This was a pretty full genealogy day, but I got nothing accomplished in my database... High today 59F, low 41F, but no wind and clear skies - the mountains were out to the east!
* Up early, read email and blogs, then out at 8 a.m. to go to the SDGS seminar on Mission Bay.
* Got to the SDGS seminar by 8:30 AM, talked to folks, sat through two David Rencher talks. Really liked how he engaged the audience in his second talk. Tweeted a bit during the first talk about FamilySearch. 10 from CVGS were there, 170 total.
* Lunch was sitting next to David, and lots of folks came by to tell him their Irish problems.
* The two afternoon talks were good, but I was sleepy...tried to take notes, no tweets. I didn't win a door prize or the 7-days in SLC, my CVGS colleague and friend PJ won that!
* Home by 4 p.m. to watch the end of the Broncos/Ravens game. Noted that Surname Saturday - DRAPER (England > Medfield, Mass.) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Semi-Random Research posted.
* We had dinner watching the 49ers/Packers game. Came in to finish up the Best Of post for Sunday and the Amanuensis post for Monday while we're off to Palm Springs.
* Went back to watch the 4th quarter of the 49ers game, then did the dishes, came online to read, check Facebook and write this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
My genealogy Friday - 11 January 2013
Today was clear and cool, high of 58F, low of 43F. I stayed home and did genealogy stuff...
* Read email and blogs, wrote Follow-Up Friday - Helpful Reader Comments. Then posted WikiTree Announces Free GEDCOM Comparisons and The Family History Writing Challenge Motivates Members to Write Their Stories. Worked in WikiTree for awhile trying to find the GEDMatch and figured out it wasn't there for persons already in the tree.
* Wrote Randy will be at Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club on Monday, 14 January and How Fast Could You Travel Across the USA in the 1800s? and set it for later.
* Answered some email, then did the Spit into the 23andMe tube and packaged it up to send off to get my results. Easy. Spent quite a while answering questions on 23andMe for the Health survey.
* Wrote the Surname Saturday post, and then added content and sources for the Draper family from Dedham, Roxbury and Medfield VR books.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., watched TV news, read the paper and did the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to do more Draper and Mason work in VRs, then worked on the SNGF post. Wrote Whose Hand Is This?
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours. 9 blog posts today....the geneablogging fool strikes again!!!
* Read email and blogs, wrote Follow-Up Friday - Helpful Reader Comments. Then posted WikiTree Announces Free GEDCOM Comparisons and The Family History Writing Challenge Motivates Members to Write Their Stories. Worked in WikiTree for awhile trying to find the GEDMatch and figured out it wasn't there for persons already in the tree.
* Wrote Randy will be at Sun City Palm Desert Genealogy Club on Monday, 14 January and How Fast Could You Travel Across the USA in the 1800s? and set it for later.
* Answered some email, then did the Spit into the 23andMe tube and packaged it up to send off to get my results. Easy. Spent quite a while answering questions on 23andMe for the Health survey.
* Wrote the Surname Saturday post, and then added content and sources for the Draper family from Dedham, Roxbury and Medfield VR books.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., watched TV news, read the paper and did the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to do more Draper and Mason work in VRs, then worked on the SNGF post. Wrote Whose Hand Is This?
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours. 9 blog posts today....the geneablogging fool strikes again!!!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
My genealogy day - 10 January 2013
It was a cold, rainy and windy day here outside the Genea-Cave. We went out for dinner anyway.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1860 U.S. Census Record for David Auble Family.
* Listened to and chatted during Marian's Fieldstone Common radio show with David Lambert. A good one. Worked in the database a bit finding Auble folks on Find A Grave.
* Checked out Archives.com collections, and wrote Archives.com ($$) Adds More Vital Records.
* Answered some email, checked Facebook, looked for, found and wrote My Purported Line Back to Adam and Eve -- 140 Generations from Adam to Randy! Messed around in the Medieval database I have and didn't find that line back more than 3 generations.
* We left at 4:30 p.m. to pick up Diane B. at her hotel, drove to Coronado for dinner at the Brigantine, then drove through Balboa Park, Harbor Island, Point Loma, the Waterfront and back to Diane's hotel at 8:30 for a quick picture. Then home.
* Home by 9 p.m., read, posted fuzzy picture to Facebook, added to the Best Of post, worked a bit in Find A Grave on the MyHeritage Record Search list, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today (Counting dinner!) 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1860 U.S. Census Record for David Auble Family.
* Listened to and chatted during Marian's Fieldstone Common radio show with David Lambert. A good one. Worked in the database a bit finding Auble folks on Find A Grave.
* Checked out Archives.com collections, and wrote Archives.com ($$) Adds More Vital Records.
* Answered some email, checked Facebook, looked for, found and wrote My Purported Line Back to Adam and Eve -- 140 Generations from Adam to Randy! Messed around in the Medieval database I have and didn't find that line back more than 3 generations.
* We left at 4:30 p.m. to pick up Diane B. at her hotel, drove to Coronado for dinner at the Brigantine, then drove through Balboa Park, Harbor Island, Point Loma, the Waterfront and back to Diane's hotel at 8:30 for a quick picture. Then home.
* Home by 9 p.m., read, posted fuzzy picture to Facebook, added to the Best Of post, worked a bit in Find A Grave on the MyHeritage Record Search list, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today (Counting dinner!) 9.5 hours.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
My genealogy day - 9 January 2013
This was a good genealogy day - some blogging, some data entry and the CVGS Research Group.
* Read email and blogs, noted that (Not So) Wordless Wednesday- Post 238: My Father in the Greenhouse posted, and wrote Getting Family Tree Maker 2012 Help and set it for later.
* Packed up the laptop ,and we left at 10:10 a.m. for Linda's doctor's appointment. I left at 11:20 a.m. and got to the library by 11:45 a.m.
* Setup the laptop, and Gary brought the projector a bit later, and the Research Group had 15 attendees, including a guest, Lavinia from Oakland.
* Home by 2:45 p.m. to read, then wrote Dear Randy - How Do I Cite an Online Family Tree? Answered some email.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch news on TV, read the paper, take a short nap, eat dinner, put out the trash and wash the dishes.
* Online again at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and work on adding California Marriages for Seaver from FamilySearch to the database. Got through about 40 of them - maybe 2/3 were already in my database without a date or source. Used census records and American Ancestors and California Death Index to find some dates and names.
* Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, noted that (Not So) Wordless Wednesday- Post 238: My Father in the Greenhouse posted, and wrote Getting Family Tree Maker 2012 Help and set it for later.
* Packed up the laptop ,and we left at 10:10 a.m. for Linda's doctor's appointment. I left at 11:20 a.m. and got to the library by 11:45 a.m.
* Setup the laptop, and Gary brought the projector a bit later, and the Research Group had 15 attendees, including a guest, Lavinia from Oakland.
* Home by 2:45 p.m. to read, then wrote Dear Randy - How Do I Cite an Online Family Tree? Answered some email.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch news on TV, read the paper, take a short nap, eat dinner, put out the trash and wash the dishes.
* Online again at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and work on adding California Marriages for Seaver from FamilySearch to the database. Got through about 40 of them - maybe 2/3 were already in my database without a date or source. Used census records and American Ancestors and California Death Index to find some dates and names.
* Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
My genealogy day - 8 January 2013
This was a stay-at-home and play genealogy day for me - I had great fun!
* Read email and blogs, and noted that Genealogy Searching Then and Now - Part 2: Now (2013) posted.
* Started in on the Brocke research with the USGenWeb site, then used the Earthpoint site and Google Earth to zero in on the Wiseman memorial. Wrote Finding Family Information about the Brocke Family.
* Worked on the Konig family records in my database - sorted out the papers and hopefully got the families right, and added sources.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news, eat dinner and wash the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, then looked at Historic Map works maps of Cedar County, and checked Fold3 for Homestead records (nope!).
* Went on to MyHeritage Record Matches and did some CA Births and Deaths, then several obits from NewspaperARCHIVE, and finally some Find A Grave entries (plus more collaterals within Find A Grave).
* Answered some email, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Genealogy database stats:
* People: 41,536
* Families: 16,554
* Events: 117,776
* Places: 6,043
* Sources: 839
* Source Citations: 35,698
* Multimedia Items: 373
* Multimedia Links: 1,204
* Read email and blogs, and noted that Genealogy Searching Then and Now - Part 2: Now (2013) posted.
* Started in on the Brocke research with the USGenWeb site, then used the Earthpoint site and Google Earth to zero in on the Wiseman memorial. Wrote Finding Family Information about the Brocke Family.
* Worked on the Konig family records in my database - sorted out the papers and hopefully got the families right, and added sources.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news, eat dinner and wash the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, then looked at Historic Map works maps of Cedar County, and checked Fold3 for Homestead records (nope!).
* Went on to MyHeritage Record Matches and did some CA Births and Deaths, then several obits from NewspaperARCHIVE, and finally some Find A Grave entries (plus more collaterals within Find A Grave).
* Answered some email, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Genealogy database stats:
* People: 41,536
* Families: 16,554
* Events: 117,776
* Places: 6,043
* Sources: 839
* Source Citations: 35,698
* Multimedia Items: 373
* Multimedia Links: 1,204
Monday, January 7, 2013
My genealogy Monday - 7 January 2013
Another genealogy Monday - I can usually get a lot done on Mondays! No meetings, usually!
* Read email and blogs, and wrote Amanuensis Monday - Martin Carringer's Revolutionary War Pension File: Post 5: Molly's 1839 Deposition and Family Record.
* Listened to and participated in the Mondays with Myrt webinar - we searched for records of a family to help one of the listeners.
* Researched and wrote Chasing Down Original Sources for My Spengler Families - I Love Digital Microfilm! Got the sources fixed, too.
* After lunch, worked some more in Spengler sources then took the CVGS Newsletter down to the UPS Store and published it. Returned home at 2:30 p.m., wrote Review: Legacy QuickGuide on Canadian Genealogy. Also sent email to CVGS membership with newsletter attached.
* Added several Spengler and Konig families to the FamilySearch Family Tree using RootsMagic.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, watched the first half of the BCS game, read the paper, and washed the dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, check Facebook, add to the Best Of post, answer some emails, and did some Find A Grave entries. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and wrote Amanuensis Monday - Martin Carringer's Revolutionary War Pension File: Post 5: Molly's 1839 Deposition and Family Record.
* Listened to and participated in the Mondays with Myrt webinar - we searched for records of a family to help one of the listeners.
* Researched and wrote Chasing Down Original Sources for My Spengler Families - I Love Digital Microfilm! Got the sources fixed, too.
* After lunch, worked some more in Spengler sources then took the CVGS Newsletter down to the UPS Store and published it. Returned home at 2:30 p.m., wrote Review: Legacy QuickGuide on Canadian Genealogy. Also sent email to CVGS membership with newsletter attached.
* Added several Spengler and Konig families to the FamilySearch Family Tree using RootsMagic.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, watched the first half of the BCS game, read the paper, and washed the dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, check Facebook, add to the Best Of post, answer some emails, and did some Find A Grave entries. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
My genealogy Sunday - 6 January 2013
Just another typical Sunday here at the Genea-Cave - but I did make some genealogy progress today!
* Read email and blogs, then finished up the Best Of post.
* Went off to church at 9:30 a.m., talked to John before service about genealogy, then enjoyed the post-service goodies. Home by 11:45 a.m.
* Watched football for awhile, and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 30 December 2012 to 5 January 2013 posted.
* Found many Spengler births, baptisms and marriages in the Pennsylvania Church Records on Ancestry.com - great collection! Added sources to the data.
& Watched more football, then back online to check Facebook, read, answer email, and wrote Genea-Musings is #80 on the GenealogyInTime Hit Parade.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., and back online by 6:30 p.m.
* Finished up, and did a final edit, the CVGS Newsletter, printed off the master copy.
* Added source citations for information in the Kings of York County typescript. Need to go back into the Pennsylvania Church records for the King/Koenig folks.
* Did some Find A Grave entries from the MyHeritage Record Search list. Knocked off only 7 from the list, but probably did 50 people. Did lots of Griesers in Latah County, Idaho. Need to look for Brockes there too!
* Added to the Best Of post, then wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then finished up the Best Of post.
* Went off to church at 9:30 a.m., talked to John before service about genealogy, then enjoyed the post-service goodies. Home by 11:45 a.m.
* Watched football for awhile, and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 30 December 2012 to 5 January 2013 posted.
* Found many Spengler births, baptisms and marriages in the Pennsylvania Church Records on Ancestry.com - great collection! Added sources to the data.
& Watched more football, then back online to check Facebook, read, answer email, and wrote Genea-Musings is #80 on the GenealogyInTime Hit Parade.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., and back online by 6:30 p.m.
* Finished up, and did a final edit, the CVGS Newsletter, printed off the master copy.
* Added source citations for information in the Kings of York County typescript. Need to go back into the Pennsylvania Church records for the King/Koenig folks.
* Did some Find A Grave entries from the MyHeritage Record Search list. Knocked off only 7 from the list, but probably did 50 people. Did lots of Griesers in Latah County, Idaho. Need to look for Brockes there too!
* Added to the Best Of post, then wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
My genealogy Saturday - 5 January 2013
I had some genealogy fun today and got some data entered into the database.
* Packed up the laptop and read email and blogs in a hurry before leaving at 7:45 a.m. for the Men's Bible Study breakfast at 8 a.m.
* Left the breakfast at 9:15 and got to Bonita library at 9:20 a.m. and had to wait for it to open at 9:30 a.m. Got set up for my FTM 2012 workshop and started at about 9:50 a.m. We had 10 there - disappointing turnout but probably because it was short notice. It ended at 12 noon, and I talked to Pam and Sam for awhile about their research problems.
* Got to our church at 12:40 p.m. just in time for the reception after Walt's memorial service.
* Home by 1:45 p.m. to watch football after noting that Surname Saturday - WIGHT (England > Medfield, Mass.) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Where Were They 100 Years ago? posted. Read the paper and got a nap too!
* Read a bit from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., checked Facebook, when we got ready to go to dinner at Black Angus. Got there at 5:40 and seated immediately. Finally ordered at 6, got drinks at 6:10, bread at 6:15, salad at 6:25 and meal at 6:30. Linda sent hers back as too cold...the next filet was no hotter so she brought it home after 4 bites.
* Home to watch football, then online at around 8 p.m. to answer email, search the bookcase for the Spangler notebook, and happily entered about 100 source citations for several Spangler families in York PA from the Spangler book. I need to check the Ancestry collection of PA church records for these families.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was
* Packed up the laptop and read email and blogs in a hurry before leaving at 7:45 a.m. for the Men's Bible Study breakfast at 8 a.m.
* Left the breakfast at 9:15 and got to Bonita library at 9:20 a.m. and had to wait for it to open at 9:30 a.m. Got set up for my FTM 2012 workshop and started at about 9:50 a.m. We had 10 there - disappointing turnout but probably because it was short notice. It ended at 12 noon, and I talked to Pam and Sam for awhile about their research problems.
* Got to our church at 12:40 p.m. just in time for the reception after Walt's memorial service.
* Home by 1:45 p.m. to watch football after noting that Surname Saturday - WIGHT (England > Medfield, Mass.) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Where Were They 100 Years ago? posted. Read the paper and got a nap too!
* Read a bit from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., checked Facebook, when we got ready to go to dinner at Black Angus. Got there at 5:40 and seated immediately. Finally ordered at 6, got drinks at 6:10, bread at 6:15, salad at 6:25 and meal at 6:30. Linda sent hers back as too cold...the next filet was no hotter so she brought it home after 4 bites.
* Home to watch football, then online at around 8 p.m. to answer email, search the bookcase for the Spangler notebook, and happily entered about 100 source citations for several Spangler families in York PA from the Spangler book. I need to check the Ancestry collection of PA church records for these families.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was
Friday, January 4, 2013
My genealogy day - 4 January 2013
Genealogy days are here again, the path ahead is clear again, I'll sing a song of cheer again, Genealogy days are here again...at last!
* Was able to read email and blogs this morning after getting the grandgirls fed and entertained. also wrote Genealogy Searching Then and Now - Part 1: Then (pre-1999).
* Got them packed up, and we went off to Mission Valley at 11:15 a.m. for lunch at In 'n Out and meet Tami to transfer the girls and their stuff to their mom. Hugs and kisses goodbye, and we were home by 1:30 p.m.
* Read, then wrote Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - January 2013 and Family Tree Maker 2012 Workshop on Saturday, 5 January on the CVGS blog. Then added Family Tree Maker 2012 Workshop on Saturday, 5 January in Bonita CA to Genea-Musings too.
* Worked a bit more in FTM 2012 for the Saturday workshop, and printed off 15 copies of the handout. Got the laptop set up too with the small GEDCOM program.
* Checked Facebook and Google + and wrote the Surname Saturday post.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch the news, read the paper, and eat dinner. Washed the dishes wile Linda did her email.
* Online again at 6:30 p.m. to work on the CVGS Newsletter. Got it 90% complete.
* Answered email, wrote the SNGF post, and then added Notes to some Events in RootsMagic. Also found some ancestral families without any source citations - gotta fix that!
* Added to the Best Of post and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
* Was able to read email and blogs this morning after getting the grandgirls fed and entertained. also wrote Genealogy Searching Then and Now - Part 1: Then (pre-1999).
* Got them packed up, and we went off to Mission Valley at 11:15 a.m. for lunch at In 'n Out and meet Tami to transfer the girls and their stuff to their mom. Hugs and kisses goodbye, and we were home by 1:30 p.m.
* Read, then wrote Genealogy Days in Chula Vista - January 2013 and Family Tree Maker 2012 Workshop on Saturday, 5 January on the CVGS blog. Then added Family Tree Maker 2012 Workshop on Saturday, 5 January in Bonita CA to Genea-Musings too.
* Worked a bit more in FTM 2012 for the Saturday workshop, and printed off 15 copies of the handout. Got the laptop set up too with the small GEDCOM program.
* Checked Facebook and Google + and wrote the Surname Saturday post.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch the news, read the paper, and eat dinner. Washed the dishes wile Linda did her email.
* Online again at 6:30 p.m. to work on the CVGS Newsletter. Got it 90% complete.
* Answered email, wrote the SNGF post, and then added Notes to some Events in RootsMagic. Also found some ancestral families without any source citations - gotta fix that!
* Added to the Best Of post and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
My genealogy day - 3 January 2013
It wasn't much of a genealogy day, let alone a genealogy two weeks or so.
We left on Monday, 24 December for two days in Huntington Beach with Tami and the grandgirls (we stayed in a motel), then two days in Santa Cruz with Lori and the grandboys (we stayed in a motel there too), two days at Linda's brother's home in Monte Rio (we stayed with Paul), and two days traveling home (we stayed overnight in Buellton in a motel). We picked up the grandgirls in Huntington Beach on Monday and got home about 3 p.m. The girls are still with us - they may go home on Friday. Or not...
The only real genealogy done on the trip was the day at Paul's where he got out the family papers and photos and we went through them. I didn't copy any of them, though - I already have most of them, I think. We did look at the Cedar County, Nebraska USGenWeb site and found some Brocke and Greiser information trying to figure out where the Brocke farm was located. I managed to go through cousin Bonnie's 500+ photos that she sent on DVD to the family. I did a little blogging but mainly had the posts pre-written and scheduled.
Since we've been home, I've managed to squeeze in several hours every day reading and blogging, but no real research or database work. I have answered my emails from the trip, and went to the CVGS Board meeting on Wednesday and started the CVGS Newsletter for January.
Today, in addition to writing Treasure Chest Thursday - 1870 U.S. Census Record for David Auble Family and Ancestry's Wild Card Search is Still Broken For Me - Please Fix It!, I managed to put together the handout for the FTM 2012 workshop I'm giving on Saturday (arranged at the last minute...like 12/28) and practiced doing some of the FTM 2012 tasks I want to discuss.
Dealing with two darling little girls aged 4 and 7 is hard work even though they play pretty well by themselves and together. Then there's food and shower time and bedtime.
I hope to get back on track on Friday...
We left on Monday, 24 December for two days in Huntington Beach with Tami and the grandgirls (we stayed in a motel), then two days in Santa Cruz with Lori and the grandboys (we stayed in a motel there too), two days at Linda's brother's home in Monte Rio (we stayed with Paul), and two days traveling home (we stayed overnight in Buellton in a motel). We picked up the grandgirls in Huntington Beach on Monday and got home about 3 p.m. The girls are still with us - they may go home on Friday. Or not...
The only real genealogy done on the trip was the day at Paul's where he got out the family papers and photos and we went through them. I didn't copy any of them, though - I already have most of them, I think. We did look at the Cedar County, Nebraska USGenWeb site and found some Brocke and Greiser information trying to figure out where the Brocke farm was located. I managed to go through cousin Bonnie's 500+ photos that she sent on DVD to the family. I did a little blogging but mainly had the posts pre-written and scheduled.
Since we've been home, I've managed to squeeze in several hours every day reading and blogging, but no real research or database work. I have answered my emails from the trip, and went to the CVGS Board meeting on Wednesday and started the CVGS Newsletter for January.
Today, in addition to writing Treasure Chest Thursday - 1870 U.S. Census Record for David Auble Family and Ancestry's Wild Card Search is Still Broken For Me - Please Fix It!, I managed to put together the handout for the FTM 2012 workshop I'm giving on Saturday (arranged at the last minute...like 12/28) and practiced doing some of the FTM 2012 tasks I want to discuss.
Dealing with two darling little girls aged 4 and 7 is hard work even though they play pretty well by themselves and together. Then there's food and shower time and bedtime.
I hope to get back on track on Friday...
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