Saturday, May 5, 2018

My Genealogy Saturday - 5 May 2018

I didn't celebrate Sinko de Mayo because of cultural expropiation.  Plus I don't drink beer or tequila.  So we stayed home.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, headed to the Men's bible study at Marie Callenders and read my email in the parking lot. We had 7 today and had some fun with Exodus 28 and 32.  Picked Linda up at 9:45 a.m. and home by 10.

*  Added to the Best Of post, noted that Surname Saturday -- NEAVE (England to colonial New England) posted and wrote the SNGF post.

*  Worked in the CVGS Newsletter and got it done and off to the reviewers.  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Recall a Summer Day When You Were 12 posted.

*  Wrote the FamilySearch and Ancestry posts.

*  Went in at 3:30 p.m. to watch the Kentucky Derby - I love mud races - and then watched the Padres game in Monterrey.  Had dinner, read the paper, washed dishes, and my Pads came from behind to beat the Dodgers 7-4, so now 12-22. 

*  Online at 7:40 p.m. to read, noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 29 April to 5 May 2018 posted, then worked in the project tree for almost two hours adding content and sources from Ancestry Hints.  Resolved about 150 of them.  Still lots more to do!

*  Checked Facebook, answered email, checked Feedly, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

Friday, May 4, 2018

My Genealogy Friday - 4 May 2018

Second day in a row without a nap.  Maybe I'll sleep better overnight.  We'll see.  Ir was another stay-at-home genealogy day, and the Padres were no-hit by the Dodgers.  Drat.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 225: #316 Ebenezer Phillips (1695-1746) of Charlestown, Stoneham and Southborough, Massachusetts and "THE Genealogy Show" to Debut in June 2019 in Birmingham posted.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Worked on the second presentation - added 20 more slides, it'as coming together pretty well.

*  Had lunch, then worked on the CVGS Newsletter, and got it about 60% done.  

*  Wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 4 May 2018, then checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:10 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news and read the paper.  Watched the Padres-Dodgers game and read my Lescroat book.  Padres were no-hit by the Dodgers 4-0 - didn't come close to a hit.  Now 11-22, low point of the season. 

*  online at 9:30 p.m. to read, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Thursday, May 3, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 3 May 2018

The weather turned from cold/rainy to warm/sunny today, and the Padres didn't have a game (thank goodness!).  It was a full genealogy day in the cave.

*  Dropped Linda off, came home to read email and blogs, and picked her up.  We were home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Noted that 1695 Birth Record of Ebenezer Phillips in Charlestown, Mass. - Post 410 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted, and added to the Best Of post.

*  Added more content to the Descendancy presentation and started on the George W. Seaver Case Study presentation.

*  Had lunch, then wrote NGS 2018 Conference Blog Compendium - Updated.

*  Searched for Seaver newspaper stories, and settled on one, and wrote Seavers in the News - Mrs. Cassius Seaver Dies in Wilbraham, Mass. in 1917.  

*  Found more land records for Ebenezer Phillips, so downloaded and abstracted them.  Checked Twitter and Facebook - forgot to do that on Wednesday.

*  Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m., watched TV news, did the dishes, read the paper, and watered the front plants.  

*  Online at 6:30 to read, add to the Best Of post, finish the deed abstracts, and work on the 52 Ancestors biography.  Had a Blogger failure and couldn't complete the post.  I have half of it saved and will try again.

*  Worked for an hour on the CVGS newsletter draft, got it maybe 30% done. 

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

My Genealogy Wednesday - 2 May 2018

This was not a real big research day, although I got some needed chores done.  I spent four plus hours at the library with CVGS meetings.

*  It rained this morning, so Linda didn't go to the Y.  I read email and blogs, noted that We Meet Grandson Charlie For the First Time -- Post 514 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, and added to the Best Of post.

*  Wrote Added or Updated Record Collections on MyHeritage - April 2018 and set it for later.  Printed off the CVGS meeting papers, grabbed some crackers and an apple, and headed to the library at 10 a.m.

*  Attended the Family History Day Committee meeting and contributed nothing.  Ate my crackers and apple in the car and rested my eyes, then back inside for the Board meeting at 12 noon.  That went until 2:15 p.m.  Head home, got there by 2:30.

*  We watched the Padres game, I napped a bit, and Pads lost 9-4 to Giants.  So now 11-21.  

*  Online at 3:30 p.m. to read, then wrote Dear Randy: How Do You Search For Records on Ancestry.com?  

*  Went in for dinner at 4:50 p.m. watched game shows, put out the trash, and washed dishes.

*  Online at 5:45 p.m.  to read, add to the Best Of post, and write the Treasure Chest post.

*  TreeShared the big RootsMagic tree, and then TreeShared the project tree, and added more cousins to the tree.  Also matched some with Family Tree.

*  Checked Facebook, answered email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

My Genealogy Tuesday - 1 May 2018

It was a stay-at-home genealogy day today, and I made some progress, got a nap, and the Padres won.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up at 9, and we went to the grocery store.  Home at 9:30 a.m.

*  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday - Betty Carringer's High School Record Card posted.  Added to the Best Of post.  Answered email.  Wrote Reader Comments on Ancestry Search Problems.  Took an hour nap.

*  Had lunch, then online to work on my SDGS presentation - finally almost done with it, although it needs more graphics.  Next I have to put together another presentation - probably on the George W. Seaver research.

*  Researched and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 1 May 2018, then checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to eat dinner and watch TV news.  

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the Wordless Wednesday post.  worked a bit on the project tree matching and sharing with FS Family Tree. 

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, started my Lescroat book, and wash dishes.  Padres beat Giants 3-2 on a 9th inning homer.  So now 11-20 on the season. 

*  Online to read, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Monday, April 30, 2018

My Genealogy Monday - 30 April 2018

No Mondays With Myrt, no problem.  Last day of the month - no problem.  Padres blow another game in the 9th - typical.  Drat.  It was a blogging day...

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, note that Amanuensis Monday - Will of George Martin (1618-1686) of Amesbury, Mass. posted, and wrote Announcing the Virtual Genealogical Society and set it for later.  Picked Linda up and we went to Costco for stuff, including printer ink.  Home by 10:20 a.m.

*  Added to the Best Of post, then wrote New MyHeritage Feature: Family Tree Pedigree View.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, then online to read and answer email, and wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - 30 April 2018 and set it for later.  Worked in RootsMagic matching profiles in Family Tree for awhile.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  We had dinner at 4:30 and I was back online at 5:15 after watering the front plants.  Wrote the Tuesday post and added to the Best Of post.

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and finished my Deaver novel.  Checked email and blogs and Facebook on the phone.  Padres lost to Giants 6-5 after leading 5-3 to start the inning.  Drat.  Now 10-20.

*  Online at 10:30 to read, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

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

*  49,873 persons (+ 45)
*  20,124  families  (+ 22)
*  161,550 events  (+ 126)

*  4,925 Alternate Names (+ 22)
*  10,676  places  (+ 2)
*  1,669 sources (+ 12)
*  93,528 citations (+ 119)
*  1,183 Multi-media Items (+ 2)
*  3,202 Multimedia links (+ 5)
*  23,309 matched to FSFT (+ 199)

Not much progress there.  I have been working on my CVGS project, plus the Padre games take several hours almost every day.


 I'm up to 57.89% (+0.03%) for citations/events and 187.53% (+0.07%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for March (compared to stats for January
):

*  102,446 page views (3,415 per day, Blogger Stats,  - 171)
*  25,493 page views ( 850 per day, Statcounter, - 79)
*  19,380 sessions (646 per day, Statcounter, - 29)

*  >2,000 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  3,515 
readers via email (Feedburner) (- 5)



Sunday, April 29, 2018

My Genealogy Weekend - 28-29 April 2018

We went to the Padres game on Saturday night so I didn't journal.  

1)  Saturday, 28 April 2018

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:15.  Gathered the laptop and flash and off to the SD FSL for the RootsMagic user group meeting.

*  We had 9, including one of my OASIS students, at the meeting,m with lots of good questions, and two hours flew by.  Took the long way home, drive by the old house and school and looked for Victorian houses like mine used to be without success.

*  Home by 1:15 p.m. to eat lunch, then took my nap.  

*  Online at 2:30 p.m. to note that Surname Saturday -- PERKINS (England to colonial New England) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - The Weather On the Day You Were Born posted.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Wrote the FS and Ancestry posts and set for later.

*  We left at 3:45 p.m. for In 'n' Out for dinner, then the trolley to Petco Park for the Padres game.  got a freebie - a hoodie long-sleeve shirt.  Pads won 12-2 over Mets in a fun game for fans.  Home by 9:30 p.m.

*  Read email and blogs, and Facebook, but didn't journal.  Genealogy this day was 3.5 hours.

2)  Sunday, 29 April 2018:

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 22 to 28 April 2018 and Added or Updated Ancestry.com Collections - Week of 22 to 28 April 2018 posted.  

*  We left for church at 9:45 a.m., and home by 11:30 a.m.

*  Read, started the new Best Of post, and decided on a probate record for Amanuensis Monday.  Got most of it transcribed before the game came on.

*  Went in at 1 p.m. to eat lunch, then watched the Padres game, read the paper, dozed in the recliner for an hour, and fumed as the Mets beat Pads 14-2 in a complete reversal of the night before.  Pitching sucks sometimes.  Pads now 10-19 on the season, and off to SF they go.

*  Online at 4:30 p.m. to read, and write the Amanuensis post.  Noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 22 to 28 April 2018 posted.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news and do the dishes.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then worked on the project tree adding content and sources from WebHints.  

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, answered email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.

Friday, April 27, 2018

My Genealogy Friday - 27 April 2018

The Padres are back in town, so I lost three hours of genealogy time tonight - frustratingly.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up, and we were home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 224: #315 Mary (Bouden) Richards (1705-1755) of Lynn and Southborough, Massachusetts posted, added to the Best Of post, and answered email.

*  Worked on the Descendancy presentation - need more images and fewer words!  About 60% finished now, I think.

*  Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 27 April 2018 and worked a little bit in the big database.  Took my nap.

*  Had lunch, and online at 1 p.m. to read, then worked on and posted Genealogy News Bytes - 27 April 2018.  Finished the laundry and made the bed - house cleaner didn't come today.

*  Added to the Best Of post, then worked on the Surname Saturday post.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, finished cooking dinner, and we ate.  I worked in the front yard for a bit picking weeds.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the SNGF post.

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres-Mets game, read the paper and my Deaver book.  Mets won 5-1.  So now 9-18 on the season. 

*  Online at 9:45 p.m. to read, and writer this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

Thursday, April 26, 2018

My Genealogy Thursday - 26 April 2018

Only four more days in April.  I must be having fun because the days fly by.

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read, picked her up at 8:50 and home by 9.

*  Checked email one time, then gathered my OASIS stuff and off to Grossmont Center for Class 4 of my Beginning Computer Genealogy class.  It went well.

*  Home by 12:45 p.m. to eat lunch, then online to note that 1705 Birth Record of Mary Bouden in Lynn, Mass. - Post 409 for Treasure Chest Thursday posted.  Added to the Best Of post.

*  Researched and wrote Seavers in the News- William Nathanael Seaver Dies in 1960.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.  Started researching the biography subject.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch the NFL Draft, then we ate dinner, I read the paper, and did the dishes, and started the wash.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the 52 Ancestors post, then worked on the project adding census sources and notes, and finding WebHints for extended family.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.



Wednesday, April 25, 2018

My Genealogy Wednesday - 25 April 2018

Three days in a row.  It helps that the Padres played a day game at Colorado today.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went to the grocery store.

*  Home by 10 a.m., and noted that The Grandgirls Visit Chula Vista in 2014 -- Post 513 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted.  Added to the Best Of post, and rested my eyes.

*  Had lunch in a hurry, grabbed my stuff, and off to the CVGS program meeting.  Got there at 11:40 a.m., and the program started at 12 noon.  Carole Sobke's talk on her button collection tied to family history.

*  Home by 2 p.m. to watch the end of the Padres game - we lost 5-2 to Rockies, so now 9-17 on the season.  Drat.  Did get a short nap and read the paper too.

*  Online at 3:15 p.m. to read, write Are There Search Problems on Ancestry.com? and check Twitter and Facebook.  Did some profile matching of my tree to FamilySearch Family Tree.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV, put out the trash and wash dishes. 

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post, then worked in Ancestry Hints for my big tree for 80 minutes, resolving about 300 Hints.  Still over 61,000 to go.  An unending task.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.