Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 29 May 2019

This was our last full day in Chula Vista until next Monday - we are off to Jamboree on Thursday morning, returning Sunday night.  The Geneaholic will probably be dark those nights.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post and noted that   Betty and Her Chickens -- Post 567 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.

*  Picked her up and we went to the pharmacy, and home by 9:30 p.m.  Wrote a blog post for the weekend, then looked through Ancestry Hint Stories and found obituaries for folks in my tree.  Copied them into person Notes, and added info to the tree when useful.

*  Went in at 10:45 a.m. to watch the Padres game, had lunch, read some of the paper, and left at 11:20 a.m. for the library for the CVGS meeting.  Padres lost to Yankees 7-0, so now 29-27 on the season.

*  Got there by 11:40 a.m., and checked in with John, then to the Auditorium for the meeting.  Gary took two hours reliving his October trip to Europe and only got halfway done.  He had 453 slides.  Then it was the business meeting and social hour.

*  Home by 3 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write Dear Randy: Where Do The Older FamilySearch Collections Changes Come From?

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then went in for dinner at 5:10 p.m.  Watched TV news, put out the trash, washed dishes, got the neighbor to take in the mail and paper, and watered the front plants.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote several blog posts for the weekend.  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Two more days until Jamboree.  I have been so lazy with this, although I did use the app to select some classes.  We will pack on Wednesday and leave on Thursday morning for Burbank.  I didn't register for the DNA conference.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that   Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1879 Widow's Brief for War of 1812 Pension of Rosannah Lanfear posted.

*  Piked her up, and we shopped at Wal-Mart.  Home by 9:45 a.m.  Online to write several blog posts for the weekend, and wrote "A Mother's Love ..... or Something Else" by Peter E. Small: Prologue.  Wrote more blog posts.

*  Took a nap, then had lunch, and online at 1 p.m. to add to the Best Of post and write Genealogy News Bytes - 28 May 2019.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, and wrote this week's 52 Ancestors blog post.  

*  Went in at 4:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, eat dinner, and do the dishes.  Padres beat the Yankees 5-4, so now 3-2 on the road trip and 29-26 overall. 

*  Online after 7 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, TreeShare 114 RootsMagic profiles, write the Wordless Wednesday post and the Seavers in the News post. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Monday, May 27, 2019

Genea-Journal - Monday, 27 May 2019

This was not quite an all genealogy day due to the Padres game, and I fear I made no progress on my challenges.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and lbogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that   Amanuensis Monday -- 1839 Deed of Zachariah Hildreth to Aaron Hildreth in Townsend, Massachusetts posted.

*  Puicked her up at 8:50 a.m. and we went to the grocery store.

*  No Mondays With Myrt today, so watched two webinars and wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 27 May 2019 and set it for later.

*  Went in at 10:30 a.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and eat lunch.  Padres lost to Yankees 5-2, so now 28-26 on the season.  Dozed a bit during the late innings.

*  Online at 1 p.m. to read, then wrote Working With the "Exploring Family Trees" Visualization Program.  Worked in RootsMagic for awhile checking Web Hints.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, answered emails, and worked more in RootsMagic.

*  Went in at 5 p.m.  to eat dinner, watch TV news, and do the dishes.  Took a walk on the block.

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and worked in RootsMagic in Web Hints and Family Tree matching. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.


Sunday, May 26, 2019

Genea-Journal - Sunday, 26 May 2019

This was a genealogy day except for church, the Padres game and dinner.  I had a lot of GENEA-FUN in the last two hours!  It was a cool and dreary day with some drizzle.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post and noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 19 to 25 May 2019 posted.   Transcribed the deed and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.

*  We went off to church at 9:30 a.m. and talked to John a bit.  Home by 11:20.

*  Watched the Padres game, and the end of the Indy 500.  Exciting finish there.  Padres lost to Blue Jays 10-1, so now 28-25 on the season.  On to the Yankees.  The newspaper finally came around noon.  Read the paper and had a recliner nap. 

*  Online at 3 p.m. to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 19 to 25 May 2019 posted.  Wrote Chula Vista Genealogical SocietyMeeting on Wednesday, 29 May Features Gary Brock on "Places" and set it for later.

*  Worked on Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree. 

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

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to continue with the Ancestry Hints - resolved 410 of them today.  Need to TreeShare now.

*  Checked in on Facebook, and saw the GGT&T group discussing Exploring Family Trees.  Tried it out, and got it to work.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Genea-Journal - Saturday, 25 May 2019

Less than a week until we go to Jamboree.  I need to get my daily blog posts done for Thursday to Monday.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that   Surname Saturday -- HODSOLL (England to Colonial Massachusetts) posted.

*  Picked Linda up, and home by 9:15.  Gathered my laptop and some popcorn for lunch, and left for the SD FamilySearch Library.

*  Got there by 10 a.m., and got set up for the RootsMagic class.  We discussed finding a document, saving it, creating an event, adding a source citation, adding the record image, tagging the media to persons and events, and copying sources to events and alternate names.  We also worked through how to separate a database into two - one for the husband and one for the wife.  Then we learned that drag-and-drop was a lot easier way to do that, and created a new tree with only the husband's line!  Finally, we went through TreeShare basics - uploading the new RM tree to a new AMT, modifying some data, running TreeShare, and seeing that the AMT had changed.  

*  Home by 12:45 p.m. to finish lunch, then watched the Padres game, took a recliner nap, and read the paper.  Padres beat Blue Jays 19-3 hitting 7 homers, so now 29-25 on the season and won 5 in a row.

*  Online at 3:15 p.m. to write the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts. and noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- A Research Problem and Lessons Learned posted.

*  Added to the Best Of post and piddled around in WebHints in RootsMagic, adding some events.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, and watch TV news, then did the dishes.  Went out and trimmed some of the rose bush in front.

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then fiddled in RootsMagic with WebHints and Family Tree trying to find new information on profiles that need more data.  Noted that  Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 19 to 25 May 2019 posted.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, and checked Facebook, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.\


Friday, May 24, 2019

Genea Journal - Friday, 24 May 2019

This was a fairly nice day outside, but I didn't take advantage of it.  More rain coming on Saturday they say.  

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, added to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 279: #472 Richard Cutter (1682-1756) of Cambridge, Mass. and Woodbridge, New Jersey posted.  Worked a bit in AncestryDNA matches adding notes.

*  Picked her up, and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:35 a.m.  Worked on the presentation for an hour and a half.  Up to 58 slides, but need lots more work.

*  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 24 May 2019, added to the Best Of post, and took my nap.

*  Had lunch, online at 12:45 p.m. to read, worked on the presentation, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 24 May 2019.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then worked in WebHints on RootsMagic adding content to the tree.

*  Went in at 4 p.m. to watch the Padres game in Toronto, ate dinner, read the paper, and did dishes.  Padres won 6-3, so now 27-24 and won 4 in a row.  Worked on the laptop to get ready for the RM User Group on Saturday.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the two Saturday posts, then TreeShared 104 profiles from RootsMagic into the Ancestry tree.  Added to the Best Of post, and added a ThruLine to the RM database and updated notes on other AncestryDNA matches.

*  Checked Facebook, answered email, and wrote this post.  genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 23 May 2019

This was almost an all genealogy day, with no Padres game.  But I went out to lunch.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1723 Death of William Cutter (1649-1723) of Cambridge, Mass. posted.  Started looking for a Seaver newspaper article.

*  Picked up Linda, and we went to Costco, and home by 10:20 a.m.  Wrote the Seavers in the News - Agnes Violet (Lyon) Seaver Dies in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1917 post.

*  Left at 11:30 to meet George and 5 others for lunch at BJs in CV.  Two of the guys are still employed at Rohr/Goodrich/UTC/Collins and we heard about what they are doing, and about former employees who retired or left.  Home by 1:45 p.m.

*  Had a recliner nap after the lunch.  Online at 3 p.m. to read, then checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote FamilySearch Celebrates 20 Years Online.

*  Worked a bit in WebHints and Family Tree to add content to RootsMagic.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper, watch TV news and do the dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, then worked on the 52 Ancestors post.  Talked to Lori for 20 minutes.  Finished up the post.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.




Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Genea-Journal - 21-22 May 2019

Rainy days here - lots of dark clouds, some sprinkles, and cool.  I didn't journal on Tuesday because of the Padres game.

1)  Tuesday, 21 May:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, added to the Best Of post and noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1800 U.S. Census Record for Stephen Feather in Fallowfield, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania posted. 

*  Piked her up, and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:45 a.m.  Rested my eyes, then worked on Web Hints.  Had lunch.

*  Left at 11:40 a.m. for the dentist for my filling and deep cleaning.  Home by 2 p.m.  

*  Online to read, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 21 May 2019.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked on Web Hints some more.  Answered email.  Laid down for 30 minutes.

*  We left at 4:50 p.m. for the trolley station, then the Tin Fish for dinner, and into Petco Park by 6:40 for the Padres game.  Padres beat Dbacks 3-2.  Almost missed the 10 p.m. trolley, and home by 10:40 but didn't journal.  Genealogy this day was 4.0 hours.

2)  Wednesday, 22 May:

* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Betty With Her Pets in About 1922 -- Post 566 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday.  

*  Picked her up, and we were home by 9:15 a.m.  This was last day of the neighbor's hill reconstruction.  Wrote Reader Query: Danish Emigration 1879 | Copenhagen to New York to Chicago and set it for later.  Answered email.

*  Matched RootsMagic profiles with Family Tree, and shared data on some.  Worked on Web Hints.  Should have worked on the presentation...drat.

*  Went in at 12:30 p.m. to have lunch, watch the Padres game, take a recliner nap, and read the paper.  Padres beat Dbacks 5-2 on a rainy day - won 3 straight, and now 26-24 on the season in 2nd place in the West.

*  Online at 3:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Twitter and Facebook, and wrote SCGS Genealogy Jamboree FREE LiveStreaming Classes.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. top eat dinner, watch TV news, finish the laundry, put out the trash, and wash dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, answer email, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the Treasure Chest post for Thursday.

*  Resolved 424 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic database.  Need to TreeShare soon!

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Monday, May 20, 2019

Genea-Journal - 18-20 May 2019

It was a long and dreary Padres weekend.  We went on Saturday night, and lost again.  The game on Sunday was almost as bad.  

1)  Saturday, 18 May:

*  Dropped Linda, went to the men's breakfast, picked her up and home to blog, read, nap, eat, work on the presentation, and go to the game.  We ate at In.n.Out and then to Petco and lost to Pirates 7-2.  Bleh.  Home by 10.  Tired.  Genealogy this day was 4.0 hours.

2)  Sunday, 19 May:

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 May 2019 posted, transcribed the deed.  Off to church at 9:30 and home by 11:20 a.m.

*  Read, had lunch, took a nap in the recliner, and watched the Padres game.  Pads lost to Pirates 5-3.

*  Had dinner, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 12 to 18 May 2019 posted.  Worked on the trees - matched profiles with Family Tree, resolved Ancestry Hints and TreeShared.  Checked Facebook.  Genealogy this day was about 5.0 hours.  

3)  Monday, 20 May:

*  Dropped Linda, home to read, add to the Best O post, and noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1847 Deed of Zachariah Hildreth to James Hildreth in Townsend, Massachusetts posted.  

*  Picked her up, got into Mondays With Myrt, and said some things about DNA.  Wrote MyHeritage Expands to Health; Launches New DNA Test Offering Powerful and Personalized Health Insights for Consumers.

*  Rested my eyes, had lunch, and answered email.  Speed-watched two webinars, and wrote   Monday Genea-Pourri - 20 May 2019.  Checked for War of 1812 info on Fold3 for Amos Underhill and Isaac Lanfear.  Downloaded some pages.

*  Checked Facebook and Twitter, worked in WebHints in RootsMagic.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, and online at 6 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 7:10 to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read my Baldacci book, and did the dishes.  Padres beat Dbacks 2-1.  So we are 24-24 on the season.  3rd place, 7 back of the Dodgers.  

*  Online at 9:50 p.m. to read, check Facebook and write this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.



Friday, May 17, 2019

Genea-Journal - Friday, 17 May 2019

This was a stay-at-home genealogy day, but I did very few useful things besides blogging.  Was tired all day after only 6 hours of sleep.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, add to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 278: #455 Maria Margaretha (--?--) Nachbar (1698-1770) of Germany and Morris County, New Jersey posted.  Linda called and I picked her up early at 8:30.  We stopped at the grocery store.  Home by 9:05.

*  Wrote Findmypast Adds 114 Million Birth, Marriage and Death Records from Europe and then took an hour nap.   Online and 11 a.m. and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 17 May 2019.

*  Worked on the Research Tips presentation, adding several more slides.  This is not going well...

*  Had lunch, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 17 May 2019.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Wrote the Surname Saturday post, but had to check the info on Family Tree.  Reviewed the changes to Family Tree, and found two of my Seaver line had been messed up.  Fixed them, wrote a nastygram to the culprit.  Idiots. 

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, and watered the front plants.  

*  Online at 6 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, answer email, and worked a bit in RootsMagic and Family Tree.  Found two Joseph Seavers conflated on Family Tree, so separated them and got all the kids in the right family.

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read more of my Baldacci book, and did the dishes.  Padres lost 5-3 to Pirates, so now 23-22 on the reason. 

* Online at 10:15 p.m. to read, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 16 May 2019

This was not a big genealogy day at all - life happens! Maybe it will hapepn more often this next year.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - 1682 Birth Record of Richard Cutter (1682-1756) in Cambridge, Mass. posted, and added to the Best Of post.  Searched for a Seaver news article.

*  Picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Wrote the Seavers in the News - John Seaver Dies in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1919 post and set it for later.  Answered email.

*  Left at 10:45 for the Rohr Engineers lunch at Sunset at the Park on 3rd Avenue.  It rained while we were there, but over before we left.  Home by 1 p.m.

*  We left at 1:20 p.m. for the Sharp Mobility clinic in Serra Mesa.  Late because of a one mile tieup on I-805.  Got there at 2 p.m. and they evaluated Linda's need for a wheelchair.  We will probably get one in several weeks.  Home by 4 p.m.

*  Online to read, check Twitter and Facebook, and took a quick nap.

*  Online at 5 p.m., and worked on the 52 Ancestor biography.  Went in at 5:45 p.m. to eat dinner, and watch TV news. 

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the 52 Ancestors post.

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and read my new Baldacci book.  Padres won 4-3 over Pirates, and are 23-21 on the season. 

*  Online at 10:20 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 4.0 hours.



Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Not much blogging today - too many other things happening.  It was a cool and cloudy day, and may rain on Thursday.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and lbogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that   Betty and Emily (Auble) Carringer in About 1919 -- Post 565 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.

*  Picked her up and were home by 9:15 a.m.  Reviewed the DNA stuff for the last month and prepped for the DNA group meeting.  Rested my eyes and may have napped a bit.  Had lunch, and left at 11:15 a.m. for the bank and then the library.

*  Library overbooked us in the Conference Room so we went to the Computer Room and spent an hour there before we were told to go to the Auditorium.  We finished up the CVGS DNA group there.  Frustrating.  Got a book, and home by 2:30 p.m.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote How Many AncestryDNA ThruLines Do I Have For Each Common Ancestor?   Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Dozed off in front of the computer before dinner.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, finish the laundry and put out the trash cans.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the Treasure Chest post for Thursday. 

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, finished my book, and Padres lost 2-0 to Dodgers, so now 22-21 on the season.  Checked email, blogs and Facebook watching the game.

*  Online at 10:15 p.m. to read, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 14 May 2019

This was the nicest day of the spring to date, but I didn't take advantage of it.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1840 United States Census Record for Henry Carringer Household in Mercer County, Penn. posted, and added to the Best Of post.  Wrote FREE MyHeritage One-Day Genealogy Seminar, May 15, 2019.

*  Picked Linda up and took her to the doctor for her checkup, and then to the grocery store.  Home after 10:30 a.m.

*  Wrote Family Tree Maker 2019 Pre-Order Sale for Three Days, and worked on the Best Tips presentation.  Added another 12 or so charts.  Had lunch.

*  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 14 May 2019 and then worked awhile answering email.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Sleepy at 3:30 so laid down for a bap.  Up at 4:20 to read, add to the Best Of post, then added two lines to RootsMagic from ThruLines of DNA Matches.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to finish dinner, we ate and  watched TV news.  Watered the front plants.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and did another ThruLines.

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, did the dishes, and read my book.  Padres lost to Dodgers 6-3.  Now 22-20 on the season.  We go again on Saturday.

*  Online at 9:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Monday, May 13, 2019

Genea-Journal - Monday, 13 May 2019

This was pretty much an all genealogy day since there was no Padres game.  

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1847 Deed of Zachariah Hildreth to Milo Hildreth in Townsend, Massachusetts posted, and added to the Best Of post.  

*  Picked Linda up at 8:45 a.m. and home by 9 a.m.  Got into Mondays With Myrt and contributed some, but had nothing highlighted.  Afterwards, added to the Best Of post.

*  Took a nice 90 minute nap, then had lunch.  Online at 12:45 p.m. to write Monday Genea-Pourri - 13 May 2019.

*  Worked in Web Hints for awhile finding data to add to random RootsMagic people.  also matched some profiles with FamilySearch Family Tree.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Did more random WebHints ans FSFT matching.

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

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, answer emails, add to the Best Of post, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and then TreeShared 171 RootsMagic profiles with the AMT.  Worked some more in Web Hints in RootsMagic.

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

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Genea-Journal - Sunday, 12 May 2019

Mother's Day at church and at home.  The girls called tonight , and we went out to dinner.  This was not a big genealogy day.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 5 to 11 May 2019 posted.  Transcribed the deed and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.

*  Off to church at 9:30 a.m., stopped at the 99 Cent store afterwards, and home by 11:40.  Online to add to the new Best Of post.

*  Went in at 12:10 p.m. to have lunch, and watch the Padres game, read the paper too.  Padres lost 10-7 to Rockies and it wasn't that close.  Now 22-19 on the season.

*  Online at 3:15 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 5 to 11 May 2019 posted, and looked at new AncestryDNA matches.  

*  We left at 3:40 p.m. for Black Angus and Mother's Day dinner.  Had to wait 30 minutes to be seated.  Home by 5:45 p.m.  I worked for a bit trimming one of the front rose bushes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, answer email, and then resolved 300 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic file.  Checked WebHints for some of the English folks.

*  Checked Facebook, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Genea-Journal - Saturday, 11 May 2019

9 weeks until my SDGS talks, and I've just started the presentations.  Need to hurry more.

*  It rained this morning, so Linda didn't go to the Y.  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post and noted that Surname Saturday -- LUMPKIN (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted.  Wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.

*  Left at 9:20 for the SDGS meeting, got there by 9:40 a.m. and talked to folks.  Anne T. gave the first talk, and the second session was round tables.  I moderated New England, with only 4 others in attendance.  Frustrating, 4 didn't show!  Had a nice handout.  Talked to Jenny afterward about Forever storage.

*  Home by 1 p.m. to read, noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Tell a Story About Your Mother posted.  Took a recliner nap.

*  Online at 3:30 p.m. to read, then signed up for a free Forever storage account, and uploaded about 20 photos into an album.  Lots more to do, but this seems like a great way to save stuff for posterity.  

*  Worked in WebHints and FamilySearch Family Tree in RootsMagic, solved several challenges to existing profiles.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, watched the Padres game, read the paper, did the dishes, and read my book.  Padres won 4-3 in the 9th inning over Rockies, so now 22-18 on the season.

*  Online at 8:15 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, check email, and resolve 264 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic file.  I need to TreeShare.

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.





Friday, May 10, 2019

Genea-Journal - Friday, 10 May 2019

This was a stay-at-home genealogy day, broken up only by my nap and the Padres game.  It drizzled all morning, and there's more coming on Saturday.  The weeds are brown, but greening again.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, add to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 277: #454 Johann Leonhard Nachbar (1698-1766) of Germany and Morris County, New Jersey posted.

*  Picked her up, and we went to the grocery store, and home by 9:45 a.m.

*  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 10 May 2019 and worked on the Seaver entries for the Ireland Civil Registry on FamilySearch, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic file.

*  Took a nap at 11:30, up at 12:20 for lunch, then online to finish up the Irish data.  Need to look for other spellings too!

*  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 10 May 2019 and checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked on WebHints in the tree, and answered email.  Made an ancestors report for a Seaver person back to the early 1600s.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch the Padres game, read the paper, finish my Gardner book, and wash dishes.  Padres were wiped out by Rockies 12-2, so now 21-18 on the season.

*  Online at 9 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the SNGF post.  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 9 May 2019

Our first-born daughter is 45 years old today.  What a kid.  We called her and wished her 45 more.  I feel old now.  This was a rainy morning, so it was pretty much an all genealogy day without a Padres game.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - 1765 Will Abstract for Leonard Nochber (1700-1766) of Morris County, New Jersey posted.

*  Got the New England copies made for Saturday at SDGS.  Started on my Top 10 Search Tips presentation.  Got about 15 slides done.  Much more to do on this.

*  Searched for, found and wrote Seavers in the News -- Edward Seaver Dies in 1921 in Massachusetts.  Had lunch.

*  Checked out the new 23andMe ethnicity estimate and wrote My Latest 23andMe Ethnicity Estimate and Chromosome Painting.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then worked in RootsMagic for awhile.  Answered email.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in for dinner at 4:50 p.m., read the paper, watched TV and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to work on the 52 Ancestors post and got it done.

*  TreeShared 111 profiles with the AMT.  Added to the Best Of post.  Randomly looked at WebHints and added content for some profiles.

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 12.5 hours.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Genea-Journal - 7 to 8 May 2019

I didn't journal last night because of the Padres game and getting home after 11:30 p.m.  Yawn.

1)  Tuesday, 7 May:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, added to the Best Of post and noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1830 United States Census Record for Henry Caringer Household in Mercer County, Penn. posted.

*  Picked up Linda, home for 10 minutes, and went for my hygienist appointment.  Have a chip out of a filling so one more thing to worry about.  

*  Home by 11:15 p.m. , had lunch, tried to nap in the bed and failed, went online at 12 noon to read, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 7 May 2019.  Checked Twitter and Facebook. Wrote the Wordless Wednesday post.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  We left at 4:50 p.m. for the trolley station, ate at Tin Fish, and in Petco Park by 6:45 p.m.  Watched the Padres-Mets game, but left at 10:17 p.m. with it 5-5 after 8 innings.  Missed the 10:30 trolley, so watched play-by-play on my phone.  Pads lost 7-6.  Home after 11:30 p.m.  Genealogy this day was 5.0 hours.

2)  Wednesday, 8 May:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, add to the Best Of post, and noted that Emily Kemp Auble in About 1916 -- Post 564 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.

*  Picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.  Organized my research group list, wrote SDGS Program Meeting on Saturday, 11 May, Features Anne Turhollow, and tried nap.  Had lunch at 11 a.m.

*  Left at 11:25 a.m. for the library for the CVGS Research Group.  Got set up by 12 noon, and we had 12 attendees, and I didn't talk as much as usual.  Home by 2:30 p.m.

*  Watched the end of the Padres game.  We beat Mets 3-2 so now 21-17 on the season, 3-3 on the home stand.  Napped in the recliner.

*  Online at 4 to read, add to the Best Of post, and searched for Treasure Chest material.  Wrote   Where Are the Morris County, New Jersey Probate Records in the Family History Library Catalog.

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

*  Online at 6:10 p.m. to read, and worked on the 52 Ancestors profile and wrote the Treasure Chest post.

*  Resolved 199 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.


Monday, May 6, 2019

Genea-Journal - 4 to 6 May 2019

I didn't journal the last two nights because of well, baseball.  The game was over early tonight!  Winning fast helps my blogging.

1)  Saturday, 4 May:

*  Padres lost again to the Dodgers, 7-6 on a 9th inning run off of our closer for the second night in a row.  Padres now 18-16. 

*  Typical blogging day, with breakfast out in the morning, and gave my presentation to CVGS at Bonita library in the afternoon.  Frustrating to have only 10 in attendance.  Genealogy on Saturday was about 6 hours.

2)  Sunday, 5 May:

*  Typical Spring Sunday - church in the morning, Padres in the afternoon, genealogy in the evening.  Got the deed transcribed between noon and 12:30 p.m. 

*  Padres were ahead of Dodgers 4-0, ended up behind 5-4 in the 9th inning, when Renfroe hit a grand slam with two out to win it 8-5.  Instant feeling great about the game.  Record now 19-16.

*  Got the back yard weeds mowed too.

*  Finished up the CVGS Newsletter and emailed it.  Resolved 289 Ancestry Hints before not blogging about it.  Genealogy on Sunday was about 6 hours.

3)  Monday, 6 May:

*  A typical Monday - Linda to the Y, Mondays With Myrt, a nap, afternoon genealogy, dinner, more genealogy, and Padres game.

*  Took CVGS Newsletter to UPS Store for printing and mailing.

*  Padres won 4-0 over the Mets in 2 hours and 10 minutes.  Now 20-16 and won 2 in a row.

*  Genealogy on Monday was 8.0 hours.

Friday, May 3, 2019

Genea-Journal - Friday, 3 May 2019

May the Fourth be with you on Saturday!  This was an all genealogy day except in the evening.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, added to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 276: #453 Maria (--?--) Trimmer (1700-1738) of Germany posted.  Wrote the Ancestry post for Sunday.

*  Picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Wrote the Surname post for Saturday.  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 3 May 2019 and   Findmypast DNA Available for Just $59 in Mother's Day Sale.

*  Tried to nap, had lunch, and wrote the SNGF post.  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 3 May 2019.  

*  Worked on the CVGS Newsletter, checked Twitter and Facebook, and added to the Best Of post.  Printed the handout for Saturday.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, and online at 6 p.m. to read and work more on the CVGS Newsletter.

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and finish my Patterson book.  Washed dishes.  Watching game with the laptop.  Got the media connected to the RootsMagic file on the laptop.  Got the presentation on the laptop for Saturday.  

*  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 2 May 2019

This was almost an all genealogy day.  The Padres game interfered a bit but it was at nap time.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that   Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1856 Burial Record of William Knapp in Newton, New Jersey posted.

*  Picked her up, and we went grocery shopping.  Home by 9:40.  Watched the Padres game in Atlanta, had lunch, read the paper, checked my phone, and Padres won 11-2 as the bats finally broke out.  So now 18-14 and home for 3 games against the Dodgers and then the Mets.

*  Online at 12:15 to read, then wrote Seavers in the News - Mrs. D.F. Seaver Dies in Toledo, Ohio in 1921.  Wrote My FOREVER Home Movie Digitization Experience - Wonderful!

*  Worked a bit in GenealogyBank finding obituaries and adding them to the RootsMagic database.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked on the 52 Ancestor biography.  Worked in WebHints for RootsMagic profiles trying to find birth, marriage or death dates.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, we ate, I washed dishes and picked some weeds.  The neighbor came over to talk about the hillside.

*  Online at 6:30 to write the 52 Ancestors post, then got the CVGS Newsletter started and about 30% done.  TreeShared 144 RootsMagic profiles to the Ancestry tree.  

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

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Four months down, 8 to go in 2019.  Time sure flies when I'm doing genealogy.  Life too, it seems.  

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Georgianna (Kemp) Auble and the Pentecosts -- Post 563 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.

*  Picked her up at 9 a.m., and we went to the hair dresser for her haircut.  Home by 10 a.m.

*  Answered email, printed the CVGS stuff, and took a nap.  Had lunch, and left for the library at 11:20 a.m.

*  This was Karen Y's last day, so we said goodbye...sad for me because she has been a great friend and newsletter proofreader, and an excellent society secretary.  The Bored meeting was, and I covered the newsletter, research group, DNA group, and member survey.

*  Home by 2 p.m. to read, noted that Randy Seaver Presenting "Discovering George W. Seaver's Life Story" at Bonita-Sunnyside Library on Saturday, 4 May posted and wrote Dear Randy: How Do You Explain This 1940 U.S. Census Entry?

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and dabbled a bit in RootsMagic, which has worked well since the problem last night.

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, ate dinner, read my book, put out the trash, and did the dishes.  Padres lost to Braves 5-1, so now 17-14 on the season, and 3-3 on the road trip.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and resolved 239 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.