Currently, it's 20˚ C and partly cloudy in Fort Erie, heading for a predicted high of 22˚ C, and a low tonight of 14˚ C. For the past couple of days, we've had a break from the tropical (literally!) temperatures that we had been sweating through for most of the summer. It feels like we're heading into my favourite time of the year here1, when I can walk outside and not feel like I'm in a sauna. (Or, for that matter, just leave all the windows open, and let the breezes blow where they may.)
Pip, we'll be right down to drop off some furniture for your wife to give some TLC to. They're heirlooms from the light of my life and the delight of my eyes' side of the family (plus a dresser that I got from our pastor and an antique rocking chair she picked up off the curb), and I have neither the tools, nor the skills, nor the money to give them the repairs they need (at least, not to the level of quality they deserve).
Having finished a first pass of comparing Slades on SladeGenealogy.net with Slades on WikiTree, I can now say that there are 416 profiles in common between the two sites, which is about 3.6% of the Slades on SladeGenealogy.net. Of those, 286 (2.5%) have sources other than SladeGenealogy.net (which I file under "See also:"), and 406 (3.5%) are connected to the main tree here. (I'm not diving in on adding the rest of them, because I have... what was it called again? Oh, yes. A "life". One or two here and there to connect unconnected branches, sure. Adding wholesale Slades by the thousand is not at the top of my priority list.)
I have turned my attention back to Slades on ThePeerage.com. For this pass, I'm checking up on the sourcing level for each Slade, and improving the sources where I can. The sourcing levels I'm using are as follows:
3 = 3 or more primary sources, possibly plus secondary sources
2 = 2 primary sources, possibly plus secondary sources
1 = 1 primary source, possibly plus secondary sources
0.5 = One or more secondary sources, no primary sources
0 = Unsourced or unavailable for analysis due to privacy settings
When I remember, I'm adding the {{Unsourced}} template to profiles at level 0, and a Needs More Records category to profiles between 0.5 and 2.
Also, I am trying (without success so far) to connect Henry William Newlands, who was Acting Commissioner of the Yukon for a few months. His family tree sprawls from Scotland to British Columbia, but can I find a connection anywhere? Noooooo!
- In B.C., I used to live for the summers. Here, they're unendurable without air conditioning, which we don't have.