Ten days later -- Lori and her family (2 teen boys, 4 computers, 3 cats and a fish) are here evacuated from the Santa Cruz fire. The highlight has been the 11 week old kitten named Mister Rex who is an athletic little guy - lots of running and jumping and chasing, then sit in a lap and purr.
Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1735 Bond and Order Distributing Estate of John Fisher (1677-1727) of Medfield, Mass. posted, and got into Mondays With Myrt. Highlighted my 5 September webinar for OCCGS.
* Finished reading blogs, had lunch, wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 31 August 2020 and checked Twitter and Facebook. Added to the Best Of post. Wrote 35,230 AncestryDNA Matches Are Gone! Reviewed AncestryDNA and MyHeritageDNA matches.
* Went in and ran the vacuum while they were of to Barbara's pool to swim. Linda, Lori and the boys have gone about every other day recently. Watched TV news, then watched the Padres game, read the paper, finished my ebook, checked email, blogs and Facebook, and wrote Tombstone post during the game. Padres won 6-0 over Rockies, so now 22-15 on the season.
* Online at 9:45 p.m. to write this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
Here are the end-of-August statistics. Completely forgot to do it on 31 July. So the increases are for two months:
Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 August (with increases in the numbers from 30 June in parentheses):
* 58,751 persons (+ 633)
* 23,955 families (+ 244)
* 187, 877 events (+ 1968)
* 10,401 Alternate Names (+ 381)
* 14,029 places (+ 411)
* 2,023 sources (- 29)
* 125,820 citations (+ 2356)
* 1,542 Multi-media Items (+ 15)
* 3,203 Multimedia links (- 3)
* 37,225 matched to FSFT (+ 797)
I'm up to 68.97% (+2.56%) for citations/events and 214.82% (+2.38%) for citations/persons.
Genea-Musings statistics for August (compared to stats for June):
* 13,979 blog posts (+172)
* 82,366 page views (2745 per day, Blogger Stats, - 515)
* >2,100 readers on Feedly (+??)
* 3,438 readers via email (Feedburner) (- 10)
Monday, August 31, 2020
Friday, August 21, 2020
Genea-Journal - Friday, 21 August 2020
Another warm day, and muggy now due to the tropical storm offshore. Only slept 5 hours last night so grumpy. The fire in Santa Cruz did not threaten Lori's home today, we'll see what happens. They are coming here on Saturday. Life, and genealogy, will change some.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, checked the fire maps, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 344: #554 John Fisher (1677-1727) of Medfield, Massachusetts posted.
* Went to the grocery store and home by 11 a.m. Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 21 August 2020 and took a good nap.
* Had lunch, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 21 August 2020. Checked Twitter and Facebook. Talked to Lori on the phone. Added to the Best Of post, and wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts. Checked AncestryDNA matches (+35).
* Went in at 5:30 to get dinner ready, watched TV news, and then the Padres game. Read the paper, checked email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter, then read my ebook until the laptop ran of juice. Padres won 4-3 over Astros so now 16-12 on the season and won 5 in a row. Back in 2nd place.
* Checked email and blogs, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, checked the fire maps, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 344: #554 John Fisher (1677-1727) of Medfield, Massachusetts posted.
* Went to the grocery store and home by 11 a.m. Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 21 August 2020 and took a good nap.
* Had lunch, and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 21 August 2020. Checked Twitter and Facebook. Talked to Lori on the phone. Added to the Best Of post, and wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts. Checked AncestryDNA matches (+35).
* Went in at 5:30 to get dinner ready, watched TV news, and then the Padres game. Read the paper, checked email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter, then read my ebook until the laptop ran of juice. Padres won 4-3 over Astros so now 16-12 on the season and won 5 in a row. Back in 2nd place.
* Checked email and blogs, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Genea-Journal - Thursday, 20 August 2020
Still no good news on the fire in Santa Cruz front - it is getting closer to Lori's neighborhood. Been teary at times thinking about the 20 years in that house - she was married on the property by a redwood tree that is her special place.
* Read email and blogs but it took awhile because Lori called and we talked for 30 minutes, then I checked on the fire progress. Noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1686 Birth of Abigail Smith in Medfield, Massachusetts posted.
* Worked on the Probate Records talk that I'm giving on 5 September for Orange County via Zoom. Got everything updated, and added a section. Added to the Best Of post. Checked the AncestryDNA matches (+29).
* Had lunch, checked on fires, and eventually wrote Seavers in The News - Dolores (Adams) Seaver (1862-1941) Dies in Massachusetts.
* Checked Facebook and Twitter, checked on fires, and wrote the 52 Ancestors post. Created a Zoom account for CVGS.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, then watched the Padres game. Read the paper, watered the front plants, washed dishes, read my ebook, and checked email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter for fire info. Padres won 8-7 over Rangers in 10 innings, so now won 4 straight, and 15-12 on the season.
* Online at 9:30 p.m. to check email and blogs, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs but it took awhile because Lori called and we talked for 30 minutes, then I checked on the fire progress. Noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1686 Birth of Abigail Smith in Medfield, Massachusetts posted.
* Worked on the Probate Records talk that I'm giving on 5 September for Orange County via Zoom. Got everything updated, and added a section. Added to the Best Of post. Checked the AncestryDNA matches (+29).
* Had lunch, checked on fires, and eventually wrote Seavers in The News - Dolores (Adams) Seaver (1862-1941) Dies in Massachusetts.
* Checked Facebook and Twitter, checked on fires, and wrote the 52 Ancestors post. Created a Zoom account for CVGS.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, then watched the Padres game. Read the paper, watered the front plants, washed dishes, read my ebook, and checked email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter for fire info. Padres won 8-7 over Rangers in 10 innings, so now won 4 straight, and 15-12 on the season.
* Online at 9:30 p.m. to check email and blogs, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 6.5 hours.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Genea-Journal - Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Genealogy took a back seat to fire coverage today. Daughter Lori evacuated with her kids and pets last night from her home in the Santa Cruz mountains to a friend's house in Monterey. The big fires in Santa Cruz County burned east up the mountains and threatens the San Lorenzo Valley where she lives. The winds blew it southeast most of the day but shifted to the north tonight which slowed the progress. There is no containment and no air support due to the smoke clouds. Time will tell how this comes out - worst case is she loses her home and jobs and comes to live with us. It is impossible to get up-to-date info anywhere for the location of active fires.
* After an hour on the phone trying to get info on the fire to her, I quickly read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Linda and Her Girls in About 1989 -- Post 631 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted. Prepped for the CVGS Zoom meeting and had lunch. Started the laundry. Checked AncestryDNA (+9) and one new common ancestor match.
* Opened the Zoom room for the CVGS DNA Interest Group meeting and we had 14 in attendance. No one in the group is doing much with DNA matches.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote Dear Randy: "How Can I Find Living Descendants with the Surname of a Historical Person?" Checked Twitter and Facebook for fire news.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, watched TV, put out the trash, finished the laundry, and watched the Padres game. Read the paper, then my book, washed dishes, then on the laptop for email, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Resolved 131 Ancestry Hints. Padres won 6-3 over Rangers on a grand slam in the 10th inning, so now 14-12 and won 3 straight with grand slams.
* Online at 9:45 p.m. to read, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
* After an hour on the phone trying to get info on the fire to her, I quickly read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Linda and Her Girls in About 1989 -- Post 631 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted. Prepped for the CVGS Zoom meeting and had lunch. Started the laundry. Checked AncestryDNA (+9) and one new common ancestor match.
* Opened the Zoom room for the CVGS DNA Interest Group meeting and we had 14 in attendance. No one in the group is doing much with DNA matches.
* Added to the Best Of post, and wrote Dear Randy: "How Can I Find Living Descendants with the Surname of a Historical Person?" Checked Twitter and Facebook for fire news.
* Went in at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, watched TV, put out the trash, finished the laundry, and watched the Padres game. Read the paper, then my book, washed dishes, then on the laptop for email, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Resolved 131 Ancestry Hints. Padres won 6-3 over Rangers on a grand slam in the 10th inning, so now 14-12 and won 3 straight with grand slams.
* Online at 9:45 p.m. to read, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 18 August 2020
Much warmer today, about 90F here. Fans going all day.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Tombstone Tuesday -- Nathaniel Guild (1712-1796) in Guild Burial Ground, Walpole, Mass. posted.
* Worked on the FamilySearch presentation for OCCGS on 5 September. Need to do the Probate presentation too sometime soon.
* Went to the grocery store at 10:20 and home by 11 a.m. Added to the Best Of post and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 18 August 2020. Had lunch. Checked my AncestryDNA matches (+33) and made Note for a new ThruLine.
* Went in at 1 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, doze in the recliner, and eventually read email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter on the laptop. Padres won 6-4 over Rangers, so now 13-12 on the season.
* Online to write the Wordless post, then went in for dinner at 5:30, watched TV, washed dishes, watered the yard, and took Linda for a walk.
* Online at 7 p.m. to match profiles in Family Tree, then resolved 161 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.
* Added to the best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Tombstone Tuesday -- Nathaniel Guild (1712-1796) in Guild Burial Ground, Walpole, Mass. posted.
* Worked on the FamilySearch presentation for OCCGS on 5 September. Need to do the Probate presentation too sometime soon.
* Went to the grocery store at 10:20 and home by 11 a.m. Added to the Best Of post and wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Tuesday, 18 August 2020. Had lunch. Checked my AncestryDNA matches (+33) and made Note for a new ThruLine.
* Went in at 1 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper, doze in the recliner, and eventually read email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter on the laptop. Padres won 6-4 over Rangers, so now 13-12 on the season.
* Online to write the Wordless post, then went in for dinner at 5:30, watched TV, washed dishes, watered the yard, and took Linda for a walk.
* Online at 7 p.m. to match profiles in Family Tree, then resolved 161 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to the RootsMagic tree.
* Added to the best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Monday, August 17, 2020
Genea-Journal - Monday, 17 August 2020
It seemed cooler today, but I didn't get out in it and forgot to go to the grocery store. It was a better evening too with the Padres winning.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1703 Inventory of the Estate of Joseph Clark (1642-1702) of Medfield, Mass. posted, and got into Mondays With Myrt. Contributed little.
* Checked AncestryDNA matches (+10), then worked on WebHints in RootsMagic for awhile. Had lunch, wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 17 August 2020, then took my nap.
* Online to add to the Best Of post, checked Twitter and Facebook, then worked on more Web hints. Should have worked on the two upcoming presentations. Oh well - tomorrow? Answered email, then wrote the Tombstone post.
* Went in at 5:30 for dinner, watched news and then the Padres game. Read the paper, my real book, checked email, blogs and Facebook on the laptop, washed dishes, watered the front plants, and then my ebook. Padres beat Rangers 14-4 so now are 12-12 and need a winning streak.
* Online to add to the Best Of post, answer email, check Facebook, and write this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
* Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1703 Inventory of the Estate of Joseph Clark (1642-1702) of Medfield, Mass. posted, and got into Mondays With Myrt. Contributed little.
* Checked AncestryDNA matches (+10), then worked on WebHints in RootsMagic for awhile. Had lunch, wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 17 August 2020, then took my nap.
* Online to add to the Best Of post, checked Twitter and Facebook, then worked on more Web hints. Should have worked on the two upcoming presentations. Oh well - tomorrow? Answered email, then wrote the Tombstone post.
* Went in at 5:30 for dinner, watched news and then the Padres game. Read the paper, my real book, checked email, blogs and Facebook on the laptop, washed dishes, watered the front plants, and then my ebook. Padres beat Rangers 14-4 so now are 12-12 and need a winning streak.
* Online to add to the Best Of post, answer email, check Facebook, and write this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Genea-Journal - Sunday, 16 August 2020
Another warm day - probably 90F here today, and now 84F in the house with the windows open and fans going.
* Read email and blogs, and we went to church at 9:10 a.m. It was Tracey's last day and we had a doughnut and punch party for her. We got to say goodbye.
* Home by 11 a.m. to write the Amanuensis Monday post. Had lunch, and watched the Padres game. Read the paper, and dozed in the recliner. Padres lost to d-backs 5-4 on a 3-run homer in the 8th inning. So 5 in a row, and now 11-12.
* Online to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 9 to 15 August 2020 posted. Answered email and read blogs.
* Went in to fix dinner at 5 p.m., watched TV, washed dishes, cut some rose bushes, and online at 6:30 p.m. to resolve 167 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to RootsMagic tree. Then TreeShared 171 profiles to the Ancestry tree - all in sync now!
* Walked down the block, then read blogs and checked Facebook and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, and we went to church at 9:10 a.m. It was Tracey's last day and we had a doughnut and punch party for her. We got to say goodbye.
* Home by 11 a.m. to write the Amanuensis Monday post. Had lunch, and watched the Padres game. Read the paper, and dozed in the recliner. Padres lost to d-backs 5-4 on a 3-run homer in the 8th inning. So 5 in a row, and now 11-12.
* Online to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 9 to 15 August 2020 posted. Answered email and read blogs.
* Went in to fix dinner at 5 p.m., watched TV, washed dishes, cut some rose bushes, and online at 6:30 p.m. to resolve 167 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to RootsMagic tree. Then TreeShared 171 profiles to the Ancestry tree - all in sync now!
* Walked down the block, then read blogs and checked Facebook and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 5.0 hours.
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Genea-Journal - Saturday, 15 August 2020
I'm always concerned about the Ides of any month...it was hot again today, but some tropical clouds over the mountains and hazier. It's 84F in the house tonight with the door open.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 8 to 14 August 2020 posted. Checked AncestryDNA matches (+60).
* Answered several emails with a research report, then wrote the SNGF post. Noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 August 2020 posted. Took my nap.
* Online at 1 to eat lunch, noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Greatest Achievement posted. Worked on WebHints in RootsMagic finding BMD dates/places for random profiles, adding content and sources. Matched some random Family Tree profiles too.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, then added Life Sketches for about 10 of my 52 Ancestors profiles.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to fix dinner, then watched the Padres game. Read the paper, washed dishes, read email, blogs and Facebook, read my ebook. Padres came from 7-1 after 8 to make it 7-6 with a throwout at the plate (again) against D-backs. So now 11-11, and lost 4 straight. Need to right this ship on Sunday.
* Online at 8:30 p.m. to read, finish up the Best Of post, and resolve 102 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 8 to 14 August 2020 posted. Checked AncestryDNA matches (+60).
* Answered several emails with a research report, then wrote the SNGF post. Noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 8 to 14 August 2020 posted. Took my nap.
* Online at 1 to eat lunch, noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Greatest Achievement posted. Worked on WebHints in RootsMagic finding BMD dates/places for random profiles, adding content and sources. Matched some random Family Tree profiles too.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, then added Life Sketches for about 10 of my 52 Ancestors profiles.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to fix dinner, then watched the Padres game. Read the paper, washed dishes, read email, blogs and Facebook, read my ebook. Padres came from 7-1 after 8 to make it 7-6 with a throwout at the plate (again) against D-backs. So now 11-11, and lost 4 straight. Need to right this ship on Sunday.
* Online at 8:30 p.m. to read, finish up the Best Of post, and resolve 102 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.
Friday, August 14, 2020
Genea-Journal - Friday, 14 August 2020
Went to bed too late, woke up too early. Warmed up into the 90s today, and will be for the next week. We have the fans going.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 343: #553 Susanna (Draper) Plimpton (1687-1769) of Medfield, Massachusetts posted. Checked AncestryDNA matches (+50) and added Note to one match. Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 14 August 2020.
* Went to the grocery store, and home by 11 a.m. Got the laundry started. Added to the Best Of post and answered email. Lay down for a nap.
* Had lunch, online to read, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 14 August 2020, watched the RootsMagic video, and wrote RootsMagic Version 8 - a New Preview Video.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, then wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts and resolved 146 Ancestry Hints.
* Went in at 5:30 to fix dinner, watched TV news, and watched the Padres game. Read the paper, washed dishes, finished the laundry, and read FT magazine, then read email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter, resolved 108 Ancestry Hints, and read some of my ebook. Padres lost to Arizona 5-1 so now 11-10. 3 losses in a row, and 3 runs in 3 games. Crap. Not good enough yet.
* Online at 9:50 p.m. to finish the FamilySearch post and write this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 343: #553 Susanna (Draper) Plimpton (1687-1769) of Medfield, Massachusetts posted. Checked AncestryDNA matches (+50) and added Note to one match. Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 14 August 2020.
* Went to the grocery store, and home by 11 a.m. Got the laundry started. Added to the Best Of post and answered email. Lay down for a nap.
* Had lunch, online to read, then wrote Genealogy News Bytes - Friday, 14 August 2020, watched the RootsMagic video, and wrote RootsMagic Version 8 - a New Preview Video.
* Checked Twitter and Facebook, then wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts and resolved 146 Ancestry Hints.
* Went in at 5:30 to fix dinner, watched TV news, and watched the Padres game. Read the paper, washed dishes, finished the laundry, and read FT magazine, then read email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter, resolved 108 Ancestry Hints, and read some of my ebook. Padres lost to Arizona 5-1 so now 11-10. 3 losses in a row, and 3 runs in 3 games. Crap. Not good enough yet.
* Online at 9:50 p.m. to finish the FamilySearch post and write this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Genea-Journal - Thursday, 13 August 2020
The weeks just fly by now, and I don't get as much done as earlier when the baseball season was stopped. I haven't resolved Ancestry Hints for 3 nights now. Struggled to get to sleep last night - like 12:45 a.m. after two hours of trying.
* Read emails and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1705 Marriage of John Fisher and Abigail Smith in Medfield, Massachusetts posted. Checked AncestryDNA matches (+59_ and added Notes to 10 of them. Answered email, and took my nap.
* Had lunch, then wrote Seavers in The News - Miss Cora J. Seaver Dies in Hartford in 1940. Worked on Web Hints, matching Family Tree profiles, and adding content and sources to RootsMagic. Checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Worked on a 52 Ancestors profile but did the wrong one - next week!
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV, then took Linda for a walk. Finished up the wrong 52 Ancestor profile, found the right one and started on it. Got it done by 7 p.m.
* Went in to watch the Padres game and we were already behind 5-2 in the 2nd inning. Read the paper, washed dishes, read my ebook, checked email, read blog posts, checked Facebook. Padres lost to dodgers 11-2, so now 11-9 at the 1/3 point in the season. Good, but not great.
* Online to write the 52 Ancestors post, check Facebook, and write this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
* Read emails and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1705 Marriage of John Fisher and Abigail Smith in Medfield, Massachusetts posted. Checked AncestryDNA matches (+59_ and added Notes to 10 of them. Answered email, and took my nap.
* Had lunch, then wrote Seavers in The News - Miss Cora J. Seaver Dies in Hartford in 1940. Worked on Web Hints, matching Family Tree profiles, and adding content and sources to RootsMagic. Checked Twitter and Facebook.
* Worked on a 52 Ancestors profile but did the wrong one - next week!
* Went in at 5:15 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV, then took Linda for a walk. Finished up the wrong 52 Ancestor profile, found the right one and started on it. Got it done by 7 p.m.
* Went in to watch the Padres game and we were already behind 5-2 in the 2nd inning. Read the paper, washed dishes, read my ebook, checked email, read blog posts, checked Facebook. Padres lost to dodgers 11-2, so now 11-9 at the 1/3 point in the season. Good, but not great.
* Online to write the 52 Ancestors post, check Facebook, and write this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.
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