Another full genealogy Monday with the usual tasks. I need some excitement - a new ancestor would be nice!
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and we were home by 8:55 a.m.
* Was able to get in the green room on Mondays With Myrt for a change, and the panel had a long and fruitful discussion about many topics.
* Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records for Estate of John Plimpton (1708-1756) of Medfield, Mass. - Part 4 posted and wrote Good News for Suffolk County, Massachusetts Researchers after finding the missing John Plimpton document.
* Took my nap, had lunch, and online at 1 p.m. to add to the Best Of post. Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri after checking my DNA matches. Answered email.
* Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree matching some Seaver folks with RootsMagic, and adding events and sources to both. Forgot to check Twitter and Facebook. TreeShared the RootsMagic file.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, water the front plants, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write the Treasure Chest post. Then checked for new AncestryDNA matches. Worked in the Lincoln line a bit matching folks with FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Sunday, November 19, 2017
My Genealogy Sunday - 19 November 2017
It wasn't much of a genealogy day. A little blogging, a little Hint entry, and that's it. The Chargers won big, though.
* Read email before church, left at 8:15 for the early service, and home by 9:55 a.m. Watched the football game, took a nap, and read blogs on my phone. Had lunch. Came in at 12:30 to read email and blogs, and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 12 to 18 November 2017 posted.
* Back to the TV at 1 p.m. to watch the end of the Chiefas game and then the Chargers game. Chargers beat Buffalo 54-24 and it wasn't that close. The other three AFC West teams lost so we're tied for second, two back of KC. Hope springs eternal.
* Online at 4:30 p.m. to transcribe the Plimpton probate documents. Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the Amanuensis post, and noted that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Databases - Week of 12 to 18 November 2017 and Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 12 to 18 November 2017 posted.
* TreeShared, then worked Ancestry Hints for awhile, adding content and sources. Checked Denmark census records again for the Hede/Stenger/Sorenson families without success. Strange.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 4.0 hours.
* Read email before church, left at 8:15 for the early service, and home by 9:55 a.m. Watched the football game, took a nap, and read blogs on my phone. Had lunch. Came in at 12:30 to read email and blogs, and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 12 to 18 November 2017 posted.
* Back to the TV at 1 p.m. to watch the end of the Chiefas game and then the Chargers game. Chargers beat Buffalo 54-24 and it wasn't that close. The other three AFC West teams lost so we're tied for second, two back of KC. Hope springs eternal.
* Online at 4:30 p.m. to transcribe the Plimpton probate documents. Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the Amanuensis post, and noted that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Databases - Week of 12 to 18 November 2017 and Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 12 to 18 November 2017 posted.
* TreeShared, then worked Ancestry Hints for awhile, adding content and sources. Checked Denmark census records again for the Hede/Stenger/Sorenson families without success. Strange.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 4.0 hours.
Saturday, November 18, 2017
My Genealogy Saturday - 18 November 2017
This was a decent genealogy Saturday, and I made some progress on grandsons paternal line.
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to gather the Bible Study stuff, and left at 7:40 for Marie Callendars The lesson went pretty well - they seemed to think I knew what I was doing. Dazzled them with charts. Picked up Linda and home by 9:50.
* Noted that Surname Saturday -- CRAFT (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, added to the Best Of post, then worked in FamilySearch Family Tree a bit. Took my nap watching football. Had lunch.
* Online at 1 p.m. to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Expanded "Ancestors Geneameme" posted. Searched for more Bible Study stuff. Checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts. Went to the Denmark census records and then the Denmark Church Records on FamilySearch and was able to add all of the children, and another set of two ancestral families, in the Church Records. Fun stuff. I used FS source citations.
* Went in at 5:15 to help with dinner, we ate, watched football, and I read the paper, then did dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, work some more in the Denmark data, matched and added them to FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Went in at 8 p.m. to watch SDSU football, they're ahead 21-17 over Nevada at halftime.
* Online at halftime to answer email, and will check Facebook before I turn in. Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to gather the Bible Study stuff, and left at 7:40 for Marie Callendars The lesson went pretty well - they seemed to think I knew what I was doing. Dazzled them with charts. Picked up Linda and home by 9:50.
* Noted that Surname Saturday -- CRAFT (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, added to the Best Of post, then worked in FamilySearch Family Tree a bit. Took my nap watching football. Had lunch.
* Online at 1 p.m. to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Expanded "Ancestors Geneameme" posted. Searched for more Bible Study stuff. Checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts. Went to the Denmark census records and then the Denmark Church Records on FamilySearch and was able to add all of the children, and another set of two ancestral families, in the Church Records. Fun stuff. I used FS source citations.
* Went in at 5:15 to help with dinner, we ate, watched football, and I read the paper, then did dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, work some more in the Denmark data, matched and added them to FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Went in at 8 p.m. to watch SDSU football, they're ahead 21-17 over Nevada at halftime.
* Online at halftime to answer email, and will check Facebook before I turn in. Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
Friday, November 17, 2017
My Genealogy Friday - 17 November 2017
Another stay-at-home day, but I had some real life interference that limited my research time.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to the grocery store. Home by 9:45 a.m.
* Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 201: #280 Thomas Dill (1682-1718) of Medford, Massachusetts posted, and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 17 November 2017.
* Added to the Best Of post, and answered email. Took my nap. Up at 12:20 to have lunch.
* Online at 12:40 p.m. to read, then worked on the Genealogy News Bytes - 17 November 2017 post. Also worked on the Bible Study for Saturday.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and checked Ancestry Search results for Member Trees. They work today.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, read the paper, watched TV news, and washed dishes,
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to write the two Saturday posts, then worked on the Bible Study some more. Answered more email.
* Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to the grocery store. Home by 9:45 a.m.
* Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 201: #280 Thomas Dill (1682-1718) of Medford, Massachusetts posted, and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 17 November 2017.
* Added to the Best Of post, and answered email. Took my nap. Up at 12:20 to have lunch.
* Online at 12:40 p.m. to read, then worked on the Genealogy News Bytes - 17 November 2017 post. Also worked on the Bible Study for Saturday.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and checked Ancestry Search results for Member Trees. They work today.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, read the paper, watched TV news, and washed dishes,
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to write the two Saturday posts, then worked on the Bible Study some more. Answered more email.
* Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
My Genealogy Thursday - 16 November 2017
Just another all-genealogy day here in the Genea-Cave. Some blogging, some searching, some TreeSharing, some life.
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read emails and blogs, picked her up and home by 9:10 a.m.
* Noted that 1708 Marriage Record of Samuel Brown and Ruth Young in Eastham, Mass. --- Post 390 of Treasure Chest Thursday posted, and wrote Genea-Musings FREE RootsTech 2018 Registration Giveaway and set it for later.
* Added to the Best Of post, and worked in FamilySearch Family Tree matching and normalizing a Seaver line, and added content and sources to the database.
* Forgot to go to the Engineers Lunch, but took a nap. Had lunch.
* Online at 12:45 p.m. to read, then answer email, and wrote Seavers in the News - Did Frank Seaver Jilt His Girlfriend? Did a lot of searching for this guy without success.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, and answered more email.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, watch TV and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, write the 52 Ancestors post, and try to help a correspondent with an adopted father. Failed. No surprise, a tangled web. TreeShared about 80 folks.
* Got wrapped into the Thomas Paine of Eastham mystery and fixed (I think) my line using WikiTree.
* Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read emails and blogs, picked her up and home by 9:10 a.m.
* Noted that 1708 Marriage Record of Samuel Brown and Ruth Young in Eastham, Mass. --- Post 390 of Treasure Chest Thursday posted, and wrote Genea-Musings FREE RootsTech 2018 Registration Giveaway and set it for later.
* Added to the Best Of post, and worked in FamilySearch Family Tree matching and normalizing a Seaver line, and added content and sources to the database.
* Forgot to go to the Engineers Lunch, but took a nap. Had lunch.
* Online at 12:45 p.m. to read, then answer email, and wrote Seavers in the News - Did Frank Seaver Jilt His Girlfriend? Did a lot of searching for this guy without success.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, and answered more email.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, watch TV and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, write the 52 Ancestors post, and try to help a correspondent with an adopted father. Failed. No surprise, a tangled web. TreeShared about 80 folks.
* Got wrapped into the Thomas Paine of Eastham mystery and fixed (I think) my line using WikiTree.
* Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
My Genealogy Wednesday - 15 November 2017
Ah, another all-genealogy day, but with the usual interruptions for real life.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.
* noted that 2013 NGS Conference Photos, Part 3 -- Post 490 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and worked on and wrote Creating "We Remember" Memorials on Ancestry.com - FREE, Easy?
* Added to ther Best Of post, and took my nap.
* Up at 12:30 to eat lunch, then online to work on three CVGS blog posts. Worked a bit on the Bible Study stuff -even found the book I was missing in the Bible study bookcase, right where I put it but forgot where it was.
* Wrote "The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for the poetry challenge.
* Answered email, checked Twitter and Facebook, and added to the Best Of post.
* Went in at 5:20 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, put out the trash, read the paper, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:40 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post, and worked in Ancestry Hints adding content and sources. Resolved over 220 Hints, but I don't use over half of them.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.
* noted that 2013 NGS Conference Photos, Part 3 -- Post 490 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and worked on and wrote Creating "We Remember" Memorials on Ancestry.com - FREE, Easy?
* Added to ther Best Of post, and took my nap.
* Up at 12:30 to eat lunch, then online to work on three CVGS blog posts. Worked a bit on the Bible Study stuff -even found the book I was missing in the Bible study bookcase, right where I put it but forgot where it was.
* Wrote "The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for the poetry challenge.
* Answered email, checked Twitter and Facebook, and added to the Best Of post.
* Went in at 5:20 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, put out the trash, read the paper, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:40 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post, and worked in Ancestry Hints adding content and sources. Resolved over 220 Hints, but I don't use over half of them.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
My Semi-Genealogy Tuesday - 14 November 2017
This was not a big genealogy Tuesday - a little blogging, some reading, no research, but a necessary task day for family history.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read emails and blogs, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1798 Marriage Record of Robert Bury and Jane Haslam in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire posted, picked her up at 9 a.m., and we went off to the trust lawyer's office in La Mesa.
* We went five weeks ago to update our trust, wills, powers of attorney, etc., and today we reviewed and signed everything, and received our books of documents. We got there at 9:30 a.m., broke for lunch at 12:30, and picked up the books at 1:30 p.m., and stopped at the grocery store on the way home, and got home by 2:15.
* Added to the Best Of post, and got sleepy so went in to take my nap. OASIS called as I was going to sleep, and we agreed on dates for my 4-session class. Had no problem falling asleep.
* Online at 3:30 p.m. to finish reading blogs, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 14 November 2017. Answered email, checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, watch TV news, do the laundry, and do the dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, write the Wordless Wednesday post, TreeShare, and answer email.
* Went in at 8 p.m. to watch Finding Your Roots. Interesting research in Kenya and Latin America.
* Online at 9 p.m. to read, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read emails and blogs, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1798 Marriage Record of Robert Bury and Jane Haslam in Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire posted, picked her up at 9 a.m., and we went off to the trust lawyer's office in La Mesa.
* We went five weeks ago to update our trust, wills, powers of attorney, etc., and today we reviewed and signed everything, and received our books of documents. We got there at 9:30 a.m., broke for lunch at 12:30, and picked up the books at 1:30 p.m., and stopped at the grocery store on the way home, and got home by 2:15.
* Added to the Best Of post, and got sleepy so went in to take my nap. OASIS called as I was going to sleep, and we agreed on dates for my 4-session class. Had no problem falling asleep.
* Online at 3:30 p.m. to finish reading blogs, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 14 November 2017. Answered email, checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, watch TV news, do the laundry, and do the dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, write the Wordless Wednesday post, TreeShare, and answer email.
* Went in at 8 p.m. to watch Finding Your Roots. Interesting research in Kenya and Latin America.
* Online at 9 p.m. to read, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
Monday, November 13, 2017
My Genealogy Monday - 13 November 2017
Just another all genealogy day, with some research, some blogging, and a Hangout.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read email and lbogs, picked her up and home by 9:05 a.m.
* Got into Mondays With Myrt with no problem (first time in awhile) and actually got to talk a bit about a number of topics.
* At 10:45 a.m., noted that Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records for Estate of John Plimpton (1708-1756) of Medfield, Mass. - Part 3 posted, added to the Best Of post, and checked email. Had my nap.
* Had lunch, and online at 1 p.m. to read, then wrote GenealogyBank Changes Their Look and Content and Monday Genea-Pourri.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, and worked a bit in AncestryDNA matches.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, watch TV news, and do the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the Treasure Chest post, TreeShare, and work in Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the database.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read email and lbogs, picked her up and home by 9:05 a.m.
* Got into Mondays With Myrt with no problem (first time in awhile) and actually got to talk a bit about a number of topics.
* At 10:45 a.m., noted that Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records for Estate of John Plimpton (1708-1756) of Medfield, Mass. - Part 3 posted, added to the Best Of post, and checked email. Had my nap.
* Had lunch, and online at 1 p.m. to read, then wrote GenealogyBank Changes Their Look and Content and Monday Genea-Pourri.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, and worked a bit in AncestryDNA matches.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, watch TV news, and do the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the Treasure Chest post, TreeShare, and work in Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the database.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Sunday, November 12, 2017
My Genealogy Sunday - 12 November 2017
This wasn't much of a genealogy day until the mid-afternoon.
* Read email before going to the 8:30 church service. Got home by 9:45 a.m. and watched the Chargers game. Read the blogs during the 4th quarter on my phone. Chargers lost 20-17 in overtime to the Jaguars, so now 3-6 on the season. Same old Chargers... Watched more NFL, then took a recliner nap.
* Online at 3 p.m. to read, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 5 to 11 November 2017 posted. Started the new Best Of post. Worked on the Amanuensis Monday transcription and post.
* Checked Facebook. Noted that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Databases - Week of 5 to 11 November 2017 posted.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, answered email, did more Feather research for the photo, and noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 5 to 11 November 2017 posted.
* TreeShared, then worked in FS Family Tree with the Feather stuff. Checked my AncestryDNA matches and added several cousin lines to the database.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
* Read email before going to the 8:30 church service. Got home by 9:45 a.m. and watched the Chargers game. Read the blogs during the 4th quarter on my phone. Chargers lost 20-17 in overtime to the Jaguars, so now 3-6 on the season. Same old Chargers... Watched more NFL, then took a recliner nap.
* Online at 3 p.m. to read, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 5 to 11 November 2017 posted. Started the new Best Of post. Worked on the Amanuensis Monday transcription and post.
* Checked Facebook. Noted that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Databases - Week of 5 to 11 November 2017 posted.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, answered email, did more Feather research for the photo, and noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 5 to 11 November 2017 posted.
* TreeShared, then worked in FS Family Tree with the Feather stuff. Checked my AncestryDNA matches and added several cousin lines to the database.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
My Genealogy Saturday - 11 November 2017
At the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 2017 (Pacific Time) I was sitting on the throne at St. Andrew's Church in San Diego. At that time in France I was sound asleep in Chula Vista. Anyway, it was Veteran's Day.
* Linda didn't go to the Y, so I read email and blogs, then packed up and left at 8:15 a.m. for the SDGS meeting. Noted that Veterans Day 2017 - Honoring My Heroes posted.
* Got there at 8:45 and Gordon brought his laptop and I used it for the 9 a.m. RootsMagic class. We had 9 in attendance. Only had 50 minutes, so reviewed the views, navigation, the menus, source citations, TreeShare and WebHints, and not much else. Time flies!
* Heard Jeanette's first talk about newspapers but was dozy, had a snack, and came home rather than stay for the second talk. Home by 11:45 a.m., had lunch, watched football and dozed in the recliner.
* Online at 2 p.m. to note that Surname Saturday - BALLARD (England to colonial Massachusetts) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Make an Ancestor's Timeline posted.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts for Sunday. Worked on email, and checked Facebook. Watered the front plants.
* Went in at 4:55 p.m. for dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6 p.m. to read, then worked in RootsMagic matching a Seaver line to FamilySearch Family Tree, and adding data to both trees. TreeShared.
* Got an email with a picture of Cornelius Feather and worked in RM/FSFT to try to identify which Cornelius it is. Matched a lot of Feathers in FSFT and added content.
* Added to the Best Of post, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
* Linda didn't go to the Y, so I read email and blogs, then packed up and left at 8:15 a.m. for the SDGS meeting. Noted that Veterans Day 2017 - Honoring My Heroes posted.
* Got there at 8:45 and Gordon brought his laptop and I used it for the 9 a.m. RootsMagic class. We had 9 in attendance. Only had 50 minutes, so reviewed the views, navigation, the menus, source citations, TreeShare and WebHints, and not much else. Time flies!
* Heard Jeanette's first talk about newspapers but was dozy, had a snack, and came home rather than stay for the second talk. Home by 11:45 a.m., had lunch, watched football and dozed in the recliner.
* Online at 2 p.m. to note that Surname Saturday - BALLARD (England to colonial Massachusetts) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Make an Ancestor's Timeline posted.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts for Sunday. Worked on email, and checked Facebook. Watered the front plants.
* Went in at 4:55 p.m. for dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6 p.m. to read, then worked in RootsMagic matching a Seaver line to FamilySearch Family Tree, and adding data to both trees. TreeShared.
* Got an email with a picture of Cornelius Feather and worked in RM/FSFT to try to identify which Cornelius it is. Matched a lot of Feathers in FSFT and added content.
* Added to the Best Of post, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
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