I had a full week at home, back to a normal schedule, except no phenology, due to the government closure. On Thursday, I had dinner with my sisters and cousin, Bonnie. It was great getting together.
Genealogy
Genealogy Volunteer/Work:
I prepared and scheduled the BCG webinar press release. I volunteered at the
History Center, where I accessioned items that were donated while I was gone.
Thursday, we had a board committee meeting on facilities. On Wednesday, I
volunteered at the Oakland FamilySearch Center. Very few people were there,
probably due to the possibility of rain. Lastly, our writing group met. We
discussed Jacqueline’s updates to her father’s story and Sheila’s application
for a Kentucky early ancestor certificate.
Genealogy Meetings: I attended several meetings: Labor SIG with Kinseekers and the APG NorCal Chapter. Jacqueline and I got caught up after my three-week vacation.
Genealogy Writing/Research: I have continued using The Catholic News Archive, which the Allen County Public Library's monthly email introduced me to. I found more articles about Urselle Hork Schwalen’s family in Tacoma, Washington. For the weekly 52 Ancestors, I needed to do extra research on Lydia Davey Colby and her two sons. I finally found their birth and death dates, as well as their marriages. Lastly, I found new articles on Newspapers.com for Rev. Albert M. Hork, and I’m creating a timeline. He served in many small towns in Nebraska.
Blog Posts Published:
Were
Alfred Colby and Albert Colby Twins?
A derivative source named the boys as twins, but
further research disproved that.
SNGF– Records with Your First Name and Surname
This was a search exercise in FamilySearch and
Ancestry on our names.
Webinars/Courses Viewed: Saturday, I had three different genealogy programs to view and could only pick one, so I selected the BCG Ed Fund because it was not recorded. I still have to watch the rest of the Texas State Genealogy Society Conference, which covered Friday and Saturday, and the German Genealogy Headquarters presentation on Saturday.
- In Their Own Words: Women in the War of 1812 by Julia A. Anderson (TxSGS Conference)
- Probate: More than a Will by Kelvin L. Myers (TxSGS Conference)
- Small Bites, Big Impact: Crafting Focused Narratives to Illuminate Ancestral Lives by Diana Elder (TxSGS Conference)
- Speaking a Thousand Words: Using Photograph Collections in Your Genealogy Research by Diane L. Richard (TxSGS Conference)
- Putting Those Skills to Work by Judy G Russell & Carolyn Ladd (BCG Education Fund)
- Break it Down, Build it Up: Solving Research Puzzles with Plans by J. Mark Lowe (TxSGS Conference)
- Every Ancestor Records: Places I Look by Craig Scott (TxSGS Conference)
Other:
This week I had an eye
doctor appointment and ordered new glasses. I’ll finally be able to read
comfortably. Our hike was abbreviated, as we visited the UC Berkeley Botanical
Garden for an exhibit and strolled through the gardens after it rained.
I am reading:
- Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa—FINISHED!
- Greenglass House by Kate Milford
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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