My genealogy Friday - 31 May 2013

Five months down, seven to go.  What will June bring besides Jamboree and a trip to Santa Cruz?

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Follow-Up Friday - Helpful and Interesting Reader Comments and then SCGS Genealogy Jamboree - My Saturday Sessions.

*  Researched and wrote First Look at Ancestry.com's Story View and set it for early afternoon.

*  Wrote three blog posts for Saturday.  Answered some email, wrote some email, and checked Facebook.

*  Went out and mowed the front yard, then came in for dinner.  We went to Barbara's for a bit, and home to write two posts for the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe. 

*  Went in to watch the Padres game, still playing as I type at 10:45 p.m., 3-3 with Toronto.  Added to the Best Of post.  Wrote this post.

So that's nine blog posts today...genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 May (with increases in the numbers from 30 April 2013 in parentheses):

* 41,626 persons (-8)
* 16,605 families  (-5)
* 120,898 events  (+195)
* 6,420 places  (+57)
* 900 sources (+6)
* 41,240 citations (+399)
*  409 Multi-media Items (+ 2)
*  1,301 Multimedia links (+ 10)

 I'm up to 34.11% (+0.27%) for citations/events and 99.07% (+0.97%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for 31 May  (compared to April stats as of 30 April 2013):

* 1,188 Feedburner subs for Genea-Musings (email) readers (+22)
*  42 Feedburner subs for The Geneaholic (email) readers (+3)

* 1,732 Google Reader readers for Genea-Musings (+45)

*  Genea-Musings traffic rank:  Worldwide: 284,381; US: 111,169 (Alexa)

* 82,382 page views (2,657 per day, Blogger Stats, -1070)
* 23,361 web page visits (754 per day, Site-meter) (-46)
* 38,693 page views (1,248 per day, Site-meter) (-80)

My genealogy Thursday - 30 May 2013

I went out twice today...even got some walking done!

*  Up early to be at the medical center by 7 a.m. for my blood/urine test (to see if the meds worked!).  Home by 7:30 a.m.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1870 U.S. Census Record for Jonathan Oatley and then SCGS Genealogy Jamboree - My Friday Sessions and set it for later.  Checked out some of the NEHGS collections for ancestors.

*  We left at 11 a.m. for the trolley and were in Petco Park by 12 noon for the Padres game.  Boring...we lost 7-1.  Home by 4 p.m.

*  Read everything, wrote Dear Randy - How Do You Handle False or Wrong Information?

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

*  Online by 6:30 p.m. to read, check Facebook, answer some email, and attached some images to Kemps in my tree, plus some source citations.  Found out I have Ancestry's "Story View" and explored it - can't figure out what it uses for the images and text.

*  Added content and sources to the database from Ancestry, FamilySearch and AmericanAncestors databases.  Got bogged down with one family.

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

Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

My genealogy Wednesday - 28 May 2013

Three more days left in May...time sure flies when you're having genealogy fun.  Jamboree is next week!

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 258: Little Ed Seaver on the Rocks and "Early New England Families Study Project" at NEHGS - WOW!!

*  Answered some email, than packed up and went to the library at 11:15 a.m. for the CVGS program meeting at noon.  Visited with John and his acolytes, checked out a book, and had lunch at the hospitality table.  Meeting started at 12:15 p.m. and the microphone system didn't work.  Shirley gave her talk on New York Research.

*  Was home by 2:15 p.m., read everything, added a GEDCOM to Treelines, then researched and wrote How Educated Were People in Worcester County, Mass. in the 1940 Census?  Wrote CVGS Workshop - Saturday, 1 June: One-on-One Research Assistance for Attendees.

*  Answered more email, and went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch the news, read the paper, eat dinner, wash the dishes and put out the trash.

*  Worked on more email at 6:45, and back to watch the Padres game at 7:15.  Got 100 pages into my Michael Connelly novel.  Pads won 3-2 in 10 innings over Mariners, now 24-28 (14-12 at home, 10-16 on road).

*  Online at 10 p.m., read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

My genealogy Tuesday - 28 May 2013

It was a presentation day, so I spent only some time online.

*  Up early, read email and blogs, then noted that Tuesday's Tip - Check Out FamilySearch's Virginia Collections posted.

*  Left at 8:15 a.m. for Carlsbad - traffic in Mission Valley and Pacific Beach, but got there in an hour.  Met the folks, got set up, was introduced at 10:15 and did my "Overview of New England Research."  It still needs work - too many slides, not enough images.  

*  Home by 12:30 p.m. to eat lunch (rewarded myself with a pizza slice), then online to note that Creating Relationship Reports in RootsMagic 6 posted.

*  Captured the Isaac Seaver deed images, then wrote Mining the Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, for Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) Deeds.

*  Looked for more deeds, especially for Thomas Newton, Lambert Brigham, Sophia Brigham, Sophia Newton and Thomas Dill.  Not much luck.

*  Went in for dinner at 5 p.m., read the paper, watched TV, fed the birds, did the dishes, and back online at 6:15 p.m. to look form ore deeds without much luck.  I'd better pick a person and do them one at a time.

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read my book, read AA magazine (great issue).  Pads won 6-1 over Mariners, now 23-28 and coming home.

*  Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, do al ittle online research (Vermont VRs), and write this post.

Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

My genealogy Monday - 27 May 2013

The grandgirls were here over the weekend, including this morning, so I did very little on the genealogy front on Saturday and Sunday.

*  Today, I read email and blogs, then wrote Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records of Arthur Hathaway (1630-1711) of Dartmouth, Mass. and I'm Presenting "An Overview of New England Research" on Tuesday, 28 May at NSDCGS (Carlsbad, Calif.) and set it for later in the day, all while feeding the girls and playing with them.

*  Got the girls out in the sun for awhile - we took a walk, they scootered, and then sat in the shade in the back yard while Audrey collected seed pods and filled them with bird seed.  Lolo worked on the computer for awhile - she even contacted customer support of a website for help!  

*  We met Tami and James at 12:15 p.m. at Lolita's for lunch, and then back to the house to pack up and send them off to a barbecue.  We came home and watched the Padres game, napped, and I read the paper and then my book.  Pads lost 9-0 to the Mariners and it wasn't that close.  Easily one of the worst games of the year.  Now 22-28.  

*  Online at 4 p.m. to work on CVPC stuff, then answered some email, checked FTDNA results, and looked for info online about Thomas Hale and Robert Hale.  Found great websites for both, with useful information.  

*  Went in for dinner at 5:30 p.m., then back online at 6 p.m. to work on my presentation for Tuesday.  Added content, edited format, saved it as PDF, put onlto Dropbox, fired up the laptop, copied it from Dropbox to lap, then to flash drive, and shut laptop down.

*  Wrote two posts for Tuesday since I'll be away from 8:15 a.m. until 1 p.m.  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 5.5 hours.

My genealogy Friday - 24 May 2013

The grandgirls arrived today for the weekend with grandma and grandpa - yippee!  They sure put a crimp into my genealogy time!

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Follow-Up Friday - Helpful and Interesting Reader Comments and then SCGS Genealogy Jamboree News and App and set it for late morning.

*  Went off to the bank and pharmacy running errands.  The girls arrived with Linda before noon (they met for lunch in Mission Valley), as I was thinking about lunch for me.  We talked, played, and I took a nap while they watched TV.

*  Linda took them to Barbara's to swim at 2:30 p.m. and I had some time to read, write the Surname Saturday post, and answer some email.  They came home at 4:30, we had dinner after 5, and Dahlia came to visit with Linda.  We watched the Padres game, I set up Lauren on the laptop playing her games, and Audrey watched TV.  We started getting them ready for bed at 8:15.  Lauren was down by 9, and Audrey by 10.  The Padres lost to the D-backs, 5-2.

*  Read everything, then checked Facebook, and wrote the SNGF post and this post.  

Genealogy today was 6.0 hours.

My genealogy day - 23 May 2013

I played hooky from genealogy tonight and took Linda to a play - The Sound of Music - in North Park.

*  Read emails and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - 1850 U.S. Census Record for Albert White Household and U.S. Military Records FREE on FindMyPast from 24 to 27 May and set it for later.

*  Answered some email, and worked in Legacy trying to figure things out.  Then wrote Wish List for Legacy Family Tree 8.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and worked on the New England presentation.  

*  We had dinner, watching TV news, and left at 6 p.m. to deliver food to Nellie, then to north Park for the play at 7:30 p.m.  got there early, and read my email and blogs while waiting.  also downloaded the Jamboree app.

*  Home at 10:45 p.m. to read, then write this post.

Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

My genealogy Wednesday - 22 May 2013

I even went out to a cemetery today and got some exercise and some sun.  I need to do that more often.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 257: A Young Edward R. Seaver and then Military Records FREE on MyHeritage Through 28 May and set it for later.

*  Tuned in at 10:45 a.m. to watch Lisa Alzo's webinar on Ten Hidden Resources.  Pretty good webinar - I learned something.

*  After lunch, printed off the query for the cemetery, and my map of Glen Abbey, and off to find the Petersens.  Walked for almost 30 minutes before I found them.  The map has only blocks shown so they're about an acre each.  Took some pictures.

*  Home by 2 p.m. to read, then worked in GenealogyBank and Fold3 looking for San Francisco Chronicle articles for Linda's ancestral families.  Wrote Found Newspaper Articles for Linda's Parents in 1937 in San Francisco.  Found some Find A Grave entries also, so added them and sourced them.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. for dinner, watched TV news and did my chores (trash out for pickup).

*  Onlnie at 6:15 p.m. to read, then worked in the database for awhile on random people - adding content and sources.

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and start my Baldacci book.  Added the cemetery photos to Dropbox on the iPhone.  Pads lost 5-3 to the Cards (now 21-25).

*  Online at 9:30 p.m. to read, added to the Best Of post, worked in the database a bit more adding content and sources, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

My genealogy Tuesday - 21 May 2013

Next Tuesday is my New England talk at NSDCGS...I'd better edit it some more to add more pictures and have fewer words.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Tuesday's Tip - "Mondays with Myrt" Hangouts on Air on Google+ and YouTube and Review: "Tracing Your Colonial American Ancestors" Special Magazine and set it for later.

*  Did some more Richmond research, added some people and a few dates/notes/sources to the database.

*  Had lunch, and left at 12:35 p.m. for the Dentist office for my cleaning.  Home by 2:15.

*  Read, then wrote Dear Randy - How Do I Research My German Ancestors? in hopes that readers will comment.  Several did, with useful information. 

*  Watched the LVUG YouTube from last week.  Pretty good.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper, and we had dinner.  Worked in the rose beds for over an hour, cutting back and weeding.  Only 5 rose pricks to my knowledge.

*  Came in at 7:10 p.m. just in time for the Padres game.  Read the paper, then my book, finished it and did the dishes.  Padres lost to Cards 10-2 - a yawner.  I shoulda done some research...

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

Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

My genealogy Monday - 20 May 2013

Only 18 more days until Jamboree!!!  I looked at the schedule today...

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Amanuensis Monday - Probate Records of John Kenyon (1647-1732) of Westerly, R.I. and then researched and wrote Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986 Available on FamilySearch - Digital Microfilm.

*  Started up Legacy, downloaded the latest update, and nosed around in it for awhile.  Checked Facebook and Ancestry's new databases (nothing new...).  

*  Printed off the CVGS SOP for the Seminar committee and went off to John's house for the SOP meeting at 1 p.m.  

*  Home by 3:15 p.m. to read, then checked the Legacy user forum and wrote When Will Legacy Family Tree Version 8 be Available?  Watched the latest Legacy webinar on Land Records - pretty good.  Answered some email.

*  Went in to watch TV news, and have dinner.  Filled the bird feeders.

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, then worked in the database a bit, finding vital and census record for people, and adding sources when possible.

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and then read my book.  Pads beat Cardinals 4-2.  Pads now 21-23, 13-10 at home, 8-13 on the road.  16-8 in the last 24 after a 5-15 start.

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

Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.