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closed with the note: Weekend chat completed

asked Feb 15, 2019 in The Tree House by Dorothy Barry G2G Astronaut (2.7m points)
closed Feb 18, 2019 by Dorothy Barry

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Answer 1 · 2019-02-15T17:08:01+0000

Today is...

NATIONAL CAREGIVERS DAY

National Caregivers Day is observed annually on the third Friday in February.

Across the nation dedicated health care professionals serve those who require long-term or hospice care. National Caregivers Day honors those men and women dedicated to providing these vital services.

Caregivers deliver a variety of services from personal care to medical services with compassion and professionalism. Their days may be long and demanding, but they provide support to those who need it most.

National Caregivers Day recognizes caregivers providing quality, compassionate care every day.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Take time to thank a caregiver for their dedication and care of our loved ones. Some of our own members are caregivers. Let us know how you manage and if you have any tips to share!!!

answered Feb 15, 2019 by Dorothy Barry G2G Astronaut (2.7m points)

Ditto to everyone on this chat because of my dad that on November 9th of last year we had to put him in memory care unit at Brookdale in Greenville, Tennessee when I moved up here and the big stuff moved up with me on November 6th. But we had to because literal it was killing my mom and me looking after my dad. Especially since my mom is in bad health her self. My dad will be 87 in July 11th if still here and my mom will be 81 on October 22 if she is still alive. There 62 anniversary will be March 15th. We tell is caregivers at that place thank you every day because me and mom before then was his caregiver and we know how he is and how he gets so we tell them every day and I tell them every time I go to see him which was much after he moved up here because all of us has had bronchitis so I didn't get around people much till I got over that about 3 weeks ago. But dad still has congestion in his chest still. But I told mother several times we did our best taking care of dad and that we had to get him into that memory care unit at Brookdale in Greenville, Tennessee because it was literally killing her and also me. Mom brought him to her house for about 5 days at Christmas day week and it literally killed her then. She said at that time that the next time she would do that again would be Valentine Day time but she didn't do that because she told me and my sister that she couldn't handle him and she might not do it again it just depends on my dad because for last two weeks he has been responsive and let I will tell you about this week. Because last week I told you'll about why I was absent since the week before the Source - a - Thon and updated up till last week. Also it was very lengthy if you had read it go back to last weekend chat.

Welcome everyone to the WikiTree Valentine Day Weekend Chat.

commented Feb 17, 2019 by Living Barnett G2G6 Pilot (501k points)

Answer 2 · 2019-02-15T17:30:56+0000

I wonder if the hits get counted if you refresh g2g every five minutes to see if the Weekend Chat is finally up. =)

Hails and horns, Wilkipeeps! How are we all doing? I'm okay. Survived the second snowpocalypse that hit the Merrimack Valley. This time it was wet and heavy snow. I fell. My dad said it was a "controlled fall". Didn't feel like it! But, I am okay. I'm a little sore. Not the worst thing that's ever happened to me. I've fallen many times.

In genealogy news, Ancestry has rolled out a new filtering system for matches. Some people have gotten the update. Some haven't. It's like when Windows gives users a sneak peak of the new bells and whistles. Perhaps Ancestry has taken a play out of Bill Gates' playbook? Either way, now you can organize your matches, use colors and do all sorts of cool things. I fully expect someone to make a tutorial soon. It's about time they updated.

The awesome and talented Lisa Hazard helped me with some DNA confirmation this last week. I had a bit of an issue trying to DNA confirm my great-grandmother, Clara's father. I have a match who was like 9.9 cMs. I used it for confirmation and it didn't quite cut it. Apparently for 3rd cousins once removed you need to have at least 35 cMs. Fair enough.

So, I checked my mom's DNA match list and saw someone else who fell in the same family as the 9.9 lady. She shared over 100 cMs with my mom. I needed to figure her line out as she didn't seem to have a tree. Luckily I found some clues elsewhere and found the path to my mom. She, like the 9.6 lady is a 3rd cousin once removed to her and a 4th to me. I did some serious detective work. Basically...I am the night. =)

Oh and DNA matches are starting to pop up out of the woodwork! A got two new matches. One on my mom's side and one on my dad's. The one on my dad's was easy to figure out as I had her father in my tree. Guy was at my parents' wedding.

Then there's this match for my mom who comes up. He shares the same name as my 2x great-grandfather, Eugene. No-brainer where this guy is from, right? I've already added two gens of Eugene on my main tree. My grandfather, uncle and a first cousin all have Eugene in their middle name.

Clearly this guy's Italian. I mean....No question. =P

Yes, I sent a message and we'll see how it goes! I'm guessing he's a son or grandson of this guy: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hamel-801

answered Feb 15, 2019 by Chris Ferraiolo G2G6 Pilot (764k points)

@ Kay: It is amazing. I have a ton of confirmed cousins and some unconfirmed but I know they are related somehow, too. I hope you can find out where this person came from. Have you sent him/her a message?

My dad and I share a match with some guy whose tree has no Italians whatsoever. And yet he matches him, me and a first cousin of my dad's. His half-sister is the same thing. It's so weird. Clearly an NPE or something.

@ Nelda: I heal fast. =) I'm starting to feel a little better. Thanks!

I haven't gotten the update either. It'll happen soon from what I've been told by genealogists. Perhaps after RootsTech?

Same thing happened to my DNA circles. It shows I have six but it doesn't show them when I click on them,

To understand and solve DNA matches, it takes time and practice. There are so many tools that can help!

commented Feb 15, 2019 by Chris Ferraiolo G2G6 Pilot (764k points)

Chris said "I wonder if the hits get counted if you refresh g2g every five minutes to see if the Weekend Chat is finally up!! "(I wish they did!)

Hey, I had to laugh because that was what I was doing from 0930 hours CST onward (because Pip was early last weekend) and then finally realized that I needed to be prepared to "post the chat"... so I continued the refresh and decided get with the program and post it lol!!!!! Got it done just in time !

Then... I had to run out for an appointment that took 3 hours !! I did not expect it to be that long, but I am back now, doing a catch up on all the comments. We have a great group of "loyal chatters" that we would be lost without. "Thank you" everyone who posted so far..

PS: Congratulations Chris and Lisa H. for finding new DNA matches etc... thanks for sharing your awesome news!!

commented Feb 15, 2019 by Dorothy Barry G2G Astronaut (2.7m points)
edited Feb 15, 2019 by Dorothy Barry

@ Laurie. You ARE my 10th cousin once removed! Wait. You peeked at the relationship finder before posting didn't you?! HAHAHA! Looks like I'll have to update my Wikitree cousins page. =D

I come from a large extended family myself. I'm the second oldest of ten grandchildren on my mom's side. My dad has a lot of cousins. I have no first cousins on that side. My mom has about maybe fifty first cousins.

Some DNA matches have been surprises. Some haven't. Especially when you have your parents saying "OH! so and so's father/grandparent was at our wedding. Message them!" Only a couple DNA matches messaged me long before I ever did a DNA test.

But, every once in a while...like this week a new cousin pops up. It's very cool.

@Dorothy: You did a great job with the timing! =) It is everything. I just had my paint program open as I was working on the comic and refreshed every once in a while. And thanks for the congrats!

commented Feb 15, 2019 by Chris Ferraiolo G2G6 Pilot (764k points)

Answer 3 · 2019-02-15T17:37:38+0000

Thanks for hosting the Weekend Chat, Dorothy. I’m in slo-mo with some health problems lately. A congenital heart condition I have has been worrisome lately. A few trips to the GP and a cardiologist the last month or so. There’s a possibility of an operation to correct it, just cutting a nerve that fires irregularly. It’s in the back burner while spew see if some other things work. Someone said my heart is also affecting my thinking. Said, “You’ve always been slow on the uptake, but you’re really getting slow now.” Hrumpf! Good weather for outside work, but I’m parked in the couch. <sigh>

Genealogy: I’ve been working on Cornwall parish records and walk into a family mess, Trembaths. With the help of Carol K and others, we’re getting them straightened out. Some stuff left over from a gedcom upload several years ago. I got some sourcing done on old profiles and did get one bio written. Too much to do, never enough time. And I’m tired.

Thanks again, Dorothy! You’re a very special WikiTreer and are truly appreciated.

Answer 4 · 2019-02-15T18:17:24+0000

A busy week but not too busy. Finally have some sun today. It's been too many days without it. Got the first rack and lights set up for starting seeds for Spring planting for my wife. Some start in the next few days but the rest get spread out over the next month or so. I need to rearrange the sunroom to get a second rack in but that won't be needed for another month.

Genealogically, a slow week. I found some weaknesses in the documentation on my 1/2 first cousin's line while pulling together a report for her. Need to get WT updated with this as well. It adds another Québec line to work on. Interesting how many of my lines which seem unrelated have Trois-Riviêres area as origin. The other cluster is from the Sainte-Victoire/Saint-Robert area. I really do need to spend time on these.

answered Feb 15, 2019 by Doug McCallum G2G6 Pilot (531k points)

CB · Answer 5 · 2019-02-15T18:55:16+0000

Greetings from Everett, Washington!

We SURVIVED! I sympathize with Kay about the loss of records due to snow. We had about 12 inches in the past week, historic for the Pacific Northwest. "All" we lost was a beautifully gnarled, twisted old plum tree in our back yard that was already leaning. The snow bore it down and the base of the trunk snapped. That tree was a key link in the "squirrel highway" from the fenceline to our garage roof to the cedars beyond. I saw one confused squirrel this morning trying to make it from the downed tree to the garage roof and, once it got there, it sank in the snow on the roof, so it retreated.

Our dogs sink up to their chests in the snow and have not wanted to do much outside.

I got frustrated and went onto our deck to attack it directly, armed with a long-handled wok from the kitchen. I scooped up as much as I could and flung it over the railing. Then my back got to hurting and I went inside. This inspired our son to shovel the drive.

Driving was an adventure. When my husband totaled his old van about a year ago, a friend from Toastmasters helped us get a new AWD van. That van has been our lifeline. The difficulty is, as always, getting down our own cul de sac to the sanded streets. I tried driving twice yesterday and I even went up the steep hill that was mostly dry, except for one patch of ice that made the Toyota slip. Applying the accelerator helped me over the top.

As I write this, it's all melting and we are in a sea of slush.

Last night there weren't many people at the Historical Society meeting in Mukilteo. I had my handouts and husband helped the speaker with his Power Point. The historical society recently had the Fresnel lens cleaned in the lighthouse and it looks beautiful! Something to remind the city council of. Plus we are working hard on publicity to raise interest in local history.

I added some Mukilteo profiles this week. Also I've been contacted by a Texas historian about some sources for Texas Reconstruction Troubles. I have a talk to give on a hairdresser from Everett for Black History Month; still trying to connect her to the tree, plus I haven't any new material on her. As always I spend WAY too much time on Wikitree instead of tending to stuff like a dishwasher that doesn't drain, various bills, etc.

Answer 6 · 2019-02-15T18:55:27+0000

Hi Y'all! North Georgia is supposed to get lots of rain in the next few days. This has sure been a wet winter for us. Spring it on it's way, though, the jonquils have jumped up and the "red buds" are budding.

I've worked on some extended family profiles this week. One day my husband walked into the room and he could tell I was upset. When he asked why I told him I just found out one of my cousins had been murdered. He was like "Who?! When?!" When I told him it happened in 1925, he looked at me like I was nuts. He doesn't understand, but I hope you all do--when I find out things like this, it's like it just happened. I'm not just finding out about dead people, I'm exploring their lives, and when bad things happen to them, I grieve with them and for them. When I found out another cousin had been killed in France in World War I, I cried. I can't help it. Please tell me you do this, too, and it's not just me being crazy.

Y'all take care and have a fabulous weekend!

answered Feb 15, 2019 by Nelda Spires G2G6 Pilot (559k points)

Answer 7 · 2019-02-15T18:59:41+0000

Thank you for hosting Dorothy! I've spent the week trying to 'catch up' after other obligations kept me away the week before. Am I the only one, or do others get sidetracked in 'acts of genealogical kindness'? I've been trying to find marriage or tax records for a couple and kept coming across bibles on obscure sites, or tax records I hadn't seen before. I'd think 'I've seen that name, they must be on WikiTree!' And then I wander off to add the information and sources to those profiles (laugh)... sometimes it takes me a minute, others I'm truly sidetracked with that new person.

The couple I'm working on were the ancestors that a bed and quilt descended from. I have pictures from that same person of another family quilt of hers so I plan on working on that couple once Jordan and Susannah are done. I'm learning a lot about North Carolina this week, as it's not an area I usually research in.

answered Feb 15, 2019 by Mindy Silva G2G Astronaut (1.1m points)

Answer 8 · 2019-02-15T20:19:58+0000

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Answer 9 · 2019-02-15T20:57:04+0000

Greeting from Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Its been warm for the time of year with bright sunny days mainly, this week. Seem to have plenty to keep me occupied this week, Ballroom dancing on Monday afternoon, Coffee Morning at the Community Centre on Wednesday morning and Tea at the Brightlingsea Museum on the Wednesday afternoon. Took my Dad to those events , gives him the chance to interact socially. Most of the rest of the week seems to revolve around chores like cooking and the like....

Have been working on Wikitree mostly on the connection to the Brasted family here in Brightlingsea. Have a number of Brightlingsea Connections to follow up on as well. Then I need to look further at my Dad's family connections up in Westmorland, England

Life with the Lido currently means helping out with activity at the pool once a week. Though not much was happening this week. Though as the summer approaches there is alot of area that will need painting

By the way - its 48 years since great Britain went over to decimal currency - 15th February 1971. .......

Have a good weekend everyone.....

Answer 10 · 2019-02-16T00:10:33+0000

Busy week here, as usual. Snow day on Tuesday, so work doubled up on Wednesday. (Two simultaneous faculty job interviews, thankfully for different positions.) Decluttered the basement and garage in prep for the new washer, arriving tomorrow morning. My daughter spontaneously decided to declutter her room today and has stuff to go to the attic and Goodwill. I'm hoping by the end of the weekend the house will look a lot better overall.

Meanwhile in treeland... I got tired of Robertsons and Killingsworths and I've been working on downloading Ancestry data with DNAGEDCom's download client. Now I'm frantically trying to finish in case the new match page setup that Ancestry is rolling out today temporarily breaks the client. But I've also probably just managed to break half of my Swedish brick wall using my uncle's matches. I know the names of my 2G grandfather Peter Lundquist's parents but not much else. I found a match descended from his brother and looked at our shared matches. One had an extensively researched and sourced tree (much better than your typical Ancestry tree). I spotted Peter's mother's surname in the tree, poked around, and found someone with her exact name, approximate birth year, and location, sister to a direct ancestor of my match. I've contacted the match and we're going to work together to confirm things, but I'm pretty confident that I've found Peter's mother's family. Parts of this person's tree go back to about 1600, so I'll have a ton of stuff to add to WikiTree if this all pans out. I'm also hoping we can also find Peter's father's family now that we have more information about his mother. Progress!

Answer 11 · 2019-02-16T12:15:03+0000

I actually have been having a conversation with someone who found a sampler with name and date of someone in my tree. He sent a photo which I posted. He actually did some research and sent photos of documents and graves, which I also posted. He says he is interested in samplers rather than genealogy, but did a lot of legwork. This actually added people and sources, I knew about the 2nd wife, but didn't have sources. I didn't know about the child who did the sampler. I also cleaned up some Family Search duplicates in the process. The child was out on Family Search.

Answer 12 · 2019-02-16T14:17:28+0000

Today is.......

NATIONAL DO A GROUCH A FAVOR DAY!!

Everyone knows a grouch, and some of us may even be guilty of being one. February 16th is a call to kindness in the name of a grouch. On National Do a Grouch a Favor Day, you can do something to make their day much better.

For some, it’s in their nature to be grouches all of the time; while others may just be having a rough day or two. On National Do a Grouch a Favor Day, we have an opportunity to turn the grouches frown upside down!

A grouch can be called by a number of names, some of which won’t be described here. However, a few that might come in handy are curmudgeon, crank, grump, sourpuss, bellyacher, grouse, crosspatch, malcontent, crab, and grumbler. If you manage to turn their mood around they might become known as the neighborhood idealist.

The grouch that you know might be a friend, relative, co-worker, boss, neighbor or that someone who lives in your house. The favor you do on National Do a Grouch a Favor Day can be simple or elaborate. Either way, doing them a favor is going to feel right for you!!

A grouch is a habitually irritable or complaining person, a grumbler. ~ Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Maybe February 16th would be a fun day to watch the movies Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.

Let’s make it a better day for your favorite grouch! Do something to make a grouch’s day better... share your ideas with us!

Answer 13 · 2019-02-16T21:07:54+0000

Late to the party and this is going to be short. I am sick! I fell out of bed yesterday afternoon and moved it a few inches in the process. My eyes can not focus well so I am out of here for a while. I am getting better but with the number of typho's I made on this post doing anything on WikiTree would be a bad idea. The good news is my fever is moving in the right direction, the bad news is it is moving very slowly.

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