It was a rainy and foggy day again, although the rain stopped in the morning. I stayed home again, as did Linda. I do feel better than earlier in the week.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Surname Saturday - HARTSHORN (England > Medfield, Mass.) posted and wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - The "Other You" and set it for early afternoon.
* Given the choice of doing random pinball genealogy or working on the check book, or the taxes, or the CVGS survey, what do you think I chose to do?
* You guessed it - I worked on adding content and sources to my database for the rest of the day (pretty much). Found lots of info for the 3 Edwin Pliny Seaver guys and their families, and tonight worked out a problem with two Earl Seavers born in 1892 who I had put together as one guy. Finally figured that out, with the help of census records and WWI and WWII draft registration cards. Whew! Used the Vermont BRs a lot also sorting out vital stats.
* Answered some email, checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post and watched some TV (SDSU beat UNM, golf tournament was delayed due to fog, news) during the day.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
My genealogy day - 25 January 2013
This was a rainy day all day, a steady drip. Went out in it because I had to! Still feel only fair with sniffles.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Follow-Up Friday - Helpful Reader Comments.
* Researched and then wrote Using RecordSeek to Add Sources to the FamilySearch Family Tree. That works pretty well!
* Answered email, checked Facebook, printed off several queries and left for the bank and library at 1:15 p.m. The microfilm machine was fixed, so found two of the 3 obituaries I was looking for. The printer wasn't working, so used my iPhone.
* Home by 2:30 p.m. to copy photos to the computer, send off one query response, read, then write Review: Legacy QuickGuide on Pennsylvania Genealogy.
* Worked in the database for awhile, adding content and sources for random persons.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, and wash the dishes.
* Online again at 7 p.m. to read, answer email, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and check Google+. Wrote the Surname Saturday post.
* Worked on finding several Richman families in English census records - some success. Worked in the Find A Grave matches on MyHeritage, adding content and sources.
* Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Follow-Up Friday - Helpful Reader Comments.
* Researched and then wrote Using RecordSeek to Add Sources to the FamilySearch Family Tree. That works pretty well!
* Answered email, checked Facebook, printed off several queries and left for the bank and library at 1:15 p.m. The microfilm machine was fixed, so found two of the 3 obituaries I was looking for. The printer wasn't working, so used my iPhone.
* Home by 2:30 p.m. to copy photos to the computer, send off one query response, read, then write Review: Legacy QuickGuide on Pennsylvania Genealogy.
* Worked in the database for awhile, adding content and sources for random persons.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, and wash the dishes.
* Online again at 7 p.m. to read, answer email, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and check Google+. Wrote the Surname Saturday post.
* Worked on finding several Richman families in English census records - some success. Worked in the Find A Grave matches on MyHeritage, adding content and sources.
* Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
My genealogy day - 24 January 2013
I've finally figured out that I have a cold or a touch of the flu despite the flu shot taken 2 months ago. My drainage and sniffles are noticeable now. It was another stay-at-home day doing genealogy for me.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1850 U.S. Census Record for William Knapp Family and then Check Out the Census Dotmap - Can You Find Your House?
* Tuned into Crista's Ancestry webinar on Facebook about reliable sources, didn't get much out of it. Added sources and event data for about two inches of "to be filed" paper. I had entered most of it before. Lots more to do! I need to do more of this.
* Checked out the TreeConnect feature for sources in FS Family Tree. That works pretty well!
* Watched Marina Pierre-Louis webinar from last week about On-Site Research. Pretty good advice. Checked Facebook. Answered some email.
* Wrote Win a FREE Registration to RootsTech (21-23 March 2013). I must have done something useful, but can't recall what! Oh - I checked out LibreOffice on the laptop - it reads my OpenOffice presentation files just fine! Wrote Legacy Family Tree Webinars for 2013 All Set.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news, eat dinner and wash the dishes. Took the laptop in to read blogs while Linda was on the desktop.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook and do more online searches for Catherine names without a surname. Found quite a few of them in Ancestry Trees. Then worked in FindMyPast.com looking for the Richman daughters in the English census records.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1850 U.S. Census Record for William Knapp Family and then Check Out the Census Dotmap - Can You Find Your House?
* Tuned into Crista's Ancestry webinar on Facebook about reliable sources, didn't get much out of it. Added sources and event data for about two inches of "to be filed" paper. I had entered most of it before. Lots more to do! I need to do more of this.
* Checked out the TreeConnect feature for sources in FS Family Tree. That works pretty well!
* Watched Marina Pierre-Louis webinar from last week about On-Site Research. Pretty good advice. Checked Facebook. Answered some email.
* Wrote Win a FREE Registration to RootsTech (21-23 March 2013). I must have done something useful, but can't recall what! Oh - I checked out LibreOffice on the laptop - it reads my OpenOffice presentation files just fine! Wrote Legacy Family Tree Webinars for 2013 All Set.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news, eat dinner and wash the dishes. Took the laptop in to read blogs while Linda was on the desktop.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook and do more online searches for Catherine names without a surname. Found quite a few of them in Ancestry Trees. Then worked in FindMyPast.com looking for the Richman daughters in the English census records.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
My genealogy day - 23 January 2013
I felt better today after last night's tummy and headache problem...but didn't sleep well due to the meds I took (I think). Stayed at home all day doing genealogy.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not so) Wordless Wednesday - Post 240: Evelyn and Aunt Emily in 1921 and then worked on and posted Finding the Best Way to Attach Sources to Persons in FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Kept working with the new laptop, got the second Genealogy folder and the Pictures folder transferred using flash drives. Almost done. Not sure if I want to transfer the music or not.
* Answered several emails, did some online searching to support several CVGS queries, and wrote "Principles of Pinball Approach to Genealogical Research" Defined and Discussed.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to watch TV news, take a nap, read the paper, eat dinner, put out the trash, and wash the dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and work in the database finding data and sources. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Database stats:
* Persons: 41,531
* Families: 16,555
* Events: 118,000
* Places: 6062
* Sources: 843
* Citations: 36,017
* Multimedia items: 373
* Multimedia links: 1,204
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not so) Wordless Wednesday - Post 240: Evelyn and Aunt Emily in 1921 and then worked on and posted Finding the Best Way to Attach Sources to Persons in FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Kept working with the new laptop, got the second Genealogy folder and the Pictures folder transferred using flash drives. Almost done. Not sure if I want to transfer the music or not.
* Answered several emails, did some online searching to support several CVGS queries, and wrote "Principles of Pinball Approach to Genealogical Research" Defined and Discussed.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to watch TV news, take a nap, read the paper, eat dinner, put out the trash, and wash the dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and work in the database finding data and sources. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Database stats:
* Persons: 41,531
* Families: 16,555
* Events: 118,000
* Places: 6062
* Sources: 843
* Citations: 36,017
* Multimedia items: 373
* Multimedia links: 1,204
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
My genealogy day - 22 January 2013
It was a stay-at-home day - and finally got into my new laptop computer.
* Read email and blogs, wrote New Genealogy Show: On-Site Research New England and then researched and wrote on Pinball Genealogy - Enriching My Genealogy Database for two hours.
* Decided I'd better get the new Dell laptop started up - got it out of the box, plugged in, turned on, Windows 7 up, wifi connected, IE9 opened, Dropbox and Google Drive downloaded, RootsMagic, FTM 2012 and Legacy 7.5 loaded, LibreOffice downloaded, and started copying files on the desktop to USB drives to laptop for the rest of the day, off and on.
* Worked on the CVGS survey tabulating responses for awhile.
* Worked in the database off and on...can't recall what I did though!
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., read the paper, ate, and back online by 6:30 p.m.
* Worked in the database adding content randomly, while also working with the laptop. Got my RootsMagic database loaded, and the media found in the files. Wrote Source Citation for New Brunswick Land Deed Record, checked Ancestry DNA, checked Facebook, answered some email, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
* Felt sick to my stomach and headache at 8 p.m., fighting it ever since with cold compresses. A bug, or food poisoning? I hate when this happens...
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote New Genealogy Show: On-Site Research New England and then researched and wrote on Pinball Genealogy - Enriching My Genealogy Database for two hours.
* Decided I'd better get the new Dell laptop started up - got it out of the box, plugged in, turned on, Windows 7 up, wifi connected, IE9 opened, Dropbox and Google Drive downloaded, RootsMagic, FTM 2012 and Legacy 7.5 loaded, LibreOffice downloaded, and started copying files on the desktop to USB drives to laptop for the rest of the day, off and on.
* Worked on the CVGS survey tabulating responses for awhile.
* Worked in the database off and on...can't recall what I did though!
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., read the paper, ate, and back online by 6:30 p.m.
* Worked in the database adding content randomly, while also working with the laptop. Got my RootsMagic database loaded, and the media found in the files. Wrote Source Citation for New Brunswick Land Deed Record, checked Ancestry DNA, checked Facebook, answered some email, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
* Felt sick to my stomach and headache at 8 p.m., fighting it ever since with cold compresses. A bug, or food poisoning? I hate when this happens...
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Monday, January 21, 2013
My genealogy day - 21 January 2013
It was a fairly full genealogy day - January is 2/3's over, and I still haven't got the new laptop out yet. Maybe tomorrow!
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Amanuensis Monday - Martin Carringer's Revolutionary War Pension File: Post 7: Allen Morrison's Declaration.
* Listened to DearMYRTLE's webinar, didn't get much out of it this week. It did stimulate me to write Pinball Genealogy - My Ancestry.com Hints Practices.
* Answered some email, checked for new databases, checked Facebook, and added to the Best Of post.
* Left at 1:45 p.m. for John's house for the CVGS Bylaws Review meeting. Home by 4:45 p.m. to watch news, then ate dinner, read the paper, and did the dishes.
* Online at 6 p.m. to read, post Denise Levenick's Blog Book Tour Rocks! and do some online research. First in the CAR surnames using Ancestry, FS and AA, then in Find A Grave using the MyHeritage Record Search list. Confirmed 24 more, 822 to go! Added data and osurces to the database.
* Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Amanuensis Monday - Martin Carringer's Revolutionary War Pension File: Post 7: Allen Morrison's Declaration.
* Listened to DearMYRTLE's webinar, didn't get much out of it this week. It did stimulate me to write Pinball Genealogy - My Ancestry.com Hints Practices.
* Answered some email, checked for new databases, checked Facebook, and added to the Best Of post.
* Left at 1:45 p.m. for John's house for the CVGS Bylaws Review meeting. Home by 4:45 p.m. to watch news, then ate dinner, read the paper, and did the dishes.
* Online at 6 p.m. to read, post Denise Levenick's Blog Book Tour Rocks! and do some online research. First in the CAR surnames using Ancestry, FS and AA, then in Find A Grave using the MyHeritage Record Search list. Confirmed 24 more, 822 to go! Added data and osurces to the database.
* Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
My non-genealogy days - 17 to 20 January 2013
Well, I missed journaling for a few days here - I decided to give my readers a break. Honestly, I was too busy with the grandgirls those days and was only able to do minimal email responses, blog/social reading, and blog postings between grandgirl sessions. In essence, I did the "usual" blog posts for the daily themes, and that was about it. I did no actual research or online searching in this time period.
We went and picked them up in Orange County on Tuesday (their mom had surgery on Wednesday) and they left tonight after dinner to go home with their father. We love having them, but 5 nights is about two too long. Linda is worn out every night. They often entertain themselves - singing, dancing, drawing, writing, jumping on the bed, etc. We went to the zoo on Saturday. They got music CDs from their mom this week, and played them on my laptop while going to sleep or during play periods. They got Strawberry Shortcake DVDs also, and played one of them on my computer today. We helped Lolo with her homework - she had an ancestor report due, so we talked about the country she wanted to do (England), selected Rachel Morley as the target. I printed out a line of descent from Rachel to Lolo (her mtDNA descent!), we looked stuff up online about English customs, flag, culture, etc., and Lolo wrote her report.
I did watch the 49ers/Falcons game today, and some of the Patriots/Ravens. James came at 5 p.m. and we went to Lolita's for dinner, then got back just in time to see the end of the Patriots/Ravens game. I'm happy that it's going to be a Jim vs. John Harbaugh game. We like the 49ers because of Linda's SF connection.
I was finally able to do something genealogical tonight - I decided on pinball genealogy - find names, dates, places for persons with blank spots in my database. I enjoy doing this, I can stop when I want to, and I get the feeling of accomplishing something - adding names, dates, places, relationships, sources, notes, etc.
My iPhone camera wouldn't open on Saturday at the Zoo, and I Googled a bit and didn't see an obvious fix. I posted about it on Facebook, and Lucie said to turn the phone completely off to close all of the apps. When I turned it back on, I opened the camera and it worked! Took a few pix this afternoon of the girls.
That's my story and i'm sticking to it, and also going to bed early...loving little girls is hard work!
We went and picked them up in Orange County on Tuesday (their mom had surgery on Wednesday) and they left tonight after dinner to go home with their father. We love having them, but 5 nights is about two too long. Linda is worn out every night. They often entertain themselves - singing, dancing, drawing, writing, jumping on the bed, etc. We went to the zoo on Saturday. They got music CDs from their mom this week, and played them on my laptop while going to sleep or during play periods. They got Strawberry Shortcake DVDs also, and played one of them on my computer today. We helped Lolo with her homework - she had an ancestor report due, so we talked about the country she wanted to do (England), selected Rachel Morley as the target. I printed out a line of descent from Rachel to Lolo (her mtDNA descent!), we looked stuff up online about English customs, flag, culture, etc., and Lolo wrote her report.
I did watch the 49ers/Falcons game today, and some of the Patriots/Ravens. James came at 5 p.m. and we went to Lolita's for dinner, then got back just in time to see the end of the Patriots/Ravens game. I'm happy that it's going to be a Jim vs. John Harbaugh game. We like the 49ers because of Linda's SF connection.
I was finally able to do something genealogical tonight - I decided on pinball genealogy - find names, dates, places for persons with blank spots in my database. I enjoy doing this, I can stop when I want to, and I get the feeling of accomplishing something - adding names, dates, places, relationships, sources, notes, etc.
My iPhone camera wouldn't open on Saturday at the Zoo, and I Googled a bit and didn't see an obvious fix. I posted about it on Facebook, and Lucie said to turn the phone completely off to close all of the apps. When I turned it back on, I opened the camera and it worked! Took a few pix this afternoon of the girls.
That's my story and i'm sticking to it, and also going to bed early...loving little girls is hard work!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
My genealogy day - 16 January 2013
Another non-genealogy day, with the exception of blogging and the CVGS Computer Group.
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 239 - Emily and Dorothy Taylor in 1920 and then CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 19 January Features Donna Bradley.
* Had the girls in the morning - we had a tour of the blog on their scooters, and played hide and seek. Linda took them at 11 a.m. to find fabric for Lolo's Ancestor project, and I went off to lunch at McDonalds, then the bank, the post office (to mail my 23andme sample), and the library.
* Talked to John and Joanna for awhile, then went to CVGS Computer Group meeting. Helped Susi with her webinar issues, I think, and her iPad. Shirley used Rootsweb to show new folks some sites to use.
* Home by 2 p.m. to read, then took a short nap, and Audrey got up with me, we watched Fox News for an hour while trying to rest. Linda took the girls to the Y to swim.
* That gave me some time to research and write Using New Brunswick County Deed Registry Books.
* They came home after 4 and I played with the girls, we had dinner, watched TV, they had dessert, got into their makeup and had fun being glamorous, then worked on paper airplanes and headbands, and got glitter all over the dining room tablecloth! Oops. I watched the SDSU/UNLV game, Aztecs lost. Finally got them down for bed at 9:30 p.m.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours at most!
* Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 239 - Emily and Dorothy Taylor in 1920 and then CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 19 January Features Donna Bradley.
* Had the girls in the morning - we had a tour of the blog on their scooters, and played hide and seek. Linda took them at 11 a.m. to find fabric for Lolo's Ancestor project, and I went off to lunch at McDonalds, then the bank, the post office (to mail my 23andme sample), and the library.
* Talked to John and Joanna for awhile, then went to CVGS Computer Group meeting. Helped Susi with her webinar issues, I think, and her iPad. Shirley used Rootsweb to show new folks some sites to use.
* Home by 2 p.m. to read, then took a short nap, and Audrey got up with me, we watched Fox News for an hour while trying to rest. Linda took the girls to the Y to swim.
* That gave me some time to research and write Using New Brunswick County Deed Registry Books.
* They came home after 4 and I played with the girls, we had dinner, watched TV, they had dessert, got into their makeup and had fun being glamorous, then worked on paper airplanes and headbands, and got glitter all over the dining room tablecloth! Oops. I watched the SDSU/UNLV game, Aztecs lost. Finally got them down for bed at 9:30 p.m.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours at most!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
My genealogy day - 15 January 2013
This was not much of a genealogy day because we went and picked up the grandgirls in Huntington Beach for the week.
* Read email and blogs, noted that "What Do You Do With a Document for a Potential Ancestor?" posted. Wrote Collaboration at Local Genealogical Society Meetings and set it for later.
* We left at 10:30 a.m. for Huntington Beach, ate lunch at In 'n' Out, picked up the girls and their stuff and were on the road again by 1:30 p.m. Tami gave us the three large photos for the entry wall of the grandkids - great images!
* Home by 3 p.m. with our precious cargo - 210 miles round trip. Glad we aren't driving much more this week! Helped Lolo with her homework - she has an Ancestor Report due next week! We used Google and Wikipedia to find info about England culture and more.
* Online off and on until 8:30 p.m. when the girls went to bed. Answered email, checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, looked at California probates on FamilySearch, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 5.0 hours at most.
* Read email and blogs, noted that "What Do You Do With a Document for a Potential Ancestor?" posted. Wrote Collaboration at Local Genealogical Society Meetings and set it for later.
* We left at 10:30 a.m. for Huntington Beach, ate lunch at In 'n' Out, picked up the girls and their stuff and were on the road again by 1:30 p.m. Tami gave us the three large photos for the entry wall of the grandkids - great images!
* Home by 3 p.m. with our precious cargo - 210 miles round trip. Glad we aren't driving much more this week! Helped Lolo with her homework - she has an Ancestor Report due next week! We used Google and Wikipedia to find info about England culture and more.
* Online off and on until 8:30 p.m. when the girls went to bed. Answered email, checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, looked at California probates on FamilySearch, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 5.0 hours at most.
Monday, January 14, 2013
My genealogy days - 13 and 14 January 2013
We took off for Palm Springs on Sunday morning, and returned home on Monday afternoon.
1) Sunday, 13 January:
* Read email and blogs, finished up the Best Of post. We left at 9 a.m. for Palm Springs and my talk on Monday to the Sun City Palm Springs Genealogy Club.
* Got to the Palm Springs tram station before 11:45, and took the tram up to the Mountain station. Had lunch there, then I wandered around outside for awhile in the cold and snow. Took some pictures. Found Linda in the Gift Shop. We were off the mountain and in our motel room by 3 p.m.
* Checked my email, posted Best of the Genea-Blogs - 6 to 12 January 2013 (it was in Draft, not ready to be published, so late!). Had a nap, went to dinner, edited my presentation a bit on the laptop.
2) Monday, 14 January:
* Up before 6:30 a.m., checked out, had breakfast, checked email during breakfast, and headed for Palm Desert. Got to the Del Webb clubhouse before 9 a.m., met Sondra and Gary, and got set up for the talk. Launched right after 9:30 a.m., and went until after 11:30 a.m. I gave them more detail than usual. It was a group of about 30.
* We went to lunch at Subway, got gas, and headed home up I-10 to US 60 to State 215 to I-15 to I-805 to home. Stopped in Menifee for a milk shake at Carl's Jr.
* Home by 3:45 p.m., read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Martin Carringer's Revolutionary War Pension File: Post 6: son George's 1851 Declaration posed, and wrote Genealogist Beware - Checking Out Genealogy.us.org.
* Went in for dinner at 6, watched TV, did the dishes, and back online by 6:45 p.m. Wrote CVGS Newsletter for January 2013 is Available and CVGS Research Group Summary - 9 January 2013 Meeting.
* Answered several emails then Updated the Genealogy.us.org post. Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
1) Sunday, 13 January:
* Read email and blogs, finished up the Best Of post. We left at 9 a.m. for Palm Springs and my talk on Monday to the Sun City Palm Springs Genealogy Club.
* Got to the Palm Springs tram station before 11:45, and took the tram up to the Mountain station. Had lunch there, then I wandered around outside for awhile in the cold and snow. Took some pictures. Found Linda in the Gift Shop. We were off the mountain and in our motel room by 3 p.m.
* Checked my email, posted Best of the Genea-Blogs - 6 to 12 January 2013 (it was in Draft, not ready to be published, so late!). Had a nap, went to dinner, edited my presentation a bit on the laptop.
2) Monday, 14 January:
* Up before 6:30 a.m., checked out, had breakfast, checked email during breakfast, and headed for Palm Desert. Got to the Del Webb clubhouse before 9 a.m., met Sondra and Gary, and got set up for the talk. Launched right after 9:30 a.m., and went until after 11:30 a.m. I gave them more detail than usual. It was a group of about 30.
* We went to lunch at Subway, got gas, and headed home up I-10 to US 60 to State 215 to I-15 to I-805 to home. Stopped in Menifee for a milk shake at Carl's Jr.
* Home by 3:45 p.m., read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Martin Carringer's Revolutionary War Pension File: Post 6: son George's 1851 Declaration posed, and wrote Genealogist Beware - Checking Out Genealogy.us.org.
* Went in for dinner at 6, watched TV, did the dishes, and back online by 6:45 p.m. Wrote CVGS Newsletter for January 2013 is Available and CVGS Research Group Summary - 9 January 2013 Meeting.
* Answered several emails then Updated the Genealogy.us.org post. Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
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