I have completed one hundred seventy-seven (177) weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. I left the house only twice this week, once to the bank and to operate at the train club. Genealogy This week, I attended virtually, the course “For Land's Sake--Advanced Analysis and Platting” at IGHR. The class met from 7:30-3:30 Pacific time and pretty much took up most of my time during the weekdays. This was a great class, with some lectures, but mostly time in breakout rooms to work on multiple practical problems, where we studied deeds, platted the calls, and tried to answer the research questions. I especially liked learning how to import USGS maps into DeedMapper software. I have ancestors who lived in states with metes and bounds: North and South Carolina, and Kentucky. I have started platting some deeds of my Loveless family in Newberry County, South Carolina. Genealogy Meetings Because of the institute class, there were fewer meetings this week. Jacqueline and I met late Mo...
Researching: Davey, Gleeson, Gorrell, Hork, Hutson, Johnston, Jones, Lundquist, Nilsen, Selman, Sievert, Sullivan, Tierney, & Wollenweber.