Spent three days at Train Club, two days helping with the installation of the electrical panels for the Diablo Yard project, and one day attending an inspector’s class. Too hot for hike this week, so we visited Delia’s garden.
Genealogy
Genealogy
Volunteer/Work:
I spent two days at the History Center, working on the library database and
answering queries. On Saturday, I spent time researching for an article for the
Contra Costa County Genealogical Society’s newsletter. I presented on colonial
land records at the Oakland FamilySearch Center for CGS.
Genealogy Meetings: Jacqueline and I met and discussed her trip to California. I attended the Kinseekers Military SIG. On Friday, I attended the OFSC staff meeting.
Genealogy Writing/Research: I did some research on George Wilson Lancaster this week, and checked some locked films at the OFSC on Wednesday, but did not finish. I did not get a post written this week. Instead, I have been working on an Airtable base with lists of blog posts I wrote this year, with the idea of creating a complete database of my blog posts that will make it easier to search. Then I could see all the posts about a particular person that I have written, and perhaps not duplicate a subject.
Blog
Posts Published:
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Paulson Lane: A Family Home that the Freeway Took
For the theme of “An Address with a Story,” I wrote about my memories of my family home that no longer stands.
SNGF—Celebrate and
Participate in National Memory Day.
I described
a few of the tasks that Randy had suggested as a way to celebrate.
Webinars/Courses Viewed: I reviewed recordings of the Airtable class and attended the class on Friday. I viewed the video of the Writing for Discovery class, attended the discussion session on Wednesday, and the writing session on Thursday.
Other:
I got some weeding in this weekend, in
preparation for our vegetable garden. I filled one green can and may try
another on Monday.
I
am reading:
- Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Photos
for this week.
Some
photos from Delia’s garden.
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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