It was a pretty typical Sunday in Chula Vista - the sun was out, the Chargers lost on the road and I did some blogging. Oh, and watched Desperate Housewives.
I read my email and blogs this morning before the game, and even squeezed in the post about the 58th Carnival of Genealogy. Then it was to the TV and my hope sprang quickly and fizzled. The TV feed from Buffalo was dead for most of the first half of the Chargers game. Even worse, it came back on for the second half and the Bolts lost 23-14 by mistakes and non-performance when it counted. Very frustrating. I did manage to finish The Best of the Genea-Blogs post before I went with my contractor to Home Depot for more wood. When we got back, I posted the seminar pictures to the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog and then to Genea-Musings. I worked for awhile on the SDGS presentation handout, and then saved it to my web page. I uploaded a number of documents to my web space using Google documents, just to see what happens to them.
We had to go out to a wedding reception for Margie and Ryvess at the South Bay Grill. It was nice - the food was good for me, but Linda couldn't eat any of the buffet food - the restaurant gave her plain veggies and chicken. We sat with our swim club friends and even talked to the mayor of Chula Vista. We were home by 7:30, and watched the end of the Bosox-Rays game - the Rays are going to the Series. Good for them. I like underdogs. I had 30 minutes before Desperate Housewives, so I checked Facebook, and read my email and blogs. After DH, I checked Bloglines and all of the posts have come through - since 1 October. Then I wrote this post. I need to back up my files tonight, and transfer files to the laptop for the trip. I still have scheduled posts to write for next week, too. Linda has started to pack.
Genealogy today was 5.0 hours - 0.5 hour doping email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.5 hours writing blogs, and 1.0 hour on the SDGS presentation.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/18/08
This was the big day for the "Discover Your Family History" seminar by the Chula Vista Genealogical Society with Jean Wilcox Hibben as the featured speaker. The day really revolved around this 10 am to 4 pm event.
I didn't even read email or blogs this morning - I just picked up my briefcase, camera, publicity boards, and freebie handouts and went to my Bible study breakfast at 8 a.m. in National City, and I was at the library by 9:20. Jean and her husband were already there, and we got into the library early to set up their stuff and others did the technology, registration and food setup. The doors opened at 10 a.m. and folks streamed in - registered, got handouts, bought a raffle ticket, had a snack, and settled into their seats for the presentations. Jean did one in the morning and two in the afternoon, with lunch in the park at noon time. I was home by 4:30 after the cleanup and take out was over. I described the presentations in Jean Wilcox Hibben a Major Hit at CVGS. I read my email and blogs when I got home, and checked into Facebook.
Linda got dinner up, and I read the paper while watching the ball game. After the game, I posted Keeping up with the Taggers - Post 3. Then this post and I'm done for the day.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, and 7.0 hours on the CVGS seminar.
I didn't even read email or blogs this morning - I just picked up my briefcase, camera, publicity boards, and freebie handouts and went to my Bible study breakfast at 8 a.m. in National City, and I was at the library by 9:20. Jean and her husband were already there, and we got into the library early to set up their stuff and others did the technology, registration and food setup. The doors opened at 10 a.m. and folks streamed in - registered, got handouts, bought a raffle ticket, had a snack, and settled into their seats for the presentations. Jean did one in the morning and two in the afternoon, with lunch in the park at noon time. I was home by 4:30 after the cleanup and take out was over. I described the presentations in Jean Wilcox Hibben a Major Hit at CVGS. I read my email and blogs when I got home, and checked into Facebook.
Linda got dinner up, and I read the paper while watching the ball game. After the game, I posted Keeping up with the Taggers - Post 3. Then this post and I'm done for the day.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, and 7.0 hours on the CVGS seminar.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/17/08
I did some blogging, some CVGS work and some SDGS presentation work today in genealogy, while doing work around the house and taking Linda out to dinner.
After reading my email and blogs, I updated Keeping up with the Taggers - Post 2 and then checked into Facebook. I made program handouts for the CVGS seminar on Saturday and on Wednesday, 29 October. I left at 10 a.m. to make copies of the programs and handouts at the UPS store, got a haircut finally, went to the bank and the library, and came home for lunch. After lunch, I worked in the garage and transferred all of the bedroom stuff still in the living room to the garage. Our kids are going to have a great time sorting everything out when we pass away! Back on the computer, I downloaded TMG 7 to my laptop, and wrote I'm almost ready to cruise. I updated the Tagging post again, and then posted Evidence of Sarah Martin's Maiden Name. I checked Ancestry, WVR and Footnote for some of my Project C elusives - and might have solved one of my mysteries.
At this point, I decided to go out and cut the front lawn - it took over an hour. Linda came out and trimmed the roses while I watered the plants. We went out to dinner to Daphne's and dessert at ColdStone - yummy. We were home after 7 pm, and I stapled all of the handouts for the seminar together. I spent about two hours working on the handout for the SDGS Presentation -- Genealogy Web Sites You Can Use -- I got all of the links in my 96 slide presentation on four pages. Then I wrote this post, and am done for the night.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.5 hours writing blog posts, 1.0 hour on CVGS seminar and program, 2.0 hours on SDGS presentation, and 0.5 hour on Facebook.
Tomorrow is the CVGS "Discover Your Family History" seminar with Dr. Jean Wilcox Hibben as the featured speaker. I posted the seminar description here. Blogging will be light on Saturday until I get home and can summarize the day's activities.
After reading my email and blogs, I updated Keeping up with the Taggers - Post 2 and then checked into Facebook. I made program handouts for the CVGS seminar on Saturday and on Wednesday, 29 October. I left at 10 a.m. to make copies of the programs and handouts at the UPS store, got a haircut finally, went to the bank and the library, and came home for lunch. After lunch, I worked in the garage and transferred all of the bedroom stuff still in the living room to the garage. Our kids are going to have a great time sorting everything out when we pass away! Back on the computer, I downloaded TMG 7 to my laptop, and wrote I'm almost ready to cruise. I updated the Tagging post again, and then posted Evidence of Sarah Martin's Maiden Name. I checked Ancestry, WVR and Footnote for some of my Project C elusives - and might have solved one of my mysteries.
At this point, I decided to go out and cut the front lawn - it took over an hour. Linda came out and trimmed the roses while I watered the plants. We went out to dinner to Daphne's and dessert at ColdStone - yummy. We were home after 7 pm, and I stapled all of the handouts for the seminar together. I spent about two hours working on the handout for the SDGS Presentation -- Genealogy Web Sites You Can Use -- I got all of the links in my 96 slide presentation on four pages. Then I wrote this post, and am done for the night.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.5 hours writing blog posts, 1.0 hour on CVGS seminar and program, 2.0 hours on SDGS presentation, and 0.5 hour on Facebook.
Tomorrow is the CVGS "Discover Your Family History" seminar with Dr. Jean Wilcox Hibben as the featured speaker. I posted the seminar description here. Blogging will be light on Saturday until I get home and can summarize the day's activities.
I Got Tagged...
I got tagged for the "5 Things about me" meme. I started this meme, but it's interesting to see the progression in two days:
1. Genea-Musings tagged
2. footnoteMaven at footnoteMaven, who tagged
3. Sheri Fenley at The Educated Genealogist, who tagged
3. T.K. at Before My Time, who tagged
2. Carol Wilkerson at iPentimento, who tagged
5. The Geneaholic
A second track was:
1. Genea-Musings tagged
2. Thomas MacEntee on Destination:Austin Family and Jasia on Creative Gene, who tagged
3. Apple on Apple's Tree, who tagged
4. T.K. at Before My Time, who tagged
5. Carol Wilkerson at iPentimento, who tagged
6. The Geneaholic
Thanks, Carol for the tag. I defer to my Genea-Musings posting for my information - but I want to tag five more genea-bloggers (well, more than five):
1. The Ancestry Insider
2. Sharon at Back-Track
3. Terry at The Desktop Genealogist
4. David at Family History Tracing
5. Russ at Family Tree Maker User.
6. Holly at Genealogy Musings.
7. Deb at Genealogy, Middle Age and Life
8. Tina at Gtownma's Genealogy
9. Carolyn at Life in Possum Holler
10. Laura at Life at the Home20
If I get tagged again, I'll add more!
1. Genea-Musings tagged
2. footnoteMaven at footnoteMaven, who tagged
3. Sheri Fenley at The Educated Genealogist, who tagged
3. T.K. at Before My Time, who tagged
2. Carol Wilkerson at iPentimento, who tagged
5. The Geneaholic
A second track was:
1. Genea-Musings tagged
2. Thomas MacEntee on Destination:Austin Family and Jasia on Creative Gene, who tagged
3. Apple on Apple's Tree, who tagged
4. T.K. at Before My Time, who tagged
5. Carol Wilkerson at iPentimento, who tagged
6. The Geneaholic
Thanks, Carol for the tag. I defer to my Genea-Musings posting for my information - but I want to tag five more genea-bloggers (well, more than five):
1. The Ancestry Insider
2. Sharon at Back-Track
3. Terry at The Desktop Genealogist
4. David at Family History Tracing
5. Russ at Family Tree Maker User.
6. Holly at Genealogy Musings.
7. Deb at Genealogy, Middle Age and Life
8. Tina at Gtownma's Genealogy
9. Carolyn at Life in Possum Holler
10. Laura at Life at the Home20
If I get tagged again, I'll add more!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/16/08
I was a blogging fool today...and not much else! I did take my wife out to dinner, though!
After reading my email and blogs, I wrote the Genea-Musings traffic report and then about the Civil War Widows' Pension Files on Footnote. I checked the latest news from the cruise site, and posted advance blogs for each day's genealogy activities while on the ship, since I'm not sure I'll be able to post much from the ship while at sea. Then I wrote What will the descendants think? about a strange case from Northern California where they really did grill their granny. After that, I had some lunch, and felt better after watching some RootsTV videos and posting Abslutely Beautiful - Annie Moore.
I must have done something useful until 2:30, but I have no idea what it was. I went in to watch TV and let Linda do her email. We left at 3:30 to go to our financial advisor, then went to dinner at Mimi's Cafe in Mission Valley. We left at 6:15 and I dropped Linda off at her women's group meeting and was home by 7:15 (traffic was terrible due to a Jimmy Buffett concert at the Amphitheater just south of us). I hurried to the computer to join the TGSG chat with five other TGFers. That was over at 8 and I decided that since I started the Tagging meme that I'd better keep track of it, so I wrote Keeping Up with the Taggers - Post 1 and Post 2. I started it out like a genealogy report, but it got real complicated real fast. I shoulda put it in Family Tree Maker. Finally, I wrote this post - that made 14 genealogy related posts on two blogs today!
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 6.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, and 1.0 hour on the TGSG chat.
After reading my email and blogs, I wrote the Genea-Musings traffic report and then about the Civil War Widows' Pension Files on Footnote. I checked the latest news from the cruise site, and posted advance blogs for each day's genealogy activities while on the ship, since I'm not sure I'll be able to post much from the ship while at sea. Then I wrote What will the descendants think? about a strange case from Northern California where they really did grill their granny. After that, I had some lunch, and felt better after watching some RootsTV videos and posting Abslutely Beautiful - Annie Moore.
I must have done something useful until 2:30, but I have no idea what it was. I went in to watch TV and let Linda do her email. We left at 3:30 to go to our financial advisor, then went to dinner at Mimi's Cafe in Mission Valley. We left at 6:15 and I dropped Linda off at her women's group meeting and was home by 7:15 (traffic was terrible due to a Jimmy Buffett concert at the Amphitheater just south of us). I hurried to the computer to join the TGSG chat with five other TGFers. That was over at 8 and I decided that since I started the Tagging meme that I'd better keep track of it, so I wrote Keeping Up with the Taggers - Post 1 and Post 2. I started it out like a genealogy report, but it got real complicated real fast. I shoulda put it in Family Tree Maker. Finally, I wrote this post - that made 14 genealogy related posts on two blogs today!
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 6.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, and 1.0 hour on the TGSG chat.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/15/08
This would have been my father's 97th birthday. I really appreciate his fine colonial New England and English ancestry.
After reading my email and blogs this morning, I posted about the CGSSD Mini-fair on Saturday, even though I'm not going to it. Then I edited my four-generation photograph and posted it in Family Photographs - Post 27: Four Generations. I checked Facebook, edited my Haunted House story a bit, and worked on putting stuff back into the 4th bedroom from the living room. I left at 11 a.m. for the pharmacy, then lunch at McDonald's, the post office box and the library, where the Computer Group started at 12 noon. We had 12 there, including a guest, Mary. I got to share local library databases, catalogs and vital records sites. After the meeting, I spent an hour with Mary on her laptop working in Ancestry trying to find her families in Louisiana. I was home by 3.
I read my email and blogs, then posted the Computer Group summary on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe and on Genea-Musings. I posted a number of funnies and my NFL Picks for week 7 on Randy's Busy Life too. At 5p.m., I went in a put out the trash barrels, watched TV, ate dinner, read the paper, watched the debate and then some of the ball game. When I came back to the computer at 8:15, I read email and blogs, then did a bit more searching for Mary's elusive family in Louisiana. No luck. I checked for a Seaver family in the 1920 census and made a genealogy report for my Seaver correspondent. Then I wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours. 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.0 hours on CVGS activities, and 2.0 hours doing research for others.
After reading my email and blogs this morning, I posted about the CGSSD Mini-fair on Saturday, even though I'm not going to it. Then I edited my four-generation photograph and posted it in Family Photographs - Post 27: Four Generations. I checked Facebook, edited my Haunted House story a bit, and worked on putting stuff back into the 4th bedroom from the living room. I left at 11 a.m. for the pharmacy, then lunch at McDonald's, the post office box and the library, where the Computer Group started at 12 noon. We had 12 there, including a guest, Mary. I got to share local library databases, catalogs and vital records sites. After the meeting, I spent an hour with Mary on her laptop working in Ancestry trying to find her families in Louisiana. I was home by 3.
I read my email and blogs, then posted the Computer Group summary on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe and on Genea-Musings. I posted a number of funnies and my NFL Picks for week 7 on Randy's Busy Life too. At 5p.m., I went in a put out the trash barrels, watched TV, ate dinner, read the paper, watched the debate and then some of the ball game. When I came back to the computer at 8:15, I read email and blogs, then did a bit more searching for Mary's elusive family in Louisiana. No luck. I checked for a Seaver family in the 1920 census and made a genealogy report for my Seaver correspondent. Then I wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours. 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.0 hours on CVGS activities, and 2.0 hours doing research for others.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/14/08
I read my email and blogs (Genea-Musings and Geneaholic haven't updated on Bloglines since the end of September) and then did some research on the FamilyTreeDNA site and then wrote DNA Research - Which Y-DNA Test? Why? I spent several hours updating my syllabus for the SDGS presentation on 8 November - I just need to improve the handout and I'm ready for it! I researched the land tours on the cruise in St. Kitts, Antigua and St. Thomas and printed some of them out for Linda to choose from. I unloaded the bedroom closet so that it's ready to be painted and floored. At 3:30, I went in and watched the news, read the paper, took a nap, sorted through some of my daughters pictures, watched the ball game, and ate dinner.
At 6, I came back to the computer and posted Tag - you're it! and then did some research on my Project M - I entered some census data on ancestral families, searched for the parents of Ed's grandmother, and found more information on some of the ancestral families on WorldConnect. Finally, I wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 2.5 hours on the SDGS presentation, and 3.0 hours on Project M.
At 6, I came back to the computer and posted Tag - you're it! and then did some research on my Project M - I entered some census data on ancestral families, searched for the parents of Ed's grandmother, and found more information on some of the ancestral families on WorldConnect. Finally, I wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 2.5 hours on the SDGS presentation, and 3.0 hours on Project M.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/13/08
After reading my email and my blogs, I posted Two Free Issues of Everton's Genealogical Helper on Genea-Musings just to get the day off to a good start. I realized that I had to get ready for my presentation to SDGS on 8 November (3 days after I get back from my two week vacation and genealogy cruise...) so I spent some time working on the handout, which is due next week. I added some syllabus pages to my web site where I keep my handouts. I dug out our plane reservations and saw that we didn't have a confirmation number for our flight to NYC/JFK, so I called AAA and then Jet Blue to get the number, and then get seat reservations. I ate lunch in a hurry, then took off for the library for Table Talk, and some pictures. I also transcribed a death notice for my wife's cousin. I was home by 2:15.
I posted Using GeneaNet.org - Post 4 and then worked on several advance posts - I need to have something for the two week hiatus, right? I wish I could plan three months ahead like some people do (Pat Richley does this - how in the world?). At 5 p.m., I went in to watch the news, eat dinner, consult with the contractor, hug my wife, and watch the baseball game. I finished the newspaper and my Dean Koontz book, and read the NGSQ article assigned for the Transitional Genealogists Study Group. At 7:45 I came back in and posted about the CVGS Seminar on Saturday and then worked on the SDGS presentation - changed all of the footers and the thumbnail picture on the headers. I will probably add a few more charts, but then I'll have to edit the syllabus. Finally, this post and I'm done by 10 p.m.!
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.5 hours on the SDGS presentation, 0.5 hour on the TGSG article, and 2.0 hours on CVGS activities.
I posted Using GeneaNet.org - Post 4 and then worked on several advance posts - I need to have something for the two week hiatus, right? I wish I could plan three months ahead like some people do (Pat Richley does this - how in the world?). At 5 p.m., I went in to watch the news, eat dinner, consult with the contractor, hug my wife, and watch the baseball game. I finished the newspaper and my Dean Koontz book, and read the NGSQ article assigned for the Transitional Genealogists Study Group. At 7:45 I came back in and posted about the CVGS Seminar on Saturday and then worked on the SDGS presentation - changed all of the footers and the thumbnail picture on the headers. I will probably add a few more charts, but then I'll have to edit the syllabus. Finally, this post and I'm done by 10 p.m.!
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.5 hours on the SDGS presentation, 0.5 hour on the TGSG article, and 2.0 hours on CVGS activities.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/12/08
This was a pretty typical genealogy Sunday - a little blogging and some research, but not too much.
I read my email and blogs before I went to church, and I got home at about 12:15. I wrote my Best of the Genea-blogs post, checked in on Facebook and then went looking for more Putman's on the Ancestry databases. Mark P emailed me yesterday saying we needed to find a death record for one of John and Sarah (Martin?) Putman's children, and suggested that Isaac K. Putman (died after 1880), Peter W. Putman (died 1882) or Mary (Putman) Hubbard (died 1912 in Canada) might provide a death certificate with a mother's maiden name on it.
I went in at 3:30 p.m. to watch the football games and read the paper. The Chargers game came on at 5:15 and we had dinner watching the game. After the game at 8:30, I came in and searched WVR for Putman information and got frustrated by a US database behind the World firewall, so I wrote about it in Is Northern New York Included in the WVR US Collection? Then I went back in to watch Desperate Housewives, and then the news and sports highlights. When I came back at 10:40, Mark had sent three emails and had found the Mary (Putman) Hubbard death record in Ontario (on Ancestry) that says her parents were John Putman and ??? Martin. Great and fast work by Mark! Then I wrote this post, happy as a clam in shallow water.
Genealogy today was 4.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook and 1.0 hour doing research on Putmans.
I read my email and blogs before I went to church, and I got home at about 12:15. I wrote my Best of the Genea-blogs post, checked in on Facebook and then went looking for more Putman's on the Ancestry databases. Mark P emailed me yesterday saying we needed to find a death record for one of John and Sarah (Martin?) Putman's children, and suggested that Isaac K. Putman (died after 1880), Peter W. Putman (died 1882) or Mary (Putman) Hubbard (died 1912 in Canada) might provide a death certificate with a mother's maiden name on it.
I went in at 3:30 p.m. to watch the football games and read the paper. The Chargers game came on at 5:15 and we had dinner watching the game. After the game at 8:30, I came in and searched WVR for Putman information and got frustrated by a US database behind the World firewall, so I wrote about it in Is Northern New York Included in the WVR US Collection? Then I went back in to watch Desperate Housewives, and then the news and sports highlights. When I came back at 10:40, Mark had sent three emails and had found the Mary (Putman) Hubbard death record in Ontario (on Ancestry) that says her parents were John Putman and ??? Martin. Great and fast work by Mark! Then I wrote this post, happy as a clam in shallow water.
Genealogy today was 4.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook and 1.0 hour doing research on Putmans.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/11/08
I got up about the same time that Lolo did, and we had breakfast together and watched the Disney Channel. She was ready to go out with Linda at 9:30 for the Disney on Ice show - they went with Lolo's friend Abbie and her mom. That gave me several hours of free time - what do you think I did with it?
After reading email and blogs, I posted Using GeneaNet.org - Post 3 and did a bit more exploring in www.GeneaNet.org. I see that Jean-Yves has written several comments trying to help me understand some of the inner workings, which I greatly appreciate! I decided to work in my genealogy database. I found that my family data was pretty sparse for my Putman line (which includes my matrilineal ancestor, Sarah Martin (?)). I found Mark Putman's web site, and added some spouses names and some notes to my database based on Mark's information. I spent quite a bit of time thinking through the spouse of David Janse Putman, was she Elizabeth Beekman or Helena Van Gelder, or both, or neither? What was her maiden name? I looked for Beekman and Van Gelder data on Rootsweb WorldConnect and came away more confused than ever.
Fortunately, Linda and Lolo came home at 2 pm. and broke up my little mystery problem, and I took a nap before we had to drive Lolo up to Temecula. We left at 4, got there just after 5, had dinner with Tami at the Hungry Hunter and celebrated my birthday and Tami's birthday early - you should have seen Lolo go after the cake! We left just after 7, and were home by 8, and I watched the SDSU-Air Force game and the Red Sox-Rays game while reading the paper and my mystery book. Finally, at 9:30, I came in and read email, blogs and Facebook, and wrote Digging in the Putman Garden of Genealogical Mysteries. Then this post, and I'm off to bed.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 1.5 hours writing blog posts and 2.5 hours working on the Putman mysteries.
After reading email and blogs, I posted Using GeneaNet.org - Post 3 and did a bit more exploring in www.GeneaNet.org. I see that Jean-Yves has written several comments trying to help me understand some of the inner workings, which I greatly appreciate! I decided to work in my genealogy database. I found that my family data was pretty sparse for my Putman line (which includes my matrilineal ancestor, Sarah Martin (?)). I found Mark Putman's web site, and added some spouses names and some notes to my database based on Mark's information. I spent quite a bit of time thinking through the spouse of David Janse Putman, was she Elizabeth Beekman or Helena Van Gelder, or both, or neither? What was her maiden name? I looked for Beekman and Van Gelder data on Rootsweb WorldConnect and came away more confused than ever.
Fortunately, Linda and Lolo came home at 2 pm. and broke up my little mystery problem, and I took a nap before we had to drive Lolo up to Temecula. We left at 4, got there just after 5, had dinner with Tami at the Hungry Hunter and celebrated my birthday and Tami's birthday early - you should have seen Lolo go after the cake! We left just after 7, and were home by 8, and I watched the SDSU-Air Force game and the Red Sox-Rays game while reading the paper and my mystery book. Finally, at 9:30, I came in and read email, blogs and Facebook, and wrote Digging in the Putman Garden of Genealogical Mysteries. Then this post, and I'm off to bed.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 1.5 hours writing blog posts and 2.5 hours working on the Putman mysteries.
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