Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Genea-Journal - 31 December 2019

Another year on the horizon tonight - an election, more genealogy fun, I can hardly wait for the next one.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that    Tuesday's Tip: Use the 1920 United States Federal Census posted.

*  Picked her up and we stopped at the 99 Cent Store for canned food.  Home by 9:45 a.m.

*  Wrote FamilySearch Genealogy Highlights for 2019 and talked to Lori - we made our airline reservations for RootsTech (me) and her visit here (Lori).  

*  Wrote My RootsMagic Genealogy Database Statistics Update - 31 December 2019 and set it for later.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, and online at 12:30 to add to the Best Of post, answer email, and then wrote   Genealogy News Bytes - 31 December 2019.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, and checked my MyHeritageDNA matches.  Some new ones.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the Wordless Wednesday post, and resolved 473 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.  Talked to brother-in-law Paul too.

*  Went in at 8:58 p.m. to watch the ball drop in New York, kissed Linda HNY, and online to add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, write the HNY post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

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End-of-the-month statistics:

Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 December (with increases in the numbers from 30 November in parentheses):

*  55,699 persons (+ 249)
*  22,657  families  (+ 129)
*  178,885 events  (+ 767)

*  8,576 Alternate Names (+ 210)
*  12,531 places  (+ 84)
*  1,955 sources (+ 33)
*  113,875 citations (+ 1169)
*  1,432 Multi-media Items (+ 12)
*  3,200 Multimedia links (+ 2)
*  33,938 matched to FSFT (+ 305)


 I'm up to 63.66% (+0.48%) for citations/events and 204.45 % (+1.25%) for citations/persons.

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

*  121,613 page views (3923 per day, Blogger Stats,  + 342)

*  >2,100 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  3,400 
readers via email (Feedburner) (- 1)



Monday, December 30, 2019

Genea-Journal - Monday, 30 December 2019

One more day...and then it's time to try to remember to put 2020 on my posts and checks.  

*  Dropped Linda at the Y before 7, home to read, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1794 Deed of Simon Gates from Lucas Dunn in Worcester County, Massachusetts posted.

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

*  Wrote MyHeritage 2019 Year in ReviewBook Notice: 15 Generations of American Stories: Notable Descendants of Immigrant Job Tyler, registered for RootsTech, and I Am Going to RootsTech 2020 in Salt Lake City!

*  Took my nap, had lunch, and worked on Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 29 December 2019.  Reserved my hotel room and wrote a note to Lori about plane reservations.

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email and checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked a bit with WebHints on random RootsMagic profiles.

*  Went in at 4:50 p.m. to cook chicken, we ate at 5:30, watched TV news, read the paper, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Tuesday's Tip post, then worked on Ancestry Hints, resolving 128 of them and adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.

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

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Genea-Journal - 28-29 December 2019

I was really tired last night so didn't journal.  Haven't slept well for two nights.  

1)  Saturday, 28 December:

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, and add to the Best Of.  Picked her up and we went to the grocery store.

*  Home by 9:45 a.m. to write Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 22 to 28 December 2019 and the Research post.  Tried to nap.

*  Had lunch, and online to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Did Genea-Santa Bring You and Your Family? posted.  Watched some football.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Twitter and Facebook, and noted that Randy's Best Genealogy Discoveries in 2019 posted.  

*  Had dinner, read the paper, watched news, more football, and then TreeShared 92 profiles.  Genealogy this day was 7.0 hours.

2)  Sunday, 29 December:

*  Read email and blogs, then off to church at 9:30 and home by 11:30.  Watched the second half of the Chargers game.  They lost again.  A lost year after high hopes.  Took a short recliner nap.

*  Online at 2 p.m. to read, wrote the Amanuensis post, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 22 to 28 December 2019 posted, and wrote Top 40 Most Viewed Posts in 2019 on Genea-Musings.  

*  Watched football, ate dinner, and came in at 7 p.m. to TreeShare 125 profiles.  Back to watch football at 8:15, and online at 9 to check Facebook, add to the Best Of post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.


Friday, December 27, 2019

Genea-Journal - Friday, 27 December 2019

This was almost an all genealogy day except for my nap, dinner, and the drive to the library.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 310 #521 Sarah (Hagar) Whitney (1651-1722) of Watertown and Weston, Massachusetts posted.

*  Worked on the yearly Best Of Genea-Musings post for several hours, then had my nap and had lunch.

*  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 27 December 2019 and then went to the bank and the library in the Lincoln.  no problems.  

*  Home by 2:15 p.m. to read, checked Twitter and Facebook, and noted that Randy's "Best" Genea-Musings Posts in 2019 posted.

*  Futzed around with something but can't recall what...hate it when that happens!  

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

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the SNGF post, add to the Best Of post, and read Malcolm's Goddard book.  Wow.

*  Answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 26 December 2019

It was supposed to rain all night and all day here, but it didn't.  It cleared off by late morning.  I stayed home and got some genea-tasks done.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - 1651 Birth Record of Sary Hagar in Watertown, Mass. posted.

*  Added all of the 2019 52 Ancestors posts and all of the 2019 Amanuensis Monday posts to the respective summary pages.  This went pretty fast with copy/paste.

*  Went in at 11:15 a.m. to take a nap, had lunch at 12:15, and online at 12:30 to write Seavers in the News -- Nellie V. Seaver Dies in 1915 in Ellsworth, Kansas.

*  Got the car parked in front of the house, put out the trash cans, and talked to the neighbor.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and matched Seever profiles on Family Tree, adding info when appropriate.

*  Went in at 5:20 p.m. to finish dinner, we ate, watched TV news, finished the paper, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the 52 Ancestors post, then resolved 98 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.  

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

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 25 December 2019

It seems like I frittered the day away not doing genealogy much.  Tired...

*  We opened gifts this morning, then online to read email and blogs, noted that Merry Christmas to All! and Randy Visits Santa Claus -- Post 597 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Nothing to add to the Best Of post.

*  Worked on AncestryDNA Notes for matches with common ancestors but didn't add any lines to RootsMagic.

*  Went in at 11 a.m. to watch A Christmas Story and try to nap, but I didn't.  Had lunch, then watched the rest of it.

*  Online at 1 p.m. to read, noted that On Christmas Day...My Ancestors That Had a Special Event posted.  Went in and dozed in the recliner.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, then checked Facebook, and matched some Sevier names in Family Tree.

*  We left at 3:50 p.m. for dinner, but the inn was closed.  Drove around town for 75 minutes, finally went to see Christmas Circle, and home to have dinner in front of the TV.  How special.  But cheaper!

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write the Treasure Chest post, and resolved 89 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 24 December 2019

Christmas Eve and I'm sitting here in my warm pajamas when I could be snoozing in my cap for a long winter's nap (which would be interrupted twice during the night).  Dreaming of times long ago, or of times to come.  Merry Christmas to all of my friends and readers.

*  Online at 7:45 a.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and noted that Tuesday's Tip: Use the 1930 United States Federal Census posted.  Worked a bit in the Ontario Births and Marriages adding content and citations to RootsMagic. 

*  Took my nap, had lunch, and started on the News Bytes.  Computer got sluggish, so I did the laundry and went to the grocery store.  What a madhouse.  No parking, long lines and their computer crashed stalling everyone in line.  Managed to get home by 2 p.m. and posted Genealogy News Bytes - 24 December 2019.  

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, and posted there seeking hotel advice for SLC.  Answered email and added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:15, watched TV news, read the paper, and washed dishes.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook again, and resolved 173 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to RootsMagic.  Matched several families with Family Tree too.  Noted that 'Twas the Night Before a Genealogist's Christmas ... posted.

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

Now I have to find Linda's gifts and put them under the tree.  The big challenge on Christmas will be finding a restaurant where she can safely eat that is open.  Two of them have closed this last year. 

Monday, December 23, 2019

Genea-Journal - 23 December 2019

We survived the family visit, and are now back to the peace and quiet of our usual days here in rainy Chula Vista.  A brief rundown:

*  Friday, 20 Dec:  Lori and Logan came in at 10:30 to stay the weekend.  After lunch at D'Lish, they went off to Jump Around.  We had dinner at Black Angus.

*  Saturday, 21 Dec:  They took me to the USS Midway, we had lunch at Seaport Village, and home by 3.  I took a nap, they went to GoKarts.  Lori made lasagna for dinner.

*  Sunday, Dec. 22:  Tami and two kids came by 10 a.m. and we had Christmas gifts, then they got takeout for lunch.  Tami left at 2:30 or so, and Lori and Logan went to Jump some more.  We ate leftovers and they went to dinner.  We played monopoly for several hours.

*  Monday, 23 Dec:  Rainy day, finished the monopoly game (I won), and took them to the airport.  Home by 2:15.  Took a nap, then worked on the computer the rest of the night except for dinner break.

Been busy tonight answering email, writing blog posts, etc and catching up.  Back to regular schedule on Wednesday I think.


Thursday, December 19, 2019

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 19 December 2019

6 more days to Christmas.  I got a lot of Christmas tasks done today, so the pressure is reduced.  Lori and Logan come on Friday for the weekend and Tami's family comes on Sunday, so journaling may be light for a few days.  I did more shopping today too - it's fun online!

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, add to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - 1830 U.S. Census Record for John Putman Household in Wayne, New York posted.

*  Picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  She went shopping with Barbara at 10:30.  I printed off all of the tree charts and got them and the gift cards in envelopes for everybody.  Then I wrote   Seavers in the News - Ellen Seaver Dies in Massachusetts in 1916 and took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then wrapped Linda's gifts and decorated the tree - needs more decorations!  Online at 3 p.m. to check Twitter and Facebook.  Worked on the 52 Ancestors profile.  

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

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, write the 52 Ancestors post, and get all of the weekend posts started.  Answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours. 

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 18 December 2019

This was a busy day with lots of shopping, but I got some things done.

*  Dropped Linda at 7 a.m., home to read, added to the Best Of post, noted that Lori and Tami Visit Disneyland -- Post 596 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Picked up Linda at 8:45 and we went to Costco for stuff.  Then to a second Costco for stuff neither one had.  Wasted an hour looking and driving.

*  Worked in Ontario Births for my tree people - the specific database hack on Ancestry works really well!  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then worked on Ontario a bit more, then wrote TribalPages Has Decorative Family Tree Charts and 2020 Webinars Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Used WebHints for tree people and added some content and sources.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer email, sent the Christmas letter out by email, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and resolved 266 Ancestry Hints. 

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

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Genea-Journal - 16-17 December 2019

The clock ran out on me Monday night - I was busy and suddenly it was after 10 p.m., so no journal yesterday.

1)  Monday, 16 December:

*  Dropped Linda, home to read, added to the Best Of post, noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1791 Deed of Simon Gates to Isaiah Gates in Worcester County, Massachusetts posted.  Picked up Linda and home by 9 a.m.

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt and shared my GeneaNet fan chart post.  Really tired after, so took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 15 December 2019.   Checked Facebook and Twitter.  Answered email and added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in for dinner, watched TV, read the paper, washed dishes, and online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Tuesday's Tip post.  Worked in 1940 US Census to find surnames for tree people, and was fairly successful.  Genealogy this day was 10.0 hours.

2)  Tuesday, 17 December:

*  Dropped Linda, home to read, added to the Best Of, and noted that Tuesday's Tip: Use the 1940 United States Federal Census posted.  Picked her up, and we went grocery shopping, home by 9:45.

*  Got the laundry started, the Christmas stuff out of the garage, and set up the tree.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 17 December 2019.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Finished the laundry.

*  Worked in RootsMagic and then Legacy to try to make a printable descendants tree.  No luck yet for some reason - can print only one page of 33 sheets.  Posted in LFT Facebook group.

*  Went in for dinner, watched TV, read the paper, washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of, answer email, take some photos of photos for wordless, and wrote the Wordless post.

*  Checked out 1930, 1920 and 1910 census for spouses without maiden names and added only one or two to the database.

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



Sunday, December 15, 2019

Genea-Journal - Sunday, 15 December 2019

10 more days to Christmas, and really 7 more here since all of the grandkids will be here next Sunday. 

*  Read email and blogs, finished up the Best Of post, and wrote the Amanuensis post before church.

*  We left at 9:40 a.m. for church, and home by 11:15.  Watched football, dozed in the recliner, and had lunch, read the paper, then watched the Chargers game.  A terrible game, lost 39-10 to Vikings.

*  During the second half, Linda and I stuffed the letters into the cards and into the envelopes.  She can';t multi-task any more - it has to be one task and needs a checker.  There were about 10 cards without signatures, and then about 8 cards without letters and sealed up.  We unsealed them, inserted the letters, and taped them up.  Shoddy, but done. 

*  Online at 4:30 to note that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 December 2019 and Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 8 to 14 December 2019 posted.  

*  Went in at 4:45 p.m. to start dinner, we ate, watched TV news, and did the dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to add more AncestryDNA notes on new matches, then added one ThruLines to the database.

*  TreeShared 70 profiles to the Ancestry tree - it was slow again.  Is that a new normal?  I'll test it out on a weeknight.  Read blogs, saved GeneaNet charts for all five grandkids, and answered email while waiting for the TreeSharing to finish.  Checked Facebook.

*  Went in at 8:15 p.m. to watch the end of the late game, and then Charger highlights. Online at 9 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Genea-Journal - Saturday, 14 December 2019

We got started on the Christmas card project today...finally.  More than half done.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Surname Saturday -- LNU (Susanna, married Edward Richards, England to colonial Massachusetts) posted.

*  Picked her up at 9 a.m. and home.  Wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.  Looked at the ThruLines lists and checked for new ThruLines.

*  Took my nap and up at 12:30 to eat lunch, then noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Tell Us Your Best Christmas Memory posted.

*  Went to the library to get a book, and put some miles on the Lincoln.

*  Got Linda started working on the cards.  I updated the letter after the girls gave me input.  Added some photos.  Moved recent photos from downloads to the 2019 Pictures folders. 

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to cook dinner, got the printing started for the letter.  Let the ham burn, drat.  We ate, watched TV, and I read the paper and washed dishes.

*  Continued the letter printing - got 80 done tonight.  They are damp so need to dry out overnight.  That ink is wet!

*  Sorted out what Linda did - added return labels and address labels, while she added stamps and wrote inside the cards.  Got all 80 to the point where they need letters and then sealed.

*  Online at 7:30 p.m. to answer email, add to the Best Of post, and noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 8 to 14 December 2019 posted.  Checked Facebook.

*  TreeShared 60 RootsMagic profiles to the Ancestry tree - slow tonight - 60 syncs in 35 minutes.  Read blogs and wrote this post simultaneously.  Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.


Friday, December 13, 2019

Genea-Journal - Friday, 13 December 2019

Another Friday the 13th passes without untoward incident, knock on wood.  Hmm, 3 hours to go.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 7, home to read, added to the Best Of post and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 308: #519 Susannah (Gleason) Willis 1676-1756) of Sudbury, Massachusetts posted.  got the laumndry going, and answered email.

*  Picked her up at 9 a.m. and we went grocery shopping, home at 9:45 a.m.  Online to write New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 13 December 2019.  Worked on the Christmas list labels.  Took a nap.

*  Had lunch, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes -- Friday, 13 December 2019.  Worked on the boxes in the bedroom - collected photos to be scanned, put stuff in better boxes, need to get them all in the closet.  Finished the laundry.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m.  Watched TV news, read the paper, washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Surname and SNGF posts, then resolved 240 Ancestry Hints adding sources and content, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 12 December 2019

This was an all-genealogy day, but it didn't go like I planned.  Oh well, the rabbit hole was fun.  Didn't do what I should have done on Christmas cards and letters.  Drat.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 7:30, and home to read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - 1820 U.S. Census Record for John Putman Household in Wayne, New York posted.

*  Picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Started in finding an obituary for Seavers in the News, and finally found one.  But took my nap before doing anything else.

*  Online at 12:30, had lunch, then worked on Seavers in the News - Mrs. E.F. Seaver Dies in Wyoming in 1914 until 3 p.m.  Lots of twists and turns.  Added her to the database.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then answered email.  Went in at 5:15 for dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, wrote the 52 Ancestors post, and matched some folks in FamilySearch Family Tree.  

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

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 11 December 2019

This was the day of the CVGS Holiday Luncheon at Karen's condo clubhouse, and it worked out pretty well.  Except for my phone, which ran out of juice after 4 photos.  I need a new phone... Slept poorly last night, awake at 4:15, finally back to sleep at 5:15 and up and atom at 6:15. 

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 7 a.m., home to read, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Papa Lee Holds His First Grandchild -- Post 595 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday. Worked on some MyHeritage DNA matches.

*  Picked her up and home to answer email, then tried to nap and failed.  Got the two gifts ready and we left at 10:30 a.m. for the luncheon.

*  Food was good, table talk was good, then we honored Virginia and Gary for their service and gave them lifetime membership.  Gary showed his mystery members - baby, kid and adult photos of 5 members, but the light in the room washed out what was on the screen.  We shared our Christmas memories, had the door prize drawings, then the table decoration drawings, and the BOGO gift exchange.  We regifted last year's gifts and will put them aside to do it next year too.  We were home by 2:15.

*  I took an hour long recliner nap, and then online to read, wrote Dates and Speakers For MyHeritage Live 2020 in Tel Aviv Announced and GeneaNet.org Offers a Beautiful Fan Family Chart for Free!  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:20 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, put out the trash, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and resolved 239 Ancestry Hints.  Answered email, checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.



Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 10 December 2019

This was an all-genealogy day once we got home in the morning.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 7:30, then home to read email and blogs, add to the Best Of post, and note that Tuesday's Tip: Use the California Birth Index, 1905-1995 posted.

*  Picked her up at 9 a.m., and after visiting the grocery store we were home by 10 a.m.  Also got mailing labels at CVS.

*  Wrote Book Review: How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records: A Genealogist's Guide and took my nap.

*  Had lunch, and online to add to the Best Of post, answer email, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 10 December 2019.

*  Worked in GEDmatch capturing segment data for known cousins - only 6 of them, and some I don't know the common ancestors for.  

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, and added to the Best Of post.  Went out in the back yard and got weeds into the trash barrel.  The rain has greened up the yard with weeds, and they need to be mowed now.

*  Cooked dinner, we ate watching TV news and read the paper, then did the dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Wordless post, then resolved 284 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.  

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Genea-Journal - Monday, 9 December 2019

I've finally moved into Christmas mode - got started on the mail list and card labels, and the family letter.  Also shopped a bit online for Linda (without success) and the grandkids and daughters (some success!).

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, add to the Best Of post, and noted that   Amanuensis Monday -- 1788 Deed of Simon Gates to Ephraim Pratt in Worcester County, Massachusetts posted.

*  Picked her up, and home by 9 a.m. to get into Mondays With Myrt.  Got to expound a bit on the Italian research and source citations.  Answered email and added to the Best Of post.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 12:30 p.m., had lunch, and shopped a bit.  Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 8 December 2019.  Reviewed the blog comments and put about 150 in the spam folder.  Damn things.  I need to do this more often!

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, and went in at 5:125 to help with dinner.  We ate, watched TV news, then football, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to talk to Lori, then wrote the Tuesday's Tip post, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Genea-Journal - Sunday, 8 December 2019

This was a pretty typical Sunday genealogy-wise, at least during football season.  Slept better last night too.  Drizzly and windy and cool today.

*  Read email and blogs, transcribed the deed and wrote the amanuensis post, then off to church at 9:40 a.m.  Stopped at the grocery store and home by 12 noon.

*  Watched football, read the paper, had lunch, and watched the Chargers game.  They finally won another game.

*  Online to note that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 1 to 7 December 2019 and Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 1 to 7 December 2019 posted.  Then added to the Best Of post, and answered email. Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watched the Rams game, and did dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to work on the Geneanet tree, then Treeshared 62 profiles.  Went in to watch football night program.  Online at 9:30 to check Facebook, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 4.0 hours.

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Genea-Journal - Saturday, 7 December 2019

Rained/drizzled almost all day - dried out tonight.  Didn't sleep well last night.

*  Read email and blogs, dropped Linda at the Y, went to my men's group breakfast.  Picked Linda up at 9:45 a.m. in the rain and home by 10 a.m.

*  Noted that Surname Saturday -- LNU (Elizabeth, married John Smith, England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, added to the Best Of post, and worked in Web Hints in RootsMagic trying to find missing events/dates/places.  

*  Tried to nap, but refluxed due to breakfast.  Went in on the recliner but coudn't nap, so wasted an hour.

*  Had lunch, noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 1 to 7 December 2019 posted.  Also noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Make a Surname Christmas Tree posted.

*  Printed off the CVGS newsletter masters, went to the UPS Store and made copies, then went to the post office to mail them.  Home by 3:15 p.m.

*  Watched football for awhile, then online to read, and work some more in WebHints.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, resolved 138 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree,, and TreeShared 123 profiles with the Ancestry Tree.

*  Answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Genea-Journal - Friday, 6 December 2019

I finished a project, and worked on several others, plus the usual stuff on a genealogy Friday.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that   52 Ancestors - Week 307: #518 Samuel Willis 1675-1758) of Sudbury, Massachusetts posted.

*  Picked her up at 9:10 a.m. and we went to her neurology appointment, and home by 10:15 a.m.

*  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 6 December 2019, answered email and took my nap.

*  Had lunch, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes -- Friday, 6 December 2019.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  

*  Edited the CVGS Newsletter one more time and sent it to the membership via email.  Worked for awhile matching profiles with Family Tree. 

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to help with dinner, read the paper, watched tv news, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the three Saturday posts.  Resolved 246 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.

*  Answered email, checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 5 December 2019

20 more days to Christmas.  I wonder what Linda wants or needs?  I have no clue what I want - maybe a new computer or phone?

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 7:20 a.m., home to read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1890 Naturalization Record of Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) posted.

*  Picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.  Wrote Seavers in the News -- Zeruah Seaver Dies in 1912 in Washington, Vermont and took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then worked on the CVGS Newsletter and sent it for review.  Collected links and files to send to Susi for her Beginners class.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Started on the 52 Ancestors sketch, then went in for dinner, read the paper, watched TV and did dishes. 

*  online at 6:30 p.m. to finish the 52 Ancestors sketch, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, answered email, and wrote this post.  genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 4 December 2019

More rain today, so Linda stayed home from swimming. 

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Our Family in 1981 -- Post 594 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Answered email, printed out the CVGS material, and tried to nap.

*  Had lunch, and left at 11:20 a.m. for the library and the CVGS Board meeting.  Reviewed the member survey results and discussed the proposed beginners class.  Home by 2:15 p.m.

*  Read blogs, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Dear Randy: How Did You Find the Birth Record for the Italian Ancestor? plus the source citation.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then went in at 5 p.m. to get dinner on the plates.  We ate, watched TV news, I read the paper, put out the trash and did the dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post, then worked on the CVGS newsletter - about 70% finished now.  

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

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 3 December 2019

This was Linda's 77th birthday...she had a good day, out to lunch with a friend, talked to both girls, and out to dinner with me. 

*  Dropped linda at the Y at 7:30, to Ralph's for flowers and a card, home to read, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Tuesday's Tip: Wills and Probate Records on Ancestry.com posted.

*  Picked her up, and home by 9:10 a.m.  Worked on AncestryDNA matches for awhile, adding Notes for Common Ancestors.  Linda went to lunch, and I took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then finished up the CVGS survey results and mailed them off to the Board.

*  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 3 December 2019, then checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked a bit in MyHeritage adding the Italians to my tree.  Started the CVGS Newsletter for December.

*  We left at 5 p.m. for dinner at Black Angus, and home by 7 p.m.  Lori called Linda and Linda opened her gift and loved it.

*  Online at 7:30 p.m. to read, wrote the Wordless post, and resolved 143 Ancestry Hints.

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

Monday, December 2, 2019

Genea-Journal - Monday, 2 December 2019

It was  a busy genealogy day today - but I did little data entry and no real research it seems.  Woke up early at 5 a.m.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y at 7, and home to read email and blogs, add to the Best Of post, and note that Amanuensis Monday -- 1787 Quitclaim Deed of John Palmer, Josiah Kendall and Simon Gates to Nathan Miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts posted.

*  Picked her up and home by 9:05.  Got into Mondays With Myrt late, but talked about the Shared Clustering program and matches in general.  

*  Took a great nap, up at 12:30 to eat lunch, then online to write Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 1 December 2019.  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, and wrote   Finding More of My Grandsons' Italian Ancestral Records.  Checked Facebook and Twitter.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, we ate, watched TV news, read the paper and washed dishes.  Watched the football game.

*  Online at 7 to read, then wrote the Tuesday's Tip post, updated the Italian post, and checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.



Sunday, December 1, 2019

Genea-Journal - Sunday, 1 December 2019

24 more days until Christmas.  Time sure flies.  First, there's Linda's birthday on Tuesday.  I wonder what gifts I can get her?

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  We left for church at 9:40 a.m. and went to the store afterwards, and home by 12 noon.

*  Watched football, had popcorn for lunch, and read the paper.  Dozed a bit.  Chargers game came on at 1:25 p.m. and they blew another one to Denver.  Now 4-8 on the season.  No hopes.  

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to read, noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 24 to 30 November 2019 and Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 24 to 30 November 2019 posted.  

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, worked on the CVGS survey results, and TreeShared 63 profiles to the Ancestry tree.  Went in at 8:30 to see the end of the football game and watch Charger lowlights.

*  Online at 9:15 p.m. to check Facebook, answer email, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.