I have completed one hundred sixty-one (161) weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. My outside activities included working at the History Center, doing phenology, and attending two birding walks which of course were outdoors.
Genealogy
Blog
Writing:
A New Beginning Genealogy Resource: Drew Smith’s
Generation by Generation (Book Review). I was anxious to read this new book for beginning
genealogists and can recommend it due to its new approach, starting with the
present and working your way back in time, generation by generation. The first
part discusses more methodology than in other introductory volumes.
SNGF: Summertime Fun as a Child I wrote about bicycling and roller skating
on sidewalks in our old neighborhood in Pittsburg, California.
Meetings/Discussion Groups
Another quiet week. Just a
short session with Jacqueline.
Volunteer
On Tuesday, I completed a half day
volunteer shift and worked on cleaning off Betty’s old desk to make room for a
computer to be placed there.
On Wednesday, I hosted a Q&A session at the Oakland FamilySearch Center during my volunteer stint. We need to publicize this more, as I had only one person attend, but we had a nice discussion about Scottish research.
Client Work
The third probate class I’m
teaching at Applied Genealogy Institute went especially well. I really enjoyed
the discussion we had about Robert Lancaster’s inventory. Some brought up points
I hadn’t thought of myself. I’m looking forward to next week’s presentations.
Own Work
Because I got a
notification from Google about my drive storage is filling up, I spent a couple
of days clearing out Google Photos, Google Drive, and Google Email. I copied
and pasted the text from emails into a Word document, added an image of any
attachment so I would know what was included with the email, and downloaded
everything to review later. I have managed to get from 13 gigs down to 9+ gigs.
I’m not finished, but it’s a good start.
Webinars Viewed.
None
this week.
I
am reading:
- Researching
U.S. WWI Military Members by Margaret M. McMahon, PhD.
- Generation
by Generation: A Modern Approach to the Basics of Genealogy by Drew Smith—FINISHED!
- Aunt
Dimity & the Enchanted Cottage by Nancy Atherton. This is a little weird, and I’m
reading a book further in the series, so I don’t have all the background. Maybe
I’ll finish it, maybe not.
Other
I
went on two Mt. Diablo Audubon birding trips this week, the first on Tuesday to
the North Briones trail, where Cheryl led the trip. It was disappointing that
there were not more wildflowers blooming, but it has been both cold and rainy
this past month. On Wednesday, Cheryl and I carpooled to the Orinda Connector
trail where Don led the trip. There, we saw nice examples of Trillium blooming
and viewed Wood ducks, Wilson’s Warblers, and Orange-crowned Warblers. Birding
around the neighborhood during my daily walks was a bust—it was too overcast
most days.
We’re still pulling weeds in the backyard to prepare for the summer veggie garden. This rain, though we badly needed it, produced much more vegetation. Now that it hasn’t rained for a few days and we’ve had some wind, the ground is drying out and it’s harder to pull the weeds.
Photos
for this week
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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