My Genealogy Friday - 30 November 2012

11 months down, one to go.  Christmas shopping does not excite me ... unless it's for me!  A little rain this afternoon and evening.

*  Up late because of not sleeping 4-6 a.m....read email and blogs, then wrote Follow-Up Friday - Helpful and Interesting Reader Comments from the Past Week and got ready to go out.

*  Left at 10 a.m. for Sharp-Rees-Stealy for regular checkup.  Pulse rate high for some reason...maybe the nurse's technique.  Everything else OK, weight down 2 pounds since last visit in July.  Who knew?  I've been afraid to get on the scale!

*  Went to Costco for a Polish dog, then checked out laptops.  Played with Windows 8 a bit - very different...not sure I'm ready for that!  Bought flowers for Linda's birthday.  Then to Kearny Mesa to rent the screen for Sunday...$35 a day!  

*  Home by 2 p.m. to read, futzed around for awhile trying to decide what to write, had some false starts, finally wrote Exploring RootsMagic 6 - Post 6: The "Enhanced Searching and Selecting" Feature.  Messed around in Geni.com for awhile too.

*  Wrote the Surname Saturday post and two CVGC posts.  Went in for dinner at 5:45 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, and then washed dishes while Linda was on the computer.

*  Online at 7:30 p.m. to read, write the SNGF post, then settled in to do 20 SSDI entries and 12 FAG entries on the MyHeritage list.  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.

End of November statistics (with changes from 31 October in parentheses):

* 1,058 Feedburner subs for Genea-Musings (email) readers (+12)
*  39 Feedburner subs for The Geneaholic (email) readers (+1)

* 1,438 Google Reader readers for Genea-Musings (counter not working)

*  Genea-Musings traffic rank:  worldwide: 194,881; US:  81,172 (Alexa)

* 65,144 page views (2,171 per day, Blogger Stats, +179)
* 21,965 web page visits (732 per day, Site-meter) (-43)
* 35,491 page views (1,183 1,356 per day, Site-meter) (-173)

End-of-November statistics for RootsMagic database (with change from October in parentheses):

* 41,550 persons (+206)
* 16,563 families (+70)
* 117,095 events (+1025)
* 5,933 places (+92)
* 823 sources (+12)
* 33,810  citations (+1542)

*  To-do Tasks: 52

*  Multimedia items: 291

*  Multimedia links: 939

 I'm up to 28.87% (+1.07%) for citations/events and 81.37% (+3.32%) for citations/persons.

My Genealogy Thursday - 29 November 2012

Well - three more days until we celebrate Linda's big birthday - I hope she'll be surprised.  Now don't tell her!

*  Read email and blogs, and wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1870 U.S. Agricultural Census Record for Henry Carringer in Iowa.  Wrote two posts about Newspapers.com also but held them until 1 p.m.  Wrote More Information about Geni.com Changes.

*  Answered some email, and did a little database work.  Ancestry.com Announces New Newspapers.com Subscription Website and First Look at Newspapers.com Subscription Site posted after 1 p.m.

*  Took off to go to the restaurant to check out the banquet room - and then to Best Buy to find my future laptop.  Plenty to choose from!  Need to borrow or rent a movie screen!  

*  Home by 2:15 p.m. to read, then worked in the database adding content and sources.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper and have dinner, then washed the dishes and put the bandage on Linda's toe.

*  Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write a short CV Genealogy Cafe post, and do more online research - did 20 more SSDI entry confirms - 334 to go.  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.  

My genealogy Wednesday - 28 November 2012

only 27 days until Christmas!

*  Read email and blogs, posted MyHeritage Acquires Geni.com, Raises $25 Million right away, then worked on (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 233: Three Richmond Cousins in 1982 and set it for later.  In the mean time, Dear Randy: Geni.com is now (Not All!) Free! came in via email so I posted that too (and had to update it later).  Researched and wrote Exploring RootsMagic 6- Post 5: the Find Everywhere Feature and set it for early afternoon.

*  Packed up and left at 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then to the bank, and the library to get a book and attend the CVGS meeting.  Georgie Stillman did her usual fine job of discussing members semi-worthless but cherished heirlooms. 

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then worked in the database for awhile.  Did some of the Ancestry Hints in the Lucretia Smith line.  Found the Killingly VR index photos that I couldn't find last night - in with Connecticut VRs (duh!) cleverly named Killingly VR.  Worked on the Lincoln line.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV, read the paper, put out the trash and do the dishes.  Helped Linda with her toe soaking.

*  Finally online at 7:15 p.m. again to read, add to the Best Of post, answer some email, and work more on the Lincoln line.  Also did some database source entering using NEHGS site, then did 20 SSDI confirmations on MyHeritage.  Checked Facebook and wrote this post.

My Genealogy Tuesday - 27 November 2012

Five more days until the big event...more on that later in the week!

*  Read email and blogs and wrote Tuesday's Tip: Check Out Genealogy Software Reviews.  Was happily toiling away on he next post, had it almost done, when the phone rang at 10:30 and Olive said "are you OK? you were supposed to be here at 10."  Oops - didn't check my Google Calendar today...printed the papers, got dressed and out the door and there by 11 a.m. for the CVGS Bylaws meeting.  Perhaps the last one this year.  

*  Home by 2 p.m. to read, eat lunch, and finish up the Evaluating the Evidence: When and Where was Sophia (Newton) Hildreth (183?-1923) Born? post.

*  Worked in the database some more adding media and tagging events with the media.  Added quite a bit, and will make a new website tonight.

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

*  Online again at 6 p.m. to read, add more media to the database, answer some email, check Facebook, add to the Best Of post, and made the new website.

*  Downloaded 5 FORUM issues from Matt, worked on some of the Ancestry Hints for Lucretia smith line, and confirmed 40 SSDI entries from the MyHeritage list, adding sources and content to the database.  Then did a few Find-A-Grave entries on the MyHeritage list.  Wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 12.5 hours.

My Genealogy Monday - 26 November 2012

This was the day of the last OASIS class for the year...and I got some real work done too.

*  Up early and off to the health clinic to get my blood work done.  Got there at 7 a.m. and read email and blogs while I waited.  Finally in at 7:55 a.m. and out by 8, and home by 8:10 a.m. to have breakfast.

*  Checked the laptop bag, found the flash drive, checked Google Drive and Dropbox for backups - yep, they're there.  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Will of Thomas Carter (1566-1652) of Charlestown, Mass.posted.

*  Off at 9:15 a.m. to Macy's in Mission Valley for the OASIS class.  Started at 10:15, over at 12 noon.  Another class done...picked up my check, wished the staff Merry Christmas and home by 12:45 p.m. to have lunch.

*  Online at 1:15 p.m., noted that Exploring RootsMagic 6 - Post 4: Enabling Facts in Reports and Web Pages posted.  Did some editing of the next post.

*  Finally got into the database - added some content and sources for some Bu names, almost done with the Bs!  Added more sources and images to recent ancestral families too.  Noted that How Can We Communicate "The Right Way?" posted.

*  worked some more in the database until 5 p.m. when Linda called dinner, and we ate watching the news, then read the paper until 7 p.m.

*  Online again to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, update my First VP SOP, and finally got into the database again adding sources and content from NEHGS site, and then from Find-A-Grave.  Wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My genealogy Sunday - 25 November 2012

Another week starts, they never stop coming...only 5 more weeks until new Years.

*  Read email and blogs, finished up the Best Of post.  Went off to church at 9:30 a.m.

*  Home from church at 11:30 a.m., watched football and read the paper.

*  Came in at 1 p.m. and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 18 to 24 November 2012 had posted.  Listened to the Chargers game and worked on my database for the whole game.  Added lots of citation details, and some citations, to family papers.  couldn't find the Kemp typed sheet, or Austin's death certificate.  Drat.  Chargers lost 16-13 to Ravens in overtime.  They actually played a decent game.  

*  Went in for dinner and to watch TV news.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, write CVGS Meeting on Wednesday, 28 November: "Heirloom Discovery Day" with Georgie Stillman, ASA and write three posts for Monday.

*  Answered some email, sent the CVGS surveys to the membership, checked in on Facebook, then worked in Find A Grave on the MyHeritage list - got 40 more entries confirmed - now down to 397.  Added some sources and content too.  Wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

RootsMagic database stats:

* 41,505 persons
* 16,550 families
* 116,764 events 

* 5,905 places
* 822 sources
* 33,443 citations

*  To-do Tasks: 52

*  Multimedia items: 265

*  Multimedia links: 809

My genealogy Saturday - 24 November 2012

It was a stay-at-home Saturday, except for lunch and dinner outings to give Linda some go-somewhere time.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Surname Saturday - SMITH (England > Massachusetts) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Baby Name Wizard ad set it for later.

*  Worked in the Ancestry Member Tree again, pruning out the useless Hints and saving the good Hints (mainly Mass. Town and Vital Records) to a separate file folder for later attaching.  Also named the Norman Seaver probate record images.  

*  We left at 11 a.m. to go to In 'n' Out for lunch, then stopped at Sprouts on the way home.  

*  Home at 12:30, worked in Find-A-Grave for several hours using the MyHeritage list, adding content and sources when needed.  Found a probable error in a Fletcher memorial, so used the Chelmsford VR book to try to sort out several same name-same place families (Samuel and Mary Fletcher...).  Took awhile, and I added some citation details to death and marriage sources...lots more Fletchers to do in Chelmsford and Westford!

*  Worked on the CVGS First VP SOP to get it into the right format.

*  We left at 5 p.m. to go to dinner at Outback.  Got right in, filet dinner, even a cocktail!  Big night!  Home by 6:30 p.m. to watch the end of the USC-ND game and read the paper and then latest American Ancestors Magazine.

*  Online at 8 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and then did the Carringer line of source quality (Source-Info-Evidence) checks in RootsMagic.  Added some sources, some source details and some images along the way.  

*  Wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My genealogy Thursday and Friday - 22 and 23 November 2012

Two more days gone, 2012 has only 39 days left!  I guess I'd better see how i'm doing on my goals and objectives.

1)  Thursday, 22 November 2012:

*  Got up twice in the night with Audrey, she ended up on the couch!  We had a light breakfast and tried to get ready for brother Scott's visit at 10 a.m.  I managed to read email and blogs, noted that I Am So Thankful ... posted.

*  Scott and family arrived right at 10 a.m., and Tami and Dawn got the brunch going.  Waffles, bacon, hash browns, fruit...and we enjoyed it.

*  We talked about the families, played with the kids outside, watched a little football, and took some pictures outside.  They left at 2:45 p.m. to go to Dawn's parents for Thanksgiving Dinner.  I noted that My Mayflower Connections - Soule, White, Warren, Cooke, Brewster, Hopkins and Fuller posted as planned.

*  Before my nap, I checked the stove - the turkey was put in at 1 p.m. but was not cooking.  Got it going at 3 p.m.  Took a short nap watching football and reading the paper, then played with the girls, and helped with dinner preparations.  Held the turkey down while Linda carved it at 5 p.m.

*  Thanksgiving dinner was turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing and cranberry sauce and bread.  Lauren said the prayer and we all held hands and said what we were thankful for.  Dessert was pumpkin pie or cheesecake (or both) with vanilla ice cream.  

*  Tami and family packed up and headed home at 7 p.m.  I cleaned up the kitchen, Tami had the dishes in the washer.  Took out the trash and put the cans out.

*  Finally online at 8 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook and didn't write a journal post.  Managed to get 40 SSDI entries confirmed using the MyHeritage list so I actually did some genealogy work this day!  Went to bed early!

Genealogy on Thursday was 3.0 hours.

2)  Friday, 23 November 2012:

*  Remembered to get up early to have my blood work done at Sharp...they were closed!  Wasted 30 minutes, drat.  Ate breakfast late.

*  Online at 8:30 a.m. to read email and blogs, then wrote Follow-Up Friday - Interesting and Helpful Reader Comments.  Made a new My RootsMagic website and uploaded it, fixing some problems and adding more events and images.

*  Worked in the database for awhile, had a long phone call with Jon, then hunted for more town records on Ancestry.  Got through Benjamin Seaver ancestors on Ancestry ignoring many hints and downloading records from the town records.  I expected more than I found.  Saved and named downloaded images, and added them to the database.

*  Wrote Pruning my Ancestry Member Tree Hints.  Continued working in Mass town records with Seaver families.  Also named files for Seaver probate records that I scanned some months ago.  

*  Did a little research for an email correspondent, and answered several emails.  Found that one line in my database should have been Leaver instead of Seaver, and added content to that line.

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

*  Back online at 7:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, work some more on Seaver probate files and vital record images, added more images and tags to the database.  Went through the Seaver ancestors adding Source-Info-Evidence quality checks to the sources.  Need to do the Carringer and Richmond lines too.

*  Confirmed 40 entries in SSDI using the MyHeritage list - down to 437 left.  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  

Linda went out for lunch with Barbara today, is up and aroundm ore, and is bored lying around.  Her toe is still seeping...she iced it again tonight.

Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

My genealogy Wednesday - 21 November 2012

The grandgirls came today, so genealogy was limited to reading and just a little database work.

*  Read email and blogs, then noted that (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 232: Aunt Emily in 1960 posted, and later that Exploring RootsMagic 6 - Post 2: Online Publishing posted.  

*  Started work on the third RootsMagic post but Tami and the girls came at 11 a.m.  We went to lunch at Lolita's because Tami had to work in Mission Valley at 1 p.m.  I got them home, and went off to the library to transfer the CVGS projector back to Gary at the Computer Group meeting.

*  Home by 1 p.m. to get the Exploring RootsMagic 6 - Post 3: My RootsMagic Family Tree Website post finished and set for later.  Updated a lot of apps on the Galaxy including Ancestry.com, and tested it.

*  Audrey couldn't nap, but I did from 2 to 3 in my chair.  She happily played while I snored.  Played with both girls for awhile, and Lolo helped me weed the front plants a pit.  

*  I came in at 5 p.m. and we went to El Pollo Loco for dinner.  The girls eat really well!  

*  Home at 6:30 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, play with the girls, tend to Linda's toe, and get the girls in the shower.  Tami came home, and the girls went to bed easily at about 8:30.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, checked some boxes in RootsMagic to include Events in the online publishing, confirmed another 40 SSDI entries using the MyHeritage list and adding sources when necessary.  Wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.

My genealogy Tuesday - 20 November 2012

It was "play with the new RootsMagic 6 day."

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip: the Hathi Trust Digital Library and then Exploring RootsMagic 6 - Post 1.

*  I spent awhile figuring out how to do the Publish Online and made several sets of files and loaded them on the RootsMagic site.  I couldn't show more than one site - the second one replaced the first even though I had changed the name.  

*  Left at 12:45 p.m. for the derma doctor and stopped at the pharmacy on the way back.  

*  Home at 2 p.m. to read, watch the Legacy webinar, wrote two posts for Thursday, make one more "big" RootsMagic publish file, and then wrote Dear Randy: Is Find A Grave a Reliable Source?

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV and read the paper.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to watch the RootsMagic webinar, tweeted a bit about it, and then wrote two posts for Wednesday (because the girls are coming tomorrow afternoon for Thanksgiving).  Modified the My.RootsMagic.com/rjseaver site again... can't resist!

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.    

Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.