Thursday, April 30, 2020

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 30 April 2020

Four months down, eight to go.  How many more in isolation?  At least one I think and maybe two.  Day 47 of isolation.  The water heater was replaced today.  Slept terribly.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1811 Marriage Record for John Richman and Ann Marshman in Hilperton, Wiltshire posted.  

*  Just as I was getting into Mini-Myrt, the plumber came to see the water heater.  We decided to replace it and he went off to get the parts.  I missed Mini-Myrt, but that was OK.  Got the AncestryDNA numbers then finished reading blogs.  Talked to James P. at 10 a.m.  Took a nap at 10:30 - exhausted.

*  Up at 11:45, had lunch, then read, and the plumber came back at noon to install the unit.  wrote Seavers in the News -- S.K. Seaver Dies in 1929 in Appleton, Wisconsin.   Plumber was finished, I'm happy, didn't  cost as much as the last one!  

*  Worked looking for Irish Seaver online articles and added info to the tree.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked on WebHints for random folks to add content to the tree.  Wrote MyHeritage Adds the U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Collection, 1936-2007.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the 52 Ancestors post, then took a walk and pulled more weeds, and back to resolve 216 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to RootsMagic.  

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

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End-of-the-month statistics ():

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

*  57,192 persons (+ 475)
*  23,297 families  (+ 198)
*  183,158 events  (+ 1269)

*  9,473 Alternate Names (+ 177)
*  13,092 places  (+ 195)
*  2,033 sources (+ 9)
*  119,531  citations (+ 1329)
*  1,500 Multi-media Items (+ 50)
*  3,210 Multimedia links (+ 8)
*  35,430 matched to FSFT (+ 522)


 I'm up to 65.26% (+0.27%) for citations/events and 209.00% (+0.59%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for April (compared to stats for March
):

*  13,657 blog posts (+81)


*  126,551 page views (4218 per day, Blogger Stats, + 874)

*  >2,100 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  3,436 
readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 7)

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 29 April 2020

Another day - cool and cloudy, high around 72F, so not bad.  Didn't really go out except to put out the trash cans on the street.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Papa Lee and the Grandgirls at the Zoo -- Post 615 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.

*  Got into Mini-Myrt and texted but didn't speak.  Reviewed the presentation and edited it one more time.  Wrote New "Ask The Expert" Series on MyHeritage during May 2020.  Lay down for a rest.

*  Up at 11 a.m. to eat lunch, check email, add to the Best Of post and get ready for the Zoom CVGS meeting.  Got in at 11:45, and we had 19 attendees, about 12 from CVGS and 6 from SDGS.  It went pretty well except I couldn't do full screen with the Powerpoint - I should have backed out and opened it again I guess.  Strange.  I was always getting bandwidth messages.  Drat.

*  Over at 1:15 p.m. and worked in MyHeritage record matches for awhile adding content to the RootsMagic tree.  Wrote Dear Randy: "Why Do You Add Alternate Names To Your Family Tree?"  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to cook dinner, we ate, watched TV news, read the paper, put out the trash, and washed dishes.  Discovered we had no hot water!  Drat.  There is a flashing red light on the tankless heater and drips from the heat exchanger.  Went online to Yelp and got several emails - looks like we need a new one.  Drat.  It may take days to get one installed.  

*  Wrote the Treasure Chest post, checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and watched the new RootsMagic video about the Edit screen.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.


Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 28 April 2020

It's cooled off some, only about 75F today.  Slept better last night.  

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Who Were the Parents of John Richman (1788-1867) of Hilperton, Wiltshire? - Part 5 posted.  

*  Got into Mini-Myrt and said nothing.  Checked the AncestryDNA matches.  Reviewed the presentation for Wednesday and edited it.  Went to the grocery store and home by 11:15.

*  Tired, so lay down for a nap, and up at 12:30 to have lunch, then worked on the Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 28 April 2020 post.  Watched Roberta's MyHeritage Live talk - excellent - and then the doctor called for my 6-month checkup in a video call.  

*  Got into Audrey's birthday Zoom meeting and saw the cake, sang happy birthday, and talked with Audrey, Charlie, Tami and Lori.  Fun.  We will do that again, I think.  Linda enjoyed it.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and worked randomly  in WebHints.

*  Went in at 4:45 to start dinner, watch TV, read the paper, and we ate at 5:45.  Washed dishes, brought in the laundry too.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the Wordless post, added an AncestryDNA ThruLine and corrected another one, then resolved 194 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources.

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

Monday, April 27, 2020

Genea-Journal - Monday, 27 April 2020

Day 44 of the quarantine/isolation/distancing exercise, and I'm not getting much exercise at all.  I stayed in my PJs all day until we went out this afternoon.  

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - 1795 Will of Mehitabel (Grout) Brigham of Westborough, Mass. posted, and added to the Best Of post.

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt but didn't contribute much - did mention the Population Genetics talk at RootsTech - the slides are at https://static.coreapps.net/rootstech2020/handouts/9a633d3b-58c7-4a38-9f8a-3c4d08eaca9a_2.pdf

*  Checked the AncestryDNA stats, and checked out the Irish records again.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 12:30, had lunch, answered email, and wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 27 April 2020.  

*  Worked on Irish births 1860-1870 adding content and sources for Seaver folks - 21 entries.  Checked Facebook and Twitter.  Did some random RootsMagic Web Hints.  Added to the Best Of post.  Sent the email for the 4/29 CVGS Zoom meeting and then had to add to it.

*  We left at 4:45 p.m. for dinner at In 'n' Out.  40 cars in line, took 40 minutes to get the food.  Sat in the parking lot in the car to eat.  Linda loves it, but it wasn't hot.  Home by 6:15.

*  Read, and wrote a blog post for Tuesday morning.  Answered more email.  Checked Facebook.  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Genea-Journal - Sunday, 26 April 2020

Day 43 of isolation.  Hardly left the house - took a short walk tonight in the cool.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote the Amanuensis post, and checked AncestryDNA stats.  Tried to nap.  Had lunch.  Watched TV game shows and tried to doze.  Read the paper.

*  Online at 1:30 p.m. to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 19 to 25 April 2020 posted.  Checked WebHints for some of the Irish Seavers - not much there yet.  

*  Got into Zoom at 2:50 p.m. for the CVGS test run - had 7 at one point.  One couldn't get in, another had no video but tried to screen share several times.  The other four are somewhat knowledgeable.  Stopped after 40 minutes.  Checked Facebook.   FaceTimed with Tami and her kids.

*  Worked on some WebHints in RootsMagic, and answered email. 

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV, read the paper, and wash dishes.  Online to add to the Best Of post, then resolved 175 Ancestry Hints.  Went for my 10 minute walk on the block.

*  Online at 7:50 p.m. to TreeShare 112 profiles and the AMT is up to date.  Talked to Lori.  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.



Saturday, April 25, 2020

Genea-Journal - Saturday, 25 April 2020

This was a warm day, maybe 85F here, but I didn't really get out.  Slept fair, but awake too early, 6 a.m.  

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 19 to 25 April 2020 posted.

*  Got into Mini-Myrt and said something about SDGS Zoom meetings.  Checked the AncestryDNA match numbers - added 17 to 67022.  No new ThruLines.  

*  Got into the SDHS Zoom meeting at 10 a.m., and heard Nancy Loe's two talks on Organizing and Metadata.  Downloaded about 30 RootsTech handouts from Saturday to complete that talk.  Saved them in the RT2020 folder.  Had lunch.  Took a nap.

*  Online at 1:30 to note that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 19 to 25 April 2020 and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What Is Your Birth Surname Henry Number? posted.

*  Answered email, reviewed two presentations from the RT2020 set.  Checked Facebook and Twitter.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 5:15 to eat dinner, watch TV, read the paper, and wash dishes, then picked weeds in the front planter boxes.  

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then worked on some of the Irish Seaver families adding content to RootsMagic.  TreeShared 170 profiles, with about 100 still to do.

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



Friday, April 24, 2020

Genea-Journal - Friday, 24 April 2020

This was the warmest day of the year so far - about 90F this afternoon.  We stayed inside with the fans going.  Slept poorly, and then napped poorly.  Drat.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 327: #538 Thomas Allen (1690-1777) of Sudbury, Massachusetts posted.  Got into Mini-Myrt and shared the colorized Yearbook photos.

*  Checked AncestryDNA matches, and then went to the grocery store for food.  No lines, we have to wear masks now, I wear gloves too but running out of them.  Home by 10:30.

*  Added to the Best Of post, got the laundry started, and tried to nap.  May have, but poorly.

*  Had lunch, then wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 24 April 2020.  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes -- Friday, 24 April 2020.

*  Looked at Malcolm's Wiltshire material, interesting but found nothing useful.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Got laundry in the dryer.

*  Added to the Best Of post, and went in to get dinner up.  Watched TV, read the paper, washed dishes, watered the front plants, took a walk, and brought in the laundry.

*  Wrote the Ancestry and Family Search and SNGF posts, then resolved 478 Ancestry Hints adding some content and sources.  

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



Thursday, April 23, 2020

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 23 April 2020

Slept OK last night, 7 hours with an hour awake from 4 to 5.  Needed a nap.  A warm day here, high around 84F, but only went out for chores.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1711 Marriage Record of Thomas Allen and Sarah Grande in Wayland, Mass. posted.  Got into Mini-Myrt and was silent.  

*  Wrote U.S. Yearbooks on MyHeritage Now Free (Until 23 May) and In Color and checked the DNA matches, answered email, and took my nap.

*  Had lunch, added to the Best Of post, then wrote Seavers in the News -- George C. Seaver Dies in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1925 and did some research to support it.    No breakthroughs, but added several families to RootsMagic.  Added family photos in Wordless Wednesday to Pinterest.  

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, and wrote Ancestry Offers Free U.S. Yearbook Collection Through 26 April.  Worked on the Marshman families again finding more church data in Wiltshire.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, work on the 52 Ancestors profile, wrote it, and then added to the Best Of post.  Checked email and Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Day 40 of our isolation in place, and we cheated a little bit.  Slept better, but had a nap.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Lori and Tami in Hawaii in 1986 -- Post 614 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Got into Mini-Myrt and shared the GenFriends video.

*  Checked AncestryDNA and MyHeritageDNA matches, but didn't add any to the database.  Answered email and wrote Dear Randy: How is Your Genealogy Society Dealing With the COVID-19 Problem?  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, added Life Sketches to about 30 FamilySearch Family Tree profiles, then worked on Marshman data, and wrote Rabbit!! Lookee Here What I Found. Maybe an Ancestor?  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*   Linda got dressed, and we went for a walk in the wheelchair.  Met the new neighbor, and he helped put the tire back on the big wheel on the wheelchair.  Talked with him in the shade for another half hour.

*  Home at 5 p.m. and started dinner.  We ate, watched TV, read the paper, put out the trash, and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post, talk to Lori, and resolved 236 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to RootsMagic tree.

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 21 April 2020

Slept better last night, got 7 hours.  A fairly warm day, high around 72.  Gonna warm up the rest of the week.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post and noted that Tuesday's Tip: Research in the Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 posted.  Got into Nin-Myrt and highlighted the book contest.

*  Wrote AncestryDNA Adds DNA Match Tree Icon to Ancestry Member Tree Profiles and then worked on DNA match notes and added two lines to RootsMagic.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, and online at 12:30 to add to the Best Of post, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 21 April 2020.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  worked in Web Hints to add content and sources to RootsMagic.  Took a short walk on the block and pulled weeds for 15 minutes.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote the Wordless post, worked on Web Hints some more, then resolved 215 Ancestry Hints.  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, and checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Monday, April 20, 2020

Genea-Journal - Monday, 20 April 2020

This was a really full genealogy day here in the cave.  I slept really poorly - like 1 a.m. to 5:15 a.m.  But appointments called.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1772 Account of Administratrix of Estate of Moses Brigham (1723-1769) of Westborough, Mass. posted.  

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt and shared comments and my Facebook photo from the Forever movie.  Added to the Best Of post, and took a nap.

*  Had lunch, online at 12:15 p.m. to write Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 20 April 2020 and then Book Review: "Practical Genealogy" by Brian Sheffey -- and a Giveaway Contest!  

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Prepped for the GenFriends interview at 5.  Got into it and we talked for an hour about blogs and blogging.  Fun.  Had dinner, read the paper, and did dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Tuesday's Tip post, then added 2 DNA ThruLines to RootsMagic, and resolved 242 Ancestry Hints. 

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Genea-Journal - 18-19 April 2020

I forgot to journal last night, first miss all month I think.  Sleeping better.  Weather cool but may be nice this week.  Still isolationist.

1)  Saturday, 18 April:

*  Read, noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 12 to 18 April 2020 and Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 12 to 18 April 2020 posted, and got into Mini-Myrt.   Finished reading blogs.

*  Worked in RootsMagic web hints for the morning, but don't recall what!  Went to the grocery store at 11:30, and delivered coke to Barbara, and home by 12:15 p.m.  Had lunch.

*  Online to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Which Ancestors Would You Like to Talk To? posted.  Answered email.  Took a nap.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and added the DNA icon to my known AncestryDNA matches in Ancestry Member Tree.  

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, sort my email, resolved 181 Ancestry Hints, and TreeShared 166 profiles with the AMT.  

*  Checked Facebook, and forgot to journal.  Genealogy this day was 9.0 hours.

2)  Sunday, 19 April 2020:

*  Read email and blogs, read the sermon, and wrote the Amanuensis post.   Had lunch, watched PBS for awhile, no nap.  

*  Online at 1:30 p.m. to read, email about Irish Seavers, so spent several hours in Ireland Catholic parish records adding content to the RootsMagic tree for Seavers.  Checked Facebook.  Noted that   Best of the Genea-Blogs - 12 to 18 April 2020 posted. 

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, added to the Best Of post, added more DNA icons, and TreeShared 142 profiles.  Went into the Ancestry tree to fix several errors.  Checked email and Facebook.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.



Friday, April 17, 2020

Genea-Journal - Friday, 18 April 2020

Another decent genealogy day and we got some sun and fresh air too.  Slept better and had no nap.

*  Read email and lbogs, added to the Best Of post, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 326: #537 Mary (Bennet) Knowlton (1686-1717) of Ipswich, Massachusetts   posted, and got into Mini-Myrt.  didn't say anything.  

*  Finished reading, then did the laundry.  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 17 April 2020 and worked on AncestryDNA.  Added one more ThruLine.  

*  Answered an Ancestry message about the Carringer house on 30th Street.  Had lunch, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 17 April 2020.

*  We went for a drive to check on WalMart and Costco lines (yep, they are still long!), then sightseeing in east Chula Vista, and home.  Didn't stop or get out, had went 30 miles.  Fun to sightsee.  We may go to In n Out for lunch sometime soon.  Linda enjoyed the outing.

*  Online at 3:30 p.m. to read, check Twitter and Facebook, and worked on the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts.

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

*  Online at 6:45 to read, wrote the SNGF post, and resolved 132 Ancestry Hints.  Added some of the Richman profiles to FamilySearch Family Tree.

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

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 16 April 2020

Another stay-at-home day here in the genea-palace - but I did get outside in the sun twice.  Didn't sleep well again - maybe it's the afternoon naps?

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1686 Birth Record of Mary Benet in Ipswich, Mass. posted.  Got into Mini-Myrt and said a few words.  

*  Wrote Who Were the Parents of John Richman (1788-1867) of Hilperton, Wiltshire? - Part 4.  Checked the AncestryDNA stats too.  Added to the Best Of post and took my nap.

*  Online at 12:30 to eat lunch, then wrote Seavers in the News -- August Seaver Dies at Age 91 in St. Louis in 1927.  Checked out my new ThruLines.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Took Linda for a walk in the wheelchair up and down the block - even saw and said hello to a neighbor!  Then I went in the back yard to open the side yard back gate and the front gate, and rescued three toys the neighbor kids got over the side fence.

*  Added to the Best Of post and answered email.  Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, we ate, watched TV news, read the paper, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the 52 Ancestors post, then resolved 452 Ancestry Hints (most of them useless), adding some content and sources.  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Another shelter in your home day - hardly went outside all day.  It was a beautiful day too, I shoulda taken Linda out for a wheelchair ride but she lives in her PJs these days.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that It's Genea-Musings 14th Anniversary Today! and   Daughter Tami and Uncle Paul at Christmas 1976 -- Post 613 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Added to the Best Of post.  forgot to join Mini-Myrt.

*  worked on the DNA summary presentation for the CVGS DNA Interest Group Zoom meeting.  Had lunch.

*  Started the ZOOM meeting at 11:45 a.m. ,and we had 12 in attendance.  It clicked off after 40 minutes and everybody re-joined using the email link two more times.  Had several "new-to-Zoom" folks and they survived.

*  Online at 1:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and took a nap.  

*  Online at 3:30 p.m. to write Dear Randy: How Do You Keep Track of What You Write or Post?  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  

*  Went in at 5:15 to fix dinner, watched TV, read the paper, put out the trash and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, answer email, write the Treasure Chest post, and then added two ThruLines to RootsMagic.  Checked DNA matches, and added notes to several.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and checked Facebook, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Just another genealogy Tuesday.  Same old, same old, it seems.  I did go shopping, and worked in the sun in the yard.  Slept poorly again.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Tuesday's Tip: Research in the Ontario Death and Death Overseas Records, 1869-1947 posted.  

*  Got into Mini-Myrt and said nothing, then finished reading blogs.  Wrote Participate in the MyHeritage "Ask the Expert" Video Series.  Checked my AncestryDNA stats.  Added only 17 new matches.  Went to the grocery store and shopped.  Home by 11:20 to read.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 12:50 p.m., had lunch, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 14 April 2020.  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then got into the Ancestry Zoom meeting.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, and worked on the weeds around the front lawn in the sun.  Finished the laundry.  First nice day in awhile.

*  Online at 4:40, answered email, and went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, we ate, watched TV news, read the paper, did the dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, wrote the Wordless post and one ore, then resolved 397 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 9.0 hours.



Monday, April 13, 2020

Genea-Journal - Monday, 13 April 2020

Aha, Monday the 13th.  You know what that means, right?  Genea-Musings is almost 14 years old.  Keep it a secret, OK?  Slept better last night.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post and noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1774 Order to Distribute Intestate Estate of Moses Brigham (1723-1769) of Westborough, Mass. posted.  

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt and shared the Brigham probate records.  Then finished reading blogs.  Reviewed the AncestryDNA matches.  Had lunch.  Answered email. Took my nap.

*  Online at 2 p.m. to read, then wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 13 April 2020.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Wrote Connect to the FamilySearch LiveStream Each Week.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to start dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, and washed dishes, then talked on the phone to Lori.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, write the Tuesday's Tip post, answered email, and resolved 150 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.

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

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Genea-Journal - Sunday, 12 April 2020

Day 30 of the sheltering in place - Happy Easter everyone!  Another poor night's sleep.  I think I'm worried about the virus.  I definitely don't need to be around people.  But I would love to be.  Waiting.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Easter Name-Whacking on Ancestry.com posted, 
watched the church service, then wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  Checked Facebook.

*  Had lunch, then added two DNA lines to RootsMagic, and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 5 to 11 April 2020 posted.  Took my nap.

*  Worked in RootsMagic using WebHints to add content and sources to the tree.  Also matched several families in FamilySearch Family Tree and improved some RootsMagic profiles.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watched TV, read the paper, and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then resolved 214 Ancestry Hints, and TreeShared 187 profiles with the Ancestry tree.  Brother Paul called too.

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

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Genea-Journal - Saturday, 11 April 2020

This was an indoor all-genealogy day except for my nap and dinner.  It was sunny and cool, the rain is over and the weeds are growing!  Got 7 hours sleep last night.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 5 to 11 April 2020 posted.  Got into Mini-Myrt and shared some things.  Afterward, added to the Best Of post.

*  Checked my AncestryDNA stats, added Notes to several matches, then read Colin's handouts for the noon DNA meeting.  Had lunch.  Noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 5 to 11 April 2020 posted.

*  Got into the SDGS DNA group meeting at 11:40 a.m. and the class went almost two hours.  There were 15 in the class.  Took my nap right after!

*  Online to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- The Games Your Family Played posted, but forgot to add it to Twitter and Facebook.  Worked in RootsMagic adding content and sources for some families using WebHints.  Also matched several families in FamilySearch Family Tree.

Went in at 5:30 to cook dinner, watched TV, read the paper, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, answer emails, and then TreeShared 160 profiles with my Ancestry tree.  Worked some on the Richman line too.  Wrote the Easter post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Friday, April 10, 2020

Genea-Journal - Friday, 10 April 2020

I slept really well last night, up at 8:15 a.m.!  Still took a nap.  Rained all day here, 2 plus inches.  Now the back yard and hillside will grow some more.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 325: #536 Nathaniel Knowlton (1683-1760) of Ipswich, Massachusetts posted, and got into Mini Myrt.  Contributed nothing but a weather report.

*  Added to the Best Of post, then wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 10 April 2020.  Had lunch, and added a DNA match ThruLine to RootsMagic.  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 10 April 2020.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 3:15 p.m. to check Twitter and Facebook, added another ThruLine and answered several emails.  Wrote the Ancestry post, and added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in to cook dinner at 5 p.m., we ate, watched TV, read the paper, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the FamilySearch and SNGF posts, then resolved 164 Ancestry Hints adding content and citations.  

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

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 9 April 2020

I slept better last night - 8 hours - so felt better today.  Still had a nap, though.  Pretty much an all genealogy day here in rainy Chula Vista.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1683 Birth Record of Nathaniell Knowlton in Ipswich, Mass. posted, and added to the Best Of post.  

*  Got into Mini-Myrt and watched, didn't contribute anything.  Wrote Randy's Autosomal DNA Test and Analysis Summary - 9 April 2020.

*  Went to the grocery store, walked right in, and came out with 6 plastic bags of stuff, all we needed.

*  Home by 11 a.m. and checked my AncestryDNA matches, added to the Best Of post, and took my nap.

*  Online at 12:50 p.m. to eat lunch, then wrote Seavers in the News -- Mrs. Mary B. Seaver Dies in 1926 in Wisconsin.  Answered emails, did a little research for Karen, and then checked Twitter and Facebook.  Started the notes for the 52 Ancestors sketch, and looked for other records, added sources, etc.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to cook dinner, ate dinner, watched TV, and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then wrote the 52 Ancestors post and resolved 109 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources. 

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

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Another bad sleeping night, got only about 5 hours.  Frustrating...was sleepy, but couldn't doze off.  Finally played the radio at 12:30.   It was a clear day, but rained heavy tonight.  April showers bring May weeds here.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Lori with Her Grandparents in May 1975 -- Post 612 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Got into Mini Myrt and didn't say a word.  

*  Worked on the agenda for the noon Zoom meeting of the CVGS Research Group.  Had lunch, and tuned in at 11:50 and we had 10 attendees.  Went through my agenda and they each discussed what they have done the last month.  Ended at 1:30 p.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, then took my nap.  Online at 3:15 to write Sharing Genealogy Information Via Zoom Meetings.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Worked on RootsMagic WebHints adding content and sources to the tree.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV, read the paper, put out the trash and wash dishes.  

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post and worked on the 52 Ancestor profile.  Found he had a second family, and added them to the RootsMagic tree.

*  Looked at AncestryDNA matches and ThruLines and added one line to my tree.  Added to the Best Of post and answered several emails.  Checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.



Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 7 April 2020

Another rough night sleeping, and another stay-at-home genealogy day.  It rained some overnight and off and on all day, it may last until Saturday.  

*  Online at 8:15 a.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and noted that Tuesday's Tip: Research in the Ontario Marriage Records, 1826-1937 posted.  Forgot about Mini-Myrt and worked on and posted Review: "Genealogy at a Glance: Finding Eastern European Jewish Ancestors," by Janette Silverman.

*  Checked AncestryDNA matches and added Notes to about 10 of them.  Added one new ThruLine too.  Took my nap.

*  Up at 12:30 p.m. to eat lunch, then answered email and worked on Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 7 April 2020.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Added to the Best Of post.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched TV, read the paper and washed dishes.  Got the laundry done.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Wordless Wednesday post, then answered email and resolved 348 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to RootsMagic.  

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

Monday, April 6, 2020

Genea-Journal - Monday, 6 April 2020

Didn't sleep well last night, but was busy all day until I took my nap.  Then finished the day off.

*  Read email, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1774 Appraisal of Real Estate of Moses Brigham (1722-1769) of Westborough, Massachusetts posted.  

*  Got into Mondays With Myrt, but didn't contribute much.  Wrote Who Were the Parents of John Richman (1788-1867) of Hilperton, Wiltshire? - Part 3 and then worked on Richmans in the tree.  Added to the Best Of post.  Had lunch.

*  Got into the CVGS Zoom Meeting at 11:50 a.m. and we had 10 members, which was pretty good - I invited 15 or so.  Some don't have the technology and some had other plans.  We talked an hour and it was good to see everyone doing OK - we checked!

*  Answered email, and then took my nap.  Up at 3:15 p.m. to write Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 6 April 2020.  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then added to the Best Of post.  Wrote the email inviting CVGS members to the Wednesday Zoom meeting.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, we ate, watched TV, read the paper, washed dishes.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Tuesday's Tip post, and looked through Photos and Stories on Ancestry Hints.  Added several stories to my tree people.  Found a Richmond person in records and added that family to my RootsMagic tree, and will get Hints for all of the children. 

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

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Genea-Journal - Sunday, 5 April 2020

A pretty typical Sunday without baseball or football - lots of genealogy time.  Slept better last night, got over 8 hours.

*  Online by 8:30 a.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.  Arranged for the Monday CVGS Zoom meeting.  Ate lunch and read the paper.

*  Online at 1:30 and noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 29 March to 4 April 2020 posted.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, then worked on Whittle source citations and added several families to the database.  Checked Facebook.  Answered several emails.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, watched TV, washed dishes and online by 6:15 p.m.  Added to the Best Of post, sent the CVGS newsletter out, and TreeShared 163 profiles to the Ancestry tree.  

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

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Genea-Journal - Saturday, 4 April 2020

Another week gone by - that's three in isolation.  I think we started on 14 March.  I had to go to the pharmacy today and did some grocery shopping too.  Woke up at 4:40 a.m. and finally got up at 6 a.m.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 29 March to 4 April 2020 posted, and added to the Best Of post.  Lay down at 8 a.m. and napped for 30 minutes.

*  Online to check AncestryDNA, then got into Mini-Myrt and contributed a bit.  Then at 9:30 a.m. worked on the CVGS Newsletter and got it pretty much done.  Noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 29 March to 4 April 2020 posted.  Had lunch, and then went to Ralph's for pharmacy and groceries.  No line to get in but I couldn't take my bags in.  Wore a mask and gloves.

*  Home by 1 p.m. to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Oldest Family Photos posted.  Worked in AncestryDNA match notes.  Answered email, and added content to the RootsMagic tree from the email queries.

 Lay down again at 2 p.m. for a nap, and up at 3 p.m. to answer more email and worked more in RootsMagic.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to fix dinner, we ate, watched TV, read the paper, and washed dishes.  

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and resolved 74 Ancestry Hints.  Then TreeShared 134 profiles with the AMT.  About 100 left to do.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Genea-Journal - Friday, 3 April 2020

This was an all genealogy day at home, even tried to start a Zoom meeting and succeeded.

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 324: #535 Ruth (Walker) Wood (1692-1752) of Woburn, Massachusetts posted.

*  Got into the Mini-Myrt meeting late due to Zoom problems.  Afterwards, set up a meeting, invited several CVGS members, and one came at 10.  We talked for 30 minutes.  We decided to use Zoom for April meetings!   Posted New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 3 April 2020.  Took a nap.

*  Up at 12:30 p.m. to eat lunch, read, checked AncestryDNA matches and ThruLines, then wrote   Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 3 April 2020.  Went out front and pulled weeds on the lawn border while getting some sun.  They keep growing because of the rain.

*  Online at 3:30 p.m. to check Twitter and Facebook, answered email, worked on the CVGS Newsletter a bit, and matched some folks with Family Tree.

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

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the Ancestry, FamlySearch and SNGF posts, then resolved 164 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources.

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

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 2 April 2020

I managed to get out to the grocery store early this morning wearing latex gloves but no mask.  We only have the flimsy white/blue masks and are saving them.  Other than that, it was genealogy morning, noon and night.   What else is new?

*  Up early, and left at 7:15 for the store, got right in, and did my shopping, and home by 7:45.  Still no boxes of Kleenex.  I may make a Costco run sometime soon but dreading the lines.  

*  Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1692 Birth Record of Ruth Walker in Woburn, Mass. posted.  Got into the Mini-Myrt ZOOM meeting and shared my story about my Whittle contact.

*  Looked at AncestryDNA ThruLines and matches and added Notes to a few matches.  Looked at 2019-2020 obituaries on GenealogyBank and added several to the RootsMagic database.  Went in at 11 a.m. to take a nap.

*  Up at 12:30, had lunch, and wrote MyHeritage Education Knowledge Base Adds Content for AprilSeavers in the News -- Nellie S. Seaver Dies in 1925 in Wisconsin, and New TV Show "Roots Less Traveled" Starts on Saturday, 4 April.  

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Looked for Isaac Lanfear probate records on Ancestry and then on FamilySearch.  FS had more with more information since they had estate records.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to cook dinner, watch TV, read the paper and wash dishes.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to work on the 52 Ancestors post, then worked for an hour on the CVGS Newsletter.

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

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 1 April 2020

April Fool's Day and I felt somewhat depressed this morning.  It passed.  We stayed home, but I was out in the air twice today - to mow the back and weed the front.  

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Baptism, Birthday and Housewarming in May 1975 -- Post 611 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and then got into Mini-Myrt for 20 minutes, but didn't contribute much.  Looked at the AncestryDNA matches and saw 6 new ThruLines.  Made Notes for about 5 of the new matches.

*  Sleepy, so laid down at 10:15 for a nap but don't think I slept.  I felt better at 11, got up, and added to the Best Of post.  Had lunch, and finished off the taxes - sent in, paid, done.  Another major task finished.  Couldn't find something useful to write about, so wrote More of my MyHeritage InColor Photos.  Vanity, I know.  

*  Went out at 1:30 p.m. to mow the west 40 (feet by 15 feet) and took 2150 steps in the process.  A good workout with lots of bending and twisting and pushing and pulling.  The weeds were high.  I left the patio to sweep up some time and the boundaries need weeds pulled, and I may do that soon.  Of course, they will just grow back.

*  In at 2:30 p.m. to rest in the recliner.  Figured out that I could download RootsTech 2020 handouts from the mobile app still, so I downloaded the ones I wanted from Friday to emails.  I still have Saturday to do.  Went online to get them off of emails and into the RootsTech 2020 folder and did a third of them.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, then went out front and weeded about 10 feet of the lawn boundary and the rose beds.  Lots more to do until I get some Roundup.

*  Came in and added to the Best Of post, then answered email.  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to finish dinner, Lori called, we ate, read the paper, washed dishes and put out the trash.

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, wrote the Treasure Chest post, and resolved 121 Ancestry Hints adding sources and content.  Matched some profiles with Family Tree, and added more Seviers to the database.

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