Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 13th-great grandfather, John Waller.
John was born in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England on April 27, 1567, according to my database. I have no information on his parentage. John's wife was named Jane (maiden name unknown).
I descend from John & Jane's daughter, Anne Waller, born February 8, 1560/61 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.
This gentleman was totally unfamiliar to me, until I pulled him up by date of birth in my database. My line of descent from this individual is as follows:
John Waller & Jane [________]
Anne Waller & Christopher Strutt
Elizabeth Strutt & Thomas Scott
Elizabeth Scott & John Spofford
Samuel Spofford & Sarah Burpbee
Thomas Spofford & Bethiah Hazeltine
Elizabeth Spofford/Stafford & Bennett Field
Bethiah Field & Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce & Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce & Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce & Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce & Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce & Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Still Scanning After All These Years
This morning I'm back to scanning to .PDF files the massive amounts of paper that I've collected over the years in doing genealogy work. When I married, my wife told me that I needed to get rid of the 5-drawer and 3-drawer filing cabinets that I had stuffed full of notes and research. I believe that I ended up with over 20 boxes of paperwork, all of which was not very organized.
To prevent data loss, I've been scanning them into files and burning CDs so that I can preserve the information for my children. Plus, it will make it easier to organize. So much of this information has not been sourced into my Family Tree Maker database, I may even hold the answer to some old family mystery right under my nose.
It is a slow process, but when completed, it will not only save storage space in my garage, but will allow me to organize & update my database. At least, that is what I am telling myself.
To prevent data loss, I've been scanning them into files and burning CDs so that I can preserve the information for my children. Plus, it will make it easier to organize. So much of this information has not been sourced into my Family Tree Maker database, I may even hold the answer to some old family mystery right under my nose.
It is a slow process, but when completed, it will not only save storage space in my garage, but will allow me to organize & update my database. At least, that is what I am telling myself.
Are 20,010 Emails Too Many?
Perhaps. My wife would say so, but she doesn't understand my addiction to genealogy, and consequently, to genealogy mailing lists. After years of having multiple email addresses to sort out my personal email from genealogy email, I've settled on consolidating everything under one email address at Gmail.
Overall, I'm very happy with Gmail, particularly with the fact that I no longer have to worry about space and about deleting old emails. The ability to have 2718 MB of space, and the archive feature have really made this a good choice for me.
My only problem is that because I'm on so many email lists on both Rootsweb and Yahoo groups, that I do not have the time to get through all of the email in a timely manner. But that's a small price to pay to have all of that space, in my book.
Overall, I'm very happy with Gmail, particularly with the fact that I no longer have to worry about space and about deleting old emails. The ability to have 2718 MB of space, and the archive feature have really made this a good choice for me.
My only problem is that because I'm on so many email lists on both Rootsweb and Yahoo groups, that I do not have the time to get through all of the email in a timely manner. But that's a small price to pay to have all of that space, in my book.
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