, this was an all-genealogy day.  Still normal temps here (high of 80, low of 70), but it will be warmer next week.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read. downloaded the Family Tree Analyzer program and ran it - corrected about 30 errors in dates found by the program.  Picked her up at 9 and home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 235: #360 Nathaniel Wade (1709-1754) of Scituate, Rhode Island posted, added to the Best Of post, wrote the New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 20 July 2018 post, and rested my eyes.

*  At 10:45, gathered my stuff and went off to the FamilySearch Library in Mission Valley to get record images from FHL digital microfilm for the project presentation.  Went through my list and got every one available.  I need to check if I need to get more.  Got it all on the flash drive.  Ate lunch on the way home.

*  Home by 12:15 p.m. to read, transfer the images to the computer, and check them out.  Some of the images I got with screen shots three weeks ago are fuzzy - I'll have to try to get better images next week.

*  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 20 July 2018.  Watched several webinars and videos speed-watching during the bog writing.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Matched Family Tree profiles to RootsMagic and added content both ways. 

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch the Padres play the Phillies.  Started off ahead 4-0, but lost 11-5.  Now 40-60.  Ate dinner, read the paper, watered the front plants and washed dishes during the game.

*  Online at 7:40 p.m. to read, write the Surname Saturday post, and then TreeShared about 80 profiles.  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.


Thursday, July 19, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 19 July 2018

I get so much more done when the Padres don't play.  They start again tomorrow in Philadelphia.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and to the grocery store.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Noted that 1709 Birth Record of Nathaniel Wade in Charlestown, Mass. - Post 421 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted, and wrote Findmypast and LivingDNA Announce Partnership and set it for later.  Took a short rest/nap.

*  Left at 10:50 a.m. for downtown Chula Vista, and the Rohr Engineers lunch.  Had my usual bacon cheeseburger.  Home by 1:15 p.m.

*  Tired but full, added to the Best Of post, answered email, and worked on the Seavers in the News -- Mrs. Jane E. Seaver Dies in New York in 1919 post.  worked out well - got bonus data!

*  Worked on the 52 Ancestors profile, organizing notes and sources.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

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

*  Online at 6:40 p.m. to write the 52 Ancestors post, then matched profiles for several families in Family Tree.  TreeShared the big tree.

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



Wednesday, July 18, 2018

My Genealogy Wednesday - 18 July 2018

This was a good genealogy day - I made some finds, was able to work more hours since it is the All-Star break.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that RootsTech 2014 Photos, The After-Party - Post 524 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and wrote Genealogy Explained: "Do Siblings Have the Same DNA?" Graphic and set it for later.  Took a nap.

*  Left at 11 a.m. for the library to meet with John and Karen and talk about DNA.  Unfortunately, the library wifi went down.  Got two new books, and home after noon.

*  Had lunch, then online to add to the Best Of post, and wrote Dear Randy: How Do You Deal With "Possible" Ancestors?  

*  Dove back into the CVGS project presentation and added about 20 more slides.  Found several additional records and one great biography that really helped - corroborated and extended my research to date.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, put out the trash, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then worked on the project tree, adding more cousins and searching for new ancestors and records.  TreeShared about 40 profiles, including about 20 new ones.

*  Wrote the Treasure Chest post, then checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday - 17 July 2018

This was a stay-at-home genealogy day for me, with the All-Star Game thrown in.

*  Dropped Linda off, went to get my lab tests done, home by 8:20 to read, picked her up at 9 a.m. and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:45 a.m.

*  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1914 Voter Register for Charles Auble in San Diego, California posted, added to the Best Of post, then wrote Sorting Out the Henry A. White Deeds in Killingly, Connecticut.

*  Took my nap, had lunch, and online to write Genealogy News Bytes - 17 July 2018.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Worked on census citations for the CVGS project tree, and assorted Hints adding content and sources.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, and watch the All-Star game.  Read the paper, did the dishes, watered the front plants, and finished my Lee Child book.  AL won the game 8-6 in 10 innings.  

*  Online at 9 p.m. to read, checked Facebook, TreeShared the project tree, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and this post.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.

Monday, July 16, 2018

My Genealogy Monday - 16 July 2018

It's normal weather for July here in Chula Vista - high around 80, low around 68, some humidity.  Fan weather.  I stayed home today and did genealogy.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9 a.m.

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt, and we discussed many things, nothing of what I wanted to discuss, of course.

*  Added to the Best Of blog, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #437: 1856 Deed of Smith and Ellen Lewis to Henry A. White in Killingly, Conn. posted, and wrote MyHeritageDNA Flash Sale Through 18 July.

*  Took a nice nap.  Had lunch, and online at 12:30 p.m. to write Monday Genea-Pourri - 16 July 2018.

*  Started work on the CVGS project presentation.  Got about 15 slides done in two hours.

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

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch the Home Run Derby, ate dinner, read the paper, and did the dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post, and watched more of the Derby.  Started checking Web Hints and FSFT profiles for the CVGS project.  Added several more relatives with sources.  

*  Checked Facebook.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 100 hours.

Sunday, July 15, 2018

My Genealogy Weekend - 13-15 July 2018

What, I didn't journal on Friday or Saturday?  Drat, I hate it when that happens.  I blame the Padres for using up my evenings.

1)  Friday, 13 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to Costco.  Home by 10:30 a.m.

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 234: #359 Meribah (Wait) Soule (1720-1803) of Dartmouth, Massachusetts posted.  Practiced my two talks for Saturday.  Copied the edited presentations on the flash drive, Google Drive and Dropbox.

*  Took a nap, had lunch.  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 13 July 2018 and then Genealogy News Bytes - 13 July 2018.

*  Wrote the two Saturday posts.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news.  Online at 6 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, and TreeShared 50 profiles in the big tree.

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read my Lee Child book, and got the laptop running and the presentation files loaded.  Padres lost to Cubs 5-4 in 10 innings.  

*  Genealogy this day was 7.5 hours.

2)  Saturday, 14 July:

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

*  Left at 9:10 a.m. for the SDGS meeting, where I delivered my two new presentations before and after the ice cream social which included an SDGS birthday party cake.  The timing on my talks was perfect!

*  Home by 1 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and took a nap.

*  Online at 2:30 p.m.  to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- How Many Persons in Your Biggest Family Tree? posted.  Wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts.

*  Answered email, and TreeShared 50 more profiles in the big tree.  Checked Facebook.

*  We left at 5 p.m. for In 'n' Out for dinner, then the trolley to Petco Park, and saw the Cubs beat the Padres 11-6, and it wasn't that close.

*  Home by 11, and I barely looked at the computer.  Genealogy this day was 6.0 hours.

3)  Sunday, 15 July:

*  Read email and blogs, and off to church at 9:40 a.m.  Home by 11:20 a.m. to read, noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 8 to 14 July 2018 and Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 July 2018 posted.

*  Transcribed the Henry White will and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  

*  Went in at 12:45 p.m. to eat lunch, then watched the Padres game.  Took a nap, read the paper, then read my book, and Cubs won 7-4.  So Pads are now 40-59 at the All-Star break, having lost 21 of 27 since mid-June.  

*  Online at 4:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and check Facebook.  Noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 8 to 14 July 2018 posted.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, water the front plants, and nail the fence boards down.  

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, then TreeShared the last of the big tree profiles, and worked in Ancestry Hints on the project tree, adding content and sources.  TreeShared the project tree.  Searched for German records for one family.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.



Thursday, July 12, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 12 July 2018

Uh oh, Friday the 13th is upon us.  Should I stay home on Friday?  Gotta go out on Saturday.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, we went to Wal-Mart but came home with nothing.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Noted that 1720 Birth Record of Meribah Wait in Dartmouth, Mass. - Post 420 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted, added to the Best Of post, and searched for Seaver obituaries or articles.  Finally wrote Seavers in the News - Hobart L. Seaver dies in 1954 in Barre, Vermont then tried to find the death data and other marriage data for the spouses.  

*  Took my nap.  Linda went out to lunch.  Had lunch, then answered email, haphazardly and randomly searched for records for database people.  Where did the time go?  Thought of nothing to write about so I didn't.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, and online at 6 p.m. to read, then worked on the 52 Ancestors post.

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, finish my Patterson book, and wash dishes.  Padres lost to Dodgers 3-2 so we're now 40-56.  

*  Online at 10:15 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday and Wednesday - 10-11 July 2018

These were genealogy days, and I made absolutely no progress on anything, and then there were Padres games in the evening.  Still not sleeping well - only 5-6 hours at night.

1)  Tuesday - 10 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1942 Voter Register for My Carringers in San Diego, California posted, and wrote NEHGS Offers FREE Access to All Online Databases on AmericanAncestors.org from July 10–17.  Too my first nap.

*  Ate lunch, answered email, added to the Best Of post,  and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 10 July 2018.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Had my second nap.

*  Online to read, and wrote the two Wednesday posts.  

*  We left at 5 p.m. for the trolley, ate at the Tin Fish, and into Petco Park for the Padres game by 6:45 p.m.  Padres won 4-1 and we were home just after 10 p.m.

*  Read, but didn't journal.  Genealogy this day was 6.0 hours.

2)  Wednesday, 11 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, updated the laptop, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that RootsTech 2014 Photos, Part 5 - Post 523 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and took a nap.  Up at 11 a.m. to eat lunch, gather my stuff, and off to the library for the CVGS research group.

*  We had to meet in the auditorium which is a pain, but had only 10 in attendance.  Home by 2:15 p.m.  

*  Noted that San Diego Genealogical Society Ice Cream Social Program on Saturday, 14 July Features Randy Seaver posted.  Added to the Best Of post, and took my second nap.  

*  Online at 4 p.m. to read, then wrote Rebecca (Spangler) Carringer 1901 Obituary from 2,000 Miles Away.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., watched TV news, put out the trash, watered the front plants, and then online to read and write the Treasure Chest post.  

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read my Patterson book, and wash dishes.  Padres lost 4-2 to Dodgers, so now 40-55 on the season.

*  Online at 10:30 p.m. to read, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.


Monday, July 9, 2018

My Genealogy Monday - 9 July 2018

This was a fairly full genealogy day, but the Padres game spoiled it.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9 a.m.  Got into Mondays With Myrt and contributed a bit.  Added to the Best Of post, and noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #436: 1856 Deed of Henry A. White to Smith and Ellen Lewis in Killingly, Conn. posted.

*  Took my nap, then ate lunch and wrote DNA Central Call For Speaker Presentation Proposals.  

*  Did the final edit, and printed off the CVGS newsletter masters and mail list, then off to the UPS Store to publish and mail to the mail list.  Sent it to the email list.  

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. to write Monday Genea-Pourri - 9 July 2018, then checked Twitter and Facebook.  Answered email, added to the Best Of post. 

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news.  Online at 6:20 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post for Tuesday.  

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read my book, take a walk, and do dishes.  Padres lost to Dodgers 8-2 and it wasn't that close.  So now 39-54 on the season. 

*  Online at 10 p.m. to read, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Sunday, July 8, 2018

My Genealogy Sunday - 8 July 2018

Not much genealogy today due to a 5+ hour Padres game.  But we won!

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 July 2018 posted.

*  Off to church at 9:30 a.m., and home by 11:20.  Added to the Best Of post, then transcribed the deed and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.

*  Went in at 12:45 p.m. to eat lunch, read the paper, and watch the Padres game.  Finished my book.  Took a nap.  Ate dinner, washed dishes, watered the plants.  Padres won 4-3 in 16 innings, so now 39-53 on the season.  We need a major winning streak.

*  Came in at 6:45 p.m. to read, answered email, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 1 to 7 July 2018 posted, and TreeShared the big tree.  Worked for awhile finding missing death dates and other records for random folks in the tree, plus matching more with FamilySearch Family Tree.

*  Added to the Best Of post.  Wrote this post.  forgot to check Facebook.  Genealogy today was only 4.5 hours.

Saturday, July 7, 2018

My Genealogy Saturday - 7 July 2018

Didn't sleep well, up early at 6 a.m. - the coolest part of the day and it's 75F in the house and outside too.  \

*  Read email and blogs.  Dropped Linda off, then to Marie Callenders for the men's Bible study.  Picked Linda up at 9:40 a.m., and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 10:30 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and answered emails.  Noted that Surname Saturday - EGGLETON (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, then took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Ahnentafel Roulette.  Wrote the weekly Ancestry and FS posts too.

*  Finished up the CVGS Newsletter - still waiting on one paragraph.  Worked on the CVGS project tree adding events, notes and sources.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, and read the paper.  Watered the front plants and sprayed the car.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 1 to 7 July 2018 posted, added to the Best Of post, and TreeShared the CVGS project tree.

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game.  Read the paper, then my book, and then my phone - mail, Feedly, Facebook.  It's 19-5 Arizona in the 8th inning.  Hmmm.  Another loss.  Now 38-53 on the season.  

*  Online to write this post.  Crappy day.  Oh well.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.



Friday, July 6, 2018

My Genealogy Friday - 6 July 2018

This was a stay-at-home Friday, and it was hot in Chula Vista - high over 100F here and up to 115F in the back country.  At least four fires sparked up in the county and caused damage, but are not threatening.  The winds were not strong.  We used our fans, and opened windows after sundown to keep the house cool.  It's 84F in the cave.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 233: #358 Benjamin Soule (1719-1803) of Dartmouth, Massachusetts posted and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 6 July 2018 and set it for later.

*  Printed off the Bible study for Saturday, then worked on the CVGS newsletter.  Have it about 80% done.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then watched the FTW webinar, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 6 July 2018 while listening to the fire coverage on the radio, checking Google Maps too.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Wrote the Surname Saturday post.

*  Worked a bit in RootsMagic matching FamilySearch Family Tree profiles and exchanging info.  Sorted out some duplicate profiles on Family Tree.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, and watch TV news.  Online at 6 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and work in RootsMagic some more.

*  Went in at 6:45 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read my book, and wash dishes.  Padres lost to D-backs 3-1, so now 38-52 on the season.

*  Online at 9:30 p.m. to answer email, read blogs, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

Thursday, July 5, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 5 July 2018

If it seems like I'm slacking off, I am.  Intentionally.  Life, and deadlines, intervene sometimes.  

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that 1719 Birth Record of Benjamin Soule in Dartmouth, Mass. - Post 419 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted and wrote Seavers in the News - Earle R. Seaver Dies in 1944 in Pittsburgh.

*  Printed off the CVGS agendas, and off at 10:15 to the library for the Family History Day committee meeting, and then after a snack in the car, the Bored meeting.  Was home by 1:15 p.m,. and took a nap.

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, checked Twitter and Facebook, then worked on the 52 Ancestor post and finished it just in time to take Linda to the dentist.

*  We left at 4:40 and she got her new crown installed.  Went to In and Out for dinner, and home by 7 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, then my new book, and Padres beat the D'backs 6-3, so now 38-51 on the season. 

*  Online at 10 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.0 hours.

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday and Wednesday - 3 and 4 July 2018

I played genea-hookie both days - kind of lackadaisical and random just clicking around.  

1)  Tuesday, 3 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9:15.  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1934 Voter Register for My Carringers in San Diego, California posted and wrote Added or Updated Record Collections on MyHeritage - June 2018.  Took my nap.

*  Ate lunch, then online to write Genealogy News Bytes - 3 July 2018.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked a bit on Eugene's tree - no answer yet on the 2nd great-grandmother.  Matched FSFT profiles with RM profiles.  Worked with the "loose Marys" - the ones with no birth date/place.

*  Went in at 5:30 to eat dinner, watch TV news, wash the dishes, and watch the Padres game.  Pads lost 6-2 to Oakland.  now 37-50.  Didn't journal, genealogy this day was maybe 6 hours.

2)  Wednesday, 4 July:

*  Dropped Linda, home to read, picked her up, and to grocery store.  Home by 9:45 a.m.  Noted that   242 Years and Counting - Happy Birthday, U.S.A. posted.  Wrote Are You Related to Benjamin Franklin? I Don't Think I Am.  Decided to take the rest of the day off.

*  Took my nap, had lunch, then watched the Padres lose 4-2 to the Oakland As again.  Frustrating.  Now 37-51, lost 13 of 16.  

*  TreeShared about half of the changes to the big tree.  Answered email.  

*  We left at 5:30 p.m. for church and the picnic with the preschool, and the fireworks at 8:45 p.m.  Had a nice time - good conversation, and good food sharing.  Home by 9:15 p.m.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.

Monday, July 2, 2018

My Genealogy Monday - 2 July 2018

This was a busy genealogy day since there was no Padres game.

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

*  There was no Mondays With Myrt for some reason, added to the Best Of post and noted that   Amanuensis Monday - Post #435: 1855 Deed of Henry A. White to Almond M. Paine in Killingly, Conn. posted.  

*  Watched the VGS webinar on Future Trends in Genealogy by Thomas MacEntee.  Interesting.  Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 2 July 2018.

*  Edited the two SDGS presentations and syllabi one more time and sent the syllabi off to Cindy.

*  Had lunch, then TreeShared the big tree.  Wrote Family History Fanatics eConference: "A Summer of DNA" on 4 August 2018.  Took a short nap.

*  Online to read, add to the Best Of post, answer email, check Twitter and Facebook.  

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

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and added content and sources to the database from a MyHeritage collection.  Checked the MyHeritage newspaper collection for some of my ancestors.  

*  Worked in the CVGS project tree, capturing census records and adding sources and notes for two families. 

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

Sunday, July 1, 2018

My Genealogy Sunday - 1 July 2018

This was a fairly typical summer Sunday - church, some genealogy, and a Padres game.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 24 to 30 June 2018 posted, and updated Best of the Genea-Blogs - 24 to 30 June 2018.

*  Went off to church at 9:40 a.m., and home by 11:20.  Spoke to my friend about his DNA problem, got his parents names and birthplace, and spent an hour making a tree for him.  It peters out in the census and vitals after the grandparents.  Oh well.

*  Had lunch, went in at 1:1`0 p.m. to watch the Padres game, dozed in the recliner, read the paper, read some of the book, and checked stuff on the tablet.  Padres lost 7-5 to Pirates, so 37-49 on the season.

*  Online transcribe the White deed, got it almost done by dinnertime.  Went in and ate, watched TV news, finished the laundry, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, wrote the Amanuensis post, resolved about 300 Hints on the CVGS project tree, then worked awhile on Helen's DNA problem. 

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.