It wasn't much of a genealogy Sunday, but I did make some progress.
* Read email and blogs, and got Best of the Genea-Blogs - 16 to 22 December 2012 ready to post.
* Watched the pre-game show and Chargers game (we beat Jets 27-17).
* Got the electronics in the laptop case, wrapped the gifts I have, and went off searching for a gift certificate at Von's and Best Buy without success. So he gets check with a picture of a gift certificate!
* Home at 3:15 p.m. to read, check Facebook, watch more football, and play with the iPhone. Added some apps. Noted that Christmas Names in the Ancestry Records posted.
* Online to answer email, read blogs, and then we had dinner and watched more football.
* Online at 7:15 p.m. to read, wrote two more blog posts for the next week, then worked in Find A Grave on MyHeritage for awhile, adding content and sources.
* Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was about 4.5 hours.
I'll be away for 8 days now, should return just in time for New Year's Eve! Genea-Musings is on automatic pilot and this blog will be dormant for awhile.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
My genealogy day - 22 December 2012
Two more shopping days (but I'm just about done...) and 9 more days in 2012. Wow.
* Read email and blogs, then noted that Surname Saturday - CLARK (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted. Did my last minute online shopping.
* Had more computer problems with slowness and memory use - rebooted and it helped a lot. May have to do with Linda's identity.
* Wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Being Santa Claus and next week's also. Wrote two more blog posts for next week.
* Got laptop running, and put latest database into RootsMagic and FTM 2012.
* After lunch, worked in the database for a long time adding content and sources from online resources. Added some maiden names too.
* Answered some email and put all of the Sent Mail into folders.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner, watch football, and read my book.
* Online at 7:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, then worked in the database some more, and did 40 entries in California Death Index on MyHeritage. Deleted a bunch of living people from the database too.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then noted that Surname Saturday - CLARK (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted. Did my last minute online shopping.
* Had more computer problems with slowness and memory use - rebooted and it helped a lot. May have to do with Linda's identity.
* Wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Being Santa Claus and next week's also. Wrote two more blog posts for next week.
* Got laptop running, and put latest database into RootsMagic and FTM 2012.
* After lunch, worked in the database for a long time adding content and sources from online resources. Added some maiden names too.
* Answered some email and put all of the Sent Mail into folders.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, eat dinner, watch football, and read my book.
* Online at 7:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, then worked in the database some more, and did 40 entries in California Death Index on MyHeritage. Deleted a bunch of living people from the database too.
* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Friday, December 21, 2012
My genealogy day - 21 December 2012
Hey, we're still here after Mayan Fools Day! Now I'll go shopping! Um, just remembered that Linda has been shopping for herself for weeks and has lots of stuff for herself which I can wrap. Cool.
* Read email and blogs - wrote Follow-Up Friday - Interesting and Helpful Reader Comments. Wrote Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories - Days 15 to 21 and set it for later.
* Wrote eight more blog posts for next week - mostly Christmas and end-of-year related. I'm not going to have any time until 1 January to do any serious work or writing.
* Left at 12 noon for the pharmacy, drug store, bank and post office to run errands.
* Home after 1 p.m. to read, write more blog posts for next week, check databases, check Facebook and Google Plus, etc.
* Had a major problem with 100% CPU usage, email loading slow, web pages loading slow, finally saw (after two reboots) the little indicator in the right taskbar that said my Firewall was not active. Huh?? How did the happen? I don't recall it ever happening? I activated the firewall, rebooted, and everything perks along real nice...we'll see! Wrote two more posts for next week.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to read the paper, watch the news, eat dinner and wash the dishes.
* Onlnie at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and try to think of something to blog about...nothing came to mind so I didn't. Got into the database and checked many source citations for Dedham VRs (on AmericanAncestors) and Medfield VRs (on Google Books). Added some, fixed some, deleted some sources. Added many more Mass VR books (free!) to my Google Play book list.
* Made a new GEDCOM file, and uploaded to FTM 2012. Will put it into Dropbox tonight and load it tomorrow on the old laptop, then update all of the programs on the laptop.
* Checked Facebook, answered some email, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs - wrote Follow-Up Friday - Interesting and Helpful Reader Comments. Wrote Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories - Days 15 to 21 and set it for later.
* Wrote eight more blog posts for next week - mostly Christmas and end-of-year related. I'm not going to have any time until 1 January to do any serious work or writing.
* Left at 12 noon for the pharmacy, drug store, bank and post office to run errands.
* Home after 1 p.m. to read, write more blog posts for next week, check databases, check Facebook and Google Plus, etc.
* Had a major problem with 100% CPU usage, email loading slow, web pages loading slow, finally saw (after two reboots) the little indicator in the right taskbar that said my Firewall was not active. Huh?? How did the happen? I don't recall it ever happening? I activated the firewall, rebooted, and everything perks along real nice...we'll see! Wrote two more posts for next week.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to read the paper, watch the news, eat dinner and wash the dishes.
* Onlnie at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and try to think of something to blog about...nothing came to mind so I didn't. Got into the database and checked many source citations for Dedham VRs (on AmericanAncestors) and Medfield VRs (on Google Books). Added some, fixed some, deleted some sources. Added many more Mass VR books (free!) to my Google Play book list.
* Made a new GEDCOM file, and uploaded to FTM 2012. Will put it into Dropbox tonight and load it tomorrow on the old laptop, then update all of the programs on the laptop.
* Checked Facebook, answered some email, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
My genealogy day - 20 December 2012
The end of the world? When? Tomorrow? Oh no, if I back up my genealogy tonight will someone find it sometime? Or has this all been for nought? Oh well, nothing we can do about it. If we wake up in the morning, and it's all still here, then i'll keep blogging.
* Read email and blogs, and wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1900 U.S. Census Record for Charles Auble Family.
* We left at 9 a.m. for the shopping center to look for gifts for Linda, and get See's Candy as gifts for others. What a debacle - two hours of wandering around stores with little that she was interested in. Did get the candy, though, and I got two free pieces for my morning snack.
* Home after 11 a.m. to read, then wrote Finished Using MyHeritage Record Matching for SSDI Matches.
* Checked Ancestry and FamilySearch for new databases, and found Ranslow Smith in the Wisconsin BLM Tract collection. Then worked in FamilySearch Family Tree for the two Kemp families.
* Checked out the FamilySearch Books and read some, then had a "blue screen of death" experience, rebooted, and finished up FamilySearch "Books" - More than Old Books! Checked Facebook, looked for an obituary in GenealogyBank for a CVGS query.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch the Poinsettia Bowl, eat dinner, read the paper. Aztecs led 6-3 at the half, but BYU defense made it 23-6.
* Online at 8:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and did 18 Find A Grave entries, plus more, from the MyHeritage list. Added content and sources to the database. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1900 U.S. Census Record for Charles Auble Family.
* We left at 9 a.m. for the shopping center to look for gifts for Linda, and get See's Candy as gifts for others. What a debacle - two hours of wandering around stores with little that she was interested in. Did get the candy, though, and I got two free pieces for my morning snack.
* Home after 11 a.m. to read, then wrote Finished Using MyHeritage Record Matching for SSDI Matches.
* Checked Ancestry and FamilySearch for new databases, and found Ranslow Smith in the Wisconsin BLM Tract collection. Then worked in FamilySearch Family Tree for the two Kemp families.
* Checked out the FamilySearch Books and read some, then had a "blue screen of death" experience, rebooted, and finished up FamilySearch "Books" - More than Old Books! Checked Facebook, looked for an obituary in GenealogyBank for a CVGS query.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch the Poinsettia Bowl, eat dinner, read the paper. Aztecs led 6-3 at the half, but BYU defense made it 23-6.
* Online at 8:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and did 18 Find A Grave entries, plus more, from the MyHeritage list. Added content and sources to the database. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
My genealogy day - 19 December 2012
Five more shopping days until Christmas - I think I'm going shopping tomorrow with Linda...and she showed me some jewelry in a catalog. Cool.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 236: Marion and Betty at Cabrillo Monument and Tools on the RootsMagic App and set it for later.
* Answered email, and packed up the laptop and off at 11 a.m. for McDonalds for lunch and then to the library for the CVGS Computer Group. The library wifi was really slow...and there were too many conversations ongoing throughout the meeting. Didn't accomplish much...but I wasn't the leader, just an attendee.
* Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then write Evidentia - Evidence Evaluation Software. Wrote a book review post for the week we're gone.
* Worked in the database capturing birth, marriage and death records for Richmond and Seaver folks on AmericanAncestors, and adding sources for them. Will upload the images to the database soon.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 to watch TV, eat dinner, put out the trash, read the paper and wash the dishes.
* Online before 7 p.m. to read, then added more content for Richmond and White families using data on Ancestry, AA and Find A Grave.
* Finished off the 774 (total) SSDI entries on the MyHeritage Record Search list. Only 17 rejections, all 0.5 star matches. Worked a bit on the California Death Index list - got 40 checked - I already had most of them sourced.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 236: Marion and Betty at Cabrillo Monument and Tools on the RootsMagic App and set it for later.
* Answered email, and packed up the laptop and off at 11 a.m. for McDonalds for lunch and then to the library for the CVGS Computer Group. The library wifi was really slow...and there were too many conversations ongoing throughout the meeting. Didn't accomplish much...but I wasn't the leader, just an attendee.
* Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, then write Evidentia - Evidence Evaluation Software. Wrote a book review post for the week we're gone.
* Worked in the database capturing birth, marriage and death records for Richmond and Seaver folks on AmericanAncestors, and adding sources for them. Will upload the images to the database soon.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 to watch TV, eat dinner, put out the trash, read the paper and wash the dishes.
* Online before 7 p.m. to read, then added more content for Richmond and White families using data on Ancestry, AA and Find A Grave.
* Finished off the 774 (total) SSDI entries on the MyHeritage Record Search list. Only 17 rejections, all 0.5 star matches. Worked a bit on the California Death Index list - got 40 checked - I already had most of them sourced.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
My genealogy Tuesday - 18 December 2012
It was another cold, rainy day outside the Genealogy Cave, so I stayed warm and toasty inside and played with genealogy stuff all day.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip - Copyright Issues Presentation. Watched the Evidentia YouTube videos - this looks pretty good, but there's a glaring problem. Answered some emails.
* Got the iPhone out and made some screenshots of Lists and Tools. They look pretty good. Wrote Lists on the RootsMagic App.
* Called up Fold3 and renewed my subscription. Played around on Fold3 looking for new stuff, didn't find anything earthshaking. They have lots of Massachusetts town VR transcriptions.
* Checked in on my Ancestry DNA matches. Answered a message on Ancestry.
* Started adding events, sources and media for the Schaffner family, but had to tune into the RootsMagic webinar on the RootsMagic app. Got messed up in my file folders by not concentrating on what I was clicking on (Delete instead of Paste...that creates lots of problems!). The webinar had audio problems, so they postponed it until 4 p.m. That let me find my missing files in the Recycle Bin and get them back in order, and add more media to the database. Wrote Whew, Multi-tasking Sometimes Creates Problems.
* Watched/Listened to the webinar at 4 p.m. and didn't learn much. Bruce did a good job of going through all of the screens on his iPad. The iPad screens look different from the iPhone screens!
* Went in for dinner at 5 p.m. watched TV news, read the paper and did the dishes.
* Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, answer some email, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook and G+, and found a hotel room in Huntington Beach for Christmas.
* Worked in the database for several hours, working with the Ca surnames. Found quite a bit in Ancestry databases and AmericanAncestors databases, added some content and sources.
* Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip - Copyright Issues Presentation. Watched the Evidentia YouTube videos - this looks pretty good, but there's a glaring problem. Answered some emails.
* Got the iPhone out and made some screenshots of Lists and Tools. They look pretty good. Wrote Lists on the RootsMagic App.
* Called up Fold3 and renewed my subscription. Played around on Fold3 looking for new stuff, didn't find anything earthshaking. They have lots of Massachusetts town VR transcriptions.
* Checked in on my Ancestry DNA matches. Answered a message on Ancestry.
* Started adding events, sources and media for the Schaffner family, but had to tune into the RootsMagic webinar on the RootsMagic app. Got messed up in my file folders by not concentrating on what I was clicking on (Delete instead of Paste...that creates lots of problems!). The webinar had audio problems, so they postponed it until 4 p.m. That let me find my missing files in the Recycle Bin and get them back in order, and add more media to the database. Wrote Whew, Multi-tasking Sometimes Creates Problems.
* Watched/Listened to the webinar at 4 p.m. and didn't learn much. Bruce did a good job of going through all of the screens on his iPad. The iPad screens look different from the iPhone screens!
* Went in for dinner at 5 p.m. watched TV news, read the paper and did the dishes.
* Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, answer some email, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook and G+, and found a hotel room in Huntington Beach for Christmas.
* Worked in the database for several hours, working with the Ca surnames. Found quite a bit in Ancestry databases and AmericanAncestors databases, added some content and sources.
* Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.
Monday, December 17, 2012
My genealogy Monday - 17 December 2012
I still haven't gone shopping...except online.
* Read email and blogs and wrote Amanuensis Monday - Martin Carringer's Revolutionary War Pension File: Post 3 - the Widow's Declaration.
* Saw the RootsMagic app post and downloaded the app and loaded the database. Took screen shots of my database.
* Watched and listened to Mondays With Myrt webinar while doing the RootsMagic app work.
* Researched and wrote First Look at RootsMagic App for iOS Devices.
* Worked in the file folder system for awhile - added some images to the RootsMagic database for Jonathan Oatley and several others.
* Researched and wrote How Can I Obtain Massachusetts Probate Records?
* Worked to add content and sources for persons in my database using Ancestry, FamilySearch and AmericanAncestors databases.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, watch football, eat dinner and wash the dishes.
* Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, add more content to the database. Added content and sources from the Peckham book I copied pages from back in 2011. I need to do more of that from my "To be filed" file. There are about 10 TAG articles to do.
* Did the last 33 Record Matches for the SSDI on MyHeritage, but I have over 700 more low-star matches to look at. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs and wrote Amanuensis Monday - Martin Carringer's Revolutionary War Pension File: Post 3 - the Widow's Declaration.
* Saw the RootsMagic app post and downloaded the app and loaded the database. Took screen shots of my database.
* Watched and listened to Mondays With Myrt webinar while doing the RootsMagic app work.
* Researched and wrote First Look at RootsMagic App for iOS Devices.
* Worked in the file folder system for awhile - added some images to the RootsMagic database for Jonathan Oatley and several others.
* Researched and wrote How Can I Obtain Massachusetts Probate Records?
* Worked to add content and sources for persons in my database using Ancestry, FamilySearch and AmericanAncestors databases.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, watch football, eat dinner and wash the dishes.
* Online at 6:15 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, add more content to the database. Added content and sources from the Peckham book I copied pages from back in 2011. I need to do more of that from my "To be filed" file. There are about 10 TAG articles to do.
* Did the last 33 Record Matches for the SSDI on MyHeritage, but I have over 700 more low-star matches to look at. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
My genealogy day - 16 December 2012
This was a decent genealogy Sunday for me...mainly because the San Ddiego stinking Chargers were blacked out!
* Read email and blogs, and finished up the Best Of post.
* We left for church at 9:20 a.m., and were home at 12 noon after a stop at Ralph's for groceries. Watched football and read the paper and had lunch until 1 p.m.
* Online to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 9 to 15 December 2012 posted and listened to the Chargers game. It ended up 31-7, a loss to Carolina, and it wasn't that close. That's the worst game of the year.
* I spent the time listening to the game working on the Leland census events, sources and images. Had to find several census records and save them. That was fun...
* Went in at 4 p.m. to watch football, and saw Charger lowlights afterwards. Then the news, and we ate dinner watching the Sunday night game.
* Came in at halftime to work, and never left! Worked in the database in the Ca surnames...then found some Richard Smith of early Ipswich data that was interesting, so I collected some of it and straightened out his family.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and finished up the Best Of post.
* We left for church at 9:20 a.m., and were home at 12 noon after a stop at Ralph's for groceries. Watched football and read the paper and had lunch until 1 p.m.
* Online to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 9 to 15 December 2012 posted and listened to the Chargers game. It ended up 31-7, a loss to Carolina, and it wasn't that close. That's the worst game of the year.
* I spent the time listening to the game working on the Leland census events, sources and images. Had to find several census records and save them. That was fun...
* Went in at 4 p.m. to watch football, and saw Charger lowlights afterwards. Then the news, and we ate dinner watching the Sunday night game.
* Came in at halftime to work, and never left! Worked in the database in the Ca surnames...then found some Richard Smith of early Ipswich data that was interesting, so I collected some of it and straightened out his family.
* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
My genealogy day - 15 December 2012
It was a cold rainy day again - missed getting to go to the CGSSD meeting (not held!). Didn't go shopping, either!
* Read email in a hurry, then off to Church men's Bible study breakfast at Jimmy's.
* Home by 9:15 a.m. to read, note that Surname Saturday - ELLIS (England > Massachusetts) posted, and wrote the SNGF post.
* Answered several emails, then started on the Surname file folders. I wanted to get useful material into the Ancestor Files, especially books or reports that are authoritative. This took several hours. noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Blog Caroling!!! posted.
* Did some research and answered email from an elderly Seaver looking for his ancestry. Worked for several hours in Ancestry and FamilySearch to identify four generations of folks, including him in 1930 and 1940 census.
* Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, and wash the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to sort out the Leland-McKnew family stuff into organized file folders. Got it mostly done, and files renamed to standards. Now I can see what I don't have and can attach images to persons in the database.
* Did 20 more SSDI entries and several Find A Grave entries from the MyHeritage Record Search lists. Added content and sources to the database, plus checked several families on Ancestry to get birthplaces and approximate birth years.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.5 hours
* Read email in a hurry, then off to Church men's Bible study breakfast at Jimmy's.
* Home by 9:15 a.m. to read, note that Surname Saturday - ELLIS (England > Massachusetts) posted, and wrote the SNGF post.
* Answered several emails, then started on the Surname file folders. I wanted to get useful material into the Ancestor Files, especially books or reports that are authoritative. This took several hours. noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Blog Caroling!!! posted.
* Did some research and answered email from an elderly Seaver looking for his ancestry. Worked for several hours in Ancestry and FamilySearch to identify four generations of folks, including him in 1930 and 1940 census.
* Went in for dinner at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper, eat dinner, and wash the dishes.
* Online at 6:30 p.m. to sort out the Leland-McKnew family stuff into organized file folders. Got it mostly done, and files renamed to standards. Now I can see what I don't have and can attach images to persons in the database.
* Did 20 more SSDI entries and several Find A Grave entries from the MyHeritage Record Search lists. Added content and sources to the database, plus checked several families on Ancestry to get birthplaces and approximate birth years.
* Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 10.5 hours
Friday, December 14, 2012
My genealogy day - 14 December 2012
It was a stay-at-home day with sporadic rain showers, and cold - it didn't get above 58F.
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Follow-Up Friday - Interesting and Helpful Reader Comments. Researched for awhile, then wrote "Genealogies" Replaces "Trees" on FamilySearch Home Page.
* Did some online shopping for Christmas. Got boardwalk passes for the boys.
* Found the missing England census records on FindMyPast.com for Rich and Richman, and captured the images, added the media, and crafted source citations for them. Added them to the research logs.
* Worked with the free trial Charting Companion program for awhile - it's not as good as I hoped. Deleted plenty of Alt. Birth and Alt. death events from Vaux and related persons. Made a report - 11 pages of alt. births!
* Answered some emails. Checked Facebook, then wrote the Surname Saturday post and the two Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories posts.
* Worked in the AMT scraping Mass Town records and ignoring other hints.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., then watched TV news until 6:30.
* Online to read, then watched Mary Hill's webinar on Legacy. Pretty good - I loved how she went from one record to another for one person...although she should have worked backwards IMHO.
* Worked in MyHeritage record searches - did 20 SSDI entries and 11 FAG entries, adding content and sources.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Database statistics:
* 41,612 persons
* Read email and blogs, then wrote Follow-Up Friday - Interesting and Helpful Reader Comments. Researched for awhile, then wrote "Genealogies" Replaces "Trees" on FamilySearch Home Page.
* Did some online shopping for Christmas. Got boardwalk passes for the boys.
* Found the missing England census records on FindMyPast.com for Rich and Richman, and captured the images, added the media, and crafted source citations for them. Added them to the research logs.
* Worked with the free trial Charting Companion program for awhile - it's not as good as I hoped. Deleted plenty of Alt. Birth and Alt. death events from Vaux and related persons. Made a report - 11 pages of alt. births!
* Answered some emails. Checked Facebook, then wrote the Surname Saturday post and the two Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories posts.
* Worked in the AMT scraping Mass Town records and ignoring other hints.
* Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., then watched TV news until 6:30.
* Online to read, then watched Mary Hill's webinar on Legacy. Pretty good - I loved how she went from one record to another for one person...although she should have worked backwards IMHO.
* Worked in MyHeritage record searches - did 20 SSDI entries and 11 FAG entries, adding content and sources.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.
Database statistics:
* 41,612 persons
* 16,583 families
* 117,493 events
* 5,989 places
* 829 sources
* 34,760 citations
* 117,493 events
* 5,989 places
* 829 sources
* 34,760 citations
* To-do Tasks: 69
* Multimedia items: 339
* Multimedia links: 1092
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