The Geneaholic

Genealogy Journal - Wednesday, 31 March 2021

2021-03-31T21:24:00.002-07:00

Another new record - 59 days without journaling. Once you stop, it's hard to get back to it. Does anybody care?

Today was a warm day here in Chula Vista - 88F was the official high, but a bit warmer here. I thought about getting the fan back in my cave since it was over 80F all day.

Read email and blogs, noted that A 4-Generation Carringer Family Picture -- Post 663 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted and wrote Recent MyHeritage News.

* Noted news AncestryDNA matches and added one more ThruLine to RootsMagic, then worked on adding more descendant families of my 5th great-grandparents.

* Had lunch, added to the Best Of post, and opened the Zoom room for the CVGS meeting. Debby Anderson did her talk on her great-grandmother's letters to her sister and it was fascinating - she also researched names, places, events and terms. We had 40 attendees. Afterward, I took a nap.

* Added to the Best Of post, checked Twitter and Facebook, answered email, did some checking on several ancestors, put out the trash cans, then went in and fixed dinner.

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, then wrote the Treasure Chest post, took a short walk, and resolved 225 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to RootsMagic. Added to the Best Of post and checked Facebook again. Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Here are the end-of-March statistics.

Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 March (with increases in the numbers from 31 January in parentheses):

* 62,524 (+ 1175)
* 25,516 families (+ 517)
* 198,855 events (+ 3298)
* 12,026 Alternate Names (+ 508)
* 15,719 places (+ 649)
* 2,126 sources (+ 41)
* 135,770 citations (+ 3151)
* 1,558 Multi-media Items (+ 3)
* 3,212 Multimedia links (+ 1)
* 41,358 matched to FSFT (+ 1108)

I'm up to 68.28% (+0.46%) for citations/events and 217,15% (+0.98%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for March (compared to stats for January):

* 14,509 blog posts (+159)

* 122,842 page views (4,095 per day, Blogger Stats, - 868)

* >2,100 readers on Feedly (+??)

* 3,456readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 22)

Genealogy Journal - Sunday, 31 January 2021

2021-01-31T20:51:00.007-08:00

It's probably a record for fewest posts in a month - this is TWO. But no one is complaining. Yet. Life is busy and I'd rather read a book watching TV instead of writing a blog post, even though the rest of my day is the same as it has been for a year now. Boring. But I get a lot of data entry and searching done.

* Read email and blogs, noted that Genealogical Forum of Oregon Hosting a FREE Virtual Open House From 27 March to 3 April 2021 posted.

* Worked on the Amanuensis Monday post and set it for Monday. Had to search for one to transcribe. I need to plan ahead better.

* Answer4ed email, and went in at noon to have lunch and watch the golf tournament. Boring...got a short recliner nap. Read the paper too.

* Online at 3:30 p.m. to note that Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 24 to 30 January 2021 posted. Checked the AncestryDNA numbers. Added to the new Best Of post.

* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to fix dinner - yum - spaghetti - and watch TV news.

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to answer email, then resolved 210 Ancestry Hints adding content to the RootsMagic tree. Then TreeShared 148 profiles to the Ancestry Member Tree.

* Checked blogs and email, then checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was only 6.5 hours.

Here are the end-of-January statistics.

Here are the numbers from my RootsMagic database as of 31 January (with increases in the numbers from 31 December in parentheses):

* 61,349 persons (+ 682)
* 24,999 families (+ 226)
* 195,557 events (+ 1723)
* 11,518 Alternate Names (+ 263)
* 15,070 places (+ 176)
* 2,085 sources (+ 5)
* 132,619 citations (+ 1662)
* 1,555 Multi-media Items (+ 0)
* 3,211 Multimedia links (- 1)
* 40,250 matched to FSFT (+ 612

I'm up to 67.82% (+0.26%) for citations/events and 216.17% (+0.67%) for citations/persons.

Genea-Musings statistics for January (compared to stats for December):

* 14,350 blog posts (+70)

* 153,853 page views (4963 per day, Blogger Stats, + 1045)

* >2,100 readers on Feedly (+??)

* 3,434 readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 1)

Genealogy Journal - Tuesday, 12 January 2021

2021-01-12T21:10:00.010-08:00

Finally remembered to post a journal...first one in 2021. Has anyone noticed?

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Exploring the New "Ancestor Discovery Pages" on FamilySearch posted.

* Worked on AncestryDNA matches for awhile. Answered email from Bob about Kemp matches - he may have a solution for the brick wall Kemp. Very good work!

* Added to the Best Of post, and had lunch. Wrote Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 12 January 2021.

* Checked and the FOREVER box with 29 home movies digitized was on the doorstep. Got the files installed and watched about 15 of them. Some priceless moments - I will try to get still shots of some of them (nobody stays still in these movies! Posted on Facebook about the movies and blog posts.

* Went in at 4:30 p.m. to start the meat in the oven. We ate, watched TV news, and washed dishes.

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, write the Wednesday morning post, and resolved 350 Ancestry Hints in RootsMagic, adding content and sources. Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and answered email. Genealogy today was 11.0 hours.

Genealogy Journal - 31 December 2020

2020-12-31T21:50:00.003-08:00

What a terrible year, but I did well in genealogy. Go figure. I doubt that the first half of 2021 will be better. This is my 4th post in December. Slacker!!

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1693 Birth Record of Dinah Rice (1693-1725) in Marlborough, Massachusetts posted.

* Worked on and posted Randy's Genealogy Activity Highlights for 2020. went to the grocery store.

* Home by 11 a.m., and took my nap. Had lunch, and added to the Best Of post, then wrote MyHeritage Year in Review Graphic for 2020 and Seavers in the News -- Obituary of Undertaker George W. Seaver (1854-1946) of Marion, Virginia.

* Checked Twitter and Facebook, then started the profile for 52 Ancestors. Answered email.

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

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the 52 Ancestors post, then answered email and talked to Lori. At 8, added to the Best Of post, and worked in Web Hints for awhile. Added more descendants of Seavers.

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

Here are the end-of-December statistics.

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

* 60,768 persons (+ 533)
* 24,773 families (+ 251)
* 193,834 events (+ 1527)
* 11,255 Alternate Names (+ 277)
* 14,894 places (+ 215)
* 2,080 sources (+ 20)
* 130,958 citations (+ 1748)
* 1,555 Multi-media Items (+ 3)
* 3,212 Multimedia links (+ 2)
* 39,638 matched to FSFT (+ 505)

I'm up to 67.56% (+0.37%) for citations/events and 215.50% (+0.99%) for citations/persons.

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

* 14,280 blog posts (+81)

* 121,452 page views (3918 per day, Blogger Stats, + 368)

* >2,100 readers on Feedly (+??)

* 3,433 readers via email (Feedburner) (- 4)

Genealogy Journal - Wednesday, 23 December 2020

2020-12-23T21:09:00.001-08:00

15 days since the last journal - when you get out of the habit, you don't post as much. I work u p until 9:15 p.m. usually and then go watch TV and read my mystery books.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Christmas Eve 1954 Seaver Family Photo -- Post 649 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted. Wrote Twelve Days of a Genealogy Christmas - Randy's Version and set it for later. Checked AncestryDNA match numbers. Wrote two more Christmas posts.

* Tried to nap, but didn't. Added the year's 52 Ancestors and Amanuensis Monday posts to the blog pages - took an hour for one and 90 minutes for the other. Wrote Updated my 52 Ancestors and Amanuensis Monday Lists Today. How Can I Preserve Them? Did the laundry.

* Answered email and added people to RootsMagic from the emails. Checked Twitter and Facebook. Added to the Best Of post. Worked some more in RootsMagic with WebHints.

* Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV, read the paper, put out the trash, and washed dishes.

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to write MyHeritageDNA Introduces New Genetic Groups Feature. Wrote the Treasure Chest post. Resolved 228 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to RootsMagic.

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

Genealogy Journal - Tuesday, 8 December 2020

2020-12-08T21:10:00.005-08:00

This was a pretty full day with lots going on. I learned today that my friend Dennis Maness of San Francisco died two months ago - prostate cancer. Sad - could be any of us, I know. A great guy, excellent photographer and good friend.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Update on The Early New England Families (1641-1700) Study Project posted. Worked on AncestryDNA notes.

* Got the Christmas card list pared down a bit and labels printed. I need printer ink to do the letters. Drat. Took a short nap.

* Up at 12:20 p.m. and had lunch, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 8 December 2020.

* Went to Costco for printer ink and they had black but not color. Drat. On way home noted smoke in the air - don't think it was from the fire in Mexico.

* Checked Facebook and Twitter, then worked on MyHeritageDNA matches - never enough tree info to find a common ancestor. Added to the Best Of post. Answered email.

* Cooked dinner, watched TV, read the paper and washed dishes.

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to write the Wordless post, then resolved 256 Ancestry hints, adding content and sources to RootsMagic. Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.0 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Friday, 4 December 2020

2020-12-04T21:20:00.005-08:00

So much has happened since Monday - Linda's birthday, 2 friends have died, another with cancer, and suddenly genealogy isn't all consuming. slept terribly last night without knowing all of that.

* Read email and lbogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 359: #572 Jabez Snow (1670-1750) of Eastham, Massachusetts posted. Wrote Findmypast Friday: New Baptisms, Probate Indexes and Newspaper Pages.

* Started the CVGS newsletter and got four pages done. Tried to nap. Had lunch. Wrote Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 4 December 2020.

* Added to the Best Of post. Took a short nap. Checked Twitter and Facebook. Wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts.

* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to start dinner - ham and yellow squash and fruit and ice cream. Watched news and read the paper, washed the dishes.

* Online at 6:15 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, worked more on the newsletter - about 80% done. Resolved 243 Ancestry Hints adding sources and events to RootsMagic. Checked DNA numbers.

* Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 11 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Monday, 30 November 2020

2020-11-30T21:19:00.002-08:00

It's the end of November and I've journaled only 6 times this month. Randy has been a very naughty, but busy, and lazy too, geneaholic. It's the end of the month. Anyone want to guess how many times I will journal in December?

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1739 Bond and Decree to Distribute the Real Estate of the Widow of John Plimpton (1649-1704) of Medfield, Massachusetts posted.

* Got into Mondays With Myrt and contributed a bit. Went to the grocery store and home by 11:30 a.m. Wrote 50% Discount on Legacy Family Tree Webinars and Software. Took my nap.

* Had lunch, then added to the Best Of post, and wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 29 November 2020. Checked AncestryDNA matches too.

* Checked Twitter and Facebook, then added to the Best Of post, and worked a bit in Web Hints in RootsMagic.

* Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watched TV, read the paper, and did the dishes.

* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, then wrote a long blog post for Tuesday, and added to the Best Of post, set up a Zoom meeting, and checked Facebook, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Here are the end-of-November statistics.

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

* 60,235 persons (+ 546)
* 24,522 families (+ 224)
* 192,307 events (+ 1694)
* 10,978 Alternate Names (+ 282)
* 14,679 places (+ 102)
* 2,060 sources (+ 5)
* 129,210 citations (+ 1589)
* 1,552 Multi-media Items (+ 4)
* 3,210 Multimedia links (+ 2)
* 39,033 matched to FSFT (+ 673)

I'm up to 67.19% (+0.24%) for citations/events and 214.51% (+0.70%) for citations/persons.

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

* 14,199 blog posts (+73)

* 106,506 page views (3550 per day, Blogger Stats, + 607)

* >2,100 readers on Feedly (+??)

* 3,437 readers via email (Feedburner) (+ 3)

Genea-Journal - Tuesday, 24 November 2020

2020-11-24T21:03:00.006-08:00

hmmm, two weeks ago was my last post. Did you miss me? I've been busy and now it doesn't seem that important to journal every day. It is what it is - late November, almost turkey day, and we are still here doing pretty much the same things day after day.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Review: "Genealogy at a Glance: War of 1812 Research - Updated Edition," by Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL posted. Checked AncestryDNA.

* Packed and sealed and took my forever box to FedEx - hope to get it back by New Years.

* Downloaded MyHeritageDNA spreadsheets hoping to get inspiration to do a DNA matches list. Had lunch.

* Wrote Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 24 November 2020 and found one of the Italian lines in a tree and added two families. Fun!!

* Checked Facebook and Twitter, then added to the Best Of post, and worked more in RootsMagic WebHints.

* Went in at 5 p.m. for dinner, watched TV, read the paper, washed dishes, finished the laundry.

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, talked to Lori on the phone, wrote the Wordless post, and resolved 215 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources to RootsMagic.

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

Genealogy Journal - Tuesday, 10 November 2020

2020-11-10T21:15:00.001-08:00

Will wonders never cease? Or will ceasars never wonder? Two days in a row on the RJS show! A sunny day but cool - high of about 75. but I got about 20 minutes of sun walking around downtown Chula Vista.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Review: "Genealogy at a Glance: Swedish Genealogy Research," by Robert Johnson, JD, CG posted. Checked the AncestryDNA matches - not many new ones.

* We left at 9:45 a.m. and Linda had a dental appointment. Home by 11:15. I took my nap.

* Had lunch, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 10 November 2020. Answered email and did some Seaver research.

* Checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and did some random WebHint work.

* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV, read the paper, and wash dishes.

* Online at 6 p.m. to read, colorized some old photos, wrote the Wordless post, and resolved 316 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources for some of them to RootsMagic.

* Added to the Best Of post, checked email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Monday, 9 November 2020

2020-11-09T21:12:00.003-08:00

I always have good intentions, but I'm not succeeding in blogging here every night. Frustrated by everything, and not sleeping well, so need a nap, which reduces my work time. Rained over the weekend so now the weeds will start growing again.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1685 Bond and Order to Administer the Estate of George Barbur (1617-1685) of Medfield, Massachusetts posted.

* Got into Mondays With Myrt and shared a bit about software and mining Ancestry hints. Went to the grocery store. Home by 11:40 a.m. and got the laundry started.

* Took my nap, had lunch, and online at 12:45 to add to the Best Of post, then wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 8 November 2020. Checked Facebook and Twitter.

* Answered email and set up CVGS Zoom meetings. Went in at 4:30 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV news, read the paper, and wash dishes. Finished the laundry.

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, resolve 172 Ancestry Hints and check Facebook. Wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Wednesday, 4 November 2020

2020-11-04T21:18:00.001-08:00

The election returns are dribbling in - nothing decided yet... Received my birthday present today - See's candy from Tami. I think my daughters are trying to fatten me up for the winter. I don't need more fattening, but...See's!

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Randy and His Great-Grandfather in 1944 -- Post 642 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted. Wrote Mining the Newspapers.com Obituary Index Record Hints on Ancestry and set it for later.

* Took my nap. Had lunch, and online at Zoom for the CVGS Board meeting at 11:50. Over by 12:45.

* Worked on the GSMD application summary. I keep IDing documents i need to get.

* Checked Twitter and Facebook, and added to the Best Of post. Worked on WebHints. Checked the DNA match numbers.

* Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV, read the paper, put out the trash and wash dishes.

* Online at 6:45 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, write the Treasure Chest post, and resolved 276 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources. Checked Facebook and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10./0 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Monday, 2 November 2020

2020-11-02T21:07:00.007-08:00

Today was the 129th birth anniversary of my grandfather - Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976). I sure wish I had talked to him more about his life stories.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and got into Mondays with Myrt at 8:45. didn't say much.

* Went to the grocery store at 10:45 a.m. and home by 11:30. Took my nap.

* Had lunch, then noted that the Amanuensis Monday post had not posted, so I activated it from Draft - Amanuensis Monday -- 1685 Inventory of George Barbur (1617-1685) of Medfield, Massachusetts. Need to check that occasionally. Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 1 November 2020.

* Checked AncestryDNA matches - no new matches since Saturday. Checked Twitter and Facebook, and added to the Best Of post. Worked on WebHints adding content and sources to RootsMagic.

* Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV, read the paper, water the front plants, wash dishes, and walk the block.

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, answer email, wrote a Tuesday post, added two lines to RootsMagic for ThruLines, Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Saturday, 31 October 2020

2020-10-31T21:37:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween - we stayed home and had no trick/treaters. More M&Ms for me!

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Hallowe'en Name Whacking 2020 Style and Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 24 to 30 October 2020 posted.

* Wrote the SNGF post, and noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 24 to 30 October 2020 posted. Checked for AncestryDNA matches. Looked for MyHeritage record matches. Took my nap.

* Had lunch, and noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Hallowe'en Memories and Family History posted. Wrote the Amanuensis Monday post. Checked Twitter and Facebook. Added to the Best Of post. Went out and cleaned up the tumbleweeds into the yard waste can.

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

* Online at 6:30 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and answer email. Resolved 351 Ancestry Hints, and TreeShared 210 profiles to the AMT. Whew!

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

Here are the end-of-September statistics.

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

* 59,689 persons (+ 544)
* 24,298 families (+ 186)
* 190,613 events (+ 1577)
* 10,696 Alternate Names (+ 161)
* 14,577 places (+ 403)
* 2,055 sources (+ 7)
* 127,621 citations (+ 945)
* 1,548 Multi-media Items (+ 0)
* 3,208 Multimedia links (+ 0)
* 38,360 matched to FSFT (+ 657)

I'm up to 66.95% (-0.06%) for citations/events and 213.81% (-0.37%) for citations/persons.

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

* 14,126 blog posts (+72)

* 91,225 page views (2943 per day, Blogger Stats, - 299)

* >2,100 readers on Feedly (+??)

* 3,434 readers via email (Feedburner) (- 8)

Genealogy Journal - Thursday, 29 October 2020

2020-10-29T21:18:00.003-07:00

Two days until Hallowe'en - I hoe the grocery store still has the candy I like still in stock. This was a stay-at-home day.

* Read email and lbogs, added to the Best Of post, and wrote Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1649 Birth Record of John Young in Eastham, Massachusetts and then RootsTech Connect 2021 is Coming!! FREE and Online - 25-27 February 2021.

* Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree matching profiles and checked potential ancestors for some of my folks. Added Notes to 12 DNA matches. Started the laundry. Took my nap.

* Had lunch, added to the Best Of post, then wrote Seavers in the News -- Obituary of Maud Evelyn (White) Seaver (1873-1944) of San Pedro, California. Worked some more on Family Tree profiles.

* Checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and answered email. Worked on the 52 Ancestor profile.

* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to start dinner, watched TV news, read the paper, washed dishes and brought in the laundry and made the bed.

* Online at 7 p.m. to read, wrote the 52 Ancestors post, and resolved 197 Ancestry hints adding content and sources. Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 10.0 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Wednesday, 28 October 2020

2020-10-28T21:25:00.005-07:00

This was the day that the power was supposed to go off for 6 hours, and it did. But only for two hours. Whew.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Seavers and Carringers at the Train Station in July 1942 -- Post 641 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday posted. Was working on AncestryDNA matches when the power went off at 9:30 a.m.

* We went to the 99 Cent store to shop and were home by 11 a.m. Saw the new transformer being installed. Rested my eyes for awhile, and the power came on at 11:30. Booted up the computer (it takes awhile now) and got into the CVGS Zoom meeting at 11:55. Watched Marshall's three talks.

* Worked in FamilySearch Family Tree for awhile, then wrote Dear Randy: Who Are Your Mayflower 1620 Ancestors? Added to the Best Of post. Checked Twitter and Facebook. Worked some more in Family Tree.

* Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watch TV news, and read the paper. Put out the trash, watered the plants, pulled weeds, and washed dishes.

* Online at 7 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and resolved 186 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources.

* Answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Genea-Journal - Monday, 26 October 2020

2020-10-26T21:05:00.001-07:00

Only 59 shopping days until Christmas! I have my eye on a new Dell computer...had a computer scare today. Had a headache and light fever until I took some Aleve at 2 p.m. Ribs are sore from coughing Saturday night with reflux after being at Tami's and eating chocolate cake on top of chicken pot pie.

* Struggled to open anything in windows this morning - spent a good hour trying. Finally got it to work after three logins - a Facebook friend said that there were Microsoft problems today...not sure what happened but will keep an eye on things.

* Read my email and Feedly on my phone while fighting the computer. Was able to get into Mondays With Myrt at 8:40 s.m. and participated there.

* Added to the Best Of post, noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1690 Administrator's Bond for Estate of Thomas Wight (1629-1690) of Medfield, Mass. posted, and went to the grocery store.

* Home by 11:40 a.m. and took my nap. Had lunch. Wrote Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 25 October 2020 and added to the Best Of post. Answered email.

* Checked Twitter and Facebook, then checked AncestryDNA numbers. Added one more ThruLine to RootsMagic. Used WebHints to add data for several profiles in RootsMagic.

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

* Online at 6:45 p.m. to talk to Lori, worked in MyHeritage record hints for Billion Graces - found lots of info to add to RootsMagic profiles. Matched several families in RootsMagic with Family Tree.

* Added to the Best Of post, answered email, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Genea-Journal - Thursday, 22 October 2020

2020-10-22T21:09:00.006-07:00

Tami's birthday today and we forgot to call. Weather is cooler. I haven't journaled for 5 days - getting bad habits!

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - Sketch of the George and Mehitable (Knowles) Family of Eastham, Mass. posted.

* Worked on AncestryDNA matches. Added a common ancestor line. Checked other matches trees on Family Tree without success.

* Answered email, hung the Mixtiles on the wall. Took my nap, had lunch.

* Wrote Seavers in the News -- Howell A. Seaver of Williamstown, Vt. Dies in 1943. Started work on the 52 Ancestors post.

* Checked Twitter and Facebook, and wrote the 52 Ancestors post. Added to the Best Of post.

* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV, fixed dinner, read the paper, watched the debate, washed dishes.

* Online at 8 p.m. to add to the Best Of post, then resolved 288 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to RootsMagic.

* Checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 7.5 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Saturday, 17 October 2020

2020-10-17T21:13:00.001-07:00

It was a pretty big genealogy day today. I even got 8 hours of sleep and no nap. And it was cooler outside, only about 80F today but I only went outside twice on trips to the trash can.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 10 to 16 October 2020 posted.

* Practiced my presentation one more time. Longer than 60 minutes. Too many words, I guess. Had lunch. Checked my AncestryDNA matches. Added to the Best Of post and noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 10 to 16 October 2020 posted.

* Got into the Zoom meeting for WAGS at 12:30 and gave my talk at about 1:10. Finished at 2:15 and had discussions until about 2:45.

* Added to the Best Of post, checked email, and noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Top 10 Free Genealogy Sites posted. Checked Twitter and Facebook. Answered email.

* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to watch baseball, fixed dinner, read the paper, and washed dishes.

* Online at 6:45 p.m. to work on Forever adding photo albums - need to do more of that. I need to work on the Tuesday night presentation too.

* Resolved 158 Ancestry Hints, adding content and sources to RootsMagic profiles. TreeShared 122 profiles to the AMT using RootsMagic. Still about 100 to do.

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

Genealogy Journal - Thursday, 15 October 2020

2020-10-15T21:07:00.005-07:00

Remembered it was my father's 109th birthday, but he died in 1983. Saw that a Facebook friend lost his son too. Put that and Linda's cousin's husband into my RootsMagic program. gotta stay up to date!

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - 1646 Birth of Elizabeth Pierce in Woburn, Mass. posted. Worked on AncestryDNA matches, and made notes for 5 recently added common ancestors. I need to add those lines to RootsMagic.

* Left at 10:30 a.m. for the dentist office to install my crown - home by 11:30 a.m. Had lunch, added to the Best Of post and wrote Seavers in the News -- George N. Seaver Dies in Delaware in 1943, then research a bit some of the family lines. Took my nap!

* Online at 2:30 p.m. to read, then checked Twitter and Facebook. Started on the 52 Ancestors profile and got it almost done.

* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to fix dinner, we watched baseball, read the paper and washed dishes.

* Online at 7 p.m. to read, finished the 52 Ancestor post, talked to Tami on the phone, and resolved 120 Ancestry Hints adding content and sources.

* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Tuesday, 13 October 2020

2020-10-13T21:23:00.003-07:00

It was hot today - about 95F here, and we had to go out in it.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and wrote MyHeritage Releases Major Collection of Historical Norway Church Records, 1815–1938.

* Checked AncestryDNA, then worked on the news byte post. Had lunch.

* We left at 11:40 a.m. for Linda's dentist appointment - she got a new crown (darn things are expensive!). Home by 1:30 p.m.

* Read blogs, then took my nap. Up at 3 to note that Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 13 October 2020 posted. Checked Twitter and Facebook, then added to the Best Of post and worked in WebHints adding content and sources to RootsMagic.

* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch baseball, then cooked dinner, read the paper, washed dishes, and saw some football too. Online at 6:45 p.m. to write the Wordless post, worked on WebHints some more, then watched Finding Your Roots. The records...

* Online at 9 p.m. to read, add to the Best Of post, and checked Facebook, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.0 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Saturday, 10 October 2020

2020-10-10T21:06:00.005-07:00

I'be been such a bad genea-boy at journaling the last few weeks. It's easier not to do it and the Padres games went into my genealogy time. But that's over and I've recovered from the disappointment now.

* Read email and lbogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 3 to 9 October 2020 posted. Looked at my AncestryDNA matches. Worked on the CVGS newsletter.

* Got into the SDGS monthly meeting on Zoom, and watched the two Shannon Christmas presentations on GEDmatch. Read blogs and email at halftime.

* Noted that Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 3 to 9 October 2020 and Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Top 5 or 10 Fee-Based Genealogy Sites posted.

* Had lunch, then finished the CVGS newsletter and sent it off for review. Took a nap.

* Online to check Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and worked a bit on my MyHeritage photos.

* Went in at 5:30 p.m. to fix dinner, watched TV, read the paper, and washed dishes.

* Online at 6:40 p.m. to answer email, wrote a post for Sunday, and resolved 154 Ancestry Hints, then TreeShared 103 profiles to the Ancestry tree.

* Added to the Best Of post, checked Facebook, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 8.5 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Monday, 5 October 2020

2020-10-05T21:25:00.001-07:00

I was ready for when the power company was to turn off our power at 9 a.m., resigned to watching Mondays With Myrt and reading blogs and email on my phone. It never happened. I just hope it doesn't happen when the Padres game is on!

* Read email and blogs, noted that Amanuensis Monday -- 1717 Will of Ephraim Wight (1646-1723) of Medfield, Massachusetts posted, and added to the Best Of post.

* Got into Mondays With Myrt at 8:40 a.m. and shared about the Newspapers.com Marriages Index on Ancestry, and also about my file naming and folder systems. Added to the Best Of post and went to the grocery store.

* Home by 11:45 a.m. and took a nap. Up at 1 p.m. to eat lunch, then worked on the 10/17 presentation. Edited the presentation, now have to do the handout.

* Noted that Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 4 October 2020 posted, then checked Twitter and Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and worked on FSFT matching for awhile.

* Went in at 5 p.m. to fix dinner, watch baseball and football, read the paper, and wash dishes.

* Online at 7:20 p.m. to write the Tuesday's Tip post, resolve 225 Ancestry Hints, and checked the DNA numbers. Added to the Best Of post, read email, and checked Facebook, then wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.5 hours.

Genealogy Journal - Saturday, 3 October 2020

2020-10-03T21:17:00.001-07:00

Slept better last night. A little cooler today her - 85F instead of 95F. Very welcome!

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, noted that Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 26 September to 2 October 2020 and Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 26 September to 2 October 2020 posted.

* Wrote the SNGF post and started the laundry. Got into the SDGS DNA group Zoom meeting and they had 34. Colin described AncestryDNA. Offered opinions and observations.

* Noted that Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Create a Fact List in Your Genealogy Software posted, added to the Best Of post, and checked Twitter and Facebook. Finished the laundry.

* Went in at 4:30 p.m. to recline and watch TV, made dinner, read the paper, trimmed roses, and washed dishes.

* Online at 6:45 p.m. to start the Amanuesis Monday post, then resolved 126 Ancestry Hints, and TreeShared 90 profiles with the Ancestry tree.

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

Genealogy Journal - Friday, 2 October 2020

2020-10-02T21:32:00.001-07:00

The Padres won their playoff series against the Cards - winning 11-9 in a comeback from 6-2 on Thursday, and 4-0 on Friday. Now it's on to the Division Series against the Dodgers. This is a BIG DEAL in San Diego - we hadn't won a playoff game since 1998. Somehow I missed journaling last night! Less than 6 hours sleep last night too.

* Read email and blogs, added to the Best Of post, and noted that 52 Ancestors - Week 350: #561 Thanks (Shepard) Dill (1650-1733) of Massachusetts posted. Checked for AncestryDNA matches, and they took them away! Crap.

* Wrote New Records Available To Search This Findmypast Friday, 2 October 2020 and took a good nap.

* Wrote Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 2 October 2020, had lunch, and worked on my friend's problem. Solved it in an hour, and sent her 10 record images.

* Checked Twitter and Facebook, and added to the Best Of post.

* Went in at 4 p.m. to watch the Padres game, ate dinner, read the paper, watered the plants, washed dishes, and enjoyed the Padres game, and then the postgame show.

* Online at 8 p.m. to read, then wrote the Ancestry and FamilySearch posts, and resolved 66 Ancestry Hints. Checked Facebook, added to the Best Of post, and wrote this post. Genealogy today was 9.0 hours.