Outside activities included two trips to the History Center, phenology, hike in Crockett Hills, Oakland FamilySearch Center, and attending a luncheon meeting.
Genealogy
Genealogy Volunteer/Work:
I made two trips to the History Center on Tuesday and Friday. I’m still working
on the library database, but I also answered some email research requests.
I gave the presentation “General Land Office: Get the Most Out of the BLM-GLO Website” at the Oakland FamilySearch Center during my stint on Wednesday. It was a hybrid meeting, with about six in the classroom and about eight on Zoom. I was too busy presenting to actually count.
Saturday was the Contra Costa County Historical Society’s annual meeting and I helped set-up and tear down afterwards. Our society is celebrating 75 years. We had two presenters after lunch: one about the formation of the society and the other talking about the 250th anniversary of the Anza Expedition into California. It was well-attended. We had a special price of $2, the same price as the first dinner meeting.
Genealogy Meetings: Jacqueline and I met and we discussed her new blog, using AI to come up with a name. She’ll use her old blog for writing about her vacation trips and the new one for writing about genealogy.
I attended the Kinseekers NARA SIG and everyone was disappointed that the History Hub was ending and being shut down. Hopefully the Wayback Machine can capture some of it.
Genealogy Writing/Research: Josh, Pam, and I wrote for an hour during our writing accountability session on Friday. I worked on a blog post for 12 for ’26 focusing on Peter H. Hutson.
Blog Posts Published:
WhoWere Sallie Selman Hutson’s Parents: A Theory
For the theme of “A theory in progress,” I wrote
about my thinking so far on who Sallie Selman’s parents were.
What
was P. H. Hutson’s Full Name? 12 for ‘26 Week 3
I analyzed all the records I have that name P.H.
Hutson and came to a partial conclusion that he was Peter H. Hutson.
SNGF– RootsTech 2026 is 6 Weeks Away!
I listed the classes I have put into my schedule
for the virtual part of RootsTech. I chose most of the advanced classes.
Webinars/Courses Viewed:
- From Problem to Solution: A Case Study Approach to Using AI in Genealogy by Andrew Redfern (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)
- From U.S. Clues to German Roots: Using American Sources to Identify Your Ancestor's Homeland by Barbara Coakley (Dallas Genealogical Society)
- It Depends: How Awareness of German Political, Social, and Cultural Changes is Invaluable in Locating Your Ancestors’ Records by Bernard Meisner (Dallas Genealogical Society)
Other:
We hiked at the
Crockett Hills Regional Park and it was cold, windy, wet, and foggy. I didn’t
see any birds, but we saw lots of fungi and some early blooms.
I am reading:
- Telling Her Story: A Guide to Researching and Writing about Women of the Past by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
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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