My genealogy Sunday - 30 September 2012

Another month gone, 3 more to go until 2013.  I wonder how I'm doing on my goals and Objectives?  I haven't looked recently...

*  Read email and blogs, finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 23 to 29 September 2012 post and set it for after noon.

*  Linda went to church, I stayed home to watch the Chargers game.  Bolts beat KC 37-20.

*  Read a bit after 1:15 p.m., then wen t in to watch the Padres game, read the paper and take a nap.  Pads lost 7-5 to the Giants (home record 42-39).

*  Online to answer email, made a report after fixing about 50 source citation details that were wrong.  Drat, hate it when that happens.  I copied a source a long time ago into too many facts.  The source was right, the citation wrong.  

*  We had dinner, I watered front plants, watered back dirt/grass, and did the dishes.  We watched SNF for awhile.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, post my Randy's Genealogy page with links to the Scribd PDFs, then finished up the Westminster MA place name list - added some sources to Facts.  Then worked in MyHeritage list of Find-A-Grave entries - confirmed 40, now down to 1209 left to verify, reject or add.

*  Started the next Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  

Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.

End of September statistics (with change from August in parentheses):

* 1,030 Feedburner for Genea-Musings (email) readers (-5)

* 1,438 Google Reader readers for Genea-Musings (+4)

*  Genea-Musings traffic rank:  worldwide: 214.017; US:  86,651 (Alexa)

* 59,645 page views (1,998 1,605 per day, Blogger Stats, +393)
* 22,982 web page visits (765 per day, Site-meter) (+53)
* 42,040 page views (1,398 per day, Site-meter) +1816)

End-of-September statistics for RootsMagic database (with change from August in parentheses):

* 41,308 persons (+51)
* 16,472 families (+32)
* 115,164 events (+669)
* 5,725 places (+71)
* 796 sources (+4)
* 30,897 citations (+859)

 I'm up to 26.79% (+0.55%) for citations/events and 74.80% (+2.0%) for citations/persons.

My genealogy Friday and Saturday - 28 and 29 September 2012

We got home late from the Padres game on Friday night and I decided to skip the daily post.  Now it's late on Saturday night but i'm going to plunge ahead here.

1)  Friday, 28 September 2012

*  Read email and blogs, wrote My Top Ten Genealogy Websites.  Discovered the Mass town records sert on FamilySearch, and researched and wrote Massachusetts Town Clerk, Vital, and Town Records on FamilySearch.

*  Did I mention FabriClear before?  They kept calling back in early September trying to sell us bedbug spray for some reason.  They wanted to talk to Linda.  Linda swears she didn't order it.  I know I didn't.  They wanted to give us gas vouchers, but we'd have to sign up for $29.95 a month to our credit card for more free things.  Yeah, right.  I finally told them we didn't want it, cancel any order they say they have from us, and don't charge our credit card, and we don't want anything free.  They did, of course, charge our credit card for the FabriClear, and the box came in the mail on Tuesday.  I called on Friday, got a return number, and packed it up and off to the Post Office to send it back.  "What is it?" the clerk asked.  "Insecticide" I said.  He said, "Nope, can't ship it."  So off to the UPS and they will ship it for only $13.40.  Done!  Now we'll see if the $39.95 on the credit card gets refunded.  I'm not holding my breath.  I have no idea how they got Linda's card number, but it's on the bill.  A scam, I fear, and crooks behind it.

*  Back at 2:30 p.m. to read, add more info to the database for Shrewsbury MA, and make more reports using Legacy this time.  Better format than RootsMagic, and much smaller file size.  

*  We left at 4:45 for the trolley station, ate at the Tin Fish, met a guy and his mother going to the game also, they ate with us, and into Petco Park at 6:30 for the game.  Giants won 3-1.  

*  Home by 11 p.m. to read, check Facebook, add to the Best Of post, and not much else!

Genealogy this day was 7.5 hours.

2)  Saturday, 29 September:

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Surname Saturday - WHEELER (England > Massachusetts).  Wrote Guest Post - Old German Script Need not Fade and then Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What is Your Matrlineal Line? and set it for early afternoon.

*  Listened to the FGS MySociety radio program and shared on the chat board about CVGS round-table activities.  

*  After lunch, worked in the database adding sources for Westminster vital records using the Legacy report for the place.  Had to cross check with the source usage list to determine what had already been sourced.  

*  We left at 3:45 p.m. for the trolley, got to Petco Park by 5 p.m., ate dinner (I had pizza, Linda a Subway sandwich), and the game started at 5:35.  Padres beat the Giants 7-3.  It was our last game for the year - I think we were 8-13 on the season when attending.  The team is 40-40 in home.

*  Home by 9:20 p.m. to watch the Aztecs game - lost 52-40 to Fresno State.  Online to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook and write this post.

Genealogy this day was 7.5 hours.

My genealogy Thursday - 27 September 2012

This was a pretty typical summer Thursday, some blogging, some researching, and a baseball game on TV.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1860 U.S. Census Record for Edward Hildreth Family.  Worked on another post for the early afternoon, then decided to post one in the hopper, Book Review: Genealogy at a Glance - U.S. Federal Census Records.

*  Listened to Marian's radio show with Maureen Taylor, and did some research on the last Revolutionary War soldier.  Decided to write about that in the afternoon.

*  Researched and finished the Creating a Specific Source Usage Report in Legacy Family Tree 7.5 and set it for the early afternoon.

*  Wrote CVGS Fall Seminar Summary - "Show Me Your Roots" and CVGS Program Review - "The Civil War and the Onslaught of Modern Warfare" on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog.

*  Researched some more and wrote Who Was the Last Revolutionary War Soldier to Die?

*  Went in at 4:15 p.m. to read, take a nap, and watch TV news.  We ate dinner watching the football game.

*  Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, then added some Facts and Sources for  Seaver probate records.

*  Went in at 7:30 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and then my book.  Pads lost to the Dodgers, 8-4.

*  Online at 10:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post and write this post.

Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My genealogy Wednesday - 26 September 2012

Wow, only four more days until the end of September -it's fall already...

*  Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 224: Bess at the Beach, then researched and wrote NewspaperARCHIVES Records in MyHeritage Record Matches.

*  Answered some email, then packed up and off to McDonald's for lunch, the bank for cash, and the library for the CVGS program meeting.

*  John Finch was the speaker today on the Civil War, and did a great job.  Communed with my colleagues for awhile, got a book out and renewed two others due today, but forgot them!).

*  Home by 3 p.m. to read, then research and write UPDATED AGAIN: Creating a Specific Source Usage Report in Family Tree Maker 2012.

*  Went in at 4:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, take a short nap, eat dinner, put out the trash, water the back yard, water the front plants, and do the dishes.  Padres lost 8-2 to the Dodgers (so 74-81 on the season).

*  Online at 7:15 p.m. to answer several emails, then worked in Find-A-Grave (using the MyHeritage Record Searches) for awhile.  Got 20 more confirmed or rejected, 1250 left!

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 9.0 hours

My genealogy Tuesday - 25 September 2012

Another stay-at-home genealogy day, but I didn't get a lot done.

*  Read email and blogs, researched wrote Tuesday's Tip: Use the ProGenealogists Site for Research Tools.  

*  Worked in FTM 2012 for awhile, then wrote Creating a Specific Source List Report in Family Tree Maker 2012.  No sooner finished, and the comments rolled in, so I had to write UPDATE: Creating a Specific Source List Report in Family Tree Maker 2012.

*  Wrote Amanuensis Monday Post Compendium Page and set it for later. Created 15 genealogy reports in RootsMagic and saved them.  Logged into Scribd and uploaded one to see how it would work.  Worked fine, ended up doing a total of 8.  Need to add some text to the files or to the database report somehow.  Files are really big, being PDF of RootsMagic reports.  

*  Worked in the database for awhile, then had dinner, and back online for more database work.

*  Went in at 7 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, then a new book, and my Pads won 2-1 over the Dodgers.  

*  Online at 10:20 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook and write this post.

Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

My genealogy Monday - 24 September 2012

A stay-at-home day, with no baseball game... so I did what I wanted.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Amanuensis Monday - Will of Solomon Keyes (1631-1702) of Chelmsford, Mass. and then RootsTech 2013 Registration is Open!

*  Wrote CVGS Program on Civil War on Wednesday, 26 September and The Problem with FamilySearch Family Tree and set them for later.  Worked in Family Tree after that and got Joseph Seaver squared away.

*  Went off to the pharmacy after lunch, and back home quickly.  Wrote Creating a Source List Report in RootsMagic 5 and set it for later.

*  Started on my source list for Westminster, Mass. using the Westminster VR book.  Got about half done by dinner time.  Watched football and read the paper, then walked over to neighbor's house to take her something.  Home to water the lawn.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to finish the Westminster list - found some new sources I didn't have in the Westminster book, and deleted several that were not in the book.  wonder where they are!  Probably errors on my part.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, checked some entries in NH Marriages on FamilySearch.  Wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

My Genealogy Sunday - 23 September 2012

This was actually a fairly busy genealogy Sunday - mainly because the Charger game wasn't on TV!

*  Read email and blogs, and finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 16 to 22 September 2012 post.

*  Off to church at 9:30 a.m., and home by 11:30 a.m. to read, then tweet BOGB when it posted.  Went in to have lunch and watch football for awhile.

*  Online at 1 p.m. to try to find the Chargers game on bootleg websites - found several (thanks to list in the newspaper), but could never get them to be clear or consistent.  Drat.  Listened on the radio while adding Find-A-Grave data to the database, using the MyHeritage list.  Glad I had something useful to do because the Bolts lost to the Falcons 27-3, and it wasn't that close.

*  Went in at 4:15 p.m. to watch TV, saw Charger lowlights, read the paper, had dinner, and watched a bit of football fame.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, start the new Best Of post, check Facebook, and do some Newspaper Archive entries from the MyHeritage list.

*  Went back to watch 60 Minutes at 7 p.m.  Online at 8 to mine Ancestry, FamilySearch and AmericanAncestors records for New England folks in my database.  Wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 7.5 hours

Database numbers:

People = 41300
Families = 16461
Events = 115046
Places = 5721
Sources = 794
Citations = 30649
Multi-Media Items = 228
Multi-Media Links = 653

My genealogy day - 22 September 2012

The CVGS Seminar was today and I helped.

*  Read email and blogs, noted  that Surname Saturday - LNU (England > Massachusetts posted, and left at 8:55 a.m. for Bonita.

*  Got to Bonita-Sunnyside Library at 9:10 a.m. and helped carry stuff in and set up.  I got my laptop on a table in the back of the room near a power outlet, got up RootsMagic and the Internet, and folks started coming in at 10 a.m.

*  Marshall sat with me at my table and we talked, listened to the brief introduction by Gary and Sam's 30 minute talk, then had over an hour showing how to run RootsMagic to two ladies, then searched online for Genie's father.  Found his death date, and two probable children also.

*  Had lunch on pretzels, cookies and grapes, then second session didn't have any beginners.  Showed RootsMagic to two other ladies.  Packed up at 2:40 p.m. and was home by 3.

*  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Family and Genealogy posted and tweeted it.  

*  Sleepy, so went in to watch football and take a nap.  We had dinner watching football.  Watered the front plants at halftime of Aztecs game, they lost 38-34 to San Jose State.  Then watched some of the Padres game - lost to Giants 8-4.  Used tablet to read NEHGR issues while watching TV.

*  Online at 8:30 p.m. to read blogs, add to the Best Of post, and work in Find-A-Grave *(using MyHeritage links).  Only did 4 links, but probably 40 FAG entries due to links in FAG.

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

My genealogy day - 21 September 2012

Got a big deadline met, and did some blogging...not sure if I made much database progress, though.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Mocavo to Provide FREE Genealogical Records and included snarky paragraph about abiding by embargo times.  Turns out that others didn't have an embargo time, so posted before my time.  Deleted the snarky later after email from Mocavo explaining it.

*  Read about new FTM 2012 update, so downloaded, installed and uploaded a new GEDCOM to try it out.  The FGS problem seems fixed, plus some new features.  Wrote New Family Tree Maker 2012 Update, and set it for later in the morning.

*   Wrote Follow-Up Friday - Helpful Reader Comments and set it for mid-afternoon.

*  Finally got around to finishing up my column after doing some online research, and sent it off to the editor before the deadline.  Last one...

*  Had to download BackUpMyTree again and set it to work - the darn thing sucked up every file I had...hundreds of them.  Not what I wanted...started to delete them one at a time, but that's not going to work.  Wrote mail to them asking what to do.

*  Got laptop started, and loaded latest version of FTM 2012 and added latest GEDCOM file to it and to RootsMagic.

*  Wrote Surname Saturday post and SNGF post for Saturday, since I'm going to be busy.  Did some online research looking for Jean's ancestry and an AMT by a cousin.  Answered some emails too.

*  After dinner, back online for awhile to check Facebook, answer more email, and then watched the Padres game.  Giants beat us.

*  Online at 10 p.m. to add to the Best Of post and write this post.

Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

My genealogy day - 20 September 2012

I got quite a bit accomplished today, considering the power went off at 9:36 AM and came back on around 1:45 PM.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Treasue Chest Thursday - 1870 U.S. Census for Edward Hildreth Family posted.  Started writing a MyHeritage blog post when the power went off!

*  Went in on the recliner and read blogs and Twitter and Facebook and email on the tablet.  

*  Left at 10:50 AM for Jimmy's at the Park with the Rohr engineers group.  Then to the library by 12:40 PM for the CVGS Computer Group, which was a bust due to the computer equipment. 

*  Home by 2 PM to watch the Padres game, noted that Book Review: Genealogy at a Glance - Pennsylvania Genealogy Research posted, and finished up the Using MyHeritage Record Matches to Find Find-A-Grave Entries post before going in for the end of the game - Pads won 6-5.

*  Onlnie at 3:50 PM to read, add to the Best Of post, answer some email, do some MyHeritage Record Match work, then put a bird house together and we ate dinner.

*  Online at 6:50 PM to search for Mass. town Records on Ancestry to add to the RootsMagic database - captured the images, added the images, tagged the Facts, etc.  also reorganized the Ancestral Files a bit, and standardized some images.  Had to delete some Images on RootsMagic and upload them again because the links were bad.  

*  At 9 PM, started on MyHeritage record matches in Find-A-Grave - got through 27 of them (out of 1342), plus links to others when noted, and added data to the database with sources.  

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  

Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.