I have completed two hundred and twenty-three (223) weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. We had one last day in NYC on Monday, having dinner at Delmonicos. Then off to Pittsburgh for a couple of days and then to Chicago for a couple of days. We visited botanic gardens in both Pittsburgh and Chicago. Saturday night, we got word our train out of Chicago for Los Angeles was canceled. There were no other options so we’ll fly home on Tuesday.
Genealogy
Genealogy Meetings: None this week.
Genealogy
Writing/Research:
I did some research in Will County, Illinois at
the court records office and the county recorder’s office. The clerk at the
courthouse has to do some research to locate the old records I’m interested in.
One of our newest CGs, Deb Dean, joined me at the recorder’s office and we
tackled the deed indexes. The clerk, Melissa, showed us a book that acted as an
index which was much better than looking at microfiche. She was such a help
that if I discover there are more, I’m sure I can help further help from her. I
got ten deeds for Vincent Sievert. I started transcribing them and discovered
two that involved their daughter, Julia, who was my great-grandmother.
Blog Post Published:
Locating Supporting Documentation About a Proposed Texas Bill. For 52 Ancestors’ theme of “Hard Times,” I wrote about how I located the support for a bill that was introduced for the relief of N.H.O. Polly, who was on hard times.
SNGF: Three Things for Father’s Day. We were to write about three things that influenced our life.
Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:
I gave a presentation to the Livermore-Amador Genealogical
Society on Monday evening on church records. A 7 pm presentation was done at 10
pm in eastern time. Boy, I was tired afterward.
Webinars/Courses Viewed: None.
Other:
We spent two days in Pittsburgh and visited the
botanic garden, rode one of the inclines, walked across several bridges, and
walked all over downtown. Our train left at midnight and we arrived in Chicago
the next morning. We caught a Metra train to Joliet, so I could go get court and
deed records. Saturday, we rode another Metra train north to visit the Chicago Botanic
Garden. Boy, the cicadas were noisy! Sunday, was a lazy day, once we found out
we had no train. It was both hot and super windy outside, so after venturing
out to Lou Mitchell’s for brunch, we stayed at the hotel and got caught up on
stuff.
I am reading:
- Westward the Tide
by Louis L’Amour—FINISHED!
- Wilful Behaviour
by Donna Leon—FINISHED!
- The Mystery of the Lost Cézanne by M.L. Longworth
Photos for this week. Pretty flowers from the Pittsburgh & Chicago Botanic Gardens.
Genealogists are great at documenting our
ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I’ll write about what
I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of
Genea-Musing, who started this meme.
Very lovely photos! And sounds like you had a productive week of genealogy too.
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