I missed only four days...it's the Padres fault. We went to the game on Tuesday night and got home by midnight. Damn Dodgers beat us three straight. So we're now 7-13 and in last place again. No Padres game tonight.
Sunday through Wednesday I kept up on blogging, Twitter and Facebook, but didn't do much research or resolved Ancestry Hints. I did have several hours working on the new presentation.
Today was a busy genealogy day:
* Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and was home by 9 a.m. Gathered up my laptop stuff and left at 9:15 for my OASIS class. It rained a bit on the way. Had my two hour class, and home by 12:30, eating Wheat Thins all the way home.
* Read email and blogs, noted that 1726 Marriage Record of Joseph Richards and Mary Bowden in Lynn, Mass. - Post 408 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted. Went in and dozed for an hour in the recliner.
* Online at 2 p.m. to read, then worked on the Seavers in the News -- 1946 Wedding of Wallace Seaver and Madeline South post. Checked Twitter and Facebook. Looked at what I had for the 52 Ancestors biography for Friday. Searched for land records and wrote abstracts of four of them.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, and read the paper.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked on the 52 Ancestors profile. Wrote it for Friday, but it took awhile sorting out the land data, finding one more, and moving stuff around.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Saturday, April 14, 2018
My Genealogy Saturday - 14 April 2018
All the best laid plans ... I missed journaling on Thursday and Friday and can't recall what I did besides blog, and get a haircut. Oh well. Today:
* Dropped Linda off at 7:30, home to read email and blogs, and picked her up at 9 a.m. Home by 9:15.
* Noted that Surname Saturday -- GOLDSTONE (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, then added to the Best Of post.
* Worked about three hours on the first new presentation in a year. Got a lot of the text in now need images to liven it up.
* Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- My Visited States/Provinces Map posted. Wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.
* Downloaded the latest Family Tree Builder, and tried to upload a GEDCOM of the current database. Couldn't do it through FTB, but got it up on MyHeritage. Now I need to download it to FTB.
* Worked on the WDYTYA project for an hour, then went in at 5:15 to eat dinner. We watched the Padres game - Pads won 5-4 over Giants so now 6-10 on the season.
* Online at 8:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and then worked on the WDYTYA project. FamilySearch Hints has German birth, marriage and death records. Cool.
* Wrote this post - genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda off at 7:30, home to read email and blogs, and picked her up at 9 a.m. Home by 9:15.
* Noted that Surname Saturday -- GOLDSTONE (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, then added to the Best Of post.
* Worked about three hours on the first new presentation in a year. Got a lot of the text in now need images to liven it up.
* Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- My Visited States/Provinces Map posted. Wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.
* Downloaded the latest Family Tree Builder, and tried to upload a GEDCOM of the current database. Couldn't do it through FTB, but got it up on MyHeritage. Now I need to download it to FTB.
* Worked on the WDYTYA project for an hour, then went in at 5:15 to eat dinner. We watched the Padres game - Pads won 5-4 over Giants so now 6-10 on the season.
* Online at 8:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and then worked on the WDYTYA project. FamilySearch Hints has German birth, marriage and death records. Cool.
* Wrote this post - genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
My Genealogy Wednesday - 11 April 2018
Two days in a row - I'm on a roll. This was a busy genealogy day for me.
* Dropped Linda off at 7:30, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.
* Added to the Best Of post, noted that Red Tail Hawk in the Back Yard -- Post 511 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and wrote San Diego Genealogical Society Program on Saturday, 14 April Features Debby Anderson.
* Took a brief nap, had lunch, gathered my stuff, and was off to the library for the CVGS Research Group, which I lead. We had 9 in attendance. Home by 2:30 p.m. to watch the Padres lose 6-4 to the Rockies so now 4-9 on the season.
* Online at 3:30 p.m. to write World War II Virtual Conference and European Travel Experience and More Searching for Eulalia - Curiouser! Checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, put the trash out, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then wrote two posts for Thursday, matched some Seaver folk in Family Tree, then TreeShared the Seaver tree (about 60 changes) and the WDYTYA tree (about 40 changes).
* Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote thisp ost. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda off at 7:30, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.
* Added to the Best Of post, noted that Red Tail Hawk in the Back Yard -- Post 511 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and wrote San Diego Genealogical Society Program on Saturday, 14 April Features Debby Anderson.
* Took a brief nap, had lunch, gathered my stuff, and was off to the library for the CVGS Research Group, which I lead. We had 9 in attendance. Home by 2:30 p.m. to watch the Padres lose 6-4 to the Rockies so now 4-9 on the season.
* Online at 3:30 p.m. to write World War II Virtual Conference and European Travel Experience and More Searching for Eulalia - Curiouser! Checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, put the trash out, and wash dishes.
* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then wrote two posts for Thursday, matched some Seaver folk in Family Tree, then TreeShared the Seaver tree (about 60 changes) and the WDYTYA tree (about 40 changes).
* Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote thisp ost. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
I Will Try Harder...
I knew I hadn't posted for awhile, but March 31? It is so easy to let it slide. After, what, 10 years of nearly daily posts except on vacation, that is the longest break I've had.
Over the 10 days, life has gone on. Linda goes to the Y, we go shopping, the Padres play almost every day, and I read blogs and write blogs on my regular schedule. What has fallen by the wayside is working on the Ancestry Hints. I've been working on the WDYTYA project almost every day. Last night, it was looking for obituaries and death notices.
So, today I dropped Linda at the Y, came home to read email and blogs, wrote Tombstone Tuesday - Jonathan White (1803-1850) in White-Chace Lot in Glocester, Rhode Island because I forgot to write it last night, picked Linda up at 9:30 and we shopped at Costco, and I picked up my new eye glasses. Much better distant vision field, and more magnification - I think I'll be able to read the box scores in the paper now. We had lunch at Costco - I had pizza for the first time in awhile.
We got home at 11:15 a.m., and I wrote Do I Still Need a Desktop Genealogy Software Program?, took a short nap, wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 10 April 2018, checked Twitter and Facebook, and wrote the Wordless post.
I went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., and we watched the Padres game against the Rockies. Pads won 5-2, so now 4-8 on the season (we started 1-6 and 2-8). Then on to the computer to answer email, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and write this post.
Is anyone still reading this blog?
Over the 10 days, life has gone on. Linda goes to the Y, we go shopping, the Padres play almost every day, and I read blogs and write blogs on my regular schedule. What has fallen by the wayside is working on the Ancestry Hints. I've been working on the WDYTYA project almost every day. Last night, it was looking for obituaries and death notices.
So, today I dropped Linda at the Y, came home to read email and blogs, wrote Tombstone Tuesday - Jonathan White (1803-1850) in White-Chace Lot in Glocester, Rhode Island because I forgot to write it last night, picked Linda up at 9:30 and we shopped at Costco, and I picked up my new eye glasses. Much better distant vision field, and more magnification - I think I'll be able to read the box scores in the paper now. We had lunch at Costco - I had pizza for the first time in awhile.
We got home at 11:15 a.m., and I wrote Do I Still Need a Desktop Genealogy Software Program?, took a short nap, wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 10 April 2018, checked Twitter and Facebook, and wrote the Wordless post.
I went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., and we watched the Padres game against the Rockies. Pads won 5-2, so now 4-8 on the season (we started 1-6 and 2-8). Then on to the computer to answer email, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and write this post.
Is anyone still reading this blog?
Saturday, March 31, 2018
My Genealogy Thursday, Friday and Saturday - 29-31 March 2018
I was doing so well with my journaling until Thursday. I blame the Padres.
1) Thursday - I blogged, and we went to the Padres opening game against the Brewers, starting at 1:10 p.m. We had lunch at El Pollo Loco, got the trolley, and were in our seats by 1 p.m. just in time for the Navy Seal team jumpers and F18 flyover. Padres lost 2-1 in 12 innings. We stopped at Marie Callenders for dinner and were home by 7 p.m. Shoulda won this game - had chances.
2) Friday - this was a more normal day. I blogged normally, even did some research, and watched the Padres on TV starting at 7:10 p.m. They lost 8-6 to the Brewers, who scored 5 in the top of the 9th off our closer, who made a critical error and gave up a 3-run homer. Shoulda won this game too.
3) Saturday - another normal day. Dropped Linda at the Y, picked her up and home to read, add to the Best Of post, and write blog posts. Wrote two posts for Sunday. Worked on my 930 project for two hours and made research progress.
We left for dinner at In 'n' Out at 3:45 p.m., got the 4:45 trolley at 24th Street, and were in our seats by 5:15 p.m. Alas, Padres lost again 7-3, and this wasn't that close. So we're 0-3 on the season - another terrible start. Home by 9:15 p.m. Wrote this post. Done. Tired. One good part of going to the games is I'm walking more.
I didn't do statistics at the end of February because of being at RootsTech.
Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 March (with increases in the numbers from 31 January in parentheses):
* 49,828 persons (+ 228)
* 20,102 families (+ 113)
* 161,424 events (+ 866)
* 4,903 Alternate Names (+ 273)
* 10,674 places (+ 153)
* 1,657 sources (+ 45)
* 93,409 citations (+ 1355)
* 1,181 Multi-media Items (+ 17)
* 3,197 Multimedia links (+ 17)
* 23,110 matched to FSFT (+ 697)
I'm up to 57.86% (+0.53%) for citations/events and 187.46% (+1.87%) for citations/persons.
Genea-Musings statistics for March (compared to stats for January):
* 111,165 page views (3,586 per day, Blogger Stats, + 587)
* 28,811 page views ( 929 per day, Statcounter, - 161)
* 20,932 sessions (675 per day, Statcounter, - 120)
* >2,000 readers on Feedly (+??)
* 3,520 readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 17)
1) Thursday - I blogged, and we went to the Padres opening game against the Brewers, starting at 1:10 p.m. We had lunch at El Pollo Loco, got the trolley, and were in our seats by 1 p.m. just in time for the Navy Seal team jumpers and F18 flyover. Padres lost 2-1 in 12 innings. We stopped at Marie Callenders for dinner and were home by 7 p.m. Shoulda won this game - had chances.
2) Friday - this was a more normal day. I blogged normally, even did some research, and watched the Padres on TV starting at 7:10 p.m. They lost 8-6 to the Brewers, who scored 5 in the top of the 9th off our closer, who made a critical error and gave up a 3-run homer. Shoulda won this game too.
3) Saturday - another normal day. Dropped Linda at the Y, picked her up and home to read, add to the Best Of post, and write blog posts. Wrote two posts for Sunday. Worked on my 930 project for two hours and made research progress.
We left for dinner at In 'n' Out at 3:45 p.m., got the 4:45 trolley at 24th Street, and were in our seats by 5:15 p.m. Alas, Padres lost again 7-3, and this wasn't that close. So we're 0-3 on the season - another terrible start. Home by 9:15 p.m. Wrote this post. Done. Tired. One good part of going to the games is I'm walking more.
I didn't do statistics at the end of February because of being at RootsTech.
Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 March (with increases in the numbers from 31 January in parentheses):
* 49,828 persons (+ 228)
* 20,102 families (+ 113)
* 161,424 events (+ 866)
* 4,903 Alternate Names (+ 273)
* 10,674 places (+ 153)
* 1,657 sources (+ 45)
* 93,409 citations (+ 1355)
* 1,181 Multi-media Items (+ 17)
* 3,197 Multimedia links (+ 17)
* 23,110 matched to FSFT (+ 697)
I'm up to 57.86% (+0.53%) for citations/events and 187.46% (+1.87%) for citations/persons.
Genea-Musings statistics for March (compared to stats for January):
* 111,165 page views (3,586 per day, Blogger Stats, + 587)
* 28,811 page views ( 929 per day, Statcounter, - 161)
* 20,932 sessions (675 per day, Statcounter, - 120)
* >2,000 readers on Feedly (+??)
* 3,520 readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 17)
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
My Genealogy Wednesday - 28 March 2018
The baseball season starts on Thursday - we're going, so it will be a light genelaogy day.
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and we went to the grocery store. Home by 9:40 a.m.
* Noted that Vincent and Heather Rojo Visit in June 2014 -- Post 509 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, added to the Best Of post, rested my eyes for 30 minutes, then called AAA and got a new battery for the Lincoln. Drove it around for awhile.
* Called the financial advisor about my login to the website and it still doesn't work. We don't know why. This probably means I'll have to enter the data by hand for the taxes - about 30 funds and it will take 3-4 hours I fear. Crap.
* Had lunch, answered emails, and wrote Dear Randy: How do you find the time to research, live life, and do all those posts?
* Updated the OASIS presentations and handouts and sent them to the manager to print the handouts.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook. Looked at the MyHeritageDNA data some more, and watched two Family Tree Webinar videos.
* Went in to dinner at 5:15 p.m., watched TV news, read the paper, put out the trash, and did the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote two blog posts, worked a bit in FamilySearch Family Tree looking for Buck cousins.
* Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, wrote this post, and I'm done. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and we went to the grocery store. Home by 9:40 a.m.
* Noted that Vincent and Heather Rojo Visit in June 2014 -- Post 509 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, added to the Best Of post, rested my eyes for 30 minutes, then called AAA and got a new battery for the Lincoln. Drove it around for awhile.
* Called the financial advisor about my login to the website and it still doesn't work. We don't know why. This probably means I'll have to enter the data by hand for the taxes - about 30 funds and it will take 3-4 hours I fear. Crap.
* Had lunch, answered emails, and wrote Dear Randy: How do you find the time to research, live life, and do all those posts?
* Updated the OASIS presentations and handouts and sent them to the manager to print the handouts.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook. Looked at the MyHeritageDNA data some more, and watched two Family Tree Webinar videos.
* Went in to dinner at 5:15 p.m., watched TV news, read the paper, put out the trash, and did the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, wrote two blog posts, worked a bit in FamilySearch Family Tree looking for Buck cousins.
* Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, wrote this post, and I'm done. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
My Genealogy Tuesday - 27 March 2018
Two days in a row on the RJS show...can I keep it up? Didn't sleep well last night, tired all day.
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.
* Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1945 San Francisco City Directory for Lee S. Leland posted, added to the Best Of post, and was tired so rested my eyes for 30 minutes. Went and got new batteries for my car keys. Home by 11:15 a.m.
* Wrote MyHeritageDNA Provides Download of All DNA Match Shared Segments, Had lunch, and worked awhile in AncestryDNA matches. Answered email.
* Worked on Genealogy News Bytes - 27 March 2018 and checked Twitter and Facebook. Tried several times to doze off. Worked on adding more data to the George W. Seaver family, and updated FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, washed dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and resolved about 250 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the database.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.
* Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1945 San Francisco City Directory for Lee S. Leland posted, added to the Best Of post, and was tired so rested my eyes for 30 minutes. Went and got new batteries for my car keys. Home by 11:15 a.m.
* Wrote MyHeritageDNA Provides Download of All DNA Match Shared Segments, Had lunch, and worked awhile in AncestryDNA matches. Answered email.
* Worked on Genealogy News Bytes - 27 March 2018 and checked Twitter and Facebook. Tried several times to doze off. Worked on adding more data to the George W. Seaver family, and updated FamilySearch Family Tree.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, washed dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, and resolved about 250 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the database.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Monday, March 26, 2018
My Genealogy Monday - 26 March 2018
I've been a lazy genea-blogger, sorry. It was a busy weekend. Today:
* Dropped Linda off at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home before 9 a.m.
* Got into Mondays With Myrt and actually got to discuss one of my blog posts - why I blog about my personal research.
* Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records for Estate of John Plimpton (1680-1730) of Medfield, Mass. - Part 2 posted, added to the Best Of post, and took my nap.
* Had lunch, online to write Monday Genea-Pourri - 26 March 2018 and then dug into the income taxes again. Stymied by an investment house that won't let me log in. Got the rest of it done, though.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, posted IDG Introduces Their Newest IDG Academy class: "Beginning Genealogy - Starting Off Right" and answered email.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, read the paper, watched TV news and washed dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, talked to Lori, wrote the Tuesday treasure post, worked in MyHeritage DNA downloading spreadsheet for matches, and worked in the database adding some of the George W. Seaver records with sources and notes.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda off at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and home before 9 a.m.
* Got into Mondays With Myrt and actually got to discuss one of my blog posts - why I blog about my personal research.
* Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records for Estate of John Plimpton (1680-1730) of Medfield, Mass. - Part 2 posted, added to the Best Of post, and took my nap.
* Had lunch, online to write Monday Genea-Pourri - 26 March 2018 and then dug into the income taxes again. Stymied by an investment house that won't let me log in. Got the rest of it done, though.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, posted IDG Introduces Their Newest IDG Academy class: "Beginning Genealogy - Starting Off Right" and answered email.
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, read the paper, watched TV news and washed dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, talked to Lori, wrote the Tuesday treasure post, worked in MyHeritage DNA downloading spreadsheet for matches, and worked in the database adding some of the George W. Seaver records with sources and notes.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Friday, March 23, 2018
My Genealogy Friday - 23 March 2018
Another week has gone by very quickly, and I'm further behind than I was a week ago - because I have to prepare for my OASIS class which I didn't know about a week ago. I have two weeks to get ready for that. Then there's the taxes, which are stagnant right now. Forgot to journal yesterday. Oh well, the usual!
* Dropped Linda off at the Y, home to read email and lbogs, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.
* Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 219: #298 James Stone (1702-1783) of Groton, Massachusetts posted, then worked on an email question and solved it, I think. Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 23 March 2018. Added to the Best Of post.
* Called the financial advisor about the taxes, and she tried but we couldn't break through a company telephone system to get a live person. Frustration. I need to complete the rest of it so this doesn't hold me up more.
* Answered several emails, tried to nap and failed, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 23 March 2018. Checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch basketball, and read the paper, then washed dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write the two Saturday posts. Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda off at the Y, home to read email and lbogs, picked her up and home by 9:15 a.m.
* Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 219: #298 James Stone (1702-1783) of Groton, Massachusetts posted, then worked on an email question and solved it, I think. Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 23 March 2018. Added to the Best Of post.
* Called the financial advisor about the taxes, and she tried but we couldn't break through a company telephone system to get a live person. Frustration. I need to complete the rest of it so this doesn't hold me up more.
* Answered several emails, tried to nap and failed, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 23 March 2018. Checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch basketball, and read the paper, then washed dishes.
* Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write the two Saturday posts. Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
My Genealogy Wednesday - 21 March 2018
Today was our 48th wedding anniversary. Best life decision I ever made! I posted the wedding photo on Facebook and have about 80 comments.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and we went to the grocery store. Home by 9:45 a.m.
* Noted that Linda Receives a Volunteer Award in April 2014 - Post 508 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted. Added to the Best Of post. Left at 10:30 a.m. for the bank and Coscto to get two dozen roses for my wife. Home by 11:15. She loved them.
* Answered email, searched for information, then took my nap, had lunch and online again at 1 p.m.
* Wrote Dear Randy: Why Do You Write About Your Personal Genealogy Research? Checked Twitter and Facebook. Talked to Tami.
* Got into Turbotax and added all of the income data. Have a question about investments I have to clarify.
* We left for dinner at Marie Callenders at 5:10 p.m. and were home by 6:30.
* Online to read, then talked to Lori, and wrote the Treasure Chest post. Found obituaries on GenealogyBank and captured eight or ten.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
* Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and we went to the grocery store. Home by 9:45 a.m.
* Noted that Linda Receives a Volunteer Award in April 2014 - Post 508 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted. Added to the Best Of post. Left at 10:30 a.m. for the bank and Coscto to get two dozen roses for my wife. Home by 11:15. She loved them.
* Answered email, searched for information, then took my nap, had lunch and online again at 1 p.m.
* Wrote Dear Randy: Why Do You Write About Your Personal Genealogy Research? Checked Twitter and Facebook. Talked to Tami.
* Got into Turbotax and added all of the income data. Have a question about investments I have to clarify.
* We left for dinner at Marie Callenders at 5:10 p.m. and were home by 6:30.
* Online to read, then talked to Lori, and wrote the Treasure Chest post. Found obituaries on GenealogyBank and captured eight or ten.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
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