Friday, November 30, 2018

Genea-Journal - Friday, 30 November 2018

11 months down, one to go in 2018.  This was a rainy day in the morning and cleared in the afternoon.  We got over 0.5 inches of rain, so we're almost "normal" on the year (since 1 October).  

*  Linda didn't go to the Y, so I read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post,  noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 254: #379 Judith (Greenman) Card (1694-1786) of Rhode Island posted, and answered email.  Wrote New Records Available To Search this Findmypast Friday, 30 November 2018.

*  Worked in MyHeritageDNA matches adding notes to about 15 matches, identifying the matching chromosomes, and common ancestors if I could find them easily.  Took a short nap.

*  Had lunch, went to the grocery store, then online to match profiles to Family Tree, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 30 November 2018.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Deleted hundreds of old emails, especially if they contained attachments.  My Google Drive is 98% full.  Will probably opt for the 100 gb deal.  In hindsight, probably should have retained the emails!  Too late I think.  Took a short nap.  Wrote the Surname Saturday post.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the SNGF post.  Resolved about 250 Ancestry Hints, and TreeShared 140 RootsMagic profiles, have about 130 to go.

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

End-of-month statistics:
Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 30 November (with increases in the numbers from 31 October in parentheses):

*  51,404 persons (+ 307)
*  20,807  families  (+ 141)
*  166,457 events  (+ 1032)

*  5,755 Alternate Names (+ 219)
*  10,943 places  (+ 2)
*  1,862 sources (+ 16)
*  98,383 citations (+ 1342)
*  1,227 Multi-media Items (+ 2)
*  3,203 Multimedia links (+ 0)
*  27,641 matched to FSFT (+ 784)


 I'm up to 59.10% (+0.44%) for citations/events and 191.39% (+1.47%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for November (compared to stats for October
):

*  63,373 page views (2,112 per day, Blogger Stats,  -376)
*  15,317 page views ( 511 per day, Statcounter, - 5)
*  11,414 sessions (380 per day, Statcounter, + 37)

*  >2,000 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  3,499 
readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 2)


Thursday, November 29, 2018

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 29 November 2018

Rain.  blessed rain.  all day.  Hardest in afternoon.  Back yard is full, now weeds will grow great!  Crap.  We needed the rain - makes the wildfire threat go away.  

*  Did not take Linda to the Y because of the rain.  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that 1830 U.S. Census Record for Isaac Buck Household in Sterling, Mass. -- Post 439 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted.  

*  Decided to put all of the CVGS files on the CVGS blog Google Drive rather than the Randy Google Drive, trying to reclaim space on the Randy drive.  Started the process around 9 a.m., then recalled that I wouldn't be able to blog on Genea-Musings since I was on the other Google account.  Oh well, wrote three posts for the CVGS Genealogy Cafe blog instead.  Found five obituaries and death notices and added them to the RootsMagic tree.  This took 5 hours and ended around 2 p.m. for only 1.19 gb of 2,000 files.  A lesson here - do this overnight next time!

*  Took a nap, had lunch, and whined on Facebook while the above was happening.

*  At 2 p.m., wrote the Seavers in the News -- Lester P. Seaver Dies in Moline, Illinois in 1950 post.  Added to the Best Of post.  Checked Facebook and Twitter.  Started looking at the 52 Ancestors profile.  Answered email.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, and wash dishes.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the 52 Ancestors post, and resolved about 230 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to RootsMagic.  Got through the last day of Hints!

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Wow, only 33 days left in 2018.  I still need to shop more for Linda's birthday.  She got Christmas cards today, but I need address labels, then we can start the mass production process.  

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.  

*  Noted that Ping Pong Buddies in 1956 -- Post 542 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, then added to the Best Of post and wrote Registration Open for SDGS Annual Meeting (12 January 2019) Featuring Curt Witcher.  Found a load of Seever folks and started adding them.  Rested my eyes for awhile.

*  Had lunch, then left at 11:30 a.m. for Bonita and the CVGS meeting.  Had 25, and about ten show and tell items.  elected officers.  Stopped at the CV library for a book.  Home by 3 p.m.

*  Really sleepy, but wrote All MyHeritage LIVE! 2018 Classes Available on Family Tree Webinars Site for FREE and added to the Best Of post.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Took a short nap.  Online at 4:30 p.m. to read, and answer email.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, wash dishes, and put out the trash.

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, write the Treasure Chest post, and work on adding Seever families to RootsMagic tree.  TreeShared about 50 profiles.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Had a pretty good nights sleep - that was great because I had to drive a bit today.  

*  Did not take Linda to the Y, read email and blogs before I left at 8 a.m. for Carlsbad.  Took 90 minutes to go the 43 miles, but only 25 minutes to go the last 25 miles.  60 minutes for 18 miles up to State 52 in stop and go the whole way.  

*  Got to the City Council chambers by 9:30 a.m. and got set up, talked to several friends, and the meeting started at 10 a.m.  I started my "Discovering George W. Seaver's Life Story" presentation at about 10:20 and it went well - they like Case Studies.  I threw in some charts about Descendancy Research too.  Headed home at 11:30 a.m. and got home at 12:30.

*  Had lunch, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1904 Death Notice for Mrs. Dora (--?--) Schaffner in San Francisco, California posted.  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 27 November 2018 and set it for later.

*  Took a nap in the recliner.  Checked Facebook and Twitter.  Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, read the paper and washed dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and worked in the database adding sources and content for Seaver folks using Web Hints.

*  Answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Monday, November 26, 2018

Genea-Journal - Monday, 26 November

This was pretty much an all genealogy day although I did some shopping - both in-store and online.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and was home by 9 a.m. to join Mondays With Myrt in progress.  Didn't add much - talked a bit about Big Trees and about my Wordless Wednesday photo and seeing Scott's family on the weekend. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1824 Deed of Samuel Stone Jr. to Zachariah Hildreth Jr. in Townsend, Mass. posted.  Got the presentation on the flash drive and the laptop for Tuesday.

*  Took a 30 minute nap.  Had lunch, then online to write Monday Genea-Pourri - 26 November 2018.  Went to the grocery store.

*  Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree matching profiles and sharing data.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Did online shopping for Linda.  

*  Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m. watched TV news, read the paper, and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, talked to Lori, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and answered email.  Added to the Best Of post.  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.


Sunday, November 25, 2018

Genea-Journal - 24-25 November 2018

These were not really big genealogy days because of football and family and church.

1)  Saturday, 24 November:

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and we made a Costco run.  Home by 10:30 a.m.
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*  Noted that Surname Saturday -- GUILD (England to colonial New England) posted.  Tried to nap but watched football instead.

*  Had lunch, then online to write the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts.  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Thanksgiving Memories posted.  Watched more football.

*  We left at 4 p.m. for Black Angus to meet brother Scott and family for dinner.  Had a great time telling stories - his kids know them all!  Home by 6:45 p.m.

*  Noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 18 to 24 November 2018 posted. Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, answered email, and went in at 7:30 p.m. to watch the Aztecs game.  Read the paper and my book.  Aztecs lost in overtime, 31-30 to Hawaii, so ended up 7-5 losing the last 3 games and 4 of last 5.  

*  Didn't journal.  Genealogy this day was 3.5 hours.

2)  Sunday, 25 November:

*  Read email and blogs, downloaded more Hildreth deeds, then off to church at 9:30 and home by 11:30.  Transcribed one of the deeds and wrote the Amanuensis post.  Noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 18 to 24 November 2018 posted.  

*  Had lunch, watched football, read the paper, Chargers won 45-10 over Cardinals.  Now 8-3 on the season.

*  Online to read, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 18 to 24 November 2018 posted, and checked Facebook.  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, water the front plants, and wash dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, Treeshared about 80 profiles to the AMT, practiced my Tuesday talk, and resolved over 400 Ancestry Hints.

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.0 hours.

Friday, November 23, 2018

Genea-Journal - Friday, 23 November 2018

Another genealogy day for me...but I made very little progress.  Didn't sleep well last night with a full tummy.  Had a good nap today.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 253: #378 Job Card (1690-about 1760) of Rhode Island posted, and picked her up at 9 a.m.  We went to the grocery store and got our flu shots.

*  Home by 10 a.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, wrote New Records Available To Search this Findmypast Friday, 23 November 2018, and took a 90 minute nap.  Felt better!

*  Answered email, did a little matching with Family Tree, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 23 November 2018.  Found a new Seaver line and put two generations into RootsMagic with sources.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then did some more Family Tree matching.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to finish cooking dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the SNGF and Surname Saturday posts.  Then did some Family Tree matching with an Allen family.  The Family Tree families are really messed up. 

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Genea-Journal - Thanksgiving, 22 November 2018

It rained this morning so Linda did not go to the Y.  We went out for a turkey dinner, and were home by 5:30.  Watched some football.  Did a little blogging.  Lazy...

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Happy Thanksgiving! and I Am Thankful For ...  Added to the Best Of post.  Watched some 1950s-1960s music videos.  Searched Newspapers.com for obituaries, and wrote Seavers in the News -- Mary Jane Seaver Dies in Port Huron, Michigan in 1959.  Researched her children and added content to the tree.

*  Went in at 12 noon to eat lunch, then lay on the bed and watched football.  My brother called.  Facetimed with Tami and family.  

*  Online to work on the 52 Ancestors profile.

*  We left at 3:30 for Cafe LaMaze and had a nice turkey dinner.  I ate too much.  Home by 5:30 p.m. to watch football on TV, read the paper.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the 52 Ancestor post, then worked on a DNA match's tree, but failed to find a common ancestor. 

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 21 November 2018

This was almost an all-genealogy day, highlighted by the 2nd CVGS DNA Group meeting.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, noted that My Father and His Three Sons in 1958 -- Post 541 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Wrote Findmypast Announces Black Friday DNA Sale and set it for later.  Worked on a script for the AncestryDNA live presentation.  Added to the Best Of post.  Rested my eyes for 30 minutes.  Had lunch.

*  Left at 11:20 for the library, got into the conference room at 11:40 a.m. and was set up by 11:50 a.m.  We had 17 in attendance.  I spent awhile demonstrating all of the AncestryDNA features.  Many of the attendees have never looked at anything but ethnicity and a list of matches.  Also gave them links to how to download or upload to the various sites.  Got a new Silva book, and home by 2:30 p.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote Institute for Genetic Genealogy (i4GG) Conference in San Diego on December 7-9, 2018.  Took a 30 minute nap.

*  Online at 4:15 p.m. to check Twitter and Facebook.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote two posts for Thursday, and TreeShared the remaining 60 changes.  Looked at Shirley's GEDmatch matches.  Looked at mine too - checked the GEDCOM files of those that are available - saw no common ancestors even in the third to fourth cousin matches.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  genealogy today was 8.5 hours.


Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Almost another full genealogy day.  No rain yet - maybe tomorrow.  

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1899 Death Notice for Frederick Schaffner in San Francisco, California posted, picked her up at 9 a.m. and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:45 a.m.

*  Wrote New England Historic Genealogical Register Table of Contents - Volume 172, No. 4 (Fall 2018).  Added to the Best Of post.  Answered email.  Sent message to CVGS members about the DNA group on Wednesday.  Rested my eyes but didn't nap.

*  Checked the Aztecs basketball game but it started late.  Had lunch.  Added to the Best Of post.  Started the Genealogy News Bytes - 20 November 2018 post.  Left at 1:35 p.m. to get a haircut.  Home by 2:40 p.m.

*  Finished up the news byres post, checked Facebook and Twitter, and took a nap.  Online at 4:40 p.m. to read.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, read the paper, watched TV news, and did the dishes.

*  Online at 6:40 p.m. to read, wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and then TreeShared 90 profiles to the AMT.  Answered email, added to the Best Of post.

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Monday, November 19, 2018

Genea-Journal - Monday, 19 November 2018

This was almost an all genealogy day, but sports intervened a bit.  Nice November day. Almost had a computer disaster.  No nap.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9 a.m.

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt and contributed a bit about Ancestry searches and tree indexing.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1816 Deed of Henchman Sylvester to Zachariah Hildreth Jr. in Townsend, Mass. posted, and wrote Looking Again at the Findmypast Global Tree.

*  Had lunch, then wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 19 November 2018 and set it for later.

*  Went in at 2:15 p.m. to watch the Aztecs basketball game against Duke - a wipeout.  

*  Online at halftime to read, check Facebook and Twitter, and then went back to watch the end of the game.  Watered the front plants, and got a little sun in back.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, watched the football game, read the paper, washed dishes.  

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, wrote the Treasure Chest post.  While saving the death notice, I managed to move all of my Ancestor Files folder to another subfolder somehow.  Sometimes I don't click well.  It took at least 30 minutes to find the damn thing.  Found it and put it back where it belongs.   Whew!

*  TreeShared 125 profiles in RootsMagic including all of the new profiles.  Still have 150 to do. 

*  Added to the Best Of post.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Sunday, November 18, 2018

My Genea-Weekend - 17-18 November 2018

It's Thanksgiving week!  Where did the month go?  It was a woeful football weekend here in San Diego, as the Aztecs and Chargers both lost.  Oh well, the weather was nice!  Had a lamp in the genea-cave go out on Saturday morning.  Not the bulb.

1)  Saturday, 17 November:

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, then to my Bible study breakfast, picked her up at 9:40 a.m. and stopped at Wal-Mart to get a lamp.  Home by 10:15 and hooked up the lamp.  Didn't work.  Took it to another outlet and it worked - so did the one I had before.  The outlet socket is bad now.   Oh well - now have two good desk lamps.  Need another desk now.

*  Noted that Surname Saturday -- MORSE (England to colonial New England) posted.  Added to the Best Of post.  Found some Seaver folks not in the database on GenealogyBank  so added that family line.

*  Went in at 12 noon for lunch, watched football and tried to doze, but failed.  Read the paper.

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What Genealogy Resource Are You Thankful For? posted.  Wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.  

*  Did more Seaver research on another new-to-me family and added them to the database.  The more I seek the more I find!  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch football, and wash dishes.  

*  Online at 6 p.m. to note that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 11 to 17 November 2018 posted, then resolved about 200 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the database.

*  Went in at 7:30 p.m. to watch the Aztecs game - they lost to Fresno State 23-14, so now 7-4 and won't be conference champion.  Hope sprung eternal again, but reality wins every time.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post before bed at 11 p.m.  Genealogy this day was about 5.0 hours.

2)  Sunday, 18 November:

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 11 to 17 November 2018 posted.  Transcribed the deed for Amanuensis Monday.

*  Off to church at 9:30 a.m. and home by 11:15.  Finished up the Amanuensis Monday post and went in at 12 noon to eat lunch and watch football.  Read the paper, had lunch, tried to doze but failed.  Watched the Chargers game.  They snatched defeat from the jaws of victory again, 23-22 losing to Denver in the final 5 seconds.  Online to read for awhile.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 11 to 17 November 2018 posted.  Resolved over 600 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources for some of them to the database.  I need to TreeShare soon!

*  Checked Facebook, answered email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.0 hours.


Friday, November 16, 2018

My Genea-Friday - 16 November 2018

Happy birthday to brother Scott who is 63 years old today.  Still a young lad!  Decided not to get my hair cut because we are studying Samson on Saturday.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up, and we went grocery shopping.  Home by 9:35 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 252: #377 Joanna (--?--) Champlin (about 1692-about 1762) of Rhode Island posted, and wrote New Records Available To Search this Findmypast Friday, 16 November 2018 and set it for later.  Rested my eyes for awhile.

*  Online at 11:30 to search for a Seaver not in my database, and found one.  Added about 10 persons to the database with content and sources.  Had lunch.

*  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 16 November 2018 and checked Twitter and Facebook.  Wrote the two Saturday posts.  Had a nap.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., read the paper, watched TV news and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then resolved over 300 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources for some of them to the database.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, added Ancestry sources to a bunch of ancestors, and checked Facebook.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

My Genea-Thursday - 15 November 2018

Another all-genealogy day except for lunch with the engineers group.  No big fires here, and Santa Ana winds are over.  Yay!

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that 1817 Marriage Record for Sophia Buck and Lambert Brigham in Sterling, Mass. -- Post 438 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Tried to nap, but just rested.  Left at 10:45 a.m. for the engineers lunch in downtown Chula Vista.  Had a good time with the guys.  Home before 1 p.m.

*  Online to read, searched for an obituary, wrote Seavers in the News -- Milo Seaver Dies in 1957 in Binghamton, New York, and searched for more information on the children for the database.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then wrote FamilySearch Unlocking Centuries of Italian Ancestry Records.

*  Went in to help with dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, ate dinner, washed dishes.  

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, then wrote the 52 Ancestors post, and checked the next one out.  Worked in the database - worked on a random RootsMagic family in Iowa and found records, added content and sources.  

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

My Genea-Wednesday - 14 November 2018

This was an all-genealogy day, with the Research Group meeting included.  A little wind, nice day, some small fires in the county but no big ones.  Weather changes tomorrow.  

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, noted that Randy Ready for Junior High Graduation in June 1958 -- Post 540 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Picked Linda up, and home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post.  Wrote Register for the Family History Fanatics' "DNA eWorkshop: After the Test" and set it for later.  Rested my eyes for awhile.  Had lunch.

*  Left for the library at 11:20 a.m. and got to the parking garage and walked over to the library lugging the laptop and projector.  I need a luggage carrier!  Got set up, and we had only 7 attendees probably due to the parking problems (the lot is getting solar panels).  Home by 2:30 p.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post,  then wrote My New Test Case For Ancestry Member Tree Indexing.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post, and resolved about 300 Ancestry hints, adding content and sources for selected Hints.  Talked to Lori. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

My Genea-Tuesday - 13 November 2018

This was another stay-at-home genealogy day, and I finished several projects.  Yay me!!!  Santa Ana winds today, no big fires in the county.  Yay.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1875 Death Notice for Martha Matilda Schaffner in Oakland, California posted.  Wrote   Findmypast Partners with Living DNA to Launch the Most Detailed Ancestry Discovery Experience.  Played around in Living DNA - couldn't find a link to FMP.

*  Took a nap.  Had lunch, then printed off the CVGS newsletter master and the labels.  Wrote   Genealogy News Bytes - 13 November 2018 and set it for later.  Went to the UPS Store to publish the newsletter.  Home by 2:40 p.m.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked on the George Seaver talk - added descendancy research charts to the front of it.  Got a little sun in the back yard.

*  Went in at 5:15 to finish cooking dinner, we ate, watched TV news, read the paper, and washed dishes. 

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and resolved 400 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the database for selected Hints.  Still 84,000 to do. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.


Monday, November 12, 2018

My Genea-Monday - 12 November 2018

This was an all-genealogy day here in the Cave.  I didn't advance the ball very much, though.  Oh well.  49 days left in 2018.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9 a.m.

*  Joined Mondays With Myrt, and we discussed Veterans Day and Veterans.  I didn't contribute much.  Added to the Best Of post, and noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1814 Deed of Sarah Green to Zachariah Hildreth Jr. in Townsend, Mass. posted.

*  Wrote Good News and Bad News On Ancestry Member Tree Searches and had lunch.  Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 12 November 2018 and set it for later.

*  Looked at my new MyHeritageDNA matches but didn't find any new common ancestors.  The trees of the matches aren't leafy enough, so perhaps I'll do some skeleton work on them too.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Took a nap.

*  Online at 4 p.m. to read, then worked a bit in Family Tree.  Went in at 5:15 for dinner, read the paper, watched news, and washed dishes. 

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write the Treasure Chest post, added some Family labels to the blog and worked through 100 Amanuensis posts, and then worked in Web Hints for Dill families.  Didn't find much.

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.  See, not much progress here!

Sunday, November 11, 2018

My Genea-Weekend - 10-11 November 2018

It wasn't much of a genealogy weekend for me - no research to speak of, some blogging, some family time, a society meeting, etc.  Oh, football on TV!

1)  Saturday, 10 November:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that Surname Saturday - LNU (Alice who married Thomas Wight, England to colonial Massachusetts) posted.

*  Left at 9:20 for the SDGS meeting with Gena.  Got there and stayed for the first talk, but sleepy so left after refreshments.  Home by 12 noon to have lunch, then napped in the recliner.

*  Online at 2 pm. to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What Did You Collect As a Youth? posted.  Wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts.

*  We left at 3:30 p.m. to meet Tami and the kids in Carlsbad for dinner at Ruby's.  Ate, walked a bit, and then had ice cream at Haagen Daz.  Home by 7:15 p.m.  Noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 4 to 10 November 2018 posted.

*  Watched the Aztecs game, read the paper, and then my book.  Aztecs lost 27-24 to UNLV.  Played a bad game, now 7-3 on the season.

*  Did not journal.  Did check Facebook, add to the Best Of post, and check email.  Genealogy this day was 3.5 hours.

2)  Sunday, 11 November 2018:

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 4 to 10 November 2018 posted.

*  Went to church at 9:45, stopped at the store on the way home, and home by 11:45 a.m.

*  Got the deed transcribed and the amanuensis post written.  Noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 4 to 10 November 2018 posted.

*  Went in at 12:30 to watch NFL, and watched all of the Chargers win over Oakland, 20-6.  

*  Online at 4:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post.  Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., watched news, washed clothes, watered the front plants, washed dishes and took a walk.

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, finished up the CVGS Newsletter and emailed it to the membership list.  TreeShared the last 60 changes, and checked out new MyHeritage DNA matches.  Worked on RootsMagic unused place names. 

*  Bored.  Sleepy.  Toes hurt due to sitting too much.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy this day was 4.0 hours.




Friday, November 9, 2018

My Genea-Friday - 9 November 2018

This was a stay-at-home genealogy day and I got some tasks done.  And two rests/naps.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:10 a.m.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 251: #376 William Champlin (1687-1778) of Rhode Island posted, and wrote New Records Available To Search this Findmypast Friday, 9 November 2018.  

*  Worked on an Unlinked Ancestry Tree and solved the puzzle - a 3rd cousin!  Matched profiles with Family Tree for awhile.  Took a nap.

*  Had lunch, then answered email, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 9 November 2018 and set it for later.  Worked on the Surname Saturday post.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Wrote the SNGF post.

*  Went out and watered the front plants, and got a little sun.  I should walk too.  Online to read, and worked in RootsMagic looking for death data for profiles.  Had a rest.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, worked on the CVGS Newsletter and sent it to the reviewers, and TreeShared over 100 profiles - still about 60 to do.  It will never be finished!  

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

My Genea-Thursday - 8 November 2018

This was a stay-at-home genealogy day, and I made progress, but spent some enjoyable time just browsing and reading.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read blogs and email, picked her up, and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Noted that 1703 Birth Record of Jonas Prescott (1703-1784) in Groton, Massachusetts - Post 437 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted and added to the Best Of post.  Wrote Free Access on 9th to 12th November for Findmypast Record Collections and Newspapers.

*  Searched for useful articles for Seavers in the News and found quite a few.  Added data to some Seaver profiles, and matched some to Family Tree.  

*  Had lunch, then wrote Seavers in the News -- Brigadier Florence Seaver Dies in Asbury Park, N.J. in 1964 and set it for later.  

*  Puttered about in the database, matching profiles to Family Tree, searching for records using web hints, and then did a Skeleton tree for one of my matches.  Another failure.  Frustrating.  Perhaps some "potentials" are wrong.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then worked on the 52 Ancestors profile.  Rested my eyes for 30 minutes.  Found some land records that helped in Charlestown, but FamilySearch doesn't have home access to Westerly or South Kingstown RI.  Drat.  Added them to the to-do list.  

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, read the paper, watched TV news, and cleaned up.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to work on the 52 Ancestors post, then wrote it for Friday.  Worked for about an hour on the CVGS Newsletter - about 60% done. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, and done!  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Randy's Genea-Wednesday - 7 November 2018

This was a fairly full genealogy day, plus I got a long nap.  

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Added to the Best Of post, noted that The Seaver Ping Pong Table and Whiffle Ball Court -- Post 539 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and wrote San Diego Genealogical Society Program Meeting on Saturday, 10 November.

*  Worked on another Unlinked Tree on AncestryDNA and failed to find the common ancestor.  Many more to do!  Printed off the CVGS material for the board meeting.  Rested my eyes for awhile.

* Had lunch, then off to the library at 11:20, sat with John for awhile and two Karens came to brighten our day.  Board meeting dragged on, found a new book, and home by 2 p.m.

*  Wrote NEHGS Offers FREE Access to All Databases on AmericanAncestors.org from November 6–13 and updated the MyHeritage compendium.  Took a 90 minute nap.

*  Online at 4 p.m. to read, then checked Twitter and Facebook.  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, watch TV news, wash dishes, and put the trash out.  

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, check out the support data for the 52 Ancestor biography (none are available on FamilySearch from home, so added them to my to-do list).  Wrote the Treasure Chest post, and TreeShared about 90 profiles (still have about 70 to do).  

*  Worked on the CVGS Newsletter, then wrote this post.  genealogy today is 8.5 hours.

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Randy's Genea-Tuesday - 6 November 2018

Election day 2018.  A split decision, I think.  But it will make the next two years really interesting.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to Sprouts.  Home by 9:50 a.m.

*  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1863 Civil War Draft Registration Record for David J. Carringer posted, added to the Best Of post, wrote MyHeritage LIVE 2018 Conference Video and Blog Compendium.  Tried to nap.

*  Online at 12:15 p.m., had lunch, then worked in MyHeritage Record Matches for awhile.  Watched some of the MHL videos.  Wrote   Genealogy News Bytes - 6 November 2018.
*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then matched Family Tree persons to RootsMagic persons.  Watered the front plants.

*  Went in at 5:15 for dinner, read the paper, watched TV news, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and TreeShared about 120 profiles.  Have about 150 more to do soon.  Checked election returns, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.


Monday, November 5, 2018

Randy's Genea-Sunday and Monday - 4-5 November 2018

Some one forgot to journal last night.  Oh well, did you miss me?  It wasn't a big genealogy day.

1)  Sunday, 4 November:

*  Read email and blogs, then off to church at 9:40 a.m. and gave Maggie the Denmark records.  Home by 11:20 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 28 October to 3 November 2018 posted, and wrote the Amanuensis post.

*  Went in at 12:45 p.m. for lunch, then read the paper and watched football until 4:30.  My Chargers beat Seattle 25-17.

*  We went to dinner at Lolita's, and then shopped at the grocery store.  Home by 6:45 p.m. 

*  Noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 28 October to 3 November 2018 posted, then wrote a post for Monday.  Speed-watched three of the MyHeritage LIVE 2018 Conference videos.  Couldn't find the others on Facebook.  Interesting.

*  Went in at 10 p.m. to read, then to bed.  Genealogy this day was 5.0 hours.

2)  Monday, 5 November:

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, and picked her up at 8:50 a.m. 

*  Home by 9:05 to join Mondays With Myrt in progress.  After 10:45, noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1816 Deed of Robert Jefts to Zachariah Hildreth Jr. in Townsend, Mass. posted.  Added to the Best Of post.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 12 noon to read, noted that How Accurate Is an Ancestry Quick and Dirty Tree? posed.   Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 5 November 2018.  

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Watched another MyHeritage video.  Added to the Best Of post, and answered email.

*  Went in at 5:15 to help with dinner, we ate, watched TV news, and read the paper, then washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post, then answered email and resolved over 400 Ancestry Hints (mainly Ignore them that don't add "good" information to profiles). 

*  Added to the Best Of post and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.



Saturday, November 3, 2018

Randy's Genea-Saturday - 3 November 2018

This was a tiring day - mainly because I didn't sleep long enough overnight.  Only 6 hours and I need at least 7 to get through the day without dozing off.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to put the laundry in the dryer at 7:40, then off to Marie Callenders for the mens group breakfast, then picked Linda up and we were home by 10 a.m.

*  Noted that Surname Saturday - LNU (Hannah, who married Thomas Bartlett) (England to colonial New England) posted, then wrote the weekly FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.

*  Went in to watch TV and dozed in the recliner.  Had lunch at 12 noon.

*  Gathered up the laptop, the flash drive and off to the CVGS Workshop where I presented the Digital Microfilm talk.  We had only 12 there.  All of the research problems were not defined enough to be able to use digital microfilm.  Best laid plans, etc.

*  Home by 3:30 p.m. and really tired.  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Zigzag Ancestor Lines posted.  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, and tried to work in Family Tree matching but too tired.  Went in to help Linda with dinner at 5 p.m. and we ate.

*  Watched the Alabama game, read the paper, did the dishes, and read my book.  Watched the Aztecs game starting at 7:15.  They came from behind to beat New Mexico 31-23, so now 7-2 on the season.

*  Changed the clocks, and ready for bed at 10 p.m. standard time.  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.

Friday, November 2, 2018

Randy's Genea-Friday - 2 November 2018

My grandfather's 127th birthday.  I wish I'd interviewed him before he died in 1976.  His life span saw so much.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 250: #375 Renewed (Smith) Carpenter (1717-after 1763) of Rhode Island posted, and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 2 November 2018.

*  Worked in MyHeritage Record Matches adding content to the RootsMagic database.  Tried to nap.

*  Had lunch, and online at 12 noon to read, worked on an AncestryDNA unlinked tree without finding a common ancestor - common mother's name with no year.  

*  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 2 November 2018, then checked Twitter and Facebook.  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and wrote the Surname post.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV, read the paper, and wash dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the SNGF post, add to the Best Of post, match some Family Tree persons to RootsMagic, and resolved about 400 Ancestry Hints.  Now I have a bunch of people to TreeShare.  Still lots more Hints to do.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Randy's Genea-Thursday - 1 November 2018

The first day of November was a warm day here in San Diego with a beautiful red sunset.  Genealogy research  continued today.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to the grocery store.  Home ny 9:45 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that 1717 Birth of Renewed Smith in North Kingstown, R.I. - Post 436 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted, and searched Newspapers.com for a Seaver obituary. Resed my eyes for 30 minutes.

*  Up by 11:30 a.m. to go to lunch with Linda to meet Gil and Lynda at Olive Garden.  Nice lunch, but Linda was very upset with her food - she could have virtually nothing on the menu, then didn't like the compromise because she couldn't get cheese on her food.  Very frustrating for her.  

*  Home by 1:50 p.m. to read, then wrote Seavers in the News -- George H. Seaver Dies in 1962 in San Rafael, California.  Very tired, so went in at 3 p.m. to nap in the recliner.

*  Online at 4 p.m. to check Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 5:15 to eat dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, water the front plants and wash dishes.

*  Online at 6:430 to work on the 52 Ancestors post, then resolved about 250 Ancestry Hints - mainly generated by the last TreeShare.  Checked Facebook.  Answered email.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.