Trying to get caught up here because the grandkids are coming Tuesday. I think I failed to catch up today. Got more new tasks too.
* Read email and blogs on the tablet watching TV, then off to church at 9:30 a.m. and home by 11:20 a.m.
* Read, finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 3 to 9 July 2016 post, and wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts. Started on transcribing the will for amanuensis.
* Went in at 1:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, eat lunch, read the paper and took a doze in the recliner. Padres lost to Dodgers 3-1 so end the first half at 38-51 firmly ensconced in 4th place. No hope except to trade Norris, Upton, Ramirez and Kemp for prospects and call up some of the Triple A guys.
* Online at 4 p.m. to finish up the transcription, then wrote the Amanuensis Monday post. Whew - six pages of transcription, but an interesting will. Noted that Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 3 July to 9 July 2016.
* Went in for dinner at 5:40 p.m. and watched TV news. Online at 6:30 p.m. to finish up the CVGS Newsletter and send it for review.
* worked on outline for the CVGS education classes and sent them off. This is a short timeline and I have nothing prepared yet. And the kids are coming.
* Checked Facebook, answered email, read blogs, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Saturday, July 9, 2016
My Genealogy Saturday - 9 July 2016
This was the SDGS program Saturday, so it's different from most Saturdays here in the cave.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Surname Saturday - FISH (England to colonial New England) posted, and gathered my laptop, flash drive and headed off to the SDGS meeting at 9 a.m.
* Got set up by 9:40, kibitzed a bit, and the program started at 10 a.m. I did my Social Media talk, then we had the ice cream social, and I did my Digital Microfilm talk. There were about 100 folks there - I hope they got something out of it.
* Home by 1:30 p.m. after stopping at Office Depot for labels, had an apple, took a nap. Online at 3 p.m. to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Ancestor With Most Census Entries posted.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and worked on the David Kirby profile some more.
* Went in at 4:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and eat dinner. Padres lost to Dodgers 4-3, so now 38-50 on the season.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, check Facebook, worked on the CVGS Newsletter (90% done), work on David Kirby some more, resolved 156 Ancestry Hints, and added some sources and notes to profiles in FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Surname Saturday - FISH (England to colonial New England) posted, and gathered my laptop, flash drive and headed off to the SDGS meeting at 9 a.m.
* Got set up by 9:40, kibitzed a bit, and the program started at 10 a.m. I did my Social Media talk, then we had the ice cream social, and I did my Digital Microfilm talk. There were about 100 folks there - I hope they got something out of it.
* Home by 1:30 p.m. after stopping at Office Depot for labels, had an apple, took a nap. Online at 3 p.m. to note that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Ancestor With Most Census Entries posted.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and worked on the David Kirby profile some more.
* Went in at 4:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and eat dinner. Padres lost to Dodgers 4-3, so now 38-50 on the season.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, check Facebook, worked on the CVGS Newsletter (90% done), work on David Kirby some more, resolved 156 Ancestry Hints, and added some sources and notes to profiles in FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
Friday, July 8, 2016
My Genealogy Friday - 8 July 2016
I'm all set for Saturday at SDGS I think. This was almost an all genealogy day, except for the Padres game tonight.
* Read email and blogs, got the laundry started for the house cleaner, got my shower, and then wrote 52 Ancestors - Week 132: #177 Abigail (Wing) White (1734-1806) a little late.
* Answered email, worked in Geni a bit looking for DNA results, then worked for awhile in Ancestry Hints at the back end. Ignored 422 of them. Most of them for ancestral family members in the tree.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote U.S. Naturalization and Passport Records Added by Findmypast, 8 July 2016. Took my nap.
* Online at 2 p.m. to find the Benjamin Wing probate record, then worked on the David Kirby profile adding content to the profile. Went looking for land records for him and his father and found some.
* Researched and wrote Ancestry Updates LifeStory Capabilities...But It Needs to be Improved. Went in for dinner and watched TV. Online at 6.20 p.m. to write the two Saturday posts.
* Went in at 7:20 to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and read my book. Padres lost 10-6 to the Dodgers. Now 38-49 on the season.
* Online at 11 p.m. to read, and write this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, got the laundry started for the house cleaner, got my shower, and then wrote 52 Ancestors - Week 132: #177 Abigail (Wing) White (1734-1806) a little late.
* Answered email, worked in Geni a bit looking for DNA results, then worked for awhile in Ancestry Hints at the back end. Ignored 422 of them. Most of them for ancestral family members in the tree.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote U.S. Naturalization and Passport Records Added by Findmypast, 8 July 2016. Took my nap.
* Online at 2 p.m. to find the Benjamin Wing probate record, then worked on the David Kirby profile adding content to the profile. Went looking for land records for him and his father and found some.
* Researched and wrote Ancestry Updates LifeStory Capabilities...But It Needs to be Improved. Went in for dinner and watched TV. Online at 6.20 p.m. to write the two Saturday posts.
* Went in at 7:20 to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and read my book. Padres lost 10-6 to the Dodgers. Now 38-49 on the season.
* Online at 11 p.m. to read, and write this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
My Semi-Genealogy Thursday - 7 July 2016
This was not much of a genealogy research day at all, with too many interferences and necessary tasks.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 321: 1800 U.S. Census Record for Jonathan White in Westport, Mass.
* We left at 9:50 a.m. for the health center and Linda's eye exam appointment. Everything's fine with her eyes a year after the laser treatment. Then we went to Costco, had lunch, and shopped for over an hour. Home by 1:30 p.m.
* Read, then took a nap. Online at 2:30 p.m. and read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Shaky Leaves and All - Are They Useful?
* Worked on the plan for the class and sent it to Susi and crew. Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, and was back online by 6:30 p.m. to begin the CVGS newsletter. Got the easy stuff in - maybe 30% done.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and started the latest Patterson book. Got the laptop up and running (had to endure the Chkdsk thing) and got the SDGS and OASIS files transferred to the laptop. Then it updated Windows 7. Padres won 6-0 over Dodgers so now 38-48 on the season.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, write this post, check Facebook, and done. Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 321: 1800 U.S. Census Record for Jonathan White in Westport, Mass.
* We left at 9:50 a.m. for the health center and Linda's eye exam appointment. Everything's fine with her eyes a year after the laser treatment. Then we went to Costco, had lunch, and shopped for over an hour. Home by 1:30 p.m.
* Read, then took a nap. Online at 2:30 p.m. and read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Shaky Leaves and All - Are They Useful?
* Worked on the plan for the class and sent it to Susi and crew. Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, and was back online by 6:30 p.m. to begin the CVGS newsletter. Got the easy stuff in - maybe 30% done.
* Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and started the latest Patterson book. Got the laptop up and running (had to endure the Chkdsk thing) and got the SDGS and OASIS files transferred to the laptop. Then it updated Windows 7. Padres won 6-0 over Dodgers so now 38-48 on the season.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, write this post, check Facebook, and done. Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
My Genealogy Wednesday - 6 July 2016
This was not a stay-at-home genealogy day, and I didn't get much done, it seems. Oh well.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote The Fiji Town Visit in 2010 -- Post 420 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and SDGS Program on Saturday, 9 July on Social Media and Using Digital Microfilm and set it for later.
* Answered email, gathered the CVGS board stuff and off at 11 a.m. for lunch at Mickey D's then to thel ibrary and talked to John and Karen, and then the CVGS Bored meeting. Stopped at the bank before I came home.
* Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, got sleepy, took a nap.
* Online at 3:15 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, couldn't find something to write about, and checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5:45 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, water the front yard, put out the trash, we ate dinner, and watched the Padres game. I read my Crais book. Padres won 13-6 over the Dbacks, so now are 37-48, tied for last place.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, write this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote The Fiji Town Visit in 2010 -- Post 420 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and SDGS Program on Saturday, 9 July on Social Media and Using Digital Microfilm and set it for later.
* Answered email, gathered the CVGS board stuff and off at 11 a.m. for lunch at Mickey D's then to thel ibrary and talked to John and Karen, and then the CVGS Bored meeting. Stopped at the bank before I came home.
* Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, got sleepy, took a nap.
* Online at 3:15 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, couldn't find something to write about, and checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5:45 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, water the front yard, put out the trash, we ate dinner, and watched the Padres game. I read my Crais book. Padres won 13-6 over the Dbacks, so now are 37-48, tied for last place.
* Online at 10 p.m. to read, write this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
My Genealogy Tuesday - 5 July 2016
Just another day in the genea-cave until the evening when the Padres were on TV.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1881 Marriage of Annie Samantha Bale and John McCracken in Blairstown, N.J. and Jay Verkler Appointed Interim CEO at Findmypast and set it for later.
* Practiced and edited the two SDGS presentations for the last time, and put them on Dropbox and the flash drive.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and had lunch, then wrote Should Online Family Trees Be Used in a "Reasonably Exhaustive Search?" Took my nap.
* Online at 3:15 p.m. to read, checked Facebook, then worked in Ancestry Hints until dinner time.
* Ate dinner at 5:15, and online for awhile to read, but went in at 6:15 p.m. to watch the Padres pre-game, read the paper and then my book. Pads lost to Dbacks 7-5 tonight, so now 36-48.
* Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and write this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1881 Marriage of Annie Samantha Bale and John McCracken in Blairstown, N.J. and Jay Verkler Appointed Interim CEO at Findmypast and set it for later.
* Practiced and edited the two SDGS presentations for the last time, and put them on Dropbox and the flash drive.
* Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and had lunch, then wrote Should Online Family Trees Be Used in a "Reasonably Exhaustive Search?" Took my nap.
* Online at 3:15 p.m. to read, checked Facebook, then worked in Ancestry Hints until dinner time.
* Ate dinner at 5:15, and online for awhile to read, but went in at 6:15 p.m. to watch the Padres pre-game, read the paper and then my book. Pads lost to Dbacks 7-5 tonight, so now 36-48.
* Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and write this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
Monday, July 4, 2016
My Genealogy Monday - 4 July 2016
This was a blog-free genealogy day in the genea-cave, until the evening Padres game and fireworks seeing jaunt.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Twelve Score Years Ago - Happy Birthday, U.S.A. and Amanuensis Monday - Post 327: Will of Amy (Champlin) Oatley (1798-1865) of Killingly, Conn. posted.
* did the DNA thing at Geni.com - it was easy, just log into FamilyTreeDNA. I did mtDNA and autosomal but haven't figured out the Ysearch yet.
* Saw that I had some merge suggestions and requests, so I worked on those for awhile in Geni. Very slow and cumbersome, but got about ten merges done. Even edited some of the place names. Of course, there's about 10,000 more to do.
* Decided to capture as many of the Suffolk County Mass. probate records I could on Ancestry. Worked through my list - some were indexed, some not. Captured about 50 pages for about 15 persons, renamed them and saved them in the To be Filed folder.
* Noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 26 June to 2 July 2016 posted, and added to the Best Of post. Took a nap.
* Went hunting for cousins in the Vaux line, and added a few using FamilySearch Family Tree and searches on Ancestry.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, ate dinner, watched the Padres game until 8 p.m., then off to church to see the fireworks at the country club. Boring. Nobody else from church was there. Home by 9:15 p.m. to watch the end of the Padres game, we beat Dbacks 8-4, so now 36-47.
* Online at 9:45 p.m. to read, write this post, check Facebook, and done. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Twelve Score Years Ago - Happy Birthday, U.S.A. and Amanuensis Monday - Post 327: Will of Amy (Champlin) Oatley (1798-1865) of Killingly, Conn. posted.
* did the DNA thing at Geni.com - it was easy, just log into FamilyTreeDNA. I did mtDNA and autosomal but haven't figured out the Ysearch yet.
* Saw that I had some merge suggestions and requests, so I worked on those for awhile in Geni. Very slow and cumbersome, but got about ten merges done. Even edited some of the place names. Of course, there's about 10,000 more to do.
* Decided to capture as many of the Suffolk County Mass. probate records I could on Ancestry. Worked through my list - some were indexed, some not. Captured about 50 pages for about 15 persons, renamed them and saved them in the To be Filed folder.
* Noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 26 June to 2 July 2016 posted, and added to the Best Of post. Took a nap.
* Went hunting for cousins in the Vaux line, and added a few using FamilySearch Family Tree and searches on Ancestry.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, ate dinner, watched the Padres game until 8 p.m., then off to church to see the fireworks at the country club. Boring. Nobody else from church was there. Home by 9:15 p.m. to watch the end of the Padres game, we beat Dbacks 8-4, so now 36-47.
* Online at 9:45 p.m. to read, write this post, check Facebook, and done. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Sunday, July 3, 2016
My Genealogy Sunday - 3 July 2016
This was a typical summer Sunday here in the Genea-cave...
* Read email and blogs on my phone watching TV news, then off to church at 9:30. Went to the store afterwards and home by 12:10 p.m.
* Finished up the Best Of post, then worked on the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts. noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 26 June to 2 July 2016 posted.
* Went in at 1:15 p.m. to eat lunch, read the paper and watch the Padres game. Pads lost 6-3 to the Yankees so now 35-47 on the season.
* Read ermail and blogs, but called for dinner at 5:15 p.m. and back online at 6:15 p.m. to note that Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 26 June to 2 July 2016 posted. Transcribed a will and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.
* worked in Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the database. Resolved 100 Hints. Checked Facebook, wrote this post, and done. Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs on my phone watching TV news, then off to church at 9:30. Went to the store afterwards and home by 12:10 p.m.
* Finished up the Best Of post, then worked on the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts. noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 26 June to 2 July 2016 posted.
* Went in at 1:15 p.m. to eat lunch, read the paper and watch the Padres game. Pads lost 6-3 to the Yankees so now 35-47 on the season.
* Read ermail and blogs, but called for dinner at 5:15 p.m. and back online at 6:15 p.m. to note that Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 26 June to 2 July 2016 posted. Transcribed a will and wrote the Amanuensis Monday post.
* worked in Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to the database. Resolved 100 Hints. Checked Facebook, wrote this post, and done. Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
Saturday, July 2, 2016
My Genealogy Saturday - 2 July 2016
This was not a big genealogy day - mainly because I had a headache all day and was tired and sleepy. A bad night's sleep after a previous bad night sleep, and I was up at 6:45 a.m. feeling exhausted and tired.
* I read email and blogs on my tablet while watching the morning news, then was off at 7:50 for breakfast with the guys at Marie Callenders. Home by 9:40 a.m.
* Read blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Surname Saturday -- LAUNDERS (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted.
* Took an hour nap at 11 a.m., then up to have lunch and read online, and left at 12:45 p.m. for the Bonita library.
* Marisa Lowe of the Bonita library was the CVGS workshop speaker and she discussed Ancestry Library Edition and inter-library loan.
* Home 3 p.m., but tired and took another nap. Online at 4 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write a CVGS blog post.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., read the paper, and watched the Padres game. Finished my Stephen Frey book. Padres beat Yankees 2-1 on an Upton walkoff homer in the top of the ninth. So now 35-46 on the season.
* Online at 10:15 p.m. to read, and write this post. Genealogy today was only 5.5 hours.
* I read email and blogs on my tablet while watching the morning news, then was off at 7:50 for breakfast with the guys at Marie Callenders. Home by 9:40 a.m.
* Read blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Surname Saturday -- LAUNDERS (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted.
* Took an hour nap at 11 a.m., then up to have lunch and read online, and left at 12:45 p.m. for the Bonita library.
* Marisa Lowe of the Bonita library was the CVGS workshop speaker and she discussed Ancestry Library Edition and inter-library loan.
* Home 3 p.m., but tired and took another nap. Online at 4 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write a CVGS blog post.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., read the paper, and watched the Padres game. Finished my Stephen Frey book. Padres beat Yankees 2-1 on an Upton walkoff homer in the top of the ninth. So now 35-46 on the season.
* Online at 10:15 p.m. to read, and write this post. Genealogy today was only 5.5 hours.
Friday, July 1, 2016
My Genealogy Friday - 1 July 2016
This was a very full genealogy day, but I took the evening off to watch the Padres game.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors - Week 131: #176 Jonathan White (1732-1804) and New Records Available to Search this Findmypast Friday, 1 July 2016 and set it for later.
* Listened to the Jen Baldwin FMP webinar on Naturalizations, and searched both FMP and Ancestry for records for Richmond and Kemp.
* Answered email, corrected two OASIS handouts, and worked in the PedigreeMap, and wrote Checking Out the MyHeritage PedigreeMap™ Feature and set it for early afternoon.
* Had lunch, wrote Lucked Out Again - Ancestry.com Hint Found Amy Oatley Probate File and set it for later afternoon, and took a nap.
* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the two Saturday posts. Checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, we ate dinner, and I was online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then took part in the GenChat until 8 p.m.
* Watched Padres game, read the paper and then my book, and Padres won 7-6 over the Yankees who scored 4 runs in the 9th to make it interesting. Pads now 34-46.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors - Week 131: #176 Jonathan White (1732-1804) and New Records Available to Search this Findmypast Friday, 1 July 2016 and set it for later.
* Listened to the Jen Baldwin FMP webinar on Naturalizations, and searched both FMP and Ancestry for records for Richmond and Kemp.
* Answered email, corrected two OASIS handouts, and worked in the PedigreeMap, and wrote Checking Out the MyHeritage PedigreeMap™ Feature and set it for early afternoon.
* Had lunch, wrote Lucked Out Again - Ancestry.com Hint Found Amy Oatley Probate File and set it for later afternoon, and took a nap.
* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the two Saturday posts. Checked Facebook.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, we ate dinner, and I was online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then took part in the GenChat until 8 p.m.
* Watched Padres game, read the paper and then my book, and Padres won 7-6 over the Yankees who scored 4 runs in the 9th to make it interesting. Pads now 34-46.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
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