This will be the last significant genealogy day for almost a week - Lucas arrives on Saturday and Lori arrives on Monday with Logan. My day:
* Read email and blogs - wrote Follow Friday - This Weekend's Genealogy Fun, checked Google Plus, and then wrote I Love the ST BookScan Center system.
* Got cleaned up, worked a bit in FTM and Ancestry, had lunch, and wrote Book Review: "Genealogy at a Glance: German Genealogy Research."
* Worked on the CVGS Newsletter and got it 90% complete. Will publish on Monday, I think.
* Went in at 3:30 to read the paper and take a nap. Checked email and blogs afterward, and we went to Lolita's for dinner.
* Home by 6:15 to read, and write More Family Tree Maker 2012 Notes. Listened to Geneabloggers Radio and chatted along with the other 50 listeners. Tried to hear and chat on the Outloud site, but couldn't hear the music or write chat lines for some reason. I could see the chat board.
* Answered some email, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
My genealogy days - 3 and 4 August 2011
We got home late Wednesday night, so no journal post on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 3 August:
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 164: Lyle and Betty at the park and San Diego Genealogical Societies Panel on Sunday, 7 August at Bonita Library.
* Got cleaned up, and wrote Free Small Digital Books at DMK Heritage and set it for early afternoon.
* Had lunch, packed up and left at 11:30 a.m. for the bank and library. Attended CVGS Board meeting, then talked to Ben for about 30 minutes.
* Home by 3:15 p.m. to read, and write Ben needs help, can you suggest a solution? Did a little online research but not much.
* We left at 4:50 p.m. for the trolley to downtown San Diego, ate at the Tin Fish, met our Padres account rep for a drink, and watched the Padres beat the Dodgers 3-0. Team is 48-64 on the fast track to last place.
* Home by 11 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and check Facebook.
Genealogy on Wednesday was 8.5 hours.
2) Thursday, 4 August
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 76: Edward Hildreth's Death Certificate and FamilySearch YouTube Channel.
* Got cleaned up, worked in FTM for awhile, checked FTM message board, had lunch, then wrote Some Family Tree Maker 2012 Sync Experiences.
* Got sidetracked finding Oregon death data, then more FTM work, and mined an Ancestry tree for Seaver information, adding it to my RootsMagic database. Worked on a website using Blogger.
* Yvonne called from Westport at 5:30 p.m., and we talked for an hour. Had dinner, watched TV news, and then back online to work on the CVGS Newsletter. Got it about 60% finished.
* Read everything, answered email, checked Facebook, wrote Update on Ben's Identification Problem, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy on Thursday was 12.0 hours.
Wednesday, 3 August:
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 164: Lyle and Betty at the park and San Diego Genealogical Societies Panel on Sunday, 7 August at Bonita Library.
* Got cleaned up, and wrote Free Small Digital Books at DMK Heritage and set it for early afternoon.
* Had lunch, packed up and left at 11:30 a.m. for the bank and library. Attended CVGS Board meeting, then talked to Ben for about 30 minutes.
* Home by 3:15 p.m. to read, and write Ben needs help, can you suggest a solution? Did a little online research but not much.
* We left at 4:50 p.m. for the trolley to downtown San Diego, ate at the Tin Fish, met our Padres account rep for a drink, and watched the Padres beat the Dodgers 3-0. Team is 48-64 on the fast track to last place.
* Home by 11 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and check Facebook.
Genealogy on Wednesday was 8.5 hours.
2) Thursday, 4 August
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 76: Edward Hildreth's Death Certificate and FamilySearch YouTube Channel.
* Got cleaned up, worked in FTM for awhile, checked FTM message board, had lunch, then wrote Some Family Tree Maker 2012 Sync Experiences.
* Got sidetracked finding Oregon death data, then more FTM work, and mined an Ancestry tree for Seaver information, adding it to my RootsMagic database. Worked on a website using Blogger.
* Yvonne called from Westport at 5:30 p.m., and we talked for an hour. Had dinner, watched TV news, and then back online to work on the CVGS Newsletter. Got it about 60% finished.
* Read everything, answered email, checked Facebook, wrote Update on Ben's Identification Problem, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy on Thursday was 12.0 hours.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
My genealogy day - 2 August 2011
It was an interesting day, but not all genealogy. A bit...
* Read email and blogs, and wrote Tuesday's Tip - Use FamilySearch.org for Massachusetts Vital Records and Ancestry.com: "You don't even have to know what you're looking for..." - Post 3 and set it for before noon.
* Got cleaned up, and left at 10:45 a.m. for the dentist office for cleaning.
* Home by 12:30 to have lunch and read. Answered some emails.
* We left at 1:30 p.m. for Lillian's 100th birthday party at Fredericka. Great party! All desserts. Stopped at Von's on the way home.
* Home by 4:30 p.m. to read, then wrote New FamilySearch Historical Collections - July 2011.
* Went in for dinner at 5:45 p.m. Back online by 6:30 to add media to one of my Ancestry.com trees.
* Went in at 7 p.m. to watch the Padres game. Pads lost 1-0 to Dodgers...lots of scoring chances, no production. Frustrating.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, check Facebook and google Plus, add to the Best Of post and write this post.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and wrote Tuesday's Tip - Use FamilySearch.org for Massachusetts Vital Records and Ancestry.com: "You don't even have to know what you're looking for..." - Post 3 and set it for before noon.
* Got cleaned up, and left at 10:45 a.m. for the dentist office for cleaning.
* Home by 12:30 to have lunch and read. Answered some emails.
* We left at 1:30 p.m. for Lillian's 100th birthday party at Fredericka. Great party! All desserts. Stopped at Von's on the way home.
* Home by 4:30 p.m. to read, then wrote New FamilySearch Historical Collections - July 2011.
* Went in for dinner at 5:45 p.m. Back online by 6:30 to add media to one of my Ancestry.com trees.
* Went in at 7 p.m. to watch the Padres game. Pads lost 1-0 to Dodgers...lots of scoring chances, no production. Frustrating.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, check Facebook and google Plus, add to the Best Of post and write this post.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.
Monday, August 1, 2011
My genealogy day - 1 August 2011
The start of the eighth month of the year. I wonder how I'm doing with my goals and objectives for 2011? I'm afraid to check and see!
* Up early, read email and blogs, wrote Family Tree Maker 2012 is in a Public Beta Test and Do you have information for the "Ancestry Errors Wiki?" and set it for late in the morning.
* Gathered my OASIS stuff and off to Mission Valley to teach the 4th and last class in my series. This group was great, lots of participation and questions. Stopped at McDonalds for lunch and the pharmacy for my meds.
* Home by 1:15 p.m., and read, then started writing Amanuensis Monday - Mary Oatley's Revolutionary War Pension Declaraton but kept dozing off. After two pages of transcriptions, went in to take a nap.
* Refreshed at 3:45 p.m. came back to finish the transcription and post it. Worked on the McKnew spouses ancestry on Ancestry.com, and amazingly found virtually no data about them!
* Dinner at 6 p.m., then back in Ancestry.com to finish up, and then watered front plants and started back yard watering. Padres game on, we lost 6-2 to the Dodgers.
* Back online at 9:45 p.m. to read, check Facebook, add to the Best Of post and write this post.
Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.
* Up early, read email and blogs, wrote Family Tree Maker 2012 is in a Public Beta Test and Do you have information for the "Ancestry Errors Wiki?" and set it for late in the morning.
* Gathered my OASIS stuff and off to Mission Valley to teach the 4th and last class in my series. This group was great, lots of participation and questions. Stopped at McDonalds for lunch and the pharmacy for my meds.
* Home by 1:15 p.m., and read, then started writing Amanuensis Monday - Mary Oatley's Revolutionary War Pension Declaraton but kept dozing off. After two pages of transcriptions, went in to take a nap.
* Refreshed at 3:45 p.m. came back to finish the transcription and post it. Worked on the McKnew spouses ancestry on Ancestry.com, and amazingly found virtually no data about them!
* Dinner at 6 p.m., then back in Ancestry.com to finish up, and then watered front plants and started back yard watering. Padres game on, we lost 6-2 to the Dodgers.
* Back online at 9:45 p.m. to read, check Facebook, add to the Best Of post and write this post.
Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Randy's genealogy day - 31 July 2011
July is done...31 days of relative coolness here in Chula Vista, with high temps here in the 75 to 80F range all month, and relatively low humidity.
* Read email and blogs, and finished off the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 24-30 July 2011 post.
* got cleaned up and off to church at 9:30 a.m. Home by 11:30 a.m. to join in on Scanfest. Decided to scan some photos from the Norway 1999 album. Got about 35 photos done then had lunch. Came back to it, but heart wasn't in it.
* We left at 1:45 p.m. for church for the Ice Cream Social and Choir Sing. Had a good time, but almost fell asleep in the first part. The ice cream was good too.
* Home by 4 p.m. to see very end of Padres game (Pads won 8-3, now 47-62 on season). Traded Mike Adams (a mistake, I think) and Ryan Ludwick (no big deal). Online to answer email and read.
* Went in for dinner at 5:45 p.m., and back online by 6:30 p.m.
* Worked in FTM doing [unmentionable tasks] and [maybe more later]. Subscribed to the FTM-TECH mailing list.
* Started the next Best Of post, and posted SNGF "Genealogy OCD" Compendium.
* Wrote more emails, then checked Google Plus and Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
Some blog stats at end of July:
* 726 Feedburner readers
* 1,001 subscribers in Google Reader
* 16,900 blog visits (SiteMeter) in July
* 27,701 page views (SiteMeter) in July
* 37,697 page views (Google) in July
RootsMagic database numbers:
* 41,235 persons
* 16,270 families
* 107,518 events
* 4,801 place names
* 678 sources
* 22,078 citations
* Read email and blogs, and finished off the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 24-30 July 2011 post.
* got cleaned up and off to church at 9:30 a.m. Home by 11:30 a.m. to join in on Scanfest. Decided to scan some photos from the Norway 1999 album. Got about 35 photos done then had lunch. Came back to it, but heart wasn't in it.
* We left at 1:45 p.m. for church for the Ice Cream Social and Choir Sing. Had a good time, but almost fell asleep in the first part. The ice cream was good too.
* Home by 4 p.m. to see very end of Padres game (Pads won 8-3, now 47-62 on season). Traded Mike Adams (a mistake, I think) and Ryan Ludwick (no big deal). Online to answer email and read.
* Went in for dinner at 5:45 p.m., and back online by 6:30 p.m.
* Worked in FTM doing [unmentionable tasks] and [maybe more later]. Subscribed to the FTM-TECH mailing list.
* Started the next Best Of post, and posted SNGF "Genealogy OCD" Compendium.
* Wrote more emails, then checked Google Plus and Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
Some blog stats at end of July:
* 726 Feedburner readers
* 1,001 subscribers in Google Reader
* 16,900 blog visits (SiteMeter) in July
* 27,701 page views (SiteMeter) in July
* 37,697 page views (Google) in July
RootsMagic database numbers:
* 41,235 persons
* 16,270 families
* 107,518 events
* 4,801 place names
* 678 sources
* 22,078 citations
Saturday, July 30, 2011
My genealogy day - 30 July 2011
Happy 92nd birthday to my mother, Betty Virginia (Carringer) Seaver (1919-2002).
* Up early, read email but not blogs. Off for 7 a.m. breakfast for Linda's swim club. Got to parking garage by 8:30 a.m. and waited for CVGS research group carpoolers. We left at 9 a.m. and had 10 go in three cars.
* To Carlsbad Library by 9:45 a.m., and group met with Mary Van Orsdol on the second floor for briefing and demonstration of Book Scanner. That was cool. I'll blog about it later. Found several family history books I hadn't seen, and copied pages on the book scanner. Also copied pages from periodicals on my to-do list. Checked the to-do list for books I want to peruse, but they had none on my list.
* Checked online and noted that Surname Saturday - PEIRCE (England > Massachusetts) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Signs You Have GOCD posted.
* We left at 2 p.m. ,and I was home by 3. Read everything, and then downloaded the 1278 scanned pages onto my computer files. Went in at 4 p.m. to get ready for the Padres game. We left at 4:10, got the 4:30 trolley, and there by 5 p.m. Had a Filippi's pizza slice for dinner, then my swirl soft ice cream cone. Padres lost 10-6 to Rockies after leading 4-3 after 5 innings.
* Home by 9:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Google Plus and Facebook, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.
* Up early, read email but not blogs. Off for 7 a.m. breakfast for Linda's swim club. Got to parking garage by 8:30 a.m. and waited for CVGS research group carpoolers. We left at 9 a.m. and had 10 go in three cars.
* To Carlsbad Library by 9:45 a.m., and group met with Mary Van Orsdol on the second floor for briefing and demonstration of Book Scanner. That was cool. I'll blog about it later. Found several family history books I hadn't seen, and copied pages on the book scanner. Also copied pages from periodicals on my to-do list. Checked the to-do list for books I want to peruse, but they had none on my list.
* Checked online and noted that Surname Saturday - PEIRCE (England > Massachusetts) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Signs You Have GOCD posted.
* We left at 2 p.m. ,and I was home by 3. Read everything, and then downloaded the 1278 scanned pages onto my computer files. Went in at 4 p.m. to get ready for the Padres game. We left at 4:10, got the 4:30 trolley, and there by 5 p.m. Had a Filippi's pizza slice for dinner, then my swirl soft ice cream cone. Padres lost 10-6 to Rockies after leading 4-3 after 5 innings.
* Home by 9:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Google Plus and Facebook, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.
Friday, July 29, 2011
My genealogy day - 29 July 2011
Friday was pretty much an all-genealogy day for me...
* Read email and blogs, wrote Follow Friday - This Weekend's Genealogy Fun.
* Researched and wrote Ancestry.com: "You don't even have to know what you're looking for..." - Post 2. Talked to my daughter, and had lunch.
* Looked through the FGS FORUM magazine and NEHGR journal for books to look for at Carlsbad. Updated my books/journals to review list. Went through my research notebook and reorganized it a bit. Added resources used to my surname list.
* Answered some email, looked through Google Plus posts, checked Facebook. Wrote The Joseph Payson Problem - Post 3. Posted Program Summary - John Kracha on "Central European Genealogy."
* Went in for dinner at 5:30, and back online by 6. Did some research on my daughter's in-laws ancestry, can't find the grandparents anywhere online. They are well hidden.
* Enjoyed the Geneabloggers Radio show, listening and chatting.
* Went in at 8:30 to watch the rest of the Padres game. They lost to the Rockies 3-2.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write the SNGF post, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Follow Friday - This Weekend's Genealogy Fun.
* Researched and wrote Ancestry.com: "You don't even have to know what you're looking for..." - Post 2. Talked to my daughter, and had lunch.
* Looked through the FGS FORUM magazine and NEHGR journal for books to look for at Carlsbad. Updated my books/journals to review list. Went through my research notebook and reorganized it a bit. Added resources used to my surname list.
* Answered some email, looked through Google Plus posts, checked Facebook. Wrote The Joseph Payson Problem - Post 3. Posted Program Summary - John Kracha on "Central European Genealogy."
* Went in for dinner at 5:30, and back online by 6. Did some research on my daughter's in-laws ancestry, can't find the grandparents anywhere online. They are well hidden.
* Enjoyed the Geneabloggers Radio show, listening and chatting.
* Went in at 8:30 to watch the rest of the Padres game. They lost to the Rockies 3-2.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write the SNGF post, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
My genealogy day - 28 July 2011
The genealogy was split asunder by the Padres game today.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 75: Harry Seaver's Death Certificate. Got cleaned up.
* Researched and wrote Ancestry.com: "You don't even have to know what you're looking for..." - Post 1.
* We left at 11:25 a.m. for the trolley to go to the Padres game. Pads beat the Snakes 4-3 (now 46-60 on the year). Stopped at Rubio's for dinner.
* Home by 5:30 p.m. to read, then write post for CVGS blog - but it didn't publish for some reason. Blogger acted strange. Hope it's still there.
* Wrote a post for Saturday, which is going to be busy! Wrote email to CVGS research trip goers. Checked Google Plus. Added to the Best Of post. Checked the Unclaimed Persons forum for updates. That group is doing wonderful work. Reviewed three cases and love the resources. Need to investigate more. Wish I could participate too.
* Checked in on Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 75: Harry Seaver's Death Certificate. Got cleaned up.
* Researched and wrote Ancestry.com: "You don't even have to know what you're looking for..." - Post 1.
* We left at 11:25 a.m. for the trolley to go to the Padres game. Pads beat the Snakes 4-3 (now 46-60 on the year). Stopped at Rubio's for dinner.
* Home by 5:30 p.m. to read, then write post for CVGS blog - but it didn't publish for some reason. Blogger acted strange. Hope it's still there.
* Wrote a post for Saturday, which is going to be busy! Wrote email to CVGS research trip goers. Checked Google Plus. Added to the Best Of post. Checked the Unclaimed Persons forum for updates. That group is doing wonderful work. Reviewed three cases and love the resources. Need to investigate more. Wish I could participate too.
* Checked in on Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
My genealogy day - 27 July 2011
Wednesday was another full genealogy day, including the CVGS program meeting and lots of blogging.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 163: Lyle and Emily Wedding Photo. Researched and wrote California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 on Ancestry.com and set it for later in the morning.
* got cleaned up, checked Google Plus, got a phone call from Ben asking about Nevada birth certificates and how to get his. Finally sent him to VitalChek. Had lunch.
* Packed up my stuff and off to the library at 11:30 a.m. CVGS meeting started at 12 noon, and ended at 2 p.m. John Kracha did a nice job with Central European Genealogy. Tough subject and research.
* Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then researched and wrote The Joseph Payson Problem - Part 2. More genealogy fun there! Answered some emails, checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5:15 to watch TV, eat dinner, watch more TV, take out the trash, water the front plants, then back online at 6 to add sources and notes to the database, finishing off the TGM v6 sketches I copied last week.
* Watched the Padres game, lost again 4-3 to Snakes. 15 under .500 for first time this season (45-60). Drat. Trades coming soon!
* Online again at 9:45 p.m. to read, update the Best Of post, then write this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 163: Lyle and Emily Wedding Photo. Researched and wrote California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 on Ancestry.com and set it for later in the morning.
* got cleaned up, checked Google Plus, got a phone call from Ben asking about Nevada birth certificates and how to get his. Finally sent him to VitalChek. Had lunch.
* Packed up my stuff and off to the library at 11:30 a.m. CVGS meeting started at 12 noon, and ended at 2 p.m. John Kracha did a nice job with Central European Genealogy. Tough subject and research.
* Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then researched and wrote The Joseph Payson Problem - Part 2. More genealogy fun there! Answered some emails, checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5:15 to watch TV, eat dinner, watch more TV, take out the trash, water the front plants, then back online at 6 to add sources and notes to the database, finishing off the TGM v6 sketches I copied last week.
* Watched the Padres game, lost again 4-3 to Snakes. 15 under .500 for first time this season (45-60). Drat. Trades coming soon!
* Online again at 9:45 p.m. to read, update the Best Of post, then write this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
My genealogy day - 26 July 2011
The sands of July time are almost gone...and this was the first day in two weeks that I was able to stay home and do genealogy all day.
* Read my email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip - Check Leland's FamilySearch Collections Lists Often. Answered some emails and sent one out for the CVGS Research Trip on Saturday, and got cleaned up.
* Worked through the FHC film ordering and wrote Online Family History Library Microfilm Ordering is Coming. Read the July 2011 NEHGR issue in PDF format and saved it.
* Worked a bit on the Joseph Payson problem from email, and had lunch. Myra called about her research problem, and we talked through it. She needs a Detroit obituary and death certificate.
* Back to work on the Payson problem. found lots of good stuff in the NEHGS site, and finally entered family data into the database, on the theory that someone else may benefit from it even though it's not my line. Wrote The Joseph Payson Problem - Part 1.
* Dinner time, then mowed the front lawn, and read for 30 minutes before the Padres game at 7.
* Watched the game, read the paper, watered the back yard, finished my Michael Palmer book, and read another bit in the NGSQ that came the other day. Padres lost 6-1 to the Snakes and it wasn't that close.
* Online to read, then update the Best Of post, check Facebook and google Plus, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 10.5 hours today.
* Read my email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip - Check Leland's FamilySearch Collections Lists Often. Answered some emails and sent one out for the CVGS Research Trip on Saturday, and got cleaned up.
* Worked through the FHC film ordering and wrote Online Family History Library Microfilm Ordering is Coming. Read the July 2011 NEHGR issue in PDF format and saved it.
* Worked a bit on the Joseph Payson problem from email, and had lunch. Myra called about her research problem, and we talked through it. She needs a Detroit obituary and death certificate.
* Back to work on the Payson problem. found lots of good stuff in the NEHGS site, and finally entered family data into the database, on the theory that someone else may benefit from it even though it's not my line. Wrote The Joseph Payson Problem - Part 1.
* Dinner time, then mowed the front lawn, and read for 30 minutes before the Padres game at 7.
* Watched the game, read the paper, watered the back yard, finished my Michael Palmer book, and read another bit in the NGSQ that came the other day. Padres lost 6-1 to the Snakes and it wasn't that close.
* Online to read, then update the Best Of post, check Facebook and google Plus, and write this post.
Genealogy today was 10.5 hours today.
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