My Genealogy Thursday - 31 December 2015

This is it for 2015.  Happy New Year!  2015 was a pretty good year for me in genealogy.  I'm still under the weather with sniffles and cough.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday Post 294: Birth Record of Sarah Reed (1736-1809) in Sudbury, Mass.  Talked to Aaron about RootsTech on the phone.

*  Researched and wrote Top 40 Most Popular Posts on Genea-Musings In 2015.  

*  Had lunch, then went off to the post office and library, and was home by 1:45 p.m.  Read, checked Facebook, then took a nap.

*  Online at 3:15 p.m., Answered email, then worked on the Norman Seaver biography.  

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper.  

*  Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then took Linda to Barb's at 7:15 p.m. for a party.  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and worked in Ancestry Hints, clearing the last 125 or so.  

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

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

* 45,387 persons (+ 46)
* 18,169 families  (+ 25)
* 144,615 events  (+ 453)
* 8,859  places  (+ 56)
* 1,312 sources (+ 5)
* 68,283 citations (+ 998)
*  1,124 Multi-media Items (+ 0)
*  3,047 Multimedia links (+ 48)
*  9,833 matched to FSFT (+ 486)

 I'm up to 47.22%  (+0.55%) for citations/events and 150.45% (+2.05%) for citations/persons.

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

*  94,903  page views (3,061 per day, Blogger Stats, + 611)

*  44,558 page views ( 1,438 per day, Statcounter, +413)

*  34,969 unique visitors (1,128 per day, Statcounter, +344)

*  >1,200 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  1,838 readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 27)

Selected Genealogy Website Traffic Rankings for December (Alexa):

*  Ancestry.com:  531 (Global); 129 (USA)
*  FindAGrave.com:  2,952 (Global); 746 (USA)
*  FamilySearch.org:  3,145 (Global); 1,095 (USA)
*  MyHeritage.com:  4,679 (Global); 1,768 (USA)
*   Geni.com:  6,476 (Global); 3,132 (USA)
*  Geneanet.org:  7,534 (Global); 404 (France)
*  23andme.com:  7,594 (Global); 1,945 (USA)
*  Newspapers.com:  12,901 (Global); 2,762 (USA)
*  FamilyTreeDNA.com:  16,039 (Global); 5,042 (USA)
*  MooseRoots.com:  16,459 (Global); 2,975 (USA)*  Archives.com:  19,495 (Global); 4,692 (USA)
*  WikiTree.com:  20,031 (Global); 6,289 (USA)

*  GenealogyBank.com:  28,053 (Global); 6,244 (USA)
*  Fold3.com:  29,004 (Global); 6,604 (USA)
*  FamilyTreeNow.com:  30,849 (Global); 5,766 (USA)
*  Findmypast.com:  42,806 (Global); 14,799 (USA)
*  Mocavo.com:  50,133 (Global);  12,380 (USA)
*  NewspaperARCHIVE.com:  54,128 (Global); 13,940 (USA)
*  BillionGraves.com:  66,809 (Global); 21,486 (USA)
*  Cyndi's List:  76,135 (Global); 14,165 (USA)
*  GenealogyInTime.com:  95,165 (Global); 4.563 (USA)*  AmericanAncestors.org:  114,709 (Global); 24,119 (USA)
*  WorldVitalRecords.com:  141,839 (Global); 43,188 (USA)
*  RootsWeb.com:  145,515 (Global); 34,285 (USA)

Selected Blog Website Traffic Rankings for December (Alexa):

*  Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:  89,108 (Global); 20,299 (USA)
*  LegalGenealogist.com:  195,435 (Global); 31,593 (USA)*  DNA-eXplained.com:  206,429 (Global); 49,812 (USA)
*  Geneabloggers.com:  245,034 (Global); 38,098 (USA)
*  LisaLouiseCooke.com:  247,757 (Global); 46,901 (USA)

*  Genea-Musings: 315,215 (Global); 64,010 (USA)*  Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: 423,543 (Global); 16,977 (Canada)
*  AncestryInsider.org:  671,020 (Global); 159,266 (USA)
*  DearMyrtle.com:  600,634 (Global); 103,806 (USA)
*  Genealogy's Star:  1,545,946 (Global); 200,264 (USA)

My Genealogy Wednesday - 30 December 2015

Well, we survived the invasion of the grandchildren, but just barely.  We spent Christmas Day at Tami's and brought the three kids home with us on Saturday.  We stayed home all weekend except for church on Sunday.  We took the kids to Carlsbad on Tuesday to meet their mom.  Then it was home.  I got a two hour nap and now have my sniffles/sore throat/cough back.  But I did spend all day today on the computer.

*  Read email and blogs, and added to the Best Of post.  Wrote Visiting the Giraffes at the Safari Park -- Post 393 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday.  Worked on the My Best Ancestral Genea-Discoveries of 2015 post all morning.

*  Worked on the Benchmarks post in the afternoon and set it for Friday, wrote NEHGS Offers FREE Access to Important Databases on AmericanAncestors.org during the Month of January 2016, and then took a nap.  Online at 4:15 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and answer email.

*  Went in at 5:15 to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper, and put the trash out.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to answer more email, read, then worked in the database seeking B surname persons that needed more information.  

*  Went in at 8 p.m. to watch the SDSU basketball game, the Holiday Bowl, and read my book.  Online at 9 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and add to the Best Of post.  

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 23 December 2015

We wrapped the kids presents today...not too bad.  Inquired of the supplier for one of the gifts that I hadn't seen come - they wrote back immediately and said look in the package for the other gift we got from them - yep, it was there.  I'm glad that the girl won't be disappointed.  Now I still need to wrap Linda's gifts.  I don't know if I need stocking stuffers or not - I guess I could get stuff ut of the cabinet for her... Rainy and misty all day.

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Randy Visits Santa Claus -- Post 392 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, then wrote Ancestry.com Says Content is King - a 2015 Retrospective and forgot to set it for later.

*  Left at 10:30 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then the bank and the library for a book.  Home by 12 noon.  Read, then took a 90 minute nap. Needed it since I stayed up until midnight last night and was up after 6 this morning.  We wrapped gifts too.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, then wrote Some Recent Cousin Successes.  Checked Facebook, and wrote the Surname Saturday post.  Answered email.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper, put out the trash, and wash dishes.

*  Online at 6:40 p.m. to read, wrote the SNGF post and BOGB post and set them for the weekend, then worked in RootsMagic and FamilySearch Family Tree matching folks and standardizing names, dates, places.  Added some distant cousins to the database on the Vaux side, and added some content to some of the families.  

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

My Non-Genealogy Week to Date

Hello, Geneaholic readers, phase one of Christmas without writing is over.  Did you miss me?

Lori came in on Saturday night with her boys, and we went shopping on Sunday morning.  That worked out well - the boys got shoes, they got their mom a gift, and we got Linda some gifts.  Home so I could watch the Chargers game, while Lori took Lucas to disc golf in Balboa Park and then Logan to a jumping place which they liked.  We went to dinner at Black Angus.  The Chargers won 30-14 over the Dolphins so now 4-10.

On Monday we started out for Balboa Park but had a problem.  We went to lunch at Lolitas/Subway, the to Imperial Beach on a nice day.  The boys went in the water, we all played disc toss and tag.  I got tired.  Home to rest, then out to dinner at Marie Callenders.  The boys watched WWE all night long.

Today, I got them to the train station by 8:45 a.m. so they could go to Tami's.  It rained all day.  I was on the computer until my nap in the afternoon, then watched Aztecs lose to Kansas tonight.  Sort of caught up on things.  Even wrote a blog post this afternoon.  Resolved 50 Ancestry Hints too.

I may check in here tomorrow, or not.

My Genealogy Friday - 18 December 2015

This was not much of a genealogy day.  I went shopping, got a haircut, took a good nap, and essentially loafed on the computer.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - #127 Sarah (Martin) Putman (1792-1860) and How Building Your Family Tree on Famberry Could Help You Claim an Inheritance and set it for later.

*  Went off at 10:30 a.m. for a haircut, then shopping in Mission Valley.  Had a hot dog at Target.  Got nothing except sore feet.  

*  Home by 1 p.m. to read, then wrote Findmypast Friday New Database Announcements and took a nap. 

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to answer email and write Ancestral Quest Provides Family Tree Maker Users with Path Forward and a $10 Discount.  Checked Facebook.  Played around on Findmypast in the new collections a bit.  Answered more email.  Where did the time go?

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, and read the paper.  Online at 6:45 p.m. to write the Surname Saturday post, then participated in genchat from 7 to 8.

*  Checked email, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and I'm done.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

My Genealogy Thursday - 17 December 2015

Another good genealogy day, plus I got more shopping done.  Weather was sunny but cool, only the mid-60s, and low 40s overnight.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday Post 292: 1780 Marriage Date of Peter and Sarah (Kinnan) Putman.

*  Answered email, then got the cable box unhooked and took it to Cox Cable and got an HD cable box.  Then to WalMart for shopping.  Got home at 11:30 and got the HD cable box installed.  Had lunch.

*  Read email, checked Ancestry and FamilySearch databases, and took my nap.

*  Online at 2 p.m. to read and check out email links, then researched and wrote How Should Someone Create a Long Lasting Family History?

*  Checked Facebook, then added to the Best Of post.  Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., watered the front plants, read the paper, and watched TV.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to work on the 52 Ancestor biography, then worked in Ancestry Hints.  Resolved 110 of them tonight.  Sources now at 68,102.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 16 December 2015

Only 8 more shopping days until Christmas!!  I did go shopping today without much success.  Feel better today but still on meds.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Christmas at the Carringers - Post 391 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday.  Answered email.

*  Left at 11:20 a.m. for lunch at McDonalds, then to the library to renew my book, saw Karen, John and Gary for a bit, tried to get a haircut but the guy was out, then shopping at Sears, Macys, Penneys and Burlingtons, but got only a small angel necklace.  

*  Home by 1:30 p.m. to read, then took my nap.  Up at 2:30 p.m. to read, then researched and wrote Stimulating Ancestry Member Tree Hints.   Added 814 new Hints by stimulating Ancestry!  Checked email and Facebook.

*  Went in for dinner at 5 p.m., watched TV, and put the trash out.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and checked AncestryDNA matches.  

*  Started work on the new Ancestry Hints.  Resolved 59 of them, adding content and sources to the database.  sources now at 68,005.  

*  Searched for a Treasure Chest item, and found several to display.  Cool.  Checked Facebook one last time.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My Genealogy Weekend - 13 - 15 December 2015

I know, I missed journaling for two days...I've been sick again - Monday was terrible, and I'm still under the weather today.

1)  Sunday, 13 December 2015:

*  Read email and blogs on my phone, and stayed home to watch the Chargers game.  We lost 10-3 to the Chiefs, so now 3-10 and sinking toward the first round draft choice.  Linda had to leave the car at church because she couldn't get it started.

*  Online to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 6 to 12 December 2015 posted, then wrote the Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of December 6 to 12, 2015 pot and set it for later.

*  Wrote the FamilySearch post for Monday and took my nap.  Got half of the Amanuensis Monday transcription done before dinner.  After dinner, finished up the 4+ page will, then wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.

*  Answered email, checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and went to bed fairly early.  Genealogy this day was 5.5 hours.

2)  Monday, 14 December 2015:

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #298: 1756 Will of Richard Cutter (1682-1756) of Woodbridge, N.J. posted.

*  Joined the Mondays With Myrt Hangout on Air, and we discussed several posts on the Best Of list.  Linda came with don in the middle of the HOA and he had gotten the car started, then showed me how he did it.  He said to take it to the transmission place.

*  We took it down to the transmission place, explained the problems, and left it there, hoping it would a cheap fix.  Stopped at the store and Subway/Lolita's for lunch.  Home by 12:30 p.m.

*  Noted that New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - December 6 to 12, 2015 posted, then wrote Reader Comments About Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker Retirement - Post 1.

*  Took my nap, then wrote All Ancestry.com Customers Forced to Have Only "New Ancestry" Experience.  Was feeling bad - stomach ache, headache, fever, during dinner, so took meds again.  Watched TV, read a bit, worked in the FamilySearch Family Tree for awhile, and checked Facebook.  Was really tired so off to bed before 10.  Genealogy this day was 8.0 hours.

3)  Tuesday, 15 December 2015:

*  Up at 7 p.m. feeling OK, but still tired, the meds worked overnight.  Read emails and blogs, and wrote Tuesday's Tip: A Year of Genealogy Education at Family Tree Webinars.

*  We left at 10 a.m. for the car place, and they fixed the gearshift cable tip and lubricated it and charged us only $45.  I hope that fixed it.

*  Home by 11 a.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and took my nap before lunch.

*  Online at 1 p.m. to read, answer email, add to the Best Of post, and wrote Russ Worthington Short Videos on Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.  

*  Checked Record Matches on MyHeritage, Hints on Ancestry, and answered email.  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch the debates, ate dinner, read the paper and my book, and then washed dishes.

*  Online at 9 p.m. to read, check Facebook, and I'm done.  Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.

My Genealogy Saturday - 12 December 2015

This was a pretty good day for genealogy.  I also shopped online and got everyone but Linda taken care of.  So I have only one challenge to work on.

*  Read email and blogs, noticed that Surname Saturday - LNU (Elizabeth who married Richard Sawtell, England to Massachusetts) posted, and wrote the Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Dear Genea-Santa Letter post and set it for later.

*  Did my shopping in an hour and spent right up to the guidelines we set out for ourselves.  The girls used wish lists on Amazon for their kids.

*  Added to the Best Of list, worked a bit more on the GEDCOM problem, answered emails, and checked Facebook.  Watched a bit of football and had lunch.  Took a nap.

*  Online at 2 p.m. to read, then checked names on the Kansas Probate Records, looked at land and church records in my RI and CT towns, looked at surname books in the FHL Catalog, etc.  Things I've wanted to do but rarely remember to do.  

*  Checked Facebook, commented on some Ancestry posts there, answered more email, and went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, read the paper and watch TV news.  

*  Online at 7 p.m. to work for two hours resolving 20 more 1920 census records adding content and sources, and looking for related records too.  216 1920 census records to go.  I started with over 1,000.  

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

My Genealogy Friday - 11 December 2015

Where did the time go today?  And what did I accomplish?  Not a lot, I fear.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 102: #126 John Putman (1785-1863).

*  Left at 10:15 a.m. for the post office to mail the cards, to the bank, then to Plaza Bonita to shop around.  Had lunch at Panda Express, then home by 12:30 p.m. to read.  Took a nap.

*  Up at 2 p.m. to read, then answered email.  Wrote MyHeritage Offers Family Tree Builder Software and a FREE MyHeritage Family Tree Site with Unlimited Size FREE for Family Tree Maker Users.

*  Looked at Famberry again, and answered more emails, checked Facebook too.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to work on GEDCOMs from RM7 to FTM14, and FTM14 to RM7.  Lots of source problems and some media problems.  It's too complex to explain, I fear.

*  Wrote the Surname Saturday post.  Checked Facebook again.  Where did the time go?  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.