One more presentation notch on the laptop and projector barrel.
* Read email and blogs, posted Treasure Chest Thursday - World War II Draft Registration of Lyle L. Carringer.
* Answered some email, then noted that Review - "QuickSheet: The Historical Biographer's Guide to Cluster Research (the FAN Principle)" posted. Wrote "Searching Ancestry.com Effectively" at South Orange County, California Genealogical Society on Saturday, 18 February and set it for early afternoon.
* Printed off my 50 copies of the handout for today (almost forgot!), then packed the laptop bag. Checked email and blogs, and had lunch.
* We left at 1 p.m. for University city library, got there at 1:30 and got set up. Had over 50 attendees in a small room. Very responsive audience, that was great. Lots of questions. My "This is Your Life..." thing seemed to be a hit too.
* We left at 3:45 and went to the Hunter in Mission Valley for dinner. Home by 6:30 p.m.
* Online at 6:30, answered some email, registered for Legacy cruise in May, checked Facebook, did a little research on John R Hall, and added to the Best Of post. Did 1900-1901 on the SSDI for Seaver. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
My genealogy day - 15 February 2012
It was an all-genealogy, all day long type of day.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 192: Randy Perched on a Table and then CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 18 February: Nancy Loe on "Think Like an Archivist."
* Researched and wrote City Directories Added on Ancestry.com and set it for early afternoon. Gathered my stuff up for the library and went off to lunch at McDonalds.
* Got to the library at 11:40 a.m. and set up the Computer Lab for the Computer Group meeting. We had only 7, but that was OK because we got to pursue some brick walls for Jaye and Joanna.
* Home by 2:45 p.m. with the projector for Thursday and Saturday. Read everything, then added my mother's pix and records to my Thursday presentation - a "This is Your Life" to inspire and encourage attendees to do something similar. Put updated file on flash drive and laptop too.
* Went in at 5:30 for dinner, then put out the trash and read the paper and watched TV news.
* Online again at 7 p.m. to read, post 1940 U.S. Census "I'm In It" Video and then worked on Richmonds in the SSDI. worked on Seaver for birth years 1896-1899 also.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 192: Randy Perched on a Table and then CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 18 February: Nancy Loe on "Think Like an Archivist."
* Researched and wrote City Directories Added on Ancestry.com and set it for early afternoon. Gathered my stuff up for the library and went off to lunch at McDonalds.
* Got to the library at 11:40 a.m. and set up the Computer Lab for the Computer Group meeting. We had only 7, but that was OK because we got to pursue some brick walls for Jaye and Joanna.
* Home by 2:45 p.m. with the projector for Thursday and Saturday. Read everything, then added my mother's pix and records to my Thursday presentation - a "This is Your Life" to inspire and encourage attendees to do something similar. Put updated file on flash drive and laptop too.
* Went in at 5:30 for dinner, then put out the trash and read the paper and watched TV news.
* Online again at 7 p.m. to read, post 1940 U.S. Census "I'm In It" Video and then worked on Richmonds in the SSDI. worked on Seaver for birth years 1896-1899 also.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
My genealogy day - 14 February 2012
Ah, Valentine's Day. I well recall 42 years asking a certain young lady to be my Valentine for the rest of her life. She said yes. Lucky me, Mr. Romantic!
* Read email and blogs, and noted that It's Valentine's Day Census-Whacking Time posted. Wrote Tuesday's Tip - Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906 to 1961 now online.
* Worked on the Pennsylvania Death records for Carringer. Got through them all by 2 p.m. Went out at 10:30 a.m. to Costco to get flowers and stopped at Rite-Aid for a card. Found an angel one! Noted that
* Wrote My Software Wish List - A Historical Place Name Jurisdiction Catalog (HPJNC).
* We left at 3:45 p.m. for dinner at Outback. My filet was fine, she sent hers back and order got messed up. She brought hers home, and it was comped. Again.
* Watched TV news and read the paper until 6:30, then online to read, add to the Best Of post, answer some email, and put the two presentations on the flash drive.
* Added SSDI data for Seaver born between 1891 and 1895. figured out a better way to do the searches in RootsMagic.
* Checked Facebook, nobody ever comments on my posts... and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and noted that It's Valentine's Day Census-Whacking Time posted. Wrote Tuesday's Tip - Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906 to 1961 now online.
* Worked on the Pennsylvania Death records for Carringer. Got through them all by 2 p.m. Went out at 10:30 a.m. to Costco to get flowers and stopped at Rite-Aid for a card. Found an angel one! Noted that
Review - "QuickSheet: The Historical Biographer's Guide to the Research Process" posted.
* Wrote My Software Wish List - A Historical Place Name Jurisdiction Catalog (HPJNC).
* We left at 3:45 p.m. for dinner at Outback. My filet was fine, she sent hers back and order got messed up. She brought hers home, and it was comped. Again.
* Watched TV news and read the paper until 6:30, then online to read, add to the Best Of post, answer some email, and put the two presentations on the flash drive.
* Added SSDI data for Seaver born between 1891 and 1895. figured out a better way to do the searches in RootsMagic.
* Checked Facebook, nobody ever comments on my posts... and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Monday, February 13, 2012
My genealogy day - 13 February 2012
Uh-oh, the pressure to get a meaningful Valentine's Day gift for my angel. I know, Costco roses! works every time. I need a mushy card too. Mr. Romantic, eh?
* Read email and blogs, and noted that Amanuensis Monday - Deed of Alpheus B. Smith to Lois Smith posted. Wrote Are You Prepared to Research Without the SSDI? ad set it for later in the morning.
* Finalized my Ancestry syllabus for next Saturday at SOCCGS and sent it off to David. Watched two Ancestry.com videos from RootsTech. Reviewed several syllabi from RootsTech also.
* Worked for quite a while in SSDI, California Deaths, California Marriages and California Births, and GenealogyBank to find data for descendants of DJ and Abbie (Vaux) Smith, especially the spouses of the Smith kids. Had pretty good luck with Ashdowns - got that family fairly well defined. Found death notices for several of these folks on GB.
* Wrote Book Review - "Hey, America , Your Roots Are Showing" by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and posted it, with tweets and Pluses. Back into the Smith descendants, and then started in on Thomas Richmond descendants too. Need to go back one more generation and find families also.
* Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m. then read the paper and watched TV until 6:30 p.m.
* Online again at 6:30 p.m. to add to the Best Of and RootsTech blog posts. Wrote three QuickSheet reviews for the next few days. Checked Facebook too.
* Back into the SSDI on Ancestry again - did the 1880 to 1890 Seaver folks. Discovered fairly easy way to find females in the SSDI - search for the given name and match the birth date. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 12.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and noted that Amanuensis Monday - Deed of Alpheus B. Smith to Lois Smith posted. Wrote Are You Prepared to Research Without the SSDI? ad set it for later in the morning.
* Finalized my Ancestry syllabus for next Saturday at SOCCGS and sent it off to David. Watched two Ancestry.com videos from RootsTech. Reviewed several syllabi from RootsTech also.
* Worked for quite a while in SSDI, California Deaths, California Marriages and California Births, and GenealogyBank to find data for descendants of DJ and Abbie (Vaux) Smith, especially the spouses of the Smith kids. Had pretty good luck with Ashdowns - got that family fairly well defined. Found death notices for several of these folks on GB.
* Wrote Book Review - "Hey, America , Your Roots Are Showing" by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and posted it, with tweets and Pluses. Back into the Smith descendants, and then started in on Thomas Richmond descendants too. Need to go back one more generation and find families also.
* Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m. then read the paper and watched TV until 6:30 p.m.
* Online again at 6:30 p.m. to add to the Best Of and RootsTech blog posts. Wrote three QuickSheet reviews for the next few days. Checked Facebook too.
* Back into the SSDI on Ancestry again - did the 1880 to 1890 Seaver folks. Discovered fairly easy way to find females in the SSDI - search for the given name and match the birth date. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 12.0 hours.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
My genealogy day - 12 February 2012
Ten score and three years ago, one of the greatest Americans was born...
* Read email and blogs, and finished off the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 5 to 11 February 2012 post.
* Off to church at 9:30, home by 11:30 a.m.
* Read up, transcribed one of the Alpheus Smith deeds for Monday. Captured Seaver/variants, Carringer, Auble and Vaux entries in SSDI and saved them to surname folders. Just in case!
* Wrote Jeffrey Bockman on the Future of Genealogy. Watched two Lisa Cooke videos from RootsTech.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, and eat dinner. Back online at 7 p.m. to watch more RootsTech videos, and wrote More RootsTech 2012 Videos.
* Wrote my SDGS program review, sent it to Diane. Answered some emails. Checked in on Facebook. Worked in SSDI - added 2011 deaths, 2010 deaths and 1870-1880 births for Seaver to database. Added to the Best of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and finished off the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 5 to 11 February 2012 post.
* Off to church at 9:30, home by 11:30 a.m.
* Read up, transcribed one of the Alpheus Smith deeds for Monday. Captured Seaver/variants, Carringer, Auble and Vaux entries in SSDI and saved them to surname folders. Just in case!
* Wrote Jeffrey Bockman on the Future of Genealogy. Watched two Lisa Cooke videos from RootsTech.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, and eat dinner. Back online at 7 p.m. to watch more RootsTech videos, and wrote More RootsTech 2012 Videos.
* Wrote my SDGS program review, sent it to Diane. Answered some emails. Checked in on Facebook. Worked in SSDI - added 2011 deaths, 2010 deaths and 1870-1880 births for Seaver to database. Added to the Best of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
My genealogy day - 11 February 2012
Had a fairly busy genealogy day - even got some things finished!
* Read email and blogs in a hurry. Wrote the SNGF post. Noted that Surname Saturday - HAWKINS (England > Rhode Island) posted. Left at 9:15 a.m. for the SDGS meeting.
* Got to SDGS meeting at 9:40 a.m., talked to Del and met Allet who wants a talk in July. Met Hal and his wife, and Hal gave two talks on British Research. Very well done - he is very organized. I loved the examples.
* Home by 1 p.m. to read, note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Two Degrees of Separation posted. Added my two cents to last week's SNGF, and found Geolover's entry and added that too.
* Worked on the Genealogy talk for next Thursday and got the handout ready. Renamed all of my photos from the FHL to useful file names, printed out the Alpheus Smith deeds and probate records, and labelled them. Put research log entries in for Alpheus Smith. Answered some emails too. Modified the Genea-Musings archives so every post can be found.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner, etc.
* Back online at 6:30 p.m. to read, worked on the Ayres and Barron data from the Freeman book I got at ACPL in September - my entries from that book are now complete. I need to work my way down the to-be-entered pile because I keep adding material to the to-be-entered pile!
* Added to the Best Of and RootsTech blog posts, checked Facebook, played a little in Ancestry.com in the City Directories collection, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs in a hurry. Wrote the SNGF post. Noted that Surname Saturday - HAWKINS (England > Rhode Island) posted. Left at 9:15 a.m. for the SDGS meeting.
* Got to SDGS meeting at 9:40 a.m., talked to Del and met Allet who wants a talk in July. Met Hal and his wife, and Hal gave two talks on British Research. Very well done - he is very organized. I loved the examples.
* Home by 1 p.m. to read, note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Two Degrees of Separation posted. Added my two cents to last week's SNGF, and found Geolover's entry and added that too.
* Worked on the Genealogy talk for next Thursday and got the handout ready. Renamed all of my photos from the FHL to useful file names, printed out the Alpheus Smith deeds and probate records, and labelled them. Put research log entries in for Alpheus Smith. Answered some emails too. Modified the Genea-Musings archives so every post can be found.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner, etc.
* Back online at 6:30 p.m. to read, worked on the Ayres and Barron data from the Freeman book I got at ACPL in September - my entries from that book are now complete. I need to work my way down the to-be-entered pile because I keep adding material to the to-be-entered pile!
* Added to the Best Of and RootsTech blog posts, checked Facebook, played a little in Ancestry.com in the City Directories collection, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Friday, February 10, 2012
My genealogy days - 9 and 10 February 2012
I know, I missed writing my journal last night. It's not like I have a perfect record, is it?
1) Thursday, 9 February:
* I can't recall everything I did on this day, but I know that I read a lot of blogs, wrote four blog posts on Genea-Musings, played around with my blog design some more, and watched the Jay Verkler show once more.
* The blog posts were: Treasure Chest Thursday - Death Index Record of Abigail Gates (1774-1855), Rasputin, Time Travel, Worm Holes - oh my!, RootsTech 2012 Photos - Exhibitors, and Do you Believe the FamilySearch Vision of the Future?
* I no sooner got the last one done and Linda reminded me that we were going to the theatah tonight...to see Guys and Dolls over in Coronado at Lambs Players Theater. We left at 5:30 p.m. for the pizza place near the theater, had a nice dinner, and then had plenty of time for the 7:30 p.m. curtain. It was over at 10 p.m., and we were home by 10:30 p.m. I managed to read my email and blogs on the iPhone before the show and at the intermission.
* We were home by 10:30 p.m., and I updated the Best Of post and the RootsTech post, checked Facebook, and didn't write a Geneaholic post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
2) Friday, 10 February:
* Read email and blogs, wrote Follow Friday - This Weekend's Genealogy Radio Shows, and Answers to Questions from Ancestry.com and set it for later in the morning.
* Started in on the Ancestry Search presentation and handout for next week. Got it half done in the morning.
* Wrote three posts on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog.
* Wrote Follow-Up Friday - another Potpourri of Reader Comments and then finished the presentation and handout. Had to change out about 50% of the screen shots. Not much has changed since July 2011, though.
* Wrote the Surname Saturday post and set it for Saturday. Checked the Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org recent additions to the collections, and found, and wrote about, the California Death Index, 1905 to 1939 on FamilySearch!
1) Thursday, 9 February:
* I can't recall everything I did on this day, but I know that I read a lot of blogs, wrote four blog posts on Genea-Musings, played around with my blog design some more, and watched the Jay Verkler show once more.
* The blog posts were: Treasure Chest Thursday - Death Index Record of Abigail Gates (1774-1855), Rasputin, Time Travel, Worm Holes - oh my!, RootsTech 2012 Photos - Exhibitors, and Do you Believe the FamilySearch Vision of the Future?
* I no sooner got the last one done and Linda reminded me that we were going to the theatah tonight...to see Guys and Dolls over in Coronado at Lambs Players Theater. We left at 5:30 p.m. for the pizza place near the theater, had a nice dinner, and then had plenty of time for the 7:30 p.m. curtain. It was over at 10 p.m., and we were home by 10:30 p.m. I managed to read my email and blogs on the iPhone before the show and at the intermission.
* We were home by 10:30 p.m., and I updated the Best Of post and the RootsTech post, checked Facebook, and didn't write a Geneaholic post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
2) Friday, 10 February:
* Read email and blogs, wrote Follow Friday - This Weekend's Genealogy Radio Shows, and Answers to Questions from Ancestry.com and set it for later in the morning.
* Started in on the Ancestry Search presentation and handout for next week. Got it half done in the morning.
* Wrote three posts on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog.
* Wrote Follow-Up Friday - another Potpourri of Reader Comments and then finished the presentation and handout. Had to change out about 50% of the screen shots. Not much has changed since July 2011, though.
* Wrote the Surname Saturday post and set it for Saturday. Checked the Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org recent additions to the collections, and found, and wrote about, the California Death Index, 1905 to 1939 on FamilySearch!
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, had dinner, and came back to listen to the Geneabloggers Radio Show, spent 25 minutes on the after-party, and then watched the Marisa Tomei episode of WDYTYA? Ho hum.
* Online at 9 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of and RootsTech blog posts, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 12.0 hours.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
My genealogy day - 8 February 2012
A little blogging, a little research, a CVGS Research Group meeting, and some blog tweaking. Hmmm, I didn't really advance the ball anywhere, and my two presentations next week await my input.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of a RootsTech links post. Wrote
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of a RootsTech links post. Wrote
(Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 191: Randy's Little Red Pedal Car and then Save the SSDI: Sign the RPAC Petition - and then write letters and set it for later.
* Wrote RootsTech 2012 Photos - Geneabloggers! and then collected my syllabus materials and books and went to McDonalds for lunch and the library for the CVGS Research Group.
* got set up in the Computer Lab, and we had two hours of discussion about RPAC/SSDI, RootsTech videos and syllabus, WDYTYA?, Familysearch Wiki and Research Courses, and the research process. Talked to Jeanie and David afterwards about finding German church records in FHL films and online databases.
* Home by 3 p.m. to read, then wrote San Diego Genealogical Society Meeting on 11 February - Hal Horrocks Presentations. Answered several emails. Checked out new Ancestry databases, and added data/sources from World War II Draft Registrations for Seaver folks.
* Went in for dinner at 6 p.m., then read the paper and watched TV news, and put out the trash.
* Back online at 7 p.m. to read, finish up the WW2 data, checked Facebook, talked to Lori on the phone, added to the Best Of and RootsTech links posts, and tweaked the blog template again. Wrote this post!
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
My genealogy day - 7 February 2012
Drat, I feel like I wasted the day watching RootsTech videos. The only thing I accomplished was six blog posts and another mod to the Genea-Musings blog template.
* Read email and blogs, and added to both the Best Of post and the RootsTech post summary. Wrote Tuesday's Tip - Download and Read the RootsTech 2012 Syllabus.
* Watched the Jay Verkler keynote at RootsTech. Wrote Family History Library Photos - Geneabloggers!
* Watched some of Josh Taylor's talk and Thomas MacEntee's talk at RootsTech.
* Wrote Glimpses of GEDCOM X. Wrote Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - February 2012 and
* Worked on the Genea-Musings template again - got the Link roll updated and alphabetized. Somehow it reverted back to about 5 years ago when I changed to new Blogger. That took a long time.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to have dinner, read the paper and watch the news. Linda had a GNO tonight.
* Back online at 6:30 p.m. to watch Lisa Cooke's video and Ron Tanner's video at RootsTech.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post and the RootsTech blog post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and added to both the Best Of post and the RootsTech post summary. Wrote Tuesday's Tip - Download and Read the RootsTech 2012 Syllabus.
* Watched the Jay Verkler keynote at RootsTech. Wrote Family History Library Photos - Geneabloggers!
* Watched some of Josh Taylor's talk and Thomas MacEntee's talk at RootsTech.
* Wrote Glimpses of GEDCOM X. Wrote Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - February 2012 and
February 2012 CVGS Newsletter is Available.
* Worked on the Genea-Musings template again - got the Link roll updated and alphabetized. Somehow it reverted back to about 5 years ago when I changed to new Blogger. That took a long time.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to have dinner, read the paper and watch the news. Linda had a GNO tonight.
* Back online at 6:30 p.m. to watch Lisa Cooke's video and Ron Tanner's video at RootsTech.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post and the RootsTech blog post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.
Monday, February 6, 2012
My genealogy day - 6 February 2012
Today was a really full genealogy day. I got two major tasks finished, and several just started.
We returned from Salt Lake City on Sunday afternoon - got home at 4:45 p.m. just in time to see the end of the first half of the Super Bowl. Unpacked everything, read the mail and papers, and watched the game. Didn't do much in the way of genealogy.
Monday, 6 February:
* Read my email and blogs, wrote Interesting RootsTech 2012 Blog Posts. Started working on the CVGS Newsletter (it was about 50% done before we left) and had it finished by 12 noon. Edited it, saved it, and had lunch.
* Wrote One more chance to win an iPad from RootsMagic and then A plea: Put a link to your blog post in your blog post. Exported Genea-Musings as a backup to the makeover.
* Left at 2 p.m. for the UPS Store to publish the CVGS Newsletter. Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then upload all of my pictures from the iPhone and copied all of my microfilm scans from the flash drive and organized them a bit. Sorted the stuff in my laptop bag. Emailed the CVGS list about the newsletter.
* Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, then read the paper and watched TV news until 6:30 p.m.
* Listened to Myrt's webinar about RootsTech Conference, and printed off a number of syllabus articles to share on Wednesday.
* Decided to switch from "old Blogger" to "new Blogger." It went smoothly. Got my new template, changed font sizes, font colors, page widths, added labels, links, counter, email, and archives. Shoulda done it a long time ago, I know!
* Wrote A Genea-Musings Makeover and then added to the Best Of post and the RootsTech post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 12.5 hours.
We returned from Salt Lake City on Sunday afternoon - got home at 4:45 p.m. just in time to see the end of the first half of the Super Bowl. Unpacked everything, read the mail and papers, and watched the game. Didn't do much in the way of genealogy.
Monday, 6 February:
* Read my email and blogs, wrote Interesting RootsTech 2012 Blog Posts. Started working on the CVGS Newsletter (it was about 50% done before we left) and had it finished by 12 noon. Edited it, saved it, and had lunch.
* Wrote One more chance to win an iPad from RootsMagic and then A plea: Put a link to your blog post in your blog post. Exported Genea-Musings as a backup to the makeover.
* Left at 2 p.m. for the UPS Store to publish the CVGS Newsletter. Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then upload all of my pictures from the iPhone and copied all of my microfilm scans from the flash drive and organized them a bit. Sorted the stuff in my laptop bag. Emailed the CVGS list about the newsletter.
* Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, then read the paper and watched TV news until 6:30 p.m.
* Listened to Myrt's webinar about RootsTech Conference, and printed off a number of syllabus articles to share on Wednesday.
* Decided to switch from "old Blogger" to "new Blogger." It went smoothly. Got my new template, changed font sizes, font colors, page widths, added labels, links, counter, email, and archives. Shoulda done it a long time ago, I know!
* Wrote A Genea-Musings Makeover and then added to the Best Of post and the RootsTech post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 12.5 hours.
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