Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Randy's Genea-Wednesday - 31 October 2018

Halloween was a disappointment.  Only 5 kids in two groups came late trick or treating.  Oh well.  At least they said thank you.  And now I have more M&Ms to enjoy - the leftovers.  There was method to my madness.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, noted that Hallowe'en Name Whacking Revisited and Young Randy in the Carringer Garden -- Post 538 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, and added notes to some AncestryDNA matches.  Rested my eyes for 30 minutes.

*  Had lunch, gathered my stuff, and off to the library for the CVGS program meeting.  Judy did her talk and we enjoyed the Halloween goodies.  Found out that Karen will leave us soon - boo!

*  Home by 2 p.m. to read, wrote CVGS Saturday Workshop Features FamilySearch Digital Microfilm, and checked Twitter and Facebook.  Exhausted so took a nap.

*  Online at 4:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and then went in for dinner, watched TV news and read the paper, then washed dishes.  Put out the trash, and waited for the trickortreaters who never came.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the Treasure Chest post, do some research on the Ephraim and Jeremiah Smith families of Rhode Island without much success, and researched one of Susi's puzzles without success.  

*  TreeShared the other 80 profiles, and added to the Best Of post.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

End-of-month statistics:

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

*  51,097 persons (+ 244)
*  20,666  families  (+ 101)
*  165,425 events  (+ 751)

*  5,536 Alternate Names (+ 153)
*  10,941 places  (+ 205)
*  1,846 sources (+ 42)
*  97,041 citations (+ 954)
*  1,225 Multi-media Items (+ 14)
*  3,203 Multimedia links (+ 8)
*  26,857 matched to FSFT (+ 614)
 I'm up to 58.66% (+0.25%) for citations/events and 189.92% (+0.77%) for citations/persons.

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

*  77,141 page views (2,488 per day, Blogger Stats,  +160)
*  15,983 page views ( 516 per day, Statcounter, - 31)
*  11,554 sessions (373 per day, Statcounter, - 20)

*  >2,000 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  3,497 
readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 10)


Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Randy's Genea-Tuesday - 30 October 2018

Boo!!!  Hallowe'en tomorrow (or maybe you're reading this today?).  We are ready for the 5 to 10 teenage kids that normally ring the doorbell.  What should I wear?  

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

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1885 Colorado State Census Record for D.J. Carringer Household posted.  Chased some rabbits in GenealogyBank obituaries and added several recent Seaver families to the RootsMagic tree.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 30 October 2018 and then the Hallowe'en name whacking post for tomorrow morning.

*  Matched Seaver folks and others in RootsMagic to FamilySearch Family Tree, then checked Twitter and Facebook.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to finish up dinner, we ate spaghetti (yum), read the paper, watched TV news, did the dishes, and then we filled out our ballots.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, then I resolved over 500 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.  TreeShared about 60 persons with the AMT. 

*  Wrote email to the CVGS members about Saturday's workshop and attached my handout.  We're trying something new.

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

Monday, October 29, 2018

My Genealogy Monday - 29 October 2018

Just another manic Monday without Myrt, but lots of time for genealogy since baseball is over!

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up at 9:15 and took her for a haircut and then Costco, and home by 10:30 a.m.

*  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1814 Deed of Abigail Wallis to Zachariah Hildreth Jr. in Townsend, Mass. posted, added to the Best Of post, and wrote How Many of my AncestryDNA Matches Have Attached Trees?  Took a short nap.

*  Had lunch, and online to read, then worked in Family Tree a bit, worked on an unlinked tree and found lots of ancestors but no common ancestor, and wrote Monday Genea-Pourri -- 29 October 2018.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, did more Family Tree matching and sharing.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, washed dishes, read the paper, and online at 6:30 p.m.

*  Wrote the Treasure Chest post, then worked on resolving about 200 Ancestry Hints, adding sources and content to the tree.  

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

Sunday, October 28, 2018

My Long Genealogy Weekend - 26 to 28 October 2018

I put all the blame for not journaling on the World Series and football games. 

1)  Friday, 26 October:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 249: #374 Daniel Carpenter (1712-after 1763) of Rhode Island posted.  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 26 October 2018.  Took a nap.

*  Had lunch, wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 26 October 2018, and checked Twitter and Facebook.  Probably matched profiles in FamilySearch too.  

*  Had dinner, watched World Series game 3, worked online for awhile, then back to World Series at 11 a.m.  Went to bed at 11:30, but had TV on, and turned it off at 12:25 a.m. and went to sleep.  Missed the Muncy home run in Dodgers 18th inning by 5 minutes.  Series now 2-1 Boston.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

2)  Saturday, 27 October:

*  Dropped Linda, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Got laptop set up and off to FSL at 9:30, got there before 10 a.m.

*  Got set up for the SDGS RootsMagic User Group meeting, and we had 9, left at 12:30 and home before 1 p.m.  Had lunch.  Took a nap immediately!

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to note that Surname Saturday -- EGGLESTON (England to colonial Massachusetts) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Hallowe'en Personality posted.  Wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.  

*  Started my DNA Skeleton tree on Ancestry and solved one Match mystery.  That worked.  Noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 21 to 27 October 2018 posted.  Checked Facebook.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched World Series Game 4, online to TreeShare 80 profiles, switched to Aztecs football game at 7:30 and watched both.  Dodgers lost 9-6, so Boston up 3-1.  Aztecs lost 28-24 to Nevada.  Now 6-2.  Went to bed, couldn't sleep.  Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.

3)  Sunday, 28 October:

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 21 to 27 October 2018 posted.  Went to church at 9:35 a.m., then to the store, and home by 12 noon.

*  Had lunch, watched football, read the paper, dozed in the recliner, and then online at 2:30 p.m. to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 21 to 27 October 2018 posted and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  Wrote CVGS Program on 31 October is Judith Helton on "Hidden in Plain View."  

*  Went in at 4 p.m. to watch football, then we ate, watched World Series game 5, worked on the front plants, then online to TreeShare 120 profiles, and do two more Skeleton Trees for DNA matches.  

*  Checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 25 October 2018

This was a pretty full genealogy day except around noon time.  With no World Series game, I worked all evening on genealogy.

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

*  Noted that 1712 Birth of Daniel Carpenter in South Kingstown, R.I. - Post 435 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted, added to the Best Of post, wrote   MyHeritage LIVE Conference Presentations to be LiveStreamed and rested my eyes for 15 minutes.

*  We left at 10:30 a.m. for the financial advisor, and then to In 'n' Out for lunch, and home by 1 p.m.

*  Searched for an article, and wrote Seavers in the News - Earl Seaver of Akron, Ohio Dies in 1980.  Added several families to the RootsMagic tree from the obituary subject.

*  Answered email, checked Twitter and Facebook, and worked in Family Tree matching profiles to RootsMagic and exchanging information.  

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then worked on the 52 Ancestors biography and wrote the post.  Matched profiles with Family Tree, and randomly found persons without much data and added some. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

My Genealogy Wednesday - 24 October 2018

One week to Hallowe'en.  I wonder if I need a costume?  Had some genealogy fun today - stayed home.

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

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Randy's Birth Announcement -- Post 537 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and worked a bit in Ontario databases for Seavers.  Added some sources.

*  Paul A. called, and we were going to meet after lunch but never did.  I got their tree up, Treeshared it to a new AMT, and searched for records.  Found Denmark records on FamilySearch that gave me the next generation back.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, online to work some more on the Denmark, and Paul called and we won't meet.  I got his email address to help him out.  Wrote Down the Rabbit Hole: Finding Maggie's Grandparents.

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

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to help with dinner, watched the Series game, ate dinner, read the paper, put the laundry in the dryer, took out the trash, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and added to the Best Of post.  Hung up the laundry.  

*  Back to the game, read my book, Dodgers lost to Sox 4-2.  

*  Online at 8:15 p.m. to read, then worked a bit in the database on the 52 Ancestor target.  Checked Facebook.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday - 23 October 2018

Today was my 75th birthday, and I received a new toilet for the guest bathroom, an "Old Guys Rule" t-shirt, See's candy, gift cards, balloons, and over 200 Facebook greetings.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:10 a.m.  Bob the plumber came at 9:20 and installed the new toilet with a minimum of difficulty.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1870 U.S. Agricultural Census Record for D.J. Carringer in Iowa posted, and wrote CVGS DNA Interest Group Summary.  Took a nap.

*  Online at 12:20 p.m., had lunch, then answered email, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 23 October 2018.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then added to the Best Of post, answered more email, and talked to Tami.  We left at 4:45 p.m. for dinner at Black Angus with three friends - had a nice dinner and dessert, and excellent conversation.  

*  Home by 7:40 p.m. to watch the World Series game, then online at 9 p.m. to read, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.



Monday, October 22, 2018

My Genealogy Monday - 22 October 2018

This was daughter Tami's birthday, but she spent it laid up at home with a number of health problems.  Kids get older too.  My day was dominated by toilets.

*  Dropped Linda off at 7:30, home to read, picked her up at 8:50 and home at 9 a.m.

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt and discussed my DNA class, which led to as discussion of CeCe Moore's 60 Minutes interview, and then privacy issues.  We had a good discussion.  

*  I called Bob the plumber and he came right away to fix the flushing mechanism on the master bathroom toilet (plastic thing broke) and he fixed the plugger thingie on the bathroom sink too.  I showed him the rocking toilet in the guest bathroom, and he noted it was cracked at the base and could break at any time.  He recommended replacing it and said he would give us a price to fix it.  All in less than an hour.

*  Online at 11:30 a.m. to note that Amanuensis Monday - 1813 Deed of Shobal C. Allen to Zachariah Hildreth Jr. in Townsend, Mass. posted, added to the Best Of post, and had lunch.  Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 22 October 2018.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, matched a whole section of my Seaver folks to Family Tree, and then checked Twitter and Facebook.  

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, and wash dishes.  Bob called with the quote and he will come tomorrow to install my birthday toilet.  Cool.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, talked to Lori, and wrote the Treasure Chest post.  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Tomorrow is my 75th birthday, so blogging may be lighter than usual.  I hope I like my birthday toilet.  We're going out to dinner. 


Sunday, October 21, 2018

My Semi-Genealogy Weekend - 20-21 October 2018

I say "semi" because there was a lot of other stuff happening, but I did do some research. And blog.

1)  Saturday, 20 October:

*  Dropped Linda off, went to Marie Callenders for men's Bible study, we started in on Judges.  got through first 5 chapters.  Picked Linda up at 9:45 and we went to Costco, and home by 10:30 a.m.

*  Online to note that Surname Saturday -- CRISPE (England to colonial New England) posted, added to the Best Of post, and answered email.   Took a nap and missed the SDGS luncheon.  Oh well.

*  Had lunch, then wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - How Did You Get to School? posted.  

*  Looked for almost two hours for the Mayflower application a lady sent me 3 years ago.  I didn't find the email, but I did find the file in Downloads.  Sent it to Laura.

Checked Facebook and saw the Seaver Clan page was available, so read that for a bit.  It had some Seaver lines on it, so I started searching and added about 40 more Seaver folks to the database.  

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch the baseball game, eat dinner, read the paper, wash dishes, and then watched the Aztecs game.  Aztecs won 16-13 but it was close against San Jose State.  Lucky.

*  Game was over at 10:30, so checked email and blogs, noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 14 to 20 October 2018 posted.  Did not journal.  Genealgy this day was 5.0 hours.

2)  Sunday, 21 October:

*  The toilet handle broke this morning and we have to flush by pulling up on the arm inside the tank.  The float doesn't seat properly either.  Drat.

*  Up at 6:30 a.m. to watch the Chargers game in London, they won 20-19. Read email and blogs on my phone.  We left for church at 9:40, stopped at the store on the way home, and home by 11:45 a.m.

*  Edited the Best Of post, noted that Added, Updated and Coming Soon Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 14 to 20 October 2018 posted, and went in for lunch, watch football and read the paper.  Dozed a bit in the recliner.

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 14 to 20 October 2018 posted, and transcribed a deed and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  Answered email.  Added more content for those Seavers I worked on Saturday.

*  Went in at 4:30 to watch football, we ate dinner, and I clipped the rose bushes for 30 minutes.  Watered the plants, washed dishes, and took out trash.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, answer email, and TreeShared the big tree, adding all of those Seaver folks to my AMT.  Also matched them to Family Tree.  Worked on random tree people adding content and sources from Hints and Searches in Ancestry.

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.

Friday, October 19, 2018

My Genealogy Friday - 19 October 2018

This was an all genealogy day except for watching the baseball game tonight.

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

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 248: #373 Hannah (Slocum) Hazard (1710-1737) of Rhode Island posted and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 19 October 2018.  Watched the Sue Adams webinar.  Took my nap.

*   Had lunch, Answered email, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 19 October 2018.

*  Worked on the Bible study.  The damn printer stopped printing black with a full cartridge.  No clue why.  Guess I'll try another one.  Printed stuff out in red and blue.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then wrote the Saturday Surname post.

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the SNGF post, answered more email, and added to the Best Of post.  Back in to watch the end of the ball game.

*  Online at 9:15 to write this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Thursday, October 18, 2018

My Genealogy Wednesday and Thursday - 17 and 18 October 2018

I've been slacking off on journaling because of baseball and sleepiness.  Sorry.  does anyone care?  I do this mainly for me as a genealogy journal.

1)  Wednesday - 17 October 2018

*  Dropped Linda, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.  Made sure the laptop was working.  Added to the Best Of post, then rested my eyes.  Up at 11 to eat lunch, then left for the library with the laptop.

*  Got set up for the DNA group meeting.  We had 30 attendees, and went the full two hours.  I presented the first part of my DNA talk from Family History Day, then we discussed problems and questions.  

*  Home by 2:45 p.m., noted that Randy Flew to Vancouver, B.C. in 1956 -- Post 536 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and wrote Dear Randy: Do You Still Use Twitter? Why?  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch baseball, we ate dinner, read the paper, put out the trash, and did dishes.  Snuck in around 7 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post, then back to baseball.

*  Forgot to journal.  Oh well.  Genealogy this day was 6.5 hours.

2)  Thursday, 18 October 2018:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, noted that 1710 Birth of Hannah Slocum in Jamestown, R.I. - Post 434 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted, picked her up and we stopped at the grocery store.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and rested my eyes.  

*  Had lunch, then wrote up the DNA notes and sent them to everyone who attended.  Wrote   Seavers in the News - Accident claims Melvin Seaver Family in 1954.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then answered more email.  

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, then wrote the 521 Ancestors post.  Went back in to watch the end of the Boston game.  Online at 8:15 p.m. to TreeShare, then Lori called for an hour (and I kept TreeSharing - it's mindless).  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.



Tuesday, October 16, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday - 16 October 2018

This was a genealogy day interrupted by a doctor's visit.  The skin doctor found a basal cell on my nose so biopsied it.  Also froze bits on my head.  Routine stuff, but now i'll have spots for a week.

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

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1896 Boulder, Colorado City Directory Entry for D.J. Carringer posted, then worked in MyHeritage finding tree data and adding it to the RootsMagic tree.

*  Left at 10:15 a.m. for the doctor, and home by 11:40 a.m.

*  Read, answered email, and took a nap.  Had lunch.

*  Online at 1 p.m. to read, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 16 October 2018.  

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

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch baseball, fixed dinner, we ate, and watched more baseball.  I read the paper, then my book.  Washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Wordless Wednesday post.  Went back to watch baseball.

*  Came in at 8:30 p.m. to TreeShare 36 profiles, about 100 more to do.  Matched profiles to Family Tree and added some data to RootsMagic.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

Monday, October 15, 2018

My Genealogy Sunday and Monday - 14 and 15 October 2018

I skipped journaling because I did very little real work on Sunday - football and baseball you know!  I put a full day in on Monday.  It was my father's 107th birthday, but I didn't write about him.  I thought about him, and thanked him for my wonderful New England ancestry, though, although he had only a small part in it.

1)  Sunday, 14 October:

*  Read email and blogs on my phone, and watched the Chargers game.  They beat the Browns 38-14.  Then watched some of the Rams game and tried to nap.  

*  Went in at 2:30 p.m. to read, and noted that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 7 to 13 October 2018 and Best of the Genea-Blogs - 7 to 13 October 2018 posted.  Wrote the Amanuensis Monday post too.

*  Back to the TV to see the baseball game, and eat dinner.  Online to read at 6:30 p.m. and check Facebook, then matched some profiles with Family Tree.  Watched end of the Kansas City/New England game.  Read my book.  

*  Added to the Best Of blog, then checked Facebook and answered email.  Genealogy this day was 3.5 hours.

2)  Monday, 15 October:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1812 Deed of Zachariah Hildreth to Zachariah Hildreth Jr. in Townsend, Mass. posted, then picked her up and went to the grocery store.

*  Home at 9:30 a.m. to get into the Pirates presentation, then Mondays With Myrt until 11 a.m.  Added to the Best Ofg post, then took my nap.

*  Online at 12:30 p.m. to have lunch, wrote Ancestry.com Indexing "Errors" on Massachusetts Death Records Collection and Monday Genea-Pourri - 15 October 2018.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, and at 5 p.m. went in to watch the baseball game, eat dinner, read the paper, water the front plants, and wash dishes.  

*  Online at 8:15 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post, added to the Best Of post, read Roberta's DNA post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.


Saturday, October 13, 2018

My Genealogy Friday and Saturday - 12 and 13 October 2018

I didn't journal last night because the Aztec football game went long and time was short.  Then it took an hour to get to sleep.  I was sleepy all day today.

1)  Friday - 12 October 2018

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

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 247: #372 Thomas Hazard (1707-after 1748) of North Kingstown, Rhode Island posted, added to the Best Of post, and wrote   New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 12 October 2018.  Tried to nap.

*  Had lunch, then online at 12:30 to read, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 12 October 2018.  Tried to nap again, failed.  Wrote the Surname Saturday and SNGF posts.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to help with dinner, watch the playoff game, then the Aztecs game.  Read the paper, did the dishes.  Read my Kellerman book.  Aztecs game had an hour plus lightning delay, so it was over at 10:30 p.m.  Aztecs beat Air force 21-17 but it wasn't pretty.

*  Online to read email, add to the Best Of post and check Facebook.  Genealogy this day was 6.5 hours.

2)  Saturday, 13 October:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, did laundry, picked her up, and off to the SDGS meeting at 9:20 a.m.

*  Two good talks by Kitty Cooper on DNA, had snacks for lunch, and talked to several friends, but several not there.  Home by 1 p.m.

*  Online to read, noted that Surname Saturday -- GIBSON (England to colonial New England) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Sporting Activities posted.  Took a nap.

*  Online at 3:30 p.m. to read, then watched the playoff game.  Came in and wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.  

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to help with dinner, we ate, watched the AL playoff game, read the paper, washed dishes, and read my book.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 7 to 13 October 2018 posted, added to the Best Of post, and resolved about 200 Ancestry Hints, plus quite a few Find A Grave memorials.  Went in at 8:45 p.m. to watch the end of the playoff game, Houston won 7-2 over Boston.

*  Online at 9:15 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 11 October 2018

This was another all-genealogy day, but different from the others.  Still no baseball, which helped.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, noted that 1707 Birth of Thomas Hazard in North Kingstown, R.I. - Post 433 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted.  Picked her up and home by 9:10 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, did some semi-random searching in the database, and tried to nap.  Failed.

*  Gathered my stuff up and left at 11:15 a.m. for the Womens Club - had pot-luck lunch with about 40 ladies, good table conversation, mainly about genealogy.  Gave my short talk on "Genealogy - Be An Ancestor Detective" and answered questions.

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. and read email and blogs, then tried to nap.  

*  Online at 3:30 p.m. to read, then wrote Seavers in the News -- Charles Seaver Dies in 1939 in Santa Maria, California.  Added to the Best Of post.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

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

*  Online at 6:30 to read, wrote the 52 Ancestor post, TreeShared the 90 changes to the tree, and did some mroe random searching out of the database and matched more folks in Family Tree.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered some emails, and checked Facebook.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

My Genealogy Wednesday - 10 October 2018

Ten days into October, I'm still tired out.  Will be another year older in 13 days.  No baseball today!

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, noted that Randy and Stan With Their Dad - Post 535 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, wrote Kitty Cooper Featured at San Diego Genealogical Society Program on Saturday, 13 October 2018 and set it for later, then tried to nap.  Phone call at 10:35 and I got up and had lunch.  

*  Left at 11:20 a.m. for the library to host the CVGS Research Group meeting.  We had 16, and all were anxious for the DNA class next week.  We may have a big group!  Got another book to read.

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, and took a nap.  Felt better.  Online at 4:15 to add to the Best Of post, answer email, checked Twitter and Facebook, and eventually wrote The Power of an Ancestry.com Search From the Member Tree.

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and TreeShared the Cox tree after pruning it.  Worked for awhile in the big database matching with Family Tree and sharing profile data.

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

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday - 9 October 2018

This was a fairly typical genealogy Tuesday - some blogging, some searching, and some real life moments, plus baseball.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1942 Obituary and Funeral Notice of Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) posted, and picked her up at 9 a.m.  We went on our second great swimsuit hunt and found some at Kohls.  Bought two, not cheap, but she can wear them.  Stopped at the grocery store on the way back, and home by 10:30 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and updated the Be An Ancestry Detective presentation.  Tried to nap, not sure how successful it was.

*  Had lunch, then online to read, answer email, and printed out the handout for Thursday.  Had to change ink cartridges.  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 9 October 2018.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Wrote Photos From CVGS Family History Day on 29 September - Set 2.  Worked a bit in Family Tree matching profiles to RootsMagic.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to east dinner, watch baseball, read the paper, wash dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Wordless Wednesday post, then resolved over 350 Ancestry hints, adding content and sources.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Monday, October 8, 2018

My Genealogy Sunday and Monday - 7 and 8 October 2018

I was too tired and bored to journal last night, sorry!  

1)  Sunday, 7 October:

*  Read email and blogs before church, and home by 12 noon (it was October birthday celebration after the service).  I got my first birthday cake of the month.

*  Watched football, and the Chargers beat the Raiders 26-10, so I was happy.  Watched some baseball too off and on after the football game.

*  Online to note that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 30 September to 6 October 2018 and Best of the Genea-Blogs - 30 September to 6 October 2018 posted.

*  We went shopping for Linda's bathing suits at Plaza Bonita and Wal-mart without success.  Had dinner at Marie Callenders.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and resolved about 300 Ancestry Hints into RootsMagic.  Edited the CVGS newsletter and sent the PDF to the email list.

*  Got busy with the Bible study issue and didn't journal.  Genealogy on Sunday was like 3.0 hours.

2)  Monday, 8 October:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 8:55 a.m.

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt and shared a bit about the Ancestry search quirk.  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1809 Deed of Zachariah Hildreth Jr. to Zachariah Hildreth in Townsend, Mass. posted. Added to the Best Of post, and took a nap.

*  Had lunch, then made the master for the postal CVGS newsletter and printed it out.  Made the labels too.  Went to the UPS Store and printed 25 copies, 14 to mail out and 11 for publicity and new members.

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 8 October 2018.  Watched some baseball.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch baseball, read the paper, we had dinner, and I watered the front plants.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post and TreeShared the RootsMagic tree.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy on Monday was 9.0 hours.


Saturday, October 6, 2018

My Genealogy Saturday - 6 October 2018

This was a day of genealogy and baseball and football.  Cloudy and cool, 72F the high.  Got only 6 hours of sleep.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 7:30, went to Marie Callenders for the men's Bible study breakfast, picked Linda up at 9:45 a.m. and home by 10 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.  Tried to nap but didn't.  Very tired.  Noted that Surname Saturday -- LNU (Mary married Christopher Grant, England to colonial New England) posted.

*  Went in at 12:30 p.m. to watch the Aztecs game against Boise State.  They won 19-13 in a defensive battle, so now 4-1 on the season. 

*  Online to read, finished up the CVGS newsletter and sent it to the proofers, then transcribed a deed and wrote the Amanuensis post.  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- 20 More Questions and Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 30 September to 6 October 2018 posted.

*  Back to watch baseball, read the paper, and eat dinner.  Then watched news and the second game for awhile.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to TreeShare the big tree, took a short walk, checked Facebook, looked for new DNA matches on Ancestry, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was only 4.5 hours.

Friday, October 5, 2018

My Genealogy Friday - 5 October 2018

It was another genealogy day interspersed with baseball game interludes - 4 playoff games today.  We had our first rain spritz overnight, just enough to wash off the cars. 

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 246: #371 Lydia (Gray) Ladd (1707-????) of Little Compton, Rhode Island posted, and picked Linda up, then to the grocery store, and home by 9:30 a.m.

*  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 5 October 2018 and set it for later, answered email, added to the Best Of post, and tried to nap.

*  Had lunch, then worked on the CVGS Newsletter - got it about 70% done.  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 5 October 2018.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  TreeShared about 50 profiles in the big tree.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, and watch baseball.  Online later to write the two Saturday posts, then back to baseball.  Did the dishes, and finished my Kellerman book.  

*  Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

Thursday, October 4, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 4 October 2018

This was almost a stay-at-home genealogy day.  Cloudy, it almost rained again.  

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, noted that 1707 Birth of Lydia Gray in Little Compton, R.I. - Post 432 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted, and picked her up at 9:30 and we went to Costco.  Home by 10:30 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, then wrote Seavers in the News -- Vernon C. Seaver Almost Got Divorced.  Worked on the Vernon Seaver wives without success.  Had lunch.

*  Worked in RootsMagic WebHints - found some Ireland and Australia records for Seaver on Findmypast and added content and sources to the RootsMagic database.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to work on the biography and write the 52 Ancestors post, then worked a bit on the CVGS newsletter. 

*  Went back in to watch the last 3 innings of the Dodgers/Braves game.  Online at 8:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.


Wednesday, October 3, 2018

My Genealogy Wednesday - 3 October 2018

This was almost an all-genealogy day except for my nap and the playoff game.  No research.  Some CVGS.  It almost rained today.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Got the laundry started.  Online to add to the Best Of post, note that Randy With Baby Brother Stan in 1947 - Post 534 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and write Added or Updated Record Collections on MyHeritage - September 2018.

*  Printed off the CVGS notes, and off to the library at 10:15 a.m. for the last Family History Day meeting, then had my trail mix in the car, and then the Bored meeting.  Home by 1:15 p.m.  Read email and blogs, then took my nap.

*  Online after 3 p.m. to read, then wrote More We're Related Cousins - Elon, Carrie, Britney and Michael.  I had to have some fun!  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch the playoff game (Yankees beat As 7-2), did the dishes, read the paper, read my book, and finished the laundry.  Whew!

*  Online at 8 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write the Treasure Chest post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday - 2 October 2018

I took it easy again today, even got 8 hours of sleep last night.  It was warm and muggy today, probably rain from Rosa tonight, but no wind.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and we went to the grocery story.  Home at 9:30 a.m. I left for the hygienist at 9:40 and was home by 11:15 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- Lyle L. Carringer U.S. Marines Muster Roll Card - May 1921 posted, and wrote Ancestry Search Quirk - "County and Adjacent Counties" Filter Doesn't Work.

*  Had lunch, took a nap, answered email, and then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 2 October 2018.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched the Cubs/Rockies game, read the paper, did dishes, read my Kellerman book, and Rockies just scored in the 13th inning.  Wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and this post.  Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.

Monday, October 1, 2018

My Genealogy Monday - 1 October 2018

This was an all genealogy day, with no stress at all.  Maybe that's why I'm so tired these days?  

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

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt and discussed the Family History Day events.  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1809 Deed of Zachariah Hildreth to Zachariah Hildreth Jr. in Townsend, Mass. posted and wrote Family Tree Maker News - September 2018.  Took a nap.

*  Had lunch, then worked in the Cox database deleting all of the "wrong" folks I had in the database.  Then worked in the big database matching with Family Tree and sharing data and persons both ways.  

*  Checked several times the playoff games.  Glad Milwaukee won but disappointed Rockies didn't win.

*  Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 1 October 2018 and checked Twitter and Facebook.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watched the first half of the Chiefs/Broncos game, read the paper, washed dishes, watered the front plants.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the Treasure Chest post, talk to Lori, and worked some more in the big tree.  Checked Facebook.  Added to the Best Of post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.