I have completed two hundred and fifty-three (253) weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. My outside activities were a visit to Florence, Oregon, a ride home on Amtrak, a hike with the walking group, and the annual meeting of the Contra Costa County Historical Society.
Genealogy
Genealogy Writing/Research:
I conducted some research on Newspapers.com and found the obituary for Ann Murray Tierney, who died in Fallowfield, Ontario, Canada, in 1899, and the marriage date for my grandfather’s brother, Hal Johnston. I also found the World War II draft card for Hal on Ancestry. The card had written at the top that he was discharged from the Coast Guard for medical reasons. That is something to research further.
Blog Posts Published:
I wrote about my great-grandmother’s sister, as I had not researched her in a long time.
When researching John B. Thomas a few weeks ago, I found the division of William C. Thomas’ slaves to his heirs, including John B. Thomas. I wrote a post to name those enslaved people.
I wrote about how my great-grandfather used carbolic acid to commit suicide.
Genealogy Meetings:
Amigos met Wednesday afternoon and Stewart, Jacqueline, and I got caught up. I also had a last-minute meeting with SLIG staff, as I was appointed the class hiveminder for next week’s course. The SLIG orientation meeting was on Thursday. Matt and I met to discuss the scheduling of blog posts about the upcoming NGS Conference.
Genealogy Volunteer/Work:
Because of the travel to Oregon, I did not volunteer work, except for some help at the annual meeting. I have some record pulls this week for my long-term client.
AppGen had the lottery for courses this week but my proposed land class did not get enough enrollees to conduct the class. That gives me more time to work on my writing
Webinars/Courses Viewed:
- 10 Practical Uses of AI in Family History by Andrew Redfern (LFT Webinars)
- The Everleigh Sisters: A Case Study in Conflict Resolution by Karen Stanbury (BCG/LFT Webinars)
Other:
On the last two days with Jacqueline, we hiked to a lighthouse and worked on the Shutterfly book of our research trip to Texas and Oklahoma last spring. I had a great time and got the Amtrak train home on Tuesday night. I slept much better going home.
I also hiked with the Wednesday Walkers on the Strawberry Canyon trail in Tilden Park. We walked to the U.C. Botanical Garden where we viewed an art exhibit. It was over 4 miles and I was a bit sore as I hadn’t walked with them for nearly a month.
I am reading:
- Sixty-eight Rooms by Marianne Malone—FINISHED!
- A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization by John Perlin
- Miss Merkel: Mord in der Uckermark by David Safier (for German class—will take a while to read)
Photos for this week.
Here are photos from the lighthouse and the ribes flowers from my hike in Tilden Park.
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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