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Monday Genea-pourri, Week of Oct 17-23, 2022

I have completed one hundred thirty-seven (137) weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. I have been more careful around people and have stayed home more, except for volunteering at the History Center & Oakland FamilySearch Library. I hiked with some friends at Valle Vista and dined with Norman’s cousins, Eric and Melissa.

Genealogy

Blog Writing:

Lost: How I Got Around the Loss of the 1890 Census. I wrote about the records I used to find addresses of family.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Your Genealogy Highlights for Last Month. I wrote about my vacation and genealogy activities.

Meetings/Discussion Groups
I had no meetings or discussion group meetings this past week.

Volunteer/Client Work
I volunteered this week at the History Center where I helped a researcher with court records. At the Oakland Family History Center, I worked the front desk. On Saturday, I co-hosted the CGS webinar.

Webinars Viewed:

  • Making the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Your Research Assistant by Curt B. Witcher
  • Assembling Research Results by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, CG
  • Ancestral Time Travels: Timelines by Jennifer Holik

I am reading:

  • Acqua Alta by Donna Leon—FINISHED!
  • Maus I by Art Spiegelman—FINISHED!
  • They Called Us Enemy by George Takei—FINISHED!
  • Tokyo Rose: Zero Hour by Andre R Frattino—FINISHED!
  • Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher—FINISHED!
  • Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

Other:
I took a few walks in the neighborhood, hiked at Valle Vista, and attended training on bio-engineering, which is a way to stabilize stream banks with willow cuttings. We had a nice dinner at Spinster Sister in Santa Rosa with family. From the list above, I read a lot of books and took naps most days. I’m finally feeling better from Covid.

Photos for this week: From Valley Vista





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.


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