Only 14 more shopping days until Christmas now. did a little shopping today - gift cards online! I feel better - headache gone, sniffles gone, cough gone, sore throat gone. Haven't had meds since 11 a.m. Still really hoarse though.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 291: 1756 Marriage Intentions of Jonathan White and Abigail Wing in Dartmouth, Mass. Did my shopping on Amazon.
* Messed around for an hour looking for a blog topic. Tired at 11 a.m., so I took a nap. Up after noon to eat lunch, then took a short walk to get out of the house. Missed the CVGS luncheon today, but Diane sent pictures.
* Online at 1 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and researched and wrote Good News! FamilySearch Has Added Record Images to Some U.S. Census Collections.
* Worked on the John Putman profile for the 52 Ancestors post. Captured some census records for him and his father - missed them earlier! Researched on MyHeritage, Ancestry and FamilySearch without finding any more than I had.
* Gave Linda the stack of Christmas letters and helped stuff the envelopes. did about 90 of them. Will send them on Friday. Checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, and eat dinner. Online at 7 p.m. to answer email, file Diane's photos, and then resolved 62 recent Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
My Genealogy Wednesday - 9 December 2015
This was not a typical Wednesday - I stayed home because of my cold. Still feel cruddy, headache is gone, but snuffy and coughing on occasion. Taking 4 in 1 cold meds plus throat lozenges.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Linda's Grandparents' Family Homes -- Post 390 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and What Do Family Tree Maker Users Do Now?
* Answered email, checked Facebook, checked for Amazon wish lists, and wrote Other Genealogy Software Options to Replace Family Tree Maker. Took my nap.
* Online at 3 p.m. to read, answer email, check Findmypast tree, then worked in Ancestry finding content and sources for a family or two in the database.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, and eat dinner. Tuned into Wacky Wednesday after 6 p.m., and printed and stapled family letters during the show.
* Worked on the 1920 Census Hints on Ancestry - cleared 39 of them, leaving 231 to go. I'm in the Seaver names now. Sources are 67,714.
* Add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and I'm done. Tired. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Linda's Grandparents' Family Homes -- Post 390 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and What Do Family Tree Maker Users Do Now?
* Answered email, checked Facebook, checked for Amazon wish lists, and wrote Other Genealogy Software Options to Replace Family Tree Maker. Took my nap.
* Online at 3 p.m. to read, answer email, check Findmypast tree, then worked in Ancestry finding content and sources for a family or two in the database.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, and eat dinner. Tuned into Wacky Wednesday after 6 p.m., and printed and stapled family letters during the show.
* Worked on the 1920 Census Hints on Ancestry - cleared 39 of them, leaving 231 to go. I'm in the Seaver names now. Sources are 67,714.
* Add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and I'm done. Tired. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
My Genealogy Tuesday - 8 December 2015
It was a pretty humdrum day until 3 o'clock when the Ancestry/Family Tree Maker bombshell landed. Still sick with a cold - cough, headache, sniffles, semi-controlled by the cold medicine.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote MyHeritage Releases Over 150,000 Family History Books - FREE to Access.
* Answered email, then worked a bit in FamilySearch Family Tree standardizing place names for my ancestors. Still lots to do.
* Had lunch, worked on the scanning of the trust document for Lori, then took a nap.
* Online at 1:50 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and go shopping at Amazon. Bought the kitchen faucet. Checked Facebook looking for a blog topic.
* Email from Ancestry about retiring Family Tree Maker. Wrote Ancestry.com Announces Retirement of Family Tree Maker Software. Spent most of the next two hours on Facebook answering questions and commenting.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, and read the paper. Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, then worked on the Christmas labels and printing out the letter. Got 30 done. Scanned the rest of the trust papers, put them in a Word document, made it a PDF, and sent it to Lori in Google Docs.
* Worked a bit in Ancestry Hints - resolved 38 of them. Then checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and I'm done. Tired. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote MyHeritage Releases Over 150,000 Family History Books - FREE to Access.
* Answered email, then worked a bit in FamilySearch Family Tree standardizing place names for my ancestors. Still lots to do.
* Had lunch, worked on the scanning of the trust document for Lori, then took a nap.
* Online at 1:50 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and go shopping at Amazon. Bought the kitchen faucet. Checked Facebook looking for a blog topic.
* Email from Ancestry about retiring Family Tree Maker. Wrote Ancestry.com Announces Retirement of Family Tree Maker Software. Spent most of the next two hours on Facebook answering questions and commenting.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, and read the paper. Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, then worked on the Christmas labels and printing out the letter. Got 30 done. Scanned the rest of the trust papers, put them in a Word document, made it a PDF, and sent it to Lori in Google Docs.
* Worked a bit in Ancestry Hints - resolved 38 of them. Then checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and I'm done. Tired. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Monday, December 7, 2015
My Semi-Genealogy Day - 7 December 2015
This was a frustrating day because of my cold and the car problem. Feel lousy with a cold and the meds are helping some.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #297: 1764 Will of David La Tourrette (1699-1764) of Richmond County, N.Y. posted, and joined the Mondays With Myrt HOA.
* Linda called at 9:30 a.m. saying she was at the store and the car wouldn't start. I went, gave her my car, and called AAA. The battery guy came and said I needed a tow. The tow truck came after another 30 minutes and the car started for him. Took it to Don's and left it, got a ride home. Took a nap because I was tired.
* Up at 12:30 to have lunch, note that New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - November 29 to December 5, 2015 posted, add to the Best Of post, and write Are There Really Rhode Island Probate Records From 1582? Yes! Printed off the CVGS newsletter masters and went to the UPS Store to publish it.
* Worked on the checkbook for two hours, now up to date! That was a big task I waited too long to perform.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV and read the paper.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, checked Facebook, and work on the Christmas letter and address labels. Resolved 60 Hints from MyHeritage also.
* Read, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #297: 1764 Will of David La Tourrette (1699-1764) of Richmond County, N.Y. posted, and joined the Mondays With Myrt HOA.
* Linda called at 9:30 a.m. saying she was at the store and the car wouldn't start. I went, gave her my car, and called AAA. The battery guy came and said I needed a tow. The tow truck came after another 30 minutes and the car started for him. Took it to Don's and left it, got a ride home. Took a nap because I was tired.
* Up at 12:30 to have lunch, note that New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - November 29 to December 5, 2015 posted, add to the Best Of post, and write Are There Really Rhode Island Probate Records From 1582? Yes! Printed off the CVGS newsletter masters and went to the UPS Store to publish it.
* Worked on the checkbook for two hours, now up to date! That was a big task I waited too long to perform.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV and read the paper.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, checked Facebook, and work on the Christmas letter and address labels. Resolved 60 Hints from MyHeritage also.
* Read, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
My Semi-Genealogy Weekend - 5-6 December 2015
This was not much of a genealogy weekend - I did what I had to do, but didn't have much fun doing it. Now i'm sick...crap.
1) Saturday, 5 December:
* Read email in a hurry, left at 7:45 a.m. to go to the men's breakfast at Marie Callenders. Home by 9:45 a.m. to read blogs, noted that Surname Saturday - PIN (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted. Wrote the SNGF post.
* Printed off the handout for the workshop, and left at 11:45 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then at the library at 12:30 p.m. to set up tables and chairs, got hooked up, and talked about MyHeritage for about an hour doing live demonstrations, answering questions, etc. Shirley did about 45 minutes on Family Tree Builder.
* Home by 3:15 p.m. to take a nap, then read and answered email, noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Best Visit With Relatives posted. . Forgot to work on the CVGS newsletter. Watched the Aztecs football game - they beat Air force to win the Mountain West championship, now 10-3. We ate dinner, I read the paper and my book.
* Worked a bit on the Ri surnames in the database, got down to the Ro names. Forgot again to work on the CVGS Newsletter.
* Checked Facebook, read blogs, finished up the Best Of post, and done. Genealogy this day was 7.5 hours.
2) Sunday, 6 December 2015:
* Read email and blogs while watching TV news, then off to church at 9:30 a.m., and home by 11:30. Got the CVGS Newsletter ready for proofing, and sent it off to the proofers.
* Went in at 12:45 p.m. to eat lunch, then watched the Chargers game. Another debacle, lost 17-3 to Denver, so now 3-9.
* Online at 4:15 p.m. to read, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 29 November to 5 December 2015 posted. Wrote Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of November 30 to December 5, 2015 and the FamilySearch post for Monday.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner and read the paper. Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, start the new Best Of post, edit the CVGS newsletter and email it to the folks, transcribe the David LaTourette will, and write the Amanuensis Monday post.
* Went in to watch Charger low-lights at 8:45, washed dishes, and back online at 9 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and write this post. Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.
Now I have a sore throat and sniffles, so I started the cold tablet regimen. Crap.
1) Saturday, 5 December:
* Read email in a hurry, left at 7:45 a.m. to go to the men's breakfast at Marie Callenders. Home by 9:45 a.m. to read blogs, noted that Surname Saturday - PIN (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted. Wrote the SNGF post.
* Printed off the handout for the workshop, and left at 11:45 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then at the library at 12:30 p.m. to set up tables and chairs, got hooked up, and talked about MyHeritage for about an hour doing live demonstrations, answering questions, etc. Shirley did about 45 minutes on Family Tree Builder.
* Home by 3:15 p.m. to take a nap, then read and answered email, noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Best Visit With Relatives posted. . Forgot to work on the CVGS newsletter. Watched the Aztecs football game - they beat Air force to win the Mountain West championship, now 10-3. We ate dinner, I read the paper and my book.
* Worked a bit on the Ri surnames in the database, got down to the Ro names. Forgot again to work on the CVGS Newsletter.
* Checked Facebook, read blogs, finished up the Best Of post, and done. Genealogy this day was 7.5 hours.
2) Sunday, 6 December 2015:
* Read email and blogs while watching TV news, then off to church at 9:30 a.m., and home by 11:30. Got the CVGS Newsletter ready for proofing, and sent it off to the proofers.
* Went in at 12:45 p.m. to eat lunch, then watched the Chargers game. Another debacle, lost 17-3 to Denver, so now 3-9.
* Online at 4:15 p.m. to read, noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 29 November to 5 December 2015 posted. Wrote Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of November 30 to December 5, 2015 and the FamilySearch post for Monday.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner and read the paper. Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, start the new Best Of post, edit the CVGS newsletter and email it to the folks, transcribe the David LaTourette will, and write the Amanuensis Monday post.
* Went in to watch Charger low-lights at 8:45, washed dishes, and back online at 9 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and write this post. Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.
Now I have a sore throat and sniffles, so I started the cold tablet regimen. Crap.
Friday, December 4, 2015
My Genealogy Friday - 4 December 2015
Time waits for no man - we are only 27 days away from 2016. Scary thought!
* Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 101: #125 Mary Jane (Hutchison) Sovereen (1792-1868).
* Worked on the MyHeritage handout for Saturday - just in time. Experimented a bit in MyHeritage also - uploaded a new GEDCOM but don't want to delete the old one because I am not done with the Record Matches.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote My Legacy Family Tree Colors.. Took a nap.
* Up at 4 p.m. to read, then worked in MyHeritage some more - statistics helped me find a bunch of date errors in my database. Fixed as many as I could in RootsMagic and in MyHeritage.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, and eat dinner.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Surname Saturday post, participate in GenChat on Twitter, then work in FamilySearch Family Tree adding content and standardizing places.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 101: #125 Mary Jane (Hutchison) Sovereen (1792-1868).
* Worked on the MyHeritage handout for Saturday - just in time. Experimented a bit in MyHeritage also - uploaded a new GEDCOM but don't want to delete the old one because I am not done with the Record Matches.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote My Legacy Family Tree Colors.. Took a nap.
* Up at 4 p.m. to read, then worked in MyHeritage some more - statistics helped me find a bunch of date errors in my database. Fixed as many as I could in RootsMagic and in MyHeritage.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, and eat dinner.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Surname Saturday post, participate in GenChat on Twitter, then work in FamilySearch Family Tree adding content and standardizing places.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
My Semi-Genealogy Thursday - 3 December 2015
This was Linda's birthday, so I took some time away from the computer.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 290: 1786 Marriage Record of Humphrey White and Sybil Kirby in Dartmouth, Mass.
* Went off at 9:30 a.m. to Costco to get flowers and look for the kitchen faucet I need to buy. They didn't have it. Then to the card store for a birthday card. Home by 11 a.m.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and worked in FamilySearch Family Tree. Researched and wrote First Look at GigaTrees Family Tree Site. Took my nap.
* Online to read, check Facebook, and work on the 52 Ancestors profile. Worked on the back screen a bit. Got a start on the CVGS newsletter - about 50% done. We left at 5 p.m. for Black Angus to celebrate Linda's birthday.
* Home by 6:40 p.m. to read the paper and watch news and football, then online at 7:30 p.m. to work on Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources. Lots of interruptions to help Linda with her messages on her phone and the lost discount card, which was found two hours later.
* Checked Facebook, answered email, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 290: 1786 Marriage Record of Humphrey White and Sybil Kirby in Dartmouth, Mass.
* Went off at 9:30 a.m. to Costco to get flowers and look for the kitchen faucet I need to buy. They didn't have it. Then to the card store for a birthday card. Home by 11 a.m.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and worked in FamilySearch Family Tree. Researched and wrote First Look at GigaTrees Family Tree Site. Took my nap.
* Online to read, check Facebook, and work on the 52 Ancestors profile. Worked on the back screen a bit. Got a start on the CVGS newsletter - about 50% done. We left at 5 p.m. for Black Angus to celebrate Linda's birthday.
* Home by 6:40 p.m. to read the paper and watch news and football, then online at 7:30 p.m. to work on Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources. Lots of interruptions to help Linda with her messages on her phone and the lost discount card, which was found two hours later.
* Checked Facebook, answered email, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Not Much of a Genealogy Day
Well, the San Bernardino shootings dominated the news all afternoon and evening.
* Read email and blogs, wrote More Adventures with Kalle and Aila -- Post 389 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and then SDGS Family History Seminar on 9 January Features John Colletta. Listened to the GenTools HOA.
* Worked a bit looking for more records for my White line - especially Jonathan - Henry - Julia.
* Went off at 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then to the library and the CVGS Bored meeting. Home by 2:45.
* Read, then watched TV for awhile, checked Facebook, blecch. Added to the Best Of post, answered email too. Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner and read the paper, then took out the trash, fixed the stove handle again and washed dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, then wrote Defining the General Society of Mayflower Descendants Application Process. Worked through 32 more 1920 census Hints on Ancestry, down to 266. Sources at 67,428.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote More Adventures with Kalle and Aila -- Post 389 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and then SDGS Family History Seminar on 9 January Features John Colletta. Listened to the GenTools HOA.
* Worked a bit looking for more records for my White line - especially Jonathan - Henry - Julia.
* Went off at 11 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then to the library and the CVGS Bored meeting. Home by 2:45.
* Read, then watched TV for awhile, checked Facebook, blecch. Added to the Best Of post, answered email too. Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner and read the paper, then took out the trash, fixed the stove handle again and washed dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, then wrote Defining the General Society of Mayflower Descendants Application Process. Worked through 32 more 1920 census Hints on Ancestry, down to 266. Sources at 67,428.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
They Spelled Genealogists Wrong...
How could they misspell "genealogists" so badly?
"Genealogists" must be too long to fit on the shirt.
I'm not sure I know any "old retired genealogists" though - most the the old genealogists I know are not "retired" from doing genealogy.
"Genealogists" must be too long to fit on the shirt.
I'm not sure I know any "old retired genealogists" though - most the the old genealogists I know are not "retired" from doing genealogy.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
My Genealogy Tuesday - 1 December 2015
24 shopping days until Christmas. I haven't started yet. This was a stay-at-home and get things done day.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip: Participate In or Watch the DearMYRTLE's GenTools Study Group and then wrote four posts on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and checkedo ut the William White Society. Had lunch, then worked in the garage and in the dog run. Got things put back where they used to be.
* Online at 12:30 p.m. to look for more Jonathan White records on Ancestry and AmericanAncestors. Captured some and saved them.
* Downloaded and installed the RootsMagic update, and wrote RootsMagic 7.0.8.0 Released - Adds Standard Place Name to FamilySearch Family Tree Profiles. Wrote BCG Offers Free Webinar -- Tuesday, December 15 and set it for later.
* No nap. Scanned the trust pages for Lori. Answered more email. Checked Facebook. Checked out Gigatrees - uploaded a GEDCOM. Went out and worked on the backyard tumbleweeds for 30 minutes. One more big one to break down. Watered the plants. Online to print CVGS Board pages, and read blogs.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper, and wash dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked in FamilySearch Family Tree attaching records and standardizing places for the White/Richmond line. Worked in Ancestry on 1920 Census Hints - got 17 of them done, adding sources and content to the database.
* Went in at 9:10 p.m. to watch the end of the Aztecs game. They beat Long Beach State 76-72. Online at 9:45 p.m. to try to print photos for Linda - color is messed up. Crap.
* Checked Facebook. Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip: Participate In or Watch the DearMYRTLE's GenTools Study Group and then wrote four posts on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and checkedo ut the William White Society. Had lunch, then worked in the garage and in the dog run. Got things put back where they used to be.
* Online at 12:30 p.m. to look for more Jonathan White records on Ancestry and AmericanAncestors. Captured some and saved them.
* Downloaded and installed the RootsMagic update, and wrote RootsMagic 7.0.8.0 Released - Adds Standard Place Name to FamilySearch Family Tree Profiles. Wrote BCG Offers Free Webinar -- Tuesday, December 15 and set it for later.
* No nap. Scanned the trust pages for Lori. Answered more email. Checked Facebook. Checked out Gigatrees - uploaded a GEDCOM. Went out and worked on the backyard tumbleweeds for 30 minutes. One more big one to break down. Watered the plants. Online to print CVGS Board pages, and read blogs.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper, and wash dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked in FamilySearch Family Tree attaching records and standardizing places for the White/Richmond line. Worked in Ancestry on 1920 Census Hints - got 17 of them done, adding sources and content to the database.
* Went in at 9:10 p.m. to watch the end of the Aztecs game. They beat Long Beach State 76-72. Online at 9:45 p.m. to try to print photos for Linda - color is messed up. Crap.
* Checked Facebook. Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.
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