Friday, June 26, 2020

Inputting changes for the Grandchildren sample

Here are Sandy's notes from our meeting yesterday. We will be dividing the Grandchildren sample into parts A and B. We will be collecting less data in sample B to speed up our data collection. We must speed up our collection, so Dora can use our data to apply for a new grant. So we can all keep our jobs. Let me know if you have questions.


Here is Dora’s exact directive followed by notes from our meeting:

Greats would have to be a new grant, ditto linkage to 1930 and 1940 so I would favor:

·         Finishing up anything in progress done in the old way and calling it sample A
·         Have all necessary files downloaded as sample A and put up on Box as sample A.
·         Start sample B by skipping inputting 1930 and 1940 and the mothers of the greats.


Here is what we decided on the call:

Finish the OLD way for Sample A

1. Finish the Soldier and family that you are currently working on, continuing the way we’ve always done it (the OLD way). 

2. All of the soldiers we have done so far under grands will be packaged as Sample A and will include the following:
a.       1930 and 1940
b.      Obits for the mothers of the great grandsons in the male line

3. Make a note on your input log after you finish your current person to show Heather where the the OLD ends (Sample A) and the NEW begins (for Sample B). 

4. Send you Input Log and completed GEDCOMS to Heather.

The NEW Method for SAMPLE B

1. Do not do input any 1930 and 1940 info on the obit screens for anyone

2. Do not add mothers of the male line great grandsons to the grid or do obits for them

3. Do not enter any great grandsons on the tree by hand.  It is ok to attach them to the tree if they are mentioned and save automatically from a document you are attaching to the grand. 

4. Do not look for great grandsons or great grandsons’ death dates/living information. 

5. Do not put living great grandsons on your spreadsheet

6. Do not try to attach every available record to the tree

7. Look at hints and find the following:
a.       A good source for death
b.      A record with the social security number (be sure to input the number on the obit screen
c.       A record with a good birth date (Do not spend a lot time hunting for an actual birth record)
d.      Attach the WWII draft card to the tree if it is available.

8. For the CHILD of the vet, continue to update the OBIT as always by inputting the child’ name, gender, spouse, birth date and any new death cause you find. Do not spend more than a minute or two on this.

9. Continue to Input the obit for the spouse of the child.  Do not spend much time on this

10. Try to get keep the tree in order but do not be overly fussy (making all the last names spelled the same, making sure maiden names are always used, etc)

Article about how the virus spread

Since we've posted articles about the coronavirus spread before, I thought you might find this article with a visual representation of that spread interesting.

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Grandchildren progress report - June 24

Here is our progress on the Grandchildren sample as of yesterday, June 24, 2020.

Grandchildren Sample

POW

Non-POW

Total

Total RecIds Completed

465

527

992

RecIds Completed in the Last Week

18

8

26

% Sample Completed

--

--

35.1

Total Grandchildren (including new)

--

--

33926

New Grandchildren Added

650

789

1439

Total Grandchildren Completed

5856

6626

12482

% Grandchildren in Database Completed

--

--

36.79

% Grandchildren Completed of 26,475

(as promised in grant)

--

--

47.1

Birth Dates Added

5826

6552

12378

Death Dates Added

5099

5926

11025

Death Causes Added

1030

1235

2265

Found 1930

2491

2543

5034

Found 1940

3219

3610

6829

Living Grandchildren

79

89

168

New Living Male-line Great Grandsons Found

143

367

510

New Living Male Greats Found in Last Week

4

2

6

Child Death Causes Added

--

--

157

Total sample = 2826


Monday, June 22, 2020

A few more flower photos

I haven't posted any flower photos in a while, so I thought I'd share a few. If any of you have anything -- photos, recipes, funny stories, recommendations, tips -- that you'd like to share with the group, let me know, and I can post them to the blog.



























Thursday, June 18, 2020

Grandchildren progress report - June 17

Here is our progress on the Grandchildren sample as of yesterday, June 17, 2020.

Grandchildren Sample
POW
Non-POW
Total
Total RecIds Completed
447
519
966
RecIds Completed in the Last Week
20
7
27
% Sample Completed
--
--
34.18
Total Grandchildren (including new)
--
--
33892
New Grandchildren Added
609
781
1390
Total Grandchildren Completed
5553
6552
12105
% Grandchildren in Database Completed
--
--
35.72
% Grandchildren Completed of 26,475
(as promised in grant)
--
--
45.72
Birth Dates Added
5524
6478
12002
Death Dates Added
4832
5859
10691
Death Causes Added
975
1224
2199
Found 1930
2349
2520
4869
Found 1940
3042
3574
6616
Living Grandchildren
70
88
158
New Living Male-line Great Grandsons Found
139
365
504
New Living Male Greats Found in Last Week
0
2
2
Child Death Causes Added
--
--
152

Total sample = 2826