I have completed one hundred eighty-two (182) weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. It was a quiet week: I left the house for three trips to the History Center and for phenology.
Genealogy
Genealogy
Meetings
The
monthly CCCGS round table was Monday and we had good discussions. A group is
planning a trip to the FSL in February. Later that day, Jacqueline and I zoomed
in and she approved of the improvement in the quality of my sound.
Genealogy
Writing
This
week, I finished the first draft of the presentation for the Main Genealogical
Society. I will review it and record myself presenting it to see what changes I
might need to make. I finished the railroad travel article for CCCGS Diablo
Descendants and turned it in. I also finished my methodology column for the
CGS Nugget. Once the articles were finished, I went back to working on
my BCG renewal. Will it be a KDP or a research report? Playing with both
possibilities.
Blog Posts:
Disaster: Arnold Nilsen, the CCC, & the 1937
Yosemite Flood. For Week 35, I wrote about my husband’s Uncle Arnold when he
was in the CCC.
SNGF: Elusive Ancestor Research (Sullivan, Sheehan
& Raduntz). These are some end-of-the-line families that I may never locate
their parents.
Genealogy Volunteer/Work
I went to the History Center three times this week. On Tuesday, our director
brought a volunteer to help with the library inventory. After I had to take
care of some research queries, Marcello helped me with the computer while I
worked with the books. On Friday, John and I spent the whole day on the
inventory. On Saturday, I spent a few hours continuing the inventory on my own.
Maxine and I also discussed some useful supplies to help with the labeling of
the library shelves.
Saturday, I hosted the CGS Intro to Genealogy class
while Jennifer gave the presentation.
Webinars
Viewed:
- Connecting Generations through Probate and Property by Teri E Flack (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)
- Six Free Websites Every Ontario Genealogist Needs by Janice Nickerson (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)
Other:
There were
no hikes this week due to the warm temperature. I spent most of my free time
sitting in front of the television watching the US Open games. Though I wasn’t
entirely watching—I worked on the computer, too, getting stuff done. There is
one more week—yeah! Giants’ games this week were disappointing again.
Our tomato crop has been
abundant and some of the individual tomatoes are really huge. I made sauce
twice this week to eat with pasta.
I
am reading:
- How
the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Photos for this week.
Purple Cherokee, 2 pounds, 2 3/4 ounces
Genealogists are great at documenting our ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I will write about what I have been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing, who started this meme.
That tomato is a beauty! I believe "How the Light Gets In" shows the author's skill at understanding and conveying the wide range of human motivations and relationships.
ReplyDeleteThis one is different, for sure and I think you've hit the theme.
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