My Genealogy Monday - 31 July 2017

212 days, seven months down, only 4 months until Christmas.  Time marches on with or without us.  My day:

*  Dropped Linda at the Y, home to read email and blogs, picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 23 to 29 July 2017 posted, and wrote three posts on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog.  

*  Took my nap, had lunch, and online at 12:30 p.m. to note that Amanuensis Monday - 1791 Deed of Deborah Gates to Isaac Whitman for Land in Stow, Massachusetts posted and wrote In-Depth Genealogist Introduces their Newest Venture: IDG ACADEMY and Gina Comments on my Ancestry .com Quirk Post.

*  Answered email, added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook and Twitter.  TreeShared my RoortsMagic file, then worked on content and sources from Hints.  It was slow, so rebooted, and it was still slow probably due to AT&T system problems in the late afternoon.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to pull back yard weeds, and then watched TV news, ate dinner, did the dishes and watered the front plants.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to write the Treasure Chest post, talked to Lori, and then worked in Ancestry Hints adding content and sources for 90 minutes.  Did about 150 of them.  Lots to do.

*  Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 11.0 hours,

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

*  48,427 persons (+ 441)
* 19,395 families  (+ 145)
* 156,402 events  (+ 994)
*  3,470 Alternate Names (+ 161)
*  10,207  places  (+ 182)
*  1,545 sources (+ 12)
*  85,473 citations (+ 831)
*  1,141 Multi-media Items (+ 5)
*  3,128 Multimedia links (+ 7)
*  17,811 matched to FSFT (+ 500)

 I'm up to 54.65% (+0.20%) for citations/events and 176.50% (+0.48%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for July (compared to stats for June):

*  102,848 92,541 page views (3,318 per day, Blogger Stats,  + 233)
*  37,932 page views ( 1224 per day, Statcounter, + 283)
*  29,700 unique visitors (958 per day, Statcounter, + 244)

*  >2,000 readers on Feedly (+??)

*  2,596 readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 367)

My Genealogy Weekend - 29-30 July 2017

This was not a typical July genealogy weekend.

1)  Saturday, 29 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up at 9:10 and we visited Costco for the necessaries.  No chicken though.

*  Home by 10 a.m. to read, note that Surname Saturday -- BOLLES (England to colonial New England) posted and write the SNGF post.

*  Rested my eyes for 30 minutes, then had lunch and we left for the CVGS program at 12:15 p.m. at the library.  Got there, enjoyed the presentation, and home by 3:30 p.m.

*  Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Genea-Bucket List posted.

*  We left before 4 p.m. to eat at El Pollo Loco, on the trolley at 4:50 and in Petco Park by 5:20 p.m.  Padres game started at 5:40 against the Pirates.   Pads won 4-2 to go to 47-57, and we are now 6-7 when in attendance.  Watched the Fireworks show.  

*  Home by 10 p.m. to read, check Facebook, add to the Best Of post and answer email.    Genealogy this day was maybe 4.5 hours.

2)  Sunday, 30 July:

*  Read email and blogs while watching Meet the Depressed, then off to church at 9:30.  Home by 11:15 to read, and wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts.  Ate lunch, added to the new Best Of post.  Noted that Best of the Genea-Blogs - 23 to 29 July 2017 posted.

*  Went in at 1:30 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, take a nap in the recliner.  Pads lost 7-1 to Pirates, so now 47-58 on the season.  Better than I had hoped for at this point, actually.  

*  Game over at 4, took Linda to swim at Barbara's, home to transcribe the deed, ate dinner, picked Linda up, and home after 6 p.m.

*  Noted that Added or Updated Ancestry.com Databases - Week of 23 to 29 July 2017 posted, and wrote the Amanuensis post.  

*  Started in on the Hints from the Big Tree on Ancestry, adding content and sources to RootsMagic for the recently added Hildreth persons.  Got through about 150 Hints.  Lots more to do.  Need to do this in smaller segments - add 40 people, then get their Hints.  Gotta keep up with the progress on all fronts.

*  Checked Facebook, answered email, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.

My Genealogy Friday - 28 July 2017

This was a really busy day, but I got my nap so everything worked out OK.

Hmmm, I guess I missed Thursday journaling.  Just forgot...OASIS class, watched Padres game, same old stuff.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up and we went grocery shopping.  Home by 9:40 a.m.

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 185: #264 Amos Gates (1706-1783) of Stow, Massachusetts posted, added to the Best Of post, wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday. 28 July 2017 and also Bonus "2017 Summer Spectacular" Family Tree Webinars Announced for Subscribers and set it for later.

*  Took my nap, had lunch, and online at 12:30 p.m. to write Genealogy News Bytes - 28 July 2017 and set it for later.

*  We left at 1:30 p.m. for the financial advisor, and were home by 3:30 p.m.  

*  Wrote the Surname Saturday post, checked on Twitter and Facebook, then worked in RootsMagic with FamilySearch Family Tree and Ancestry Hints to add descendants of my Hildreth line.  

*  Went in at 5:20 p.m. to eat dinner and watch TV.  Online at 6 p.m. to continue with the Hildreth data, then TreeShared the new data with the Ancestry tree.  If I do this every day, I don't fall way behind.

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, finish my terrorist book, and read some of Lorine's book.  Padres beat Pittsburgh 3-2, so now 46-57 on the season.  

*  Read, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.

Tuesday and Wednesday - 25 and 26 July 2017

These were fairly full genealogy days before the Padres games... It's been cloudy and humid these two days, with the highs in Chula Vista in the low 80s.  

1)  Tuesday, 25 July:

*  Dropped Linda, home to read, picked her up and we went to the grocery store.

*  Home by 9:40 a.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, note that Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1860 U.S. Census Record for John Brocke Family posted, and did TreeShare of the RootsMagic database.

*  Went hunting Brocke family in FSFT and Ancestry, and added persons, content and sources.  Took my nap, then had lunch.

*  Online to read, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 25 July 2017 and checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Did more in FSFT and Ancestry to add persons and content and sources.  Wrote the Wordless Wednesday post.

*  We left at 5 p.m. for the trolley, ate at the Tin Fish, and in Petco Park by 7 p.m. for the Padres game.  Pads lost 6-5 to the Mets, so now 43-57 on the season.  Home by 11:15 p.m.  Didn't journal.  Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

2)  Wednesday, 26 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.  Noted that On the Huntington Beach Pier -- Post 474 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted, then worked in MyHeritage and wrote Dear Randy: How Do I Make a Bow-Tie Chart in MyHeritage?  

*  Took my nap, ate lunch, and online at 12:45 p.m. to TreeShare the RootsMagic changes, read, add to the Best Of post, and worked in FSFT and Ancestry to add content and sources to the database.  

*  Wrote Ancestry.com Quirk: The Vanishing Search Result, and checked Twitter and Facebook.  Used TreeShare to update the RootsMagic changes.  

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner and watch TV news, took the trash out, watered the front plants.  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and write the Treasure Chest post.

*  Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, read Family Tree Magazine, and read my thriller book.  Padres won 6-3 over the Mets - now 44-57 on the season.  

*  Online at 10 p.m. to read, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Sunday and Monday Genealogy Days

Another day without journaling - sorry about that.  Padres traded 3 of their best pitchers today for crap and a prospect.

1)  Sunday, 23 July:

*  Watched Fox News Sunday, read my email and blogs on my phone, and we were off to church at 9:40 a.m.

*  Home by 11:30 a.m. and finished up the Best of the Genea-Blogs - 16 to 22 July 2017 post, and worked on finding Amos Gates land records.

*  Went in at 1 p.m. to eat lunch and watch the Padres game, read the paper, take a nap, and Padres beat the Giants 5-2, so now 43-55 on the season.  

*  Online at 4 p.m. to transcribe the probate document, then went in for dinner at 5:30 and watched TV news.  Went out and trimmed the rose bushes.

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, noted that Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 16 to 22 July 2017 posted, then wrote the Amanuensis post.

*  Synced my big RM tree to the AMT, then added more persons to the RM tree using FSFT to find cousins.  Started the next Best Of post, and checked Facebook.  Genealogy this day was 6.0 hours.

2)  Monday, 24 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read email and blogs, picked her up and took her for a haircut, and home by 10 a.m.

*  Noted that Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 16 to 22 July 2017 posted, and wrote a post for the afternoon.

*  Worked in RootsMagic some more, and synced the big tree with the AMT again.  Noted that Amanuensis Monday - Distribution to Widow in Amos Gates (1706-1783) Probate Records posted, and took a nap.

*  Had lunch, added to the Best Of post, answered email, and worked in RM in FSFT some more.  Noted that CVGS Program on Saturday, 29 July is "Try to Remember, Never Forget" - a Holocaust Story with Ruth Sax and Sandra Scheller posted.

*  Checked Twitter and Facebook, and worked some more in RM with FSFT.  

*  We left at 5 p.m. for dinner at Marie Callenders - they have a free pie slice for dessert on Mondays!   Home by 6:15 p.m. to write a blog post for Tuesday.  Synced the RM tree again.

*   Went in at 7:10 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, and read my book.  Padres were dominated through 7 innings, 5-1 by the Mets.  got a run in the 8th, and a solo homer in the 9th, then two on with one out, down 5-3.  Jabari Blash hits a long drive just foul to right - it would have been a 6-5 walkoff win, but a 5-3 loss.  Drat.  Now 43-56.  We go to game 100 on Tuesday.

*  Online at 9:50 p.m. to read, then wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Three Genealogy Days in July

I haven't journaled the last two nights because the Padres games with the Giants have gone long and I went to bed instead.  But they were decent genealogy days before the evening.

1)  Thursday, 20 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, gathered my stuff and off to teach my OASIS "Beginning Computer Genealogy" class.  

*  Home by 12:30 p.m. to read, take a nap, eat lunch, then noted that 1694 Birth Record of Mary Goble in Concord, Mass. - Post 374 of Treasure Chest Thursday posted and wrote Dear Randy: How Do I Post a Find A Grave Hint on Ancestry.com?

*  Checked Facebook, did some RM TreeShare, and went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner and watch TV news.  

*  Online at 6 p.m. to work on the 52 Ancestor post, and add to the Best Of post.  

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game - Pads won 5-2 over the Giants so now 41-54 on the season.  Game over at 11:15 p.m.  Didn't journal.  Genealogy this day was 6.0 hours.

2)  Friday, 21 July:

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up at 9 a.m. and we went to the grocery store.  Home by 9:45 a.m.

*  Noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 184: #263 Mary (Goble) Fletcher (1694-1734) of Concord, Massachusetts posted and wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday. 21 July 2017.

*  Worked on FTM 2017 to sync with my AMT, then wrote Can I Use the Same Ancestry Member Tree for both RootsMagic and Family Tree Maker? and set it for later.

*  Took my nap, ate lunch, and edited the blog post.  Added to the Best Of post.  Worked some in RM TreeShare.  Worked on Genealogy News Bytes -- 21 July 2017.

*  Checked Facebook and Twitter, and worked some more on FTM 2017.  Wrote the Surname Saturday post.

*  Went in at 5 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV and read the paper.  Online at 6 p.m. to work on the SNGF post, then did more RM TreeShare work.

*  Went in at 7:15 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper and read my book. Padres won 12-9 in 11 innings over the Giants.  I went to bed in the 10th inning.  The game was over after midnight.  Pads now 42-54 on the season.  Did not journal.  Genealogy this day was 8.0 hours.

3)  Saturday, 22 July:

*  Dropped Linda, home to read, picked her up and home by 9:10 a.m.  Got the wash out of the dryer.

*  Gathered my flash drive and laptop and left for the San Diego FSL to teach my SDGS RootsMagic User Group.  I concentrated on RootsMagic TreeShare and WebHints.  We had 13 in the class, including two of my OASIS students.  The new features were challenging for most of them.  I hope I clarified things...we had to move to another room because the projector wasn't working.

*  Home by 1 p.m. to eat lunch, watch the Padres game, read the paper, and took a nap.  Padres lost in 12 innings to Giants 5-4.  Record is now 42-55.  

*  Online just to note that Surname Saturday -- DOUW (Holland to colonial New York) and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- What was the Biggest Surprise you Found About an Ancestor? posted.

*  Went in to eat dinner at 5:30, watched TV news, watered the front plants and did the dishes.  

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the Ancestry and FS posts for the weekend.  Worked in RM TreeShare and got it updated finally.  Then I resolved 302 Ancestry Hints adding more content and sources to the database.  I'll TreeShare that on Sunday.

*  Checked Facebook.  Wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 19 July 2017

Readers have probably been wondering where I've been and why I haven't been journaling.  Here's why:

*  We left Friday for Monte Rio and Deb's birthday party on Saturday.  The motel in Monte Rio had no internet connection or wireless service.  Dead in the room - had to watch TV and read a book.

*  Home on Sunday on time on Southwest.  Got on the computer and the Internet was wonky.  Signal lights on the modem fluctuated.  There were some steady periods, but really frustrating!  Was able to get the blog posts published.

*  Called AT&T on Monday and they sent out a technician in the afternoon.  He said problem was between my house and the phone box down the road.  Said he would put a maintenance tag on it.  Able to get posts done but no research.

*  On Tuesday, there was no progress.  I got the laptop out and used the tablet for a hot spot and was able to blog and read, but no research.

*  On Wednesday, it was still wonky but being on the laptop let me work.  Called AT&T again and a guy showed up in the afternoon and went hunting for the problem.  He may have found it - got a phone call from him, and it's been steady since 5 p.m.

*  Downloaded FTM 2017 to both computers, and started checking it out a bit.

*  On the laptop, worked a bit on the Lanphear problem - gathered data from FSFT and added to the working database.  I will use that for my RootsMagic Users Group meeting on Saturday as the example.

*  Actually did some search work tonight - resolved 218 Ancestry Hints and started resolving the RM to AMT data.

*  Other than the above, the Padres won 2 of 3 from the Giants and lost 3 of 3 to the Rockies, so now 40-54 on the season.

That's my report...

My Genealogy Thursday - 13 July 2017

This was an OASIS day and I didn't do any research to speak of.  Some blogging...8 posts!  Warm still, 85F in CV with humidity.  83F in the cave at 8:45 p.m.

*  Dropped Linda, home to read email and blogs, noted that 1715 Marriage of John Fletcher and Mary Goble in Watertown, Mass. - Post #373 of Treasure Chest Thursday posted.  Picked Linda up and home by 9 a.m.

*  Left at 9:10 a.m. for Grossmont Center and my 2nd OASIS class - got there by 9:40, got set up, and had 7 students.  Spent too much time showing off RootsMagic but they all liked what they saw.  

*  Home by 12:45 p.m. to eat lunch, write New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) and General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD) Announce Collaboration, and added to the Best Of post.  

*  Went in to the recliner at 2 p.m. to take a nap.  Online at 3 p.m. to read, then wrote Dear Randy: What Can I Do With My Husband's Step-Father's Genealogy Files?  Checked Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to eat dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, wash dishes and walk around the block.

*  Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and wrote the two Saturday posts and the Ancestry and FS post outlines.  Checked Facebook, and wrote Family Tree Maker 2017 Approaches the Starting Gate...

*  Worked a bit in Pinterest adding maps to my boards, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

My Genealogy Wednesday - 12 July 2017

Two more getups and we're gone for two nights.  This was a typical summer non-baseball day.  Warm still, about 85F in Chula Vista.

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, shopped at Ralphs, and home to note that The 2013 Scooter Lovelies -- Post 472 for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted and wrote SDGS Seminar on Saturday, 9 September Features Judy G. Russell.

*  Added to the Best Of post, answered email, and packed up the laptop for the CVGS meeting.

*  Left at 11 a.m. for McDonalds for lunch, then to the library and set up for the Research Group.  We had 14, a spirited discussion with two guests.  

*  Home by 2:30 p.m. to read, got sleepy, took a nap, then wrote Seavers in the News - A Maiden Name for Mary Ann Seaver and another post for Friday.  Checked Twitter and Facebook.

*  Went in at 5:30 p.m. to watch TV news, ate dinner, read the paper, put out the trash, did the dishes and took my walk.  

*  Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, then wrote the Treasure Chest post and worked in Ancestry - resolved 172 Hints adding content and sources to the database.

*  Checked Facebook, wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

My Genealogy Tuesday - 11 July 2017

Another stay-at-home Tuesday, but I completed another task.  Warm again, high around 85F in Chula Vista.  Monsoon clouds over the mountains, and a fire in Alpine.  

*  Dropped Linda off, home to read, picked her up, and home by 9:15 a.m.

*  Noted that Treasure Chest Tuesday -- 1909 Death Record for Maria (Beamish) Paul (1827-1909) in San Francisco, Calif. posted, and wrote My Best Practices for RootsMagic TreeShare and Ancestry WebHints.

*  Updated the library presentation and handout, and printed off 30 copies.  I'm ready for next Monday in La Jolla.

*  Took my nap, then had lunch.  Online at 1:15 p.m. to write Pass It Down reinvents the greeting card to help capture family memories and then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - 11 July 2017.

*  Worked on the 52 Ancestors biography and wrote the post for Friday.  Happy to get that done.  Checked Facebook and Twitter.

*  Went in at 4:30 p.m. to watch the MLB All-Star game.  Our guy pitched the top of the 7th.  Read the paper, ate dinner, read my book, washed dishes, watered the front plants.  Americans won 2-1 in 10 innings.  3 hours plus.  Waste of time.  Did talk to Lori though.

*  Online at 8:45 to read, then wrote the Wordless Wednesday post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post.  Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.