My Genealogy Monday - 30 November 2015

11 months down, one to go.  I wonder what will happen in 2016?

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #296: 1764 Will of Jonathan Lewis (1688-1764) of Staten Island, N.Y. posted.  

*  Joined Mondays With Myrt for 30 minutes, then off to Mission Valley for my OASIS class.  Only 4 today - a good session, plenty of questions, and lots of amazement for how rich the records are.

*  Home by 1 p.m.  after stopping by the Good Feet store, had lunch, then met with Joe on the wood work.  They painted the patio cover again.  Done!  Took a nap.  Cleaned up the back yard a bit and put the bird food back.  Need to put nails up for the two other bird feeders.

*  Online at 4 p.m. to read, noted that New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - November 22 to 28, 2015 posted, and wrote Do I Have Enough Information to Join Society of Mayflower Descendants?

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, read the paper, and wash dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then add to the Best Of posts, check Facebook, and worked in Ancestry Hints for awhile - resolved 66 of them.  Then worked in the Ri surnames adding content and sources, and got down to the Ro surnames.

*  Answered email and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

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

* 45,341 persons (+ 185)
* 18,144 families  (+ 64)
* 144,162 events  (+ 846)
* 8,803  places  (+ 135)
* 1,307 sources (+ 12)
* 67,285 citations (+ 807)
*  1,124 Multi-media Items (+ 5)
*  2,999 Multimedia links (+ 11)
*  9,347 matched to FSFT (+ 718)
 I'm up to 46.67%  (+0.28%) for citations/events and 148.40% (+3.18%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for November (compared to stats for October):

*  73,489  page views (2,450 per day, Blogger Stats, - 160)

*  30.766 page views ( 1,025 per day, Statcounter, +7 )

*  23,522 unique visitors (784 per day, Statcounter, +24)

*  >1,200 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  1,821 readers via email (Feedburner) (- 7)

Selected Genealogy Website Traffic Rankings for November (Alexa):

*  Ancestry.com:  511 (Global); 126 (USA)
*  FindAGrave.com:  2,781 (Global); 658 (USA)
*  FamilySearch.org:  3,016 (Global); 1,020 (USA)
*  MyHeritage.com:  4,660 (Global); 1,966 (USA)
*  Geni.com:  6,623 (Global); 3,100 (USA)

*  23andme.com:  8,398 (Global); 1,744 (USA)
*  Newspapers.com:  13,252 (Global); 2,794 (USA)
*  FamilyTreeDNA.com:  16,466 (Global); 5,610 (USA)
*  Archives.com:  18,287 (Global); 4,300 (USA)
*  WikiTree.com:  19,806 (Global); 5,647 (USA)

*  GenealogyBank.com:  26,655 (Global); 5,663 (USA)
*  Fold3.com:  28,033 (Global); 5,485 (USA)
*  FamilyTreeNow.com:  29,062 (Global); 6,323 (USA)
*  Findmypast.com:  37,107 (Global); 11,029 (USA)
*  Mocavo.com:  46,432 (Global);  10,257 (USA)

*  BillionGraves.com:  66,405 (Global); 17,809 (USA)
*  Cyndi's List:  76,845 (Global); 16,374 (USA)
*  AmericanAncestors.org:  109,403 (Global); 20,093 (USA)
*  WorldVitalRecords.com:  126,133 (Global); 40,584 (USA)
*  RootsWeb.com:  141,465 (Global); 32,160 (USA)

Selected Blog Website Traffic Rankings for November (Alexa):

*  Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:  90,130 (Global); 23,978 (USA)
*  DNA-eXplained.com:  207,121 (Global); 52,292 (USA)
*  LegalGenealogist.com:  241,327 (Global); 48,341 (USA)
*  Geneabloggers.com:  263,681 (Global); 54,571 (USA)
*  LisaLouiseCooke.com:  267,495 (Global); 71,391 (USA)

*  Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: 315,795 (Global); 10,457 (Canada)
*  Genea-Musings: 321,278 (Global); 76,560 (USA)
*  AncestryInsider.org:  559,311 (Global); 157,320 (USA)
*  DearMyrtle.com:  662,571 (Global); 181,605 (USA)
*  Genealogy's Star:  1,815,728 (Global); 315,337 (USA)

My Semi-Gen Weekend - 28-29 November 2015

Other than blogging, I got very little done this weekend genealogy-wise.

1)  Saturday, 28 November:

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Surname Saturday - LNU (England to colonial New England) posted.  Wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Thanksgiving Memories and set it for later.

*  The wood guys came with the new door and installed it.  The usual crew came to touch up and clean up.  The foreman told them to repaint the patio cover.  They should finish on Monday.

*  Answered email, checked Facebook, took a nap, and downloaded some probates from AmericanAncestors.

*  We left at 2:40 p.m. for Carlsbad to meet Tami and family to celebrate Linda's birthday at Miguels.  Got some Charlie time outside holding his hands as he walked - still not on his own.  Played word games with Lauren and Audrey at the table.  Audrey dropped a Shirley Temple on my lap.  Linda got her presents and loved them.  We had fun.  Home by 6:30 p.m.

*  Read, finished up the Best Of post, and went in at 7:30 p.m. to watch Aztecs football.  We won 31-14 but the QB got hurt.  So now 9-3, and 8 in a row.  Didn't journal.  Genealogy this day was maybe 4 hours.

2)  Sunday, 29 November:

*  Read email on the phone, blogs online, then watched Meet the Press.  Stayed home from church - watched the Chargers game instead.  We won 31-25, so now 3-8.  Took my nap after rooting hard but silently for 3+ hours.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to note that Best Of the Genea-Blogs - 22-28 November 2015 posted, read blogs, then wrote Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of November 22 to 28, 2015 and the FamilySearch post.

*  Went in at 4 p.m. to watch football, read the paper, and eat dinner.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then transcribed a will and wrote the Amanuensis post.

*  Went in at 8:30 p.m. to watch football, read my book, and back online at 9:30 to read, and write this post.  Genealogy today was 4.5 hours.

My Genealogy Friday - 27 November 2015

Three more days in November, only 34 left in 2015.  The wood guys didn't come today - will bring the door tomorrow, and hopefully clean up everything.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 100: #124 Frederick Sovereen (1786-1875) and then San Diego Colony of Society of Mayflower Descendants on the Front Page and set it for later.

*  Worked on the Putman and Martin families trying to find source material for the next biographies.  I have some dates without sources and can find no records.

*  Went off at 11:30 a.m. to Bed Bath and Beyond to get the mesh screen.  Had to order it.  Then to Catherine's and got some stuff for Linda's birthday.  Hope she likes them.  So Part 1 of my shopping is done!

*  Home by 1 p.m. to read, answer email, and add to the Best Of post.  Checked Facebook.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 2:45 p.m. to read, and puttered a bit.  Had to reboot when the computer got slow.  Checked that iDrive is working - it is.   Looked for some mysteries in the database to solve - found some, but found no solutions.  Looked for Dyar obituaries and found one, but then found I had already found it previously.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper and wash dishes.  Online for awhile at 7 p.m. to read, write the Surname Saturday post, then in to watch the Aztecs game.  Checked Facebook at halftime.  A bad loss to West Virginia, 72-50.  Drat, so now 4-3.  

*  Online at 10 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

My Semi-Genealogy Thursday - 26 November 2015

Only 29 days until Christmas, and only 7 days until Linda's birthday.  I have no clue what to get her besides flowers...

*  Read email and blogs, then write I Am So Thankful for ... and My Mayflower Connections - Soule, White, Warren, Cooke, Brewster, Hopkins and Fuller and set it for later.

*  Watched the Bittner webinar on Complex Evidence.  Checked Facebook.  Sampled several other webinars.  Had lunch, then took a nap.

*  Worked in AmericanAncestors capturing probate files for Gates and Whitney ancestors.  Many more to do, including Seaver folks.  

*  Went in at 2:45 p.m. to watch football and read the paper.  We left at 3:30 p.m. for Cafe Lamaze and Thanksgiving dinner.  It was pretty good for a decent price.  Home by 6 p.m. to put out the trash and watch TV news.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to work on the 52 Ancestor sketch, then resolved over 120 Hints on Ancestry, adding content and sources to the database.  Added several more generations to one of James's lines too from Family Tree.

*  Went in at 8:45 p.m. to watch the end of football, then the Aztecs/Cal basketball game.  36-28 at the half.  Read, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 25 November 2015

This was not a big genealogy progress day, although I made some.  The wood guys painted the patio cover today.  Still need to clean up and install the door.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Visiting Las Vegas with Kalle and Aila -- Post #388 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday and "New Ancestry" Member Tree Suggestions - Vote on Facebook and set it for later.

*  Left at 11 a.m. for the bank, then Plaza Bonita for lunch at Panda Express and - wait for it, shopping! - but didn't find anything I wanted for Linda.

*  Got to Bonita library by 12:15 for the CVGS meeting.  Took notes, took some photos, and left at 2:45 p.m., got home by 3.

*  Read email quickly, then took my nap.  Online to add to the Best Of post, check Facebook, and write Thanksgiving Turkey News in San Diego in 1915.

*  Went in at 5:45 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, wash the dishes, do the laundry, and read the paper.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, answer email, check Facebook, and work through 20 more 1920 census records, adding content and sources.  Worked a bit on a Seaver line in the FamilySearch Family Tree.  
*  Checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

My Genealogy Tuesday - 24 November 2015

It was kind of a wasted day genealogy-wise, although I did some sourcing in the evening.  Wood worker got the patio cover primed and I got the garage cleared to the side door.

*  Read email and blogs, and noted that Tuesday's Tip: Find Online Education Opportunities at GeneaWebinars posted.

*  We left at 9:30 a.m. for the DMV in San Ysidro for Linda's license renewal, having been assured the lines were short.  We had a 10 a.m. appointment.  Got there at 9:45, finally got to the desk at 10:30, had to fill out a form, and got called to the window at 10:50, took the eye test and paid the fee, then at 11 at the written test.  She passed and we left at 11:354.  Went to Costco for a Polish dog - really busy there!  Home by 12:40 p.m.

*  read, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Dear Randy: Genealogy Software and Online Trees with Royal Name Suffixes.  Worked a bit in the FS Family Tree.  Took my nap.

*  Online at 3:45 p.m. to read, and worked some in Ancestry on a family with names and dates but no sources.  Answered email.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, and wash the dishes.  

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, then worked in Ancestry on 1920 Census sources and then in MyHeritage - cleared English Marriages, and California Marriages, adding content and sources to the database.  Sources at 67,154.

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

My Genealogy Monday - 23 November 2015

This was a pretty busy genealogy day with the Hangout and the OASIS class and then research in the afternoon and evening.  The house guys got the front done, now working on the patio cover on Tuesday.

*  Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday - Post #295: 1785 Will of Jonathan Lewis (1715-1785) of Staten Island, N.Y. posted, and then joined the Mondays With Myrt and talked about it.

*  Left at 9:40 a.m. for my OASIS class, and had only 5 again.  Stopped by the T&C Hotel to pick up the pants Mia got for Charlie.  Home by 1 p.m.

*  Read, noted that New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - November 15 to 21, 2015 posted, added to the Best Of post, and checked Facebook.  Wrote Happy Thanksgiving! Findmypast 12 Month Subscription for 75% Off.   Took my nap.

*  Online at 3 p.m. to read, then worked in the database - followed Jeremiah Knowlton Gates records to end of line.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to talk to the house guys, water the front plants, eat dinner, watch TV football, and read the paper.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, answer email, and wrote a post for Tuesday.  Worked in Ancestry Hints for awhile.  Then worked in MyHeritage Record Matches adding content and sources to the database.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.5 hours.

My Semi-Genealogy Weekend - 21-22 November 2015

This was a pretty poor weekend for genealogy and San Diego sports...drat.

1)  Saturday, 21 November 2015:

*  Read email and blogs in a hurry, left at 7:45 a.m. for the church men's group breakfast at Callenders.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Read, noted that Surname Saturday -- WODELL (England to colonial Massachusetts) posted, and wrote Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Who is Your Most Recent Immigrant Ancestor?

*  Worked on the year finances again.  Watched most of the Aztecs basketball game - lost to Little rock 49-43.  Terrible shooting game.

*  The house guys worked all day, got a lot done.  Joe came by and agreed on the door and the patio cover work.  Still 2-3 days of work to do.

*  Went in at 4 p.m. to watch football, read the paper, eat dinner, wash dishes.  Answered email, added to the Best Of post and checked Facebook.

*  Watched Aztecs football - great game, beat UNLV 52-14.  Dominated.  Didn't journal.  Read the New York book by Rutherford.  Genealogy this day was maybe 4.0 hours.

2)  Sundau, 22 November 2015:  

*  Read email and blogs, went off to church at 9:40 a.m., home by 11:30 a.m.  Watched football, read the paper, took a recliner nap.  Had lunch.

*  Watched the Chargers game.  worst one of the year - lost to Chiefs 33-3.  Crap.  Online at 4:30 p.m. to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 15 to 21 November 2015 posted, and wrote Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of November 15 to 21, 2015 and one for Monday.

*  Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV news, eat dinner, and read the paper.  Online at 6 p.m. to read, then worked on the transcription and wrote the amanuensis post.  Wrote CVGS November Program is "Heirloom Discovery Day" with Georgie Stillman.

*  Worked through 20 1920 US Census Hints, now down to 350.  Worked in RootsMagic on loose small trees a bit, but no breakthroughs.  Sources now at 67,028.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and answered email.  Genealogy was 5.0 hours.

My Genealogy Friday - 20 November 2015

Five weeks to Christmas now...and only two weeks to Linda's birthday.  A double gift whammy for me- I'm so bad at it, even after 46 years.  The house guys got the replacement wood installed, all of the wood puttied, masked, and primed today, at least in front and the south side.  Bob the plumber came and unclogged our toilet, yuck.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 99: #121 Mary (Dafoe) Kemp (1776-before 1832) and England and Wales Electoral Registers, 1832-1932, at Findmypast and set it for later.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, and checked Ancestry and FamilySearch for new databases.  Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree in a Seaver line matching folks, but didn't add much to the database.  Sorted the CVGS papers and threw about 3 inches away.

*  Decided I'd better work on the financials for 2015, since I've put it off since January.  Found the records, and did about half of them this afternoon.  

*  Checked Facebook and answered email.  No nap today.  Worked some more in FSFT.

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

*  Online at 6 p.m. to read, then wrote the surname Saturday post, and worked in Ancestry for the Re and Ri surnames in the database, adding content and sources.  Sources up to 66,982.

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

My Genealogy Thursday - 19 November 2015

This was almost a stay-at-home day...but not much real genealogy work was done.  The workers were here from 9 to 3, but didn't seem to get much done.  The iDrive finished uploading.

*  Read email and blogs, then wrote Treasure Chest Thursday - Post 289: 1711 Marriage Record of Thomas Allen and Sarah Grande in Sudbury, Mass. and Crestleaf.com’s 12 Months of Fascinating Family Finds -- November 2015: Worcester County, Massachusetts Probate Records and set it for later.

*  Left at 10 a.m. for the doctor appointment, got right in at 10:30 and was out by 11:15 and went to Sunset for lunch with the Rohr engineers.  Home by 1 p.m.

*  Read , answered email, added to the Best Of post, and took my nap.

*  Up at 2:30 pm. to read, work a bit in Ancestry, check Facebook, and then looked for blog fodder.  Didn't find much. 

*   Went in at 5:15 p.m. to watch TV, eat dinner, read the paper and wash dishes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, wrote 1900 Census Instructions for San Diego Enumerators, work a bit in Ancestry Hints, but the computer slowed way down.  Rebooted.  Paul called.  worked in FamilySearch Family Tree matching Seaver folks.

*  Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.