Not much and then all day! Only 7 more days until we leave for RootsTech.
1) Sunday, 24 January:
* Read email and blogs while watching TV before going to church, and home by 11:30 a.m. Watched football, but took my nap in the recliner from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
* Online between games to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 17 to 23 January 2016 posted and to write Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 16 to 22 January 2016.
* Watched second game, ate dinner, and online at 7 p.m. to read, then wrote two posts for Monday, after transcribing a will for amanuensis Monday.
* Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree a bit - straightening out Seaver families. Checked Facebook, and didn't journal. Genealogy this day was about 4.0 hours.
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2) Monday, 25 January:
* Read email and blogs, and noted that Gena Philibert-Ortega is Speaker for CVGS Program on Wednesday, 27 January and Amanuensis Monday - Post #304: 1715 Will of Jediah Higgins (1657-1715) of Somerset County, N.J. posted.
* Joined Mondays With Myrt and discussed my posts about preparing for the FHL, my descendants research plan and the RootsMagic sources series.
* Watched the RootsTech Ambassador webinar and added the RootsTech app to the tablet. The iPhone app is so small, the tablet app looks good and is readable. I guess that's the winner this time!
* Had lunch, then added to the Best Of post. Noted that New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - January 17 to 23, 2016 posted. Took my nap.
* Online at 2 p.m. to write Dear Randy: Does RootsMagic Communicate with Ancestry? Worked awhile on getting my Google Drive files down - was at 12.4 gb now 10.5 gb after deleting items in google Drive Trash. Who knew that was there? Read the last 3 NGS mags online and downloaded them and the last 2 NEHGR issues too. No useful family data.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper, and wash dishes. Online at 7 p.m. to add to the Best Of post. Transcribed a probate record for next Monday and wrote the post, and a post for Tuesday morning. I need to write a post each day for the RootsTech week.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Saturday, January 23, 2016
My Genealogy Saturday - 23 January 2016
This was a different genealogy Saturday from most...but I made some progress!
* Read email and blogs, noted that Surname Saturday -- LEARNED (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted and wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Two Degrees of Separation and set it for later.
* Left at 9:30 a.m. for the Mission Valley FamilySearch Center to teach the SDGS RootsMagic User Group class. Grabbed the wrong flash drive so had to downoad my RootsMagic database from Google Drive. We had 19, and quite a few were FTM refugees. Lots of questions, and hopefully some answers. Lots of demonstrations.
* Home by 1:30 p.m. to read, eat lunch and then took my nap.
* Online at 3 p.m. to read and add to the Best Of post. We left after 4 p.m. to go to Barbara's house and then visit her in the rehab center. Went to dinner at Marie Callenders, and home with a pie at 7:45 p.m.
* Online at 8 p.m. to read, then did 20 1920 US Census Hints in the database, adding content and sources.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Surname Saturday -- LEARNED (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted and wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Two Degrees of Separation and set it for later.
* Left at 9:30 a.m. for the Mission Valley FamilySearch Center to teach the SDGS RootsMagic User Group class. Grabbed the wrong flash drive so had to downoad my RootsMagic database from Google Drive. We had 19, and quite a few were FTM refugees. Lots of questions, and hopefully some answers. Lots of demonstrations.
* Home by 1:30 p.m. to read, eat lunch and then took my nap.
* Online at 3 p.m. to read and add to the Best Of post. We left after 4 p.m. to go to Barbara's house and then visit her in the rehab center. Went to dinner at Marie Callenders, and home with a pie at 7:45 p.m.
* Online at 8 p.m. to read, then did 20 1920 US Census Hints in the database, adding content and sources.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.
Friday, January 22, 2016
My Genealogy Friday - 22 January 2016
This was another stay-at-home genealogy day, and I actually got quite a bit of research done.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors - Week 108: #131 Abigail (Fletcher) Whitney (1720-1783).
* Looked through the White ancestors for probate records that I know are available but I don't have, and created a list to add to the To-Do list. Came up with about 10 of them.
* Checked AmericanAncestors for the ones in Barnstable county, Mass., and found two of them, then found 7 more, downloaded them, renamed them and filed them. Only looked through the first two volumes, probably two more to review.
* Wrote Found Barnstable County (Massachusetts) Probate Records on AmericanAncestors.org, then took a nap.
* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer email, check Facebook, then added content to a Seaver descendancy line using FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, and wash dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the Surname Saturday post. Then worked in the Ru surnames in the database and finished them up, adding content and sources to the database. Sources up to 69,012!
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors - Week 108: #131 Abigail (Fletcher) Whitney (1720-1783).
* Looked through the White ancestors for probate records that I know are available but I don't have, and created a list to add to the To-Do list. Came up with about 10 of them.
* Checked AmericanAncestors for the ones in Barnstable county, Mass., and found two of them, then found 7 more, downloaded them, renamed them and filed them. Only looked through the first two volumes, probably two more to review.
* Wrote Found Barnstable County (Massachusetts) Probate Records on AmericanAncestors.org, then took a nap.
* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, answer email, check Facebook, then added content to a Seaver descendancy line using FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, and wash dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the Surname Saturday post. Then worked in the Ru surnames in the database and finished them up, adding content and sources to the database. Sources up to 69,012!
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
My Genealogy Day - 21 January 2016
This was a stay-at-home genealogy day. Because I got 8 hours of sleep last night, I didn't need a nap! Cool. Gotta get in shape for RootsTech.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday Post 297: 1720 Birth Record of Abigail Fletcher (1720-1783).
* worked on the To-Do list for the FHL for several hours today - in the morning, and in the afternoon. Finally! Reviewed what I did last year, and found some of the photos I took that I had not cataloged. Oops. Added info to the To-Do list and marked a bunch as completed. Found more tasks that I needed a form for, so made the forms.
* Wrote RootsTech Conference and the Family History Library - a Win-Win-Win-Win For Me. Answered email, added to the Best Of list, and checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5:40 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news, eat dinner, and do the dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked on the Abigail Fletcher Whitney profile for 52 Ancestors. Worked a bit in the surnames, got down into the Ru surnames, adding content and sources for folks with little content.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday Post 297: 1720 Birth Record of Abigail Fletcher (1720-1783).
* worked on the To-Do list for the FHL for several hours today - in the morning, and in the afternoon. Finally! Reviewed what I did last year, and found some of the photos I took that I had not cataloged. Oops. Added info to the To-Do list and marked a bunch as completed. Found more tasks that I needed a form for, so made the forms.
* Wrote RootsTech Conference and the Family History Library - a Win-Win-Win-Win For Me. Answered email, added to the Best Of list, and checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5:40 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news, eat dinner, and do the dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked on the Abigail Fletcher Whitney profile for 52 Ancestors. Worked a bit in the surnames, got down into the Ru surnames, adding content and sources for folks with little content.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
My Genealogy Wednesday - 20 January 2016
This was a pretty day outside, mostly sunny and up to 70F. Genealogy was vut short in the afternoon.
* Read email and blogs, then posted Findmypast Announces Free Weekend 22-25 January 2015 and Visiting Graceland -- Post 396 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday. Wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 7: Copying a Source Citation to Another Name or Fact and set it for early afternoon.
* Went off at 11:10 a.m. for McDonalds for lunch, then the library for John's group and the CVGS Computer Group. Home by 1:50 p.m.
* Took my nap, and then online at 2:45 p.m. to add to the Best Of post. We left at 3:30 p.m. to go to Barbara's house to pick stuff up, then visited her until 5:45 p.m. and to In 'n' Out for dinner. Home by 7 p.m. to put out the trash.
* Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, check Facebook, answer email, and resolve about 70 Ancestry Hints. Worked on Master Source Name standardizing too. Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then posted Findmypast Announces Free Weekend 22-25 January 2015 and Visiting Graceland -- Post 396 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday. Wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 7: Copying a Source Citation to Another Name or Fact and set it for early afternoon.
* Went off at 11:10 a.m. for McDonalds for lunch, then the library for John's group and the CVGS Computer Group. Home by 1:50 p.m.
* Took my nap, and then online at 2:45 p.m. to add to the Best Of post. We left at 3:30 p.m. to go to Barbara's house to pick stuff up, then visited her until 5:45 p.m. and to In 'n' Out for dinner. Home by 7 p.m. to put out the trash.
* Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, check Facebook, answer email, and resolve about 70 Ancestry Hints. Worked on Master Source Name standardizing too. Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
My Genealogy Tuesday - 19 January 2016
I should be in the Family History Library two weeks from today! I wonder what I will find? I need to start planning that.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Findmypast and Sister Site Mocavo Come Together. Wrote my article for the SDGS newsletter.
* Researched and wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 6: Crafting a Source Citation for a Census Entry Using a Free-Form Source Template.
* Answered email, and added to the Best Of post. Had lunch, then took my nap.
* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, then used the RootsTech app for awhile, and then selected more classes on the RootsTech website.
* Wrote Thinking About My Descendancy Research Plan and then checked Facebook, and added to the Best Of post. Worked a bit in Ancestry on one of the Keyes families.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m. read the paper and watched TV news.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to try to find families from my descendants list - didn't find any more children - several families didn't have them.
* Went in at 8 p.m. to watch Finding Your Roots, and then watched the Aztecs basketball game. They beat Fresno 73-67 in overtime.
* Online at 10:20 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write his post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Findmypast and Sister Site Mocavo Come Together. Wrote my article for the SDGS newsletter.
* Researched and wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 6: Crafting a Source Citation for a Census Entry Using a Free-Form Source Template.
* Answered email, and added to the Best Of post. Had lunch, then took my nap.
* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, then used the RootsTech app for awhile, and then selected more classes on the RootsTech website.
* Wrote Thinking About My Descendancy Research Plan and then checked Facebook, and added to the Best Of post. Worked a bit in Ancestry on one of the Keyes families.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m. read the paper and watched TV news.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to try to find families from my descendants list - didn't find any more children - several families didn't have them.
* Went in at 8 p.m. to watch Finding Your Roots, and then watched the Aztecs basketball game. They beat Fresno 73-67 in overtime.
* Online at 10:20 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write his post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Monday, January 18, 2016
My Genealogy Monday - 18 January 2016
This was an all-genealogy day, but I missed Mondays With Myrt. I finished one significant task today.
* Read email and blogs, then noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #303: 1713 Will of Nathaniel Fitz Randolph (1642-1713) of Woodbridge, N.J. posted.
* Added some Seaver obituaries from GenealogyBank to the database, then noted that New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - January 10 to 16, 2016 posted. Sent my presentation to Aaron for review.
* Worked on the "homework" for Lucas, and emailed it to him and Lori. Got a phone call tonight thanking me, which was nice. Took my nap.
* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 5: Crafting a Source Citation for a Census Entry Using a Source Template.
* Answered email, checked Facebook, and worked a bit in FamilySearch Family Tree matching people and sharing data.
* Went in to watch TV, eat dinner and read the paper at 5:15 p.m. Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, then worked in the database adding content and sources from the Richmond line. Found English records to add BMD years for several families on Findmypast. Then found records in New England for some Richmond cousins there. Added some persons and content to FamilySearch Family Tree also.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #303: 1713 Will of Nathaniel Fitz Randolph (1642-1713) of Woodbridge, N.J. posted.
* Added some Seaver obituaries from GenealogyBank to the database, then noted that New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - January 10 to 16, 2016 posted. Sent my presentation to Aaron for review.
* Worked on the "homework" for Lucas, and emailed it to him and Lori. Got a phone call tonight thanking me, which was nice. Took my nap.
* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 5: Crafting a Source Citation for a Census Entry Using a Source Template.
* Answered email, checked Facebook, and worked a bit in FamilySearch Family Tree matching people and sharing data.
* Went in to watch TV, eat dinner and read the paper at 5:15 p.m. Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, then worked in the database adding content and sources from the Richmond line. Found English records to add BMD years for several families on Findmypast. Then found records in New England for some Richmond cousins there. Added some persons and content to FamilySearch Family Tree also.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
My Semi-Genealogy Weekend - 16-17 January 2016
Well, this was not a really big genealogy weekend - I did no research and did little writing.
1) Saturday, 16 January 2016:
* Read email on my phone, then left at 7:40 a.m. for the men's Bible Study breakfast at Marie Callenders. Home by 9:40 a.m.
* Noted that Surname Saturday - EGGLETON (England to colonial New England) posted, then added to the Best Of post, and wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your 2016 Genealogy Education Plans.
* Had lunch, took a nap, watched football on TV, read the paper. We left at 4 p.m. to visit Barbara, then went to dinner at Lolita's.
* Home by 6:45 p.m. to watch football, then the Aztecs basketball game.
* Online at 9 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook. Genealogy this day was all of 4.0 hours.
2) Sunday, 17 January 2016:
* Read email and blogs while watching Meet the Depressed, then off to church at 9:30 a.m. Stopped by Barbara's house and then the store before getting home by 12:15 p.m.
* Watched football, and took two naps, while reading the paper all afternoon. Online at 5 p.m. to read, then noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 10 to 16 January 2016 posted and wrote Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 9 to 15 January 2016 after dinner.
* Wrote the two Monday posts, checked Facebook, then worked on the answers for Lucas questions. Answered email too. Wrote this post. Genealogy this day was 4.5 hours.
1) Saturday, 16 January 2016:
* Read email on my phone, then left at 7:40 a.m. for the men's Bible Study breakfast at Marie Callenders. Home by 9:40 a.m.
* Noted that Surname Saturday - EGGLETON (England to colonial New England) posted, then added to the Best Of post, and wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your 2016 Genealogy Education Plans.
* Had lunch, took a nap, watched football on TV, read the paper. We left at 4 p.m. to visit Barbara, then went to dinner at Lolita's.
* Home by 6:45 p.m. to watch football, then the Aztecs basketball game.
* Online at 9 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook. Genealogy this day was all of 4.0 hours.
2) Sunday, 17 January 2016:
* Read email and blogs while watching Meet the Depressed, then off to church at 9:30 a.m. Stopped by Barbara's house and then the store before getting home by 12:15 p.m.
* Watched football, and took two naps, while reading the paper all afternoon. Online at 5 p.m. to read, then noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 10 to 16 January 2016 posted and wrote Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 9 to 15 January 2016 after dinner.
* Wrote the two Monday posts, checked Facebook, then worked on the answers for Lucas questions. Answered email too. Wrote this post. Genealogy this day was 4.5 hours.
Friday, January 15, 2016
My Genealogy Friday - 15 January 2016
Well, January is half over, and it's only 2 weeks until RootsTech. I'm not ready to go - I'll work on my To-do list next week, I think!
* Read email and blogs, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 107: #130 Samuel Whitney (1719-1782) posted.
* Left at 8:35 a.m. for the car dealer for scheduled maintenance on the Altima. Only 1700 miles in 6 months. Home by 10:15 a.m.
* Researched and wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 4: Crafting a Source Citation for a Published Book Found Online. Had lunch. Added to the Best Of post. Tried to nap but only rested.
* Online at 2 p.m. to read, check Ancestry, and work on the memoirs for Lucas. About 60% done. Posted about questions on Facebook.
* Researched and wrote My Relationships to U.S. Presidents - Post 8: Presidents 1-5. Answered email.
* Went in at 5:10 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper and eat dinner.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, write the Surname Saturday post, and answer more email.
* Worked in Ancestry Photo Hints looking at them - lots from some Leland and Vaux cousins.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 107: #130 Samuel Whitney (1719-1782) posted.
* Left at 8:35 a.m. for the car dealer for scheduled maintenance on the Altima. Only 1700 miles in 6 months. Home by 10:15 a.m.
* Researched and wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 4: Crafting a Source Citation for a Published Book Found Online. Had lunch. Added to the Best Of post. Tried to nap but only rested.
* Online at 2 p.m. to read, check Ancestry, and work on the memoirs for Lucas. About 60% done. Posted about questions on Facebook.
* Researched and wrote My Relationships to U.S. Presidents - Post 8: Presidents 1-5. Answered email.
* Went in at 5:10 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper and eat dinner.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, write the Surname Saturday post, and answer more email.
* Worked in Ancestry Photo Hints looking at them - lots from some Leland and Vaux cousins.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
My Genealogy Thursday - 14 January 2016
This genealogy Thursday was interrupted inm id-afternoon by real life, so it wasn't as prolific as I planned.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday Post 296: 1741 Marriage Record of Samuel Whitney and Abigail Fletcher in Weston, Mass.
* Finished the first draft of my MyHeritage presentation for RootsTech. Now I need to practice it and proof it.
* Researched and wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 3: Adding Master Text, Detail Text, Quality and Repository Information.
* Had lunch, answered email, checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post and took a short nap.
* Online at 2 p.m. and added content and sources to Samuel Whitney, my 52 Ancestors subject this week.
* Was going to write another blog post on something, but Linda said we had to go to Barbara's house and then to her rehab center to deliver stuff, so we did at 3:30 p.m. and stayed until 6 p.m. Stopped at the Barbecue Pit for dinner. Home by 7 p.m. to watch the second part of the debate.
* Online at 8:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write the 52 Ancestors post for Friday.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was only 7.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday Post 296: 1741 Marriage Record of Samuel Whitney and Abigail Fletcher in Weston, Mass.
* Finished the first draft of my MyHeritage presentation for RootsTech. Now I need to practice it and proof it.
* Researched and wrote Creating Source Citations in RootsMagic 7 - Post 3: Adding Master Text, Detail Text, Quality and Repository Information.
* Had lunch, answered email, checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post and took a short nap.
* Online at 2 p.m. and added content and sources to Samuel Whitney, my 52 Ancestors subject this week.
* Was going to write another blog post on something, but Linda said we had to go to Barbara's house and then to her rehab center to deliver stuff, so we did at 3:30 p.m. and stayed until 6 p.m. Stopped at the Barbecue Pit for dinner. Home by 7 p.m. to watch the second part of the debate.
* Online at 8:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write the 52 Ancestors post for Friday.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was only 7.5 hours.
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