tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86714325477177245712012-01-28T17:45:20.805-08:00Education is not filling a pail but the lighting of a fire. ~ YeatsSheri Fenleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671432547717724571.post-40614313872243337682012-01-28T08:47:00.000-08:002012-01-28T08:49:18.151-08:00

This morning I was going to publicly start whining about how January 2012 was going down as one of the longest, most miserable, "don't want to get out of bed" months in recent history. That is,  until I read an email from the author of one of my favorite blogs telling me that I was the winner of his weekly give-away! Michael Popek is the author of a blog called "Forgotten Bookmarks."  He

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Yesterday, as I was catching up on 3 weeks worth of blogs, I came across one of my favorites - "PollyBlog" authored by Polly Kimmitt. Below is a snippet of a recent post from her blog: "There is a lot of negative buzz in the genealogical community lately about people overselling themselves, and I certainly don't want to come across that way because in reality I don't think anything I'm doing is

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Cold and Flu Season has hit Camp Fenley with a vengeance.  Hope to be back soon.

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"A Goal is a Dream with a Plan and a Deadline" Last night we dined on our traditional New Year's Eve fare - take out from Dave Wong's Chinese Restaurant.  Yeah, we are a classy bunch here at Camp Fenley.  Tradition also dictates that I eat the fortune cookies before I start in on the main courses.  Being an adult who doesn't have any examples to set, I can eat my dessert first if I want to so

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Back in January 2011 Cheryl Palmer and I had lunch and decided to set some goals and try to achieve them using the Buddy System that Amy Coffin and Denise Levenick had implemented.  Cheryl and I became the Northern California Team, while Amy and Denise were name the Southern California Team.  This wasn't a contest but rather more reinforcement to help each of us achieve our goals set for the year

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So my husband has children from a previous marriage and it is because of his children that I have grandchildren.  We don't see them often and maybe it's because of the stories they tell their parents after one of their visits with me. Take today for instance.  I needed to go to the market.  They did NOT want to accompany me but they are only 10 and 8 years old and I felt not old enough to stay

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Because of the posts written by Leah Kleylein over at Random Notes and by Susan Peterson over at Long Lost Relatives, I feel the need to reveal what occupies my time when genealogy doesn't. I used to think that those who watched television were akin to those who worshipped Satan.  In the last year or so, the Devil took me by the hand and showed me the way to Hell.  The current list of shows I

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The Northern California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists has scheduled their quarterly field trip for Thursday January 5th, 2012.  This time it will be right here in Stockton at the Holt-Atherton Special Collections of University of the Pacific Library. Archivist Michael Wurtz will take us on a tour of their holdings and give a presentation on the Stockton State Hospital.

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As you may know, I made a few Christmas videos to show my appreciation for commentators, mentors, encouragers and others who have shown me all kinds of love this past year.  Have you seen the first, second, and third in the series?  After watching this one, I know you'll want to go back and see the others.  OK, on with the show! The Cast of Characters Chris Staats - Staats PlaceCaroline

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Dae Powell over at Shoe String Genealogy has written a most informative and useful article about reading and deciphering different handwriting styles through the years.  His site is full of help for beginners and seasoned genealogists alike.  I love his page of charts, forms and checklists and his article on the Works Progress Administration (WPA) is brilliant! Probing The Past,

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Continuing with my Christmas video series to show my appreciation and undying love, I present to you something a little, er ummm,  different. The Cast of Characters FootnoteMaven - The FootnoteMavenElizabeth Swanay O'Neal - Little Bytes of LifeThomas MacEntee - Destination Austin FamilyDiana Ritchie - Random RelativesDonna Pointkouski - What's Past Is Prologue

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As you might remember from last week, I made a series of Christmas videos starring people who almost always leave a comment, have given me encouragement, acted as mentors and just plain made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Today I give you the second video in the series. The Cast of Characters Randy Seaver - GeneamusingsJennifer Holik-Urban - GenerationsDoreen Paul -  Graveyard Rabbit of

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Not me. I am not attending Roots Tech nor an Official Blogger for Roots Tech so I don't have any status or standing with Roots Tech to be concerned about.  Yeah, what I am about to say may come back to bite me in the ass later.  But it wouldn't be the first time. When I heard about Roots Tech's decision to ban book publishers, genealogical studies and any kind of arts and crafts from the vendor

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Blogging is really easy to do.  Blogging on a regular basis is a bit tougher.   But  you know what makes it easier?  When I read the comments that readers have left for me.  Some tell me that they have learned something new and some just want to say I have made them smile.  There have even been a few that have taught me a thing or two! I appreciate each and every one of you more than

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My dear friend, the footnoteMaven is continuing the tradition she started of "Blog Caroling."  What is it all about you ask?  Well, "Blog Caroling" is posting the lyrics, a video or anything really of your favorite Christmas carol on your blog.  For complete directions on how to join us, head on over to footnoteMaven's and read all about it.   Now where did I put that video of Eartha Kitt, hmmmm

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Well it's happened to me again.  I begin a search for information for an article I am trying to write and 25 hours later I am full of all kinds of useless information and no closer to finishing the article.  Don't laugh - I KNOW it has happened to you too! IT ALL STARTED when I happened upon the NARA blog called "Prologue: Pieces of History" and the post by Hillary - What's Cooking Wednesday:

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Changing my blog design was the most scariest thing I have ever attempted tech-wise.  I hope I have done everything right so when the holidays are over, I can put things back the way they were.  If not, make friends with the peek-a-boo Santa above now. It was actually pretty easy to do.  So easy that it makes me think I might have screwed something up. Ha Ha Anywho, you can decorate your

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MY  1st  ANNUAL THANKSGIVING VIDEO My gift to you.  You are welcome. STARRING BILL WEST - West In New England LISA ALZO - The Accidental Genealogist MARIAN PIERRE-LOUIS - Marian's Roots and Rambles PAULA STUART WARREN - Paula's Genealogical Eclectica RANDY SEAVER - GeneMusings

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Did I happen to mention that I recently was appointed Secretary for the California State Genealogical Alliance?  No?  Well now you know.  I am so thrilled to be working with Alliance to further genealogical endeavors in the State of California. The California State Genealogical Alliance Blog  is our current endeavor to reach out to not only the membership, but to the entire genealogical

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I had envisioned using the Flip Pal as the sharpest tool in my onsite research kit.  Totally for book nerdy geekoid uses, oh let me count the ways! Wracking my brain to come up with something artsy-crafty has almost put me in a coma.  I did not inherit the Martha Stewart gene from my mother, much to her chagrin.  However -  I did have my mother in mind when I finally came up with this home

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Association of Professional Genealogists Announces Election Results for Executive Committee, Regional Directors and Nominating Committee Kenyatta D. Berry Elected APG President WESTMINSTER, Colo., November 9, 2011−The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) today announced election results for its 2012–2014 executive committee, as well as for nine regional directors and two new

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The fine people at Flip Pal have revealed the names of the genealogy bloggers selected to participate in  SIMPLE GIFTS - A BLOG HOP  that will run from November 4 to November 25, 2011 using the Flip-Pal™ mobile scanner.   There were 7 bloggers selected and they are all wonderful choices! Drusilla Pair Find Your Folks http://www.findyourfolks.blogspot.com I just love this photo of Professor

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Dear Dahling Flip Pal Fairy Godmother, So what is it with your family lately?  Your sister, the SLIG Fairy Godmother deserted me in my time of need (blogger contest for tuition waiver).  Your cousin, the IGHR Fairy Godmother (Birdie Holsclaw Scholarship), is pretending like she doesn't know me.  Are you going to bail on me too?????? I really need you to shake the magic wand and shower me

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All the hard work of the Coalition of the San Joaquin County Obituary Index Project has finally paid off.  FamilySearch Indexing agreed to partner with us and thanks to Devon Ashby, our project is up and running.  Devon, who is the project coordinator for FamilySearch Indexing, went to bat for us and got our project pushed through.  A big "Thank You" goes out to  Cath Trindle from the California

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Christy Fillerup,  who is the Head Honchess of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy,  announced that they were having a contest for bloggers and the prize is a waiver of the tuition for the upcoming SLIG 2012. Like so many of you, I have to watch my spending. The way the economy has affected the budget at  Camp Fenley, I am  left with only being able to attend one big event per year.   However,

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It's October and faithful readers of this blog know what that means . . . .    That's right!  My Annual Halloween JibJab Video! This year I have made two for your viewing enjoyment  The first, star the "Saints" - authors  from the blog THE CATHOLIC GENE.   Donna Pointkouski, Craig Manson, Lisa Alzo, Steve Danko and of course ME!  (The other "Saints" from our blog - Jasia, Smallest Leaf,

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I have come across so many opportunities for writers to shine and show their stuff.  I have compiled a list just for you  because I am all about sharing, caring and giving.  You're welcome. The Southern California Genealogical Society GENEii  Family History Writers Contest is now open to everyone.  There are two categories with six cash prizes of $25 - $200 Entries must be received

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It's been a red letter day for me here at Camp Fenley.  This morning I met a fellow geneablogger for coffee here in Stockton.  Jacqi Stevens, who is the author of A Family Tapestry, lives right here in Stockton.  How could that be?  A geneablogger living here right under my nose and I didn't catch the scent?  Well she had been flying under the radar, but now that we have met she will be  more

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By now I am sure that everyone has heard about the new collaborative blog called THE CATHOLIC GENE.   From the "About Us" page of our blog: The Catholic Gene was founded by a diverse group of friends who share two common things: a love for both genealogical research and the Roman Catholic faith.  Most of the authors were “born Catholic” and  some came to the faith later in life.  Some aren

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Marian Pierre Louis over at Marian's Roots and Rambles brought up a topic that has been on my mind for a very long time  in her post "And So She Risks Everything By Being Completely Honest." Marian was schmoozing with people in the audience before she gave a presentation on Deeds and Probates recently.  As she is working her way around the room greeting the people who had come to the  

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My calendar for the next couple of months is full of genealogical events happening all over Northern California.  October is Family History Month and here's a few places you can go celebrate: FAMILY HISTORY DAY AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE ARCHIVES Saturday  October 15th, 20118:30 am  to  4:00 pmCalifornia State Archives1020  O  Street, Sacramento Visit the FHD blog HERE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

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HAPPY  7th  BLOGAVERSARY TO CRAIG MANSON and GENEABLOGIE For anyone who hasn't met Craig Manson, he has got to be the most interesting, smartest, talented, engaging . .   oh! and cute,  he's really kinda cute.  For anyone who hasn't read Craig's  Geneablogie I am here to tell you that you are missing some of the most exceptionally well written articles in the geneablogging world. Recently

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Or at least I should be.  I decided to have a look at the newest genealogy meme that is being passed around.  It's called "99 Genealogy Things."  Good thing I had a look because it isn't new at all!  Back in 2009, Becky Wiseman, the Traveling Genie and author of Kinexxions, came up with this meme as sort of a self-evaluator of one's genealogical experience. Well, I bent the rules a little -

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My friend Johan Mathiesen, who is the author of a cemetery blog called  Blogging A Dead Horse, is now the author of a book!  A description of the book from the Publisher: "MAD AS THE MIST AND SNOW,"   Oregon’s cemeteries tell the stories of pioneers, Native Americans, boom towns, and ghost towns. And many of these stories have long gone unheard. Until now.Mad as the Mist and Snow is a

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Today I stumbled upon a great find.  Over at Internet Archive I found a huge collection that has been contributed by the San Francisco Public Library.  Everything can be viewed online or  you can download them as a PDF file all for FREE! Application for Marriage Licenses in San Francisco for 12 December 1912 to June 1915 12 December 1912 to 14 February 1913 14 February 1913 to 24 June

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The 109th edition Carnival Of Genealogy has been published over at the new blog THE CATHOLIC GENE. This month 24 bloggers submitted posts about where their ancestors worshipped.    Today is Sunday so if you didn't make it to church, you should be able to redeem yourself by clicking on over and giving it a read!

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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun over at Seaver's place  always has fun tasks to complete.  Joining in the fun and completing the tasks serves another purpose for me.  It shows me where in my research that I need more work. This week's task: 1) How old is your great-grandfather now, or how old would he be if he had lived? Divide this number by 4 and round the number off to a whole number. This

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 Last week the media world went a little crazy when Lady Gaga's First Communion photos were unleashed on the public.  Well, I know where you can find the mother lode of some well know bloggers' First Communion photos. Bloggers like Jasia from the Creative Gene, Lisa Alzo from The Accidental Genealogist, Steve Danko from Steve's Genealogy Blog, Donna Pointkouski from What's Past is Prologue, Lisa/

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Of all the memes out there, this is the one I really need to make more of an effort to participate in.  How very selfish of me not to share my cache of must-read blogs with you.  So in an effort to redeem myself, here is what caught my attention this week: Brett Payne (she sighs while batting her eyelashes), better known by his blog PHOTO-SLEUTH,  is back after taking a break from blogging.  His

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I have a million things that I need to be doing right now, so of course I decided that now was a good time to catch up on my blog reading.  After skimming and reading through over 500 postings, one theme seemed to keep popping up - new bloggers who are also new to conference-going and while excited about attending, most are questioning whether they will fit in.  Maybe if we all shared our first

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Part of Google's new social platform - Google+ - includes a group video chat feature.  Google Hangouts allows up to ten people to video chat with one another. Hangouts are FREE and easy to use once you download and install a browser plug-in you’re all set. In my experience, it does make a difference  what type of webcam you use.  The first time I tried to participate in a hangout I was

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Over at Randy Seaver's place - GeneaMusings - it is time once again for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to: 1)  The writer of the Nuts from the Family Tree blog wrote about her question for the I Ching ( Book of Changes) guru in Cluless No More.  I thought that this might be a fun thing to do on Saturday night. 2)  Go to http://

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Today in my mailbox there came a gift of a wonderful quote that sums up perfectly how I feel about documentation and citations and such. "Documentation is like Sex:  When it is good, it is very, very good and when it is bad it is better than nothing"                                                                                                                                   - Dick Brandon

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Huree?  Just go with it, it rhymes. Three years have passed in what seems a blink of an eye.  Three years ago there were less than 100 Geneabloggers and today there are close to 2000! I am told that there are close to 300 readers who follow my blog on a regular basis.  I am simply amazed that anyone reads my blog. When I started out, I had no idea what I was going to write.  Three years later

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I am suffering from a severe case of writer's block.  Perhaps if I became something new, something different.  Making Heritage Pie last week whetted my appetite for a serious procrastination session and because I am feeling all kinds of festive today, I am going to share the love with you. Turn yourself into a M&M , Simpsonize Yourself  or Shrekify Yourself Turn yourself into a 1960's girl

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I've got mine on.  The newest issue of Shades of the Departed Magazine, all about occupations,  has been published. Among many of the photos that portray people at work, the footnoteMaven has included some  wonderful photos of  firemen and policemen.  I just love a man in uniform, don't you? With over 100 pages, there is certainly something for everyone in this edition.  The Photo Detective,

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Always looking for new ways to procrastinate, my eye spied a post by Diane Haddad over at The Genealogy Insider.  She created a great heritage pie chart for her son Leo using a chart generator from Kid Zone. So I took a few minutes to make my own heritage pie chart. Ok. I've shown you mine.  Let's see yours!

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Ever since I can remember, I have always wanted to be in a parade.  Riding in a red convertible, perched  on top of the back seat smiling and waving. Oh let me tell you about the waving.  I have been practicing "The Parade Wave" all my life.  I even took a class in parade waving.  Think I am kidding?  When I was about 11 or 12 years old, my mother enrolled me in the "Wendy Ward Charm School."

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FROM EVERYONE HERE AT CAMP FENLEY(well ok it's just me and the cat this weekend) HAVE A WONDERFUL 4th of JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND!

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Decades ago, staff at the Stockton-San Joaquin Library faithfully clipped obituaries from the Stockton Record and affixed them onto 3x5 index cards.  By 1991, the collection grew so large that the Utah Genealogical Society came and put all the cards on microfilm - 59 rolls of microfilm. A copy of the 59 roles of film were given to the library and the original film went off to the Family

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Believe it or not, there are many genealogists and family historians out there that still don't know about Geneabloggers - who we are, what we do and why we do it. We are a community of nearly 2000 bloggers who care deeply about genealogy and family history.  Some blog for profit, some for teaching and promoting genealogical education. Others use their blog as "Cousin Bait" hoping to connect with

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Or that shows me making a funny face or looking three sheets to the wind!  Jeez Louise, 2 tiny cocktails imbibed one evening and whee! out come the cameras.  The photos containing parrots, hula skirts and sock monkey pj's are without question par for the course. Jamboree 2011 was by far the Best Ever!  I met so many new friends and hopefully didn't scare too many away.  Geneabloggers are truly a

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So here I am at the Southern California Genealogical Society's 42nd annual Jamboree, minding my own business when out of nowhere I am kidnapped by a marauding band of genealogists who ply me with a few drinks and force me to wear a parrot on my head. If this photo doesn't start my phone ringing off the wall with clients wanting my services for professional genealogical and historical research, I

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Evaluating others' research is one of the best ways I know to acquire advanced knowledge and research competence - Tom Jones A great way to further your genealogical education is participation in one of the online NGSQ Articles Study Groups. These groups began back in 2008 and are still going strong. Now I know what you're thinking and you can rest assured that these groups are not for

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The Northern California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists went on a most excellent adventure for our 2nd Quarter Meet-Up.  An opportunity that doesn't happen often - A tour of the Special Collections in Green Library at Stanford University.  Ben Stone, who is the Curator for American and British History, gave the presentation.  Mr. Stone seemed pleased to have us as guests

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A huge "Shout Out" and my undying gratitude to Al Chilcote, a volunteer photographer over at FindAGrave.com.   Al went beyond the call of duty to take a photograph of my grandfather's headstone. The cemetery where he is buried - Los Gatos Memorial Park in Santa Clara County, California - apparently does not have a user friendly numbering system when it comes to locating the gravesites. Al

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Over at Facebook, the author of West In New England - Bill West - suggested that since it is the season for graduations why not upload a photo from your graduation for your profile. Well I have been meaning to put a different photo of myself up for quite some time now.  This was as good of a reason as any.  On my computer, I found what I thought were 3 photos of me in a cap and gown.  First, this

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Genealogy teachers and lecturers often tell people about the marvelous discoveries awaiting in heritage books, mug books and local /county history books. They less often teach how to use those effectively. You need to evaluate the information in these works for consistency, and then seek corroboration from original sources. My 3rd great grandfather is Hillory Asbeth Taylor Harris, who always

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The other day I shared a most curious case from a recent client of mine. If you haven't read it yet, go ahead - click over and give it a read so you'll be caught up with the rest of us.  I'll wait. . . . Now, are we ready to roll? Well upon further investigation I have found that it is not just a simple case of jealous husband tries to kill his wife. In fact, I'm not sure what it is anymore

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So I have been working on a new project for a client and I have to tell you, it is probably the most interesting one I have had in a long time. The year is 1897 in San Joaquin County, California. A man is hauled into jail for attempting to kill his wife. Reading the newspapers of the day, it appears that the wife was going to run away with another man. The padding in her dress stopped the

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Randy Seaver has tailored his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun in honor of Mother's Day.  Our mission, should we choose to accept it: 1)  For each person listed below, provide the name of the mother of the person and the genea-blogger to whom they are related. Easy, eh? a) Lois Velleda Dreher  - Her mother is Irene Caroline Banet.  The genea-blogger is Cyndi Beane and her blog is Mountain

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That's what I call my newest dance - The Jamboree Jive.  Not to be confused with my Frozen Food Aisle Samba.   Only 42 more days until Jamboree 2011!   The Southern California Genealogical Society has been throwing this party for 42 years and they know how to rock. The event will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Burbank, California June 10 - 12  If you haven't been to Jamboree, this is a year

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Well it is almost Easter and I just couldn't let it pass us by without one of my videos. Who are those Wacky Wabbits? Randy Seaver of GeneaMusings, Craig Manson of GeneaBlogie, Elizabeth O'Neil of Little Bytes of Life, Thomas MacEntee of um . .well everything and yours truly. HAPPY EASTER! Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

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It's Saturday and if you are ready to get all kinds of festive, head on over to Randy Seaver's place for some Saturday Night Genealogy Fun! Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to: 1)  Find the last genealogy book that you read cover-to-cover.  Write a complete source citation, and transcribe the first paragraph of the Introduction. 2)  Tell us about it in a blog post of your own, in

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This entire week - April 10th through the 16th - is National Library Week.  Now, I knew this last week.  I was going to try and come up with the grooviest post ever to tell the world all about it.  I can't believe I let time get away from me like that.  I do recall hearing something whooshing past me the other day, but I never thought it was last week!   This library week thing is a big deal

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Today has been a very good day.  A client of mine drove all the way over from the Bay area to treat me to lunch and pick up his research report and documents. (Note to self:  this client is a keeper - lunch and he picks up his own report?  Win-Win) Having been adopted by his maternal grandparents at a very young age, he knew nothing about his father except his name and a general idea of where his

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While I was over at Big Huge Labs recently, I found that they have a couple of new additions to their List O Fun. One of these is make your own map.  You can choose the entire world or just the United States.  Maybe you'd like one of just European countries?  Consider it done.  There are alot of useful and creative ways to use this cool tool.  I made one that shows the states where my ancestors

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Saturday night at Randy Seaver's place is where all the cool  genea-kids go to have fun with his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. Yes, I realize it's Sunday morning.  I'm still there,  trying to come up with something for the Geneadictionary. Here is this week's challenge: Your mission, should you decide to accept it (and, really folks, turnout has been pretty light these last two weeks) -

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Extra! Extra!  The new issue of Shades of the Departed has been published and is ready for your viewing enjoyment. MARCH/APRIL  2011Photographs in Politics

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Nothing says "First Sunday of Lent"  like . .  an aisle full of Easter candy at your local drug store. I remember, oh about a hundred years ago when I was a little girl walking down an aisle just like the one in the photo.  For Catholic school girls like me, it was pure torture knowing that it would be 40 long days and nights before sugar like that passed through my lips. There wasn't a

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Way back in 2005, my classmates and I were finishing up the last semester (out of four) of Family History Studies, an online series of classes taught by Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA at Monterey Peninsula College. We have all stayed in touch with each other over the years.  The youngest two in the class have entered the wonderful world of geneablogging with mucho gusto. Amy  has just started her blog

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Let me tell you about how great the geneablogger community is.  Anytime one of us puts out an S.O.S., another answers the call. The caller this time was me.  Since 2007, I have been the editor for the San Joaquin Genealogical Society's newsletter.  It's nothing fancy, but it is alot of work.  I had been doing the entire thing myself - all the writing, all the copying, all the emailing and all

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I just finished watching Christine Rose's video on Courthouse Research over at Family Search and I have to tell you, I am really impressed. The presentation as a whole is outstanding. This video is way more than a power point presentation.  Christine takes you, the viewer, on a virtual trip to a courthouse where you get to visit the offices of the county clerk, probate, criminal court, civil

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Readers of this blog will remember the previous post about using the Buddy System to get your genealogical goals accomplished this year.  The idea came from Amy Coffin of WeTree and Denise Levenick, The Family Curator. I am very fortunate to have the best Whip Cracker in the State of California as my buddy - Cheryl Palmer who is the author of the Heritage Happens blog.  True to her word, she

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Loyalty is what that phrase is about. And if I am nothing else in this world, I am true blue to those with whom I have established relationships. Especially in the business world.  When relationships fail, and they will from time to time, you just have to chalk it up as a learning experience.   By now, everyone has heard about Ancestry.com's decision to shut down their service called Expert

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The end of this week is FIELD TRIP FRIDAY for the Educated Genealogist.   I am headed to the Bay area to get me some genealogical education.  This event is such a wonderful learning opportunity, I just couldn't pass it up and the best part of all?  It is FREE! SATURDAY  FEBRUARY  5TH9:30 am to 4:00 pmGENEALOGY SEMINAR 2011 Presented by The Santa Clara Historical and Genealogical

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A wonderful man named Max Marbles contacted me about an opportunity to be a guest poster for The Educated Genealogist. Max is a professional bookbinder from Salem, Oregon whose business is located at the Mission Hill Museum. The following article about family bibles is very interesting and informative. It appears that Max is also entering the Wonderful World of Geneablogging so please

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Last month, Amy Coffin of WeTree and Denise Levenick, The Family Curator met for lunch while Amy was visiting Southern California for the holidays. I don't know how many adult beverages were consumed before they hatched a plan to set a few goals and a plan to complete them before the end of the year using the Buddy system. Next time I see them (most likely in June at Jamboree) I intend to buy

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I am talking about Serendipity. Those special moments that every genealogist in the world has had. Except me. So what started my whine? During my morning blog reading ritual (that is a whole 'nother topic) I came across a post over at FamHist who not only has his ancestors communicate with him on a semi-regular basis, but has people contacting him about the ghosts that occupy the land

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The 2011 Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Genealogy GrantDenise Levenick and her mother Suzanne Freeman at the 2009 JamboreeSuzanne Freeman, mother of genealogy writer, Denise Levenick, The Family Curator, was an enthusiastic attendee at the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree and a life-long supporter of youth activities and volunteerism. The 2011 Suzanne Winsor Freeman

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It is time for my annual Christmas video. I was a little tired of the Elves and Santa, so I have done something REALLY different. May I present -"SEAVER and the CITATIONS"Starring Randy Seaver, Bill West, Craig Manson, Elizabeth O'Neal and yours truly. We take caroling to a place far, far away where it has never been before.

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When Saturday night rolls around, here at Camp Fenley we try to make the scene over at Randy Seaver's place GeneaMusings for his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun.For fun and games this week, Seaver asks,1) Do you know what a d'Aboville numbering system is? A clear description of it is in the Encyclopedia of Genealogy here, and on Wikipedia here. Pretty neat numbering system, isn't it?2) What

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There's one in every family, the odd man out. The square peg who tries to conform to a world made of round holes. In my family, the oddity is me.I was raised in a white, middle class, polly purebred environment. The eldest child and only daughter (I have a truckload of younger brothers) of midwestern transplants who were determined to live the American Dream. We weren't the Rockefellers, but we

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The Northern California Chapter of APG met last Saturday for an extra special field trip. Tim Cox (who must have used a primo juice card) made arrangements for our group to have a behind the scenes tour of The National Archives Pacific Regional Facility. Since it was a Saturday, it was closed to the public and we had the entire place to ourselves. I was beside myself with geeky, bookwormish

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You all know what I'm talking about. The Big Ta-Do in New York City. Yeah, yeah - they also have the Easter Parade where one wears their Easter Bonnet and sashays down 5th Avenue.This is even better than wearing funny hats. This parade has huge character balloons and best of all? Santa is always there, bring up the rear in his HUGE float. Although I have never understood why he rides in a clam

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Amy Coffin over at WeTree likes to see what people are searching for when they end up on her blog because of that search. The search phrases or words seem pretty sane and to the point. In the examples she shows, it is very obvious that they are looking for her in particular. I should only be so lucky.I have, on occasion, conducted the same exercise as Amy. My results are a little different. Here

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The California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (CSSDAR) State Regent’s Genealogical Bible Records Project is a statewide effort to Preserve Our Past – Our Gift to the Future. We are looking for pre-World War II Bibles that contain family records. Neither you, nor the family described in the Bible records, need to be from, nor presently living in, California. You do not need to

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If you get into the Wayback Machine and dial into June 2006, you would be reading the first ever COG. Jasia from CreativeGene is the lady who started the Carnival of Genealogy and wants to celebrate the 100th edition in a special way. A Family Reunion of everyone who ever submitted an article to the COG and those who are contributing for the first time.. The goal is to have 100 submissions for

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Volunteering my time and skills to get records online that are free and available to all. No, it's not the only thing that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, but that's a whole different post.There are indexing projects going on all over the place. I have volunteered my time to huge projects like the World Archive Project and the FamilySearch Indexing Project. I have also worked on smaller, more

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So . Long time no blog. I have truly missed blogging. Not the writing part. I am doing enough of that writing clients reports. I miss the informality, spontaneity and camaraderie of blogging. With Christmas coming soon, I have almost doubled my client work. Seems giving "family" to a family member is a hot gift this year. I am not complaining, after all this is why I spent the last 7 years

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The San Joaquin Genealogical Society will be hosting the California Genealogical Society's Roadshow when they bring it to Stockton this Thursday, November 18th.PROGRAM1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Have You Been to the California Genealogical Society Library?Past-President Jane Lindsey will present an overview of the outstanding resources at the CGS Library and share information about upcoming events

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Time for some video fun starring Kerry Scott from Clue Wagon as Frankenstein's Bride, Randy Seaver from GeneaMusings as Frankenstein, Bill West from West In New England as the mummy, Craig Manson from Geneablogie returns again this year as the vampire and Me of , well . . .um here.

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Amy Coffin, Thomas MacEntee, Kathryn Doyle, Elizabeth O'Neal and Lisa Alzo are just a few of the Geneabloggers here at the Family History Expo in Pleasanton, California. I have to tell you the crowd here today is fantastic and I am having a wonderful time with many old friends. More to come . . .

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I have been waiting for this event for almost a year now. Not only will I be attending this 2 day genealogical extravaganza, I have been asked to participate! That's right, me - a Blogger of Honor for the California Family History Expo! I am not sure exactly what is expected of me, but you can be sure I'll give it all I got! I am in geneablogger heaven when it comes to the company I will

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I know you're wearing them - your shades. It's a good thing too because the new issue of the award winning "Shades of the Departed Magazine" has been published and is waiting just for you to read. 110 pages of Awesome-ness. What are you waiting for?

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It is not often something touches my heart so very deeply, but there have been two discussions recently in the world of Geneabloggers that have done just that.George Morgan graciously opened his life experience to everyone in a post at Facebook and now Ruth Coker Burkes, author of last2cu, has done the same with "If You Really Knew Me" . I encourage you to read about their experiences.

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Today I will be re-living a bit of history. 87 years ago, El Toyon Chapter NSDAR placed a bronze plaque on a tree marking the spot that Captain John C. Fremont and the members of his expedition made camp on 26 March 1844. The spot was on the property of the "Dodge House", home to founding members of El Toyon Chapter Emily Dodge and her sister Anna Dodge. Several years ago the tree was removed

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That's right - an Extravaganza and Dessert Buffet. It's all happening at the Family History Expo in Pleasanton, California on Friday, October 8th at 6:30 PM.Lisa Louise Cooke will be hosting her show "Genealogy Gems" live and in person. Among her guests for the evening will be Craig Manson, the outstanding author of GeneaBlogie, and yours truly. Yes, Me! Craig and I will be discussing the columns

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