My Genealogy Saturday - 30 November 2013

The end of November - now I need to get serious about Linda's birthday, Christmas and Christmas cards.

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Surname Saturday - CHURCH (England to colonial New England) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Do Some Semi-Random Research.

*  Edited the William Widley post, and checked what readers found, and they were right.  Shoulda been Wildey - never thought of it!

*  Worjked in the database off and on, and watched football too.  We left at 4 p.m. to take the guinea piggies back to Tami and the girls.  Met for dinner at Miguel's in Carlsbad, ate, transferred the piggies, and were home after 7:30 p.m.

*  Watched the first half of SDSU-UNLV game, down 24-7 at the half.  Decided to work in the database rather than watch it to the end.  Aztecs lost 45-19, to finish 7-5.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

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

* 42,466 persons (+ 277)
* 16,968 families  (+ 104)
* 126,533 events  (+ 1238)
* 6,816 places  (+ 104)
* 979 sources (+ 12)
* 47,312 citations (+ 1416)
*  595 Multi-media Items (+ 110)
*  1,777 Multimedia links (+ 295)

 I'm up to 37.39% (+0.76%) for citations/events and 111.41% (+2.63%) for citations/persons.

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

*  Genea-Musings traffic rank:  Worldwide: 254,015; US: 104,287 (Alexa)

* 119,896 page views (3,997 per day, Blogger Stats, +811)
* 27,861 web page visits (929 per day, Site-meter) (+177)
* 42,907 page views (1,430  per day, Site-meter) (+317)

*  941 readers on Feedly

My Genealogy Friday - 29 November 2013

It was Black Friday - a big shopping day.  I stayed home and added lots of content to my database.  Did a bit of blogging too.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Reader Comments About Legacy Family Tree Version 8.0 Posts.  Explored Legacy Family Tree V8 a bit more.  

*  Worked in the three DNA sites on matches for awhile, more are added occasionally.  Searched by surname this time - precious few Seaver folks have tested autosomal DNA.

*  Wrote five blogp osts for the CV Genealogy Cafe, and November 27th Program Summary - "Heirloom Discovery Day" with Georgie Stillman and CVGS Holiday Luncheon is Wednesday, 11 December 2013 at Chula Vista South Branch Library posted.  The others will go up in the next week.

*  Decided to write about the William Widdle search, so wrote Who is William Widdle?  I have no clue, and no evidence that he ever existed.

*  Captured some Find A Grave photos of my ancestors and added them to the database.  Got through most of the Carringer folks, still have Seaver folks to go.  And Leland folks too.

*  Went in for piggy feeding at 4:30 p.m., and then we ate dinner, watched TV and read the paper. 

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and then worked on the database adding census summaries to Facts, transcriptions from Treasure Chest Thursday posts to Facts, and some obituaries also.   Sources are at 47,276 and media items at 595.

*  Checked Facebook, read email, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

My Thanksgiving Day - 28 November 2013

It was a very quiet Thanksgiving - I only watched about 30 minutes of football, and was on the computer all day except for when we went out for dinner.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that I Am So Thankful ... posted.  Worked in Legacy V8 for awhile, then posted My Mayflower Connections - Soule, White, Warren, Cooke, Brewster, Hopkins and Fuller.

*  Worked some more in Legacy 8, started a list of problem areas, and eventually posted First Look at Legacy Family Tree Version 8.0 - Post 2: Pedigree Charts.  Added the 4-color scheme to the database, and the Pedigree chart showed colors for me, my parents and grandparents, but nobody else.  

*  Used problem messages in both LFT8 and RM6 to correct major problems in the database - mainly dates the wrong century.  Got the piggies cage cleaned and new litter down while Linda fed them carrots.

*  We left at 4:40 p.m. for the Black Angus for Thanksgiving dinner.  Had a 5 p.m. reservation and we got right to a table, but it was really packed.  Decent dinner, not like Linda used to make, but she didn't have to cook for the two of us.  And there was no frozen turkey to drop on her toe this year.  

*  Home by 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and work in the database adding content and sources.  Several difficult problems that I can't figure out.  Got a spouse's name somewhere, but have no clue where!

*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 27 November 2013

This was the CVGS Program day, so my at-home work was disrupted a bit.

*  Read email and blogs, and wrote (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 284: Molster Farm (above Voss, Norway) Visit in 1999.

*  Received my Legacy Family Tree customer ID number, so managed to easily upgrade my Version 8 to the Deluxe edition.  Then made some screen shots and wrote First Look at Legacy Family Tree Version 8.0 - Post 1: A Walk Around the Menus, Buttons and Tabs.

*  Packed up and went to McDonalds for lunch, got to the library at 11:30 and sat in on John's group for awhile, then to the auditorium to have snacks and enjoy the CVGS program.

*  Got a book, stopped at the bank, and was home by 3 p.m.  Read, answered some email, and then wrote Dear Randy - How Do You Do Your Record Transcriptions?  Had a San Diego cousin contact me about family photos.  Cool.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper and wash the dishes.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to look through the recent ancestors, add some alternate names, attach sources to them, add fact notes for vital and census facts, and add some family photos to several persons.  Need to do more of that.

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered more email, wrote two posts for Thursday, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

My Genealogy Tuesday - 26 November 2013

Two more days until Thanksgiving, 7 more days until Linda's birthday, and 29 days until Christmas.  Wonder what she wants?

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Legacy Family Tree 8.0 Genealogy Software Released Today posted early this morning.  Wrote Tombstone Tuesday - Mary Ann (Underhill) Vaux (1815-1883).

*  Downloaded material from 23andMe just in case they fold.  Got the raw data, my matches, health stuff, etc.  Not sure I have everything.  Spent some time checking out the matches - vfery few have trees past 2-3 generations.  That's frustrating.

*  Researched and wrote Transferring Media Files Between Software Programs - Post 6: Family Tree Maker GEDCOM Imported Into RootsMagic 6.

*  Washed the furnace filter - had a hard time getting the panel off, then had a harder time putting the filter back in.  It's not flexible!  Watered the front plants too.  Linda fed the piggies carrots and they pooped some more on the towel.  

*  Worked in John's tree for awhile, finding Find A Grave images and source citations, and adding images from FamilySearch.  Didn't add too many - slow going.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV news, read the paper and ate dinner.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and tried to download the new Legacy Family Tree version 8.  It hung up about half way through.  Checked Facebook too.  Posted Help Launch a New Genealogy Fiction Series.

*  Worked in the database on some of James' ancestral families - added quite a few persons with content and sources.  Then started in on the Ed persons in the database and got quite a few updated with content and sources.  

*  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.5 hours.

My Genealogy Monday - 25 November 2013

It was pretty much a full genealogy day - even found some goodies on FamilySearch!

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post 196 - Will of Philip Jacob King (1738-1792) of York County, Pennsylvania posted.

*  Packed up and left at 9:10 a.m. for Mission Valley to teach my OASIS class.  Had only 7 today for the last class.  Got paid...was home by 1 p.m.

*  Ate lunch, noted that Dear Randy: How Do You Get Screen Images Into Your Blog Posts? posted.

*  Answered email, made a GEDCOM file in FTM 2014, and wrote Transferring Media Files Between Software Programs - Post 5: Family Tree Maker 2014 GEDCOM Created.

*  Answered more email, and found some sources in England for my Vaux family.  

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to read the paper, eat dinner, and watch TV.  Watched some of the 49ers-Skins game.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then listened to Mondays With Myrt and searched the Pennsylvania Probate Records for Rudolf Spangler, Baltzer Spangler, Mary Spangler and Daniel Dinkel in York County, and for Jacob Wilhelm in Lancaster County.  The latter supports the parentage of Maria Barbara Wilhelm.  Cool!  Saved the pages, renamed and put them in surname folders for transcription.

*  Wrote a blog post for Tuesday morning, Checked Facebook, then did 17 Find A Grave matches using MyHeritage record matches.  Added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.

Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

My Genealogy Sunday - 24 November 2013

Will wonders never cease - the Chargers beat the Chiefs today.

*  Read email and blogs, then finished off the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 17 to 23 November 2013 post.

*  Left for church at 9:30 a.m., greeted at the door and headed home at 10 a.m. to watch the Chargers game.  Read the paper, rooted hard, and the Bolts beat the Chiefs 41-38 with 8 lead changes.  Great game for fans, at least Charger fans!

*  Online for awhile to transcribe a will in Pennsylvania probates, but got sleepy so went in and had a nap watching the Cowboys-Giants game.  We ate dinner, I finished the paper and read my book a bit, and watched the first quarter of the Broncos-Patriots game.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write two blog posts for Monday, put my handouts together for the OASIS class, and added info to the database for the Philip Jacob King will.  Wrote some emails too.

*  Got into MyHeritage record matches with Find A Grave matches, and confirmed 40 more.  Down to 860 to go.  Added content and sources to the database, up to 46,903 source citations.  

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.

My Genealogy Saturday - 23 November 2013

I panicked early this afternoon when my Google Calendar alarm went off and said I was supposed to be at the library for a presentation.  Whew!  It's in two months - rescheduled!

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Surname Saturday - TOMPKINS (England to colonial Rhode Island) posted.

*  Researched and wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Show Us Your Ancestry.com Surname Distribution Maps.

*  Decided to add some Life Sketches to the FamilySearch Family Tree.  Did at least 12 of them, copying text, pasting it in, and editing to eliminate source citations and extraneous material.   Then decided to hunt for descendants of some of the Richmond siblings (because they are cousins of mine) in the FSFT.  Added some dates and places to many profiles, and gleaned some descendants too.  Found several maiden names, and sorted out several mysteries that I didn't know I had.  Got into the Buck data too, and found more descendants there too.  The biggest problem is cleaning up the place names that accumulate when you take data from the FSFT.  

*  Before I knew it, it was 5 p.m.  spent at least 6 hours doing this.  Went in to watch TV, read the paper and eat dinner.  Watched The Chase again, and then washed dishes.

*  Online for awhile, and got about half of the place names reviewed, some merged, some deleted, some geocoded, some corrected.  A big job.  Probably looked at 3,000 or more, and worked on several hundred.  

*  Went in at 8 p.m. to watch the SDSU Aztecs game with Boise State.  Another overtime game - Aztecs won 34-31 to go 7-4 on the season, with one game and a blow game remaining.  

*  Checked email and blogs while watching, and then online at 11 p.m. to read and write this post.  Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

My Genealogy Friday - 22 November 2013

50 Years Ago was a pretty bad day for me and my father and most everybody else...

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Where Was I 50 Years Ago Today at 11 a.m. PST?

*  Started to work on the library presentation for Saturday, checked my email and finally figured out that it was postponed two months.  Okay, next task!

*  Researched and wrote Genealogist Beware: DeathRecords.org is a Commercial Site.  Got some comments...

*  Worked on answering email, got sidetracked with links to the new local historical society.  Read and saved some nifty maps from the 1890 time and some SD Journal of History issues.

*  Researched and wrote DearMYRTLE's Google+ Hangouts on Air - Mondays With Myrt, and More! and Challenges of a Shared Ancestry Member Tree but forgot to publish it and did it two hours later.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, read the paper and eat dinner.  Washed dishes too, and fed the piggies.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Surname Saturday post, hen worked in friend John's tree for too long.  Had trouble getting FTM to open, it finally did, so compacted the file and it worked faster and better.  Added several more families, some sources and cleaned up the place names and looked into source cleanup.  

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

My Genealogy Thursday - 21 November 2013

The days just march by, don't they?  This was day 325 in 2013, only 40 more to go!

*  Read email and blogs, wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 190: 1874 Marriage Certificate of Frank Seaver and Hattie Hildreth.

*  Worked on Puzzilla.org, and wrote Checking Out Puzzilla - a Descendant Viewer Using FamilySearch Family Tree.  Set it for later in the morning.  I like it!

*  Left at 10:40 a.m. for the Rohr Engineers lunch at Sunset at the Park, only about 12 this time.  Good to see folks, and my friend John wants to work on his genealogy!  Had a Cobb salad.

*  Home at 12:50 p.m. for the 1 p.m. HOA with Pat and Russ about collaboration in Ancestry Member Trees. It's on YouTube!

*  Answered some email, then researched and wrote Transferring Media Files Between Software Programs - Post 4: RootsMagic GEDCOM Imported to an Ancestry Member Tree.  No surprise there, but I'd forgotten that GEDCOM files don't put media in an AMT.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to read the paper, watch TV news and eat dinner.  We took a meal to Nellie and went to Coldstone for ice cream.  Blew my diet big today!

*  Home by 6:20 p.m., watched TV news, and online at 7 p.m.  Answered email, then watched Pat and Russ's HOA on how to share an AMT.  Checked Facebook and Google+.

*  Started in on MyHeritage Find A Grave record matches at 8:30 p.m., and confirmed about 20 of them, adding content and sources.  Over 46,815 sources now.

*  Added to the Best Of post and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.