SCGS Genealogy Jamboree Pictures - Hollywood Gala

Because of the problem I had on my laptop at the Jamboree with Blogger using Internet Explorer 8 (Blogger.com has problems with IE8), I was unable to post pictures to Genea-Musings.  I did post some to Facebook.

Here are some of my pictures from the Hollywood Gala on Friday night at the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree:

1)  SCGS Jamboree co-chair Paula Hinkel (wearing her tiara) and her husband Pieter:

2)  Leo Myers (in his black suit and shirt with white tie and black hat) at the podium making announcements.  There weren't enough tables, so people sat on the edge of the stage to eat.

3)  "Big Hair Blonde" Amy Coffin with uber-geneablogger Thomas MacEntee and someone else (who 'dat?):

4)  Lisa Alzo and Kim von Aspern smiling for the camera:

5)  Kathryn Doyle, Jeffrey Vaillant and Kim Cotton, all of California Genealogical Society:

6)  San Diego Genealogical Society ladies Pamela Journey, Phyllis Quarg, and Gloria Osborn, plus lots of geneablogger backs behind them):

7)  Lovely ladies from the North Orange County Genealogical Society, Lois Pecora, Jamie Mayhew and Nancy Peralta:

8)  The DAR contingent - Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal and Sue Barry:

9)  Denise Levenick (dressed as the lovely Miss Penelope Dreadful) and A.C. Ivory, who received one of the Suzanne Freeman scholarships (Suzanne was Denise's mother):

10)  Denise Levenick with Elyse Doerflinger, another Suzanne Freeman scholarship recipient.

11)  Tonia Kendrick (beautiful in blue) with the CGS folks conversing in the background:

12)  Miss Penelope Dreadful, Sheri Fenley and Jeffrey Vaillant:

13)  The MyHeritage crew dressing up - I think Mark Olson, Shelly Dardashti and Daniel Horowitz are hiding in this photo:

14)  Geneabloggers gone wild - Amy Coffin, Susan Kitchens, Caroline Pointer, Penelope Dreadful and Kathryn Doyle acting naturally:

Other geneabloggers may have more pictures!!

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Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

MyHeritage Announces Record Matching Feature

I just finished watching the MyHeritage press conference (on a webinar - watch it at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-4BHNCJb6o) with Gilad Japhet.  Dick Eastman has a copy of the "MyHeritage Hits One Billion Profiles" press release here.

During the conference, MyHeritage announced a new feature called Record Matching.  Here is a screen shot of the slide with details:

The slide notes:

*  This technology will be released in July 2012 to all MyHeritage users.

*  Record Matching intelligently and automatically compares the 1 billion family tree profiles on MyHeritage to the 4+ billion historical records to find matches.

*  The site will translate names between languages and apply synonyms to find record matches.

*  This is the first record matching service to find matches in newspapers, yearbooks and other true text documents.

*  Record Matching has 98% accuracy and an average of 15 matches per 100 people. 

I was first shown the idea for this technology in February by Gilad while we were at RootsTech.  He asked if they could use my tree on MyHeritage to find record matches to demonstrate the technology.  I said "YES!!!" because I saw the potential.  Last month, Gilad emailed me telling me some of the matches they had found, and he asked me if I would consent to some of my matches being used in the press conference presentation today.  Again, I said "Yes" being the semi-famous yet unassuming genealogy publicity seeker that I am.

The first match was for my first cousin, twice removed, Frederick Thomas Blanchard, a university professor.  The Record Match system found his wedding announcement in an Oakland (CA) newspaper:

The system also found a college yearbook summary of his achievements:

Gilad used two other examples for persons in my database, and several examples from his own tree.

In Gilad's recent email to me, he noted that there are 3,925 Record Matches for persons in my MyHeritage tree, and they include 825 newsletter articles and over 1,700 cemetery records.  I have a lot of work to do!

I asked the question (via chat):  "How will the Record Matching be delivered to a user?"  The response was via a weekly email with links to the matches in the record collections, and by links on the MyHeritage tree (website or on mobile).  Users will be able to filter the results by criteria and sort them by confidence level.

While it wasn't explicitly mentioned, I think that only MyHeritage subscribers will be able to use the Record Matching feature, and only subscribers to the WorldVitalRecords.com site will be able to access the historical records (including the newspapers) on that site.

I do want to correct Gilad's description of my database as "... a meticulously documented tree ... with a source for each and every fact."  That isn't exactly true... I do have many sourced facts for many of my ancestral families, but not as many for the collateral lines in my 40,000 person tree.

I look forward to trying out the Record Matching feature when it becomes available on MyHeritage.

My thanks to Gilad Japhet for using my family tree for some of his examples.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/06/myheritage-announces-record-matching.html

Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

Amanuensis Monday - the will of Joseph Collins (1643-1724) of Lynn, Mass.

Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started his own Monday blog theme many months ago called Amanuensis Monday. What does "amanuensis" mean? John offers this definition:

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

The subject today is the probate file of Joseph Collins (1643-1724) of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, one of my 8th great-grandfathers.  Joseph Collins had two wives and a total of 16 children.  He married (1) Sarah Silsbee (1646-1682) before 1669, and they had seven children:  Sara Collins (1669-1669); Joseph Collins (1671-1695); Henry Collins (1673-1721); Ann Collins (1675-1754); Dorothy Collins (1676-1730): Sarah Collins (1678-1757) and Ester Collins (1680-????).  Joseph Collins married (2) in 1684 to Mariah Smith (1664-after 1724), and they had nine children:  Ruth Collins (1685-1715); Mary Collins (1688-????); William Collins (1690-1767); Elizabeth Collins (1692-1736); Joseph Collins (1695-1734); Ezekiel Collins (1698-1765); Martha Collins (1700-1731); Ebenezer Collins (1702-after 1730); and Daniel Collins (1704-after 1729).

The will of Joseph Collins was written 16 May 1724, and was attested, approved and allowed by the Court in Ipswich on 2 November 1724.  It reads (probate court clerk copy, transcribed from Essex County Probate Records, Volume 315, pages 143-4, accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,875,129):

"In the Name of God Amen.  I Joseph Collins of Lynn in the county of Essex in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England House carpenter being aged and weak in body but of Perfect mind and memory thanks be to God Do take this Oportunity to make this my Last Will and Testament as followeth.  first I committ my Soul to the Lord Jesus Christ my blessed Redeemer and my body to the Earth to be buried in Deacent Christian Manner att the Direction of my Execr hereafter Named, and as touching my worldly Estate itt hath Pleased God to give me I give and Dispose of the same as followeth.

"Impr.  That all my Just Debts and funerall charges be paid by My Executor hereafter Named, Item, I give and bequath to my beloved Wife Merryah Collins all my Indoor moveables of what Kind soever to be att her own Disposeing and the Improvement of all the Rest of my Estate both Reall and Personall Dureing her Naturall Life All which to be in Lew of Consideration of her thirds or Right of Dower in my Estate Shee accepting thereof.

"Item I give to my three sons Namely William Collins Joseph Collins and Ezekiell Collins Each of them one Shilling they haveing received their Portions by what I have given to them and Done for them in times past.

"It.  I give to my son Daniel Collins Ten Pounds and that together with what I have already Done for him to be his Portion.

"It. I give to my Daughter Ann Ingols Twelve Pounds, I give to my Daughter Dorothy Gray Six Pounds and unto my Daughter Sarah Richards Six Pounds.

"It.  I give to My other three Daughters, Namely Mary Farrar, Elizabeth Graves and Martha Odell each of them Twelve Pounds.  And to my Grandaughter Ruth Graves One shilling haveing given her Deced Mother her Portion in times past.  All which aforesd gifts to my aforementioned Daughters together with what I have already done for them to be there Portions, Ordering my Executor hereafter Named to Pay all the Severall Giffts and Legaceys to the aforenamed Parties within three years after my Wives Decease.

"It.  I give to my Son Ebenezer Collins and to his heires and assignes forever all my Estate both Reall and Personall of what kind soever Excepting what is before given, and my Indoor moveables, before given to my Wife, he Paying and Performing as before Directed.  Lastly My Will is and I do hereby ordain and appoint my aforenamed Son Ebenezer Collins to be my Lawfull and sole Executor to this my Last Will and Testament and for confirmation of the same, I the before Named Joseph Collins have hereunto affixed my hand and Seale on the Sixteenth Day of May Anno Dom: One thousand Seven hundred and twenty four.
......................................................................................... Joseph Collins

"  Signed Sealed Published and Declared in Presence of us
Theophilus Burrell,  John Lewis,  Joseph Mansfield."

Some of the heirs filed an affidavit stating that their legacies from the estate of their honoured father, Joseph Collins, housewright of Lynn, had been received to their full satisfaction.  Separate affidavits were filed by Dorothy and Robert Gray, Sarah and Crispus Richards, Anne and Nehemiah Ingals, Elizabeth and Samuel Graves, Mary and John Farrar, Martha and William Odell during the period of 10 November to 15 November 1727 (Essex County Probate Records, Volume 316, pages 015-016, accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,875,129).

One of my descents from Joseph Collins is through his daughter, Sarah (1678-1757) who married Crispus Richards (1681-1763).  The second is through his daughter, Ruth (1685-1715) who married Thomas Graves (1686-1756), whose daughter, Ruth Graves, is mentioned in the will above.

The URL of this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2012/06/amanuensis-monday-will-of-joseph.html

Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

Day 4 at SCGS Genealogy Jamboree - Sunday

I think I set a personal best for number of classes attended in a day at a multi-day conference.  Also for number of classes attended on the last day of a conference.  Three.  I know that sounds low, and it is, but that's my record.  I get too busy in the exhibit hall or doing blogger things to attend classes.

We're home now...by 8:45 p.m. so I need to write this and go off to bed.

*  We were out for breakfast in the lounge at 7:30 a.m., and sat with several bloggers.  I decided that I wanted to go hear Warren Bittner on "Complex Evidence" at 8:30 to see how a pro presents the GPS and a case study to illustrate its application.  He didn't disappoint, although I disagreed with several of his Original vs Derivative source assignments.  I'll blog about that later, I think.  I tweeted throughout this talk hitting highlights for me, and they can be found on Twitter (@rjseaver) and on Facebook.

*   After walking through the exhibit hall, I landed in Lisa Lee's talk on "Speling Dusn't Cownt' And Why Wild Cards Are the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread."  I agree about the spelling, and the wild cards, but was disappointed that Lisa used only "Old Search" on Ancestry.com to demonstrate searching.  She spoke highly of Heritage Quest Online which has become a forgotten resource for many of us.  I was impressed by the live searches for persons in the census solicited from the audience - very brave!  And successful, I thought.

*  At 11 a.m. I rushed out and got a hot dog and chocolate chip cookies for lunch, then went up to the room to get Linda and our suitcases, and we checked out of the hotel.  I went over to Subway to get Linda a sandwich for lunch and both of us a sandwich for dinner.

*  I was back in time to take a stroll through the exhibit hall again, and wound up in Jana Broglin's talk on "Diggin in the Dirt : A Discussion of Deeds."  Jana sure knows this topic well!  She had a very impressive command of the facts on a complex subject with great examples to illustrate her points.

*  After three talks, I still had some exhibit hall to cover, so I went and bought the two books I've been eying at the NEHGS table, then talked to Brian Speickart at the FindMyPast booth, Chris Whitten, Liann Lavoie and Elyse Doerflinger at the WikiTree booth, and rested my feet at Janet Hovorka's FamilyChartMasters booth.  Janet let me play her descendants chart game - she gave me the hardest one and I figured it out after several minutes.  The card she picked for me was to find someone's second cousin once removed.  Two of the young teens at the conference did almost all of the cards.  I think Emma (Gini's granddaughter) and Brandon (Gena's son) have a great future as genealogists!

*  At 2:45 p.m. I waved goodbye to my exhibit hall friends, saw Tom Underhill briefly, and met Linda in the lobby.  We said goodbye to several blogger friends, and went outside at 3:15 p.m. to catch the shuttle to the train station, along with about 40 others.  We managed to get on the 3:40 shuttle and were on the train platform when the 4:22 train arrived several minutes early.  I'm not sure that everyone at the hotel that wanted to catch that train made it.  I hope so.  There was only one shuttle running today - usually there are two.

*  The train ride was uneventful in the last car where we rode downstairs - I read my Harlan Coben book, ate my sandwich, took a short doze, watched the OC and SD beaches go by and the sun set, and we were to San Diego at 7:50 p.m.  Barbara was waiting for us, and we were home by 8:40 p.m.

This Genealogy Jamboree was somewhat different from the recent RootsTech, FGS, and NGS Conferences I've attended.  There was no Media Hub for bloggers, no special briefings or dinners for bloggers, and no swag bag.  We did meet in the lounge off the lobby, but there was not the tremendous concentration of 30 or 40 like in past years.  There were also side meetings in the bar in the afternoons... As many have said before, being a part of the Geneabloggers group is special and fun - we have a group of like-minded, enthusiastic, friendly, loving, funny and encouraging people.  I appreciate the talents and creativity of each one of them - it seems to me like this body is more than the sum of its parts.

Lastly, thank you to Paula Hinkel and Leo Myers, and their team of SCGS volunteers, who continue to put on a first-class event with yearly improvements, and to Janet Hovorka for providing the blogger beads this year.  I wore mine all the way home.

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copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 3 to 9 June 2012

Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for the genealogy carnivals, or other meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:

*  In Search of ... Baby Taylor by P.J. Sabados on the Adventuring in Ancestry blog.   P.J. tracked down a missing child in an ancestral family - great analysis and persistence.

*  Carnival of Genealogy, 118th Edition by Jasia on the Creative Gene blog.  There are 16 entries for this Carnival on the topic of "Reading!"  Enjoy.

*  No Big Deal by James Tanner on the Genealogy's Star blog.   Great and accurate (IMHO) observations...been there, done that.

*  I'm Back! by Bart Brenner on the Stardust 'n' Roots blog.  Welcome back, Bart...we missed you.  Great observations too!

*  Alone in the Wilderness by Jill Ball on the Geniaus blog.  Jill has words of encouragement for geneabloggers, and thinks we should continue to be different, lead collaboration by example, and press on.  I'm in!

*  Elizabeth Shown Mills Ten-Point Study Blueprint by Angela McGhee on the Adventures in Genealogy Education blog.  Angela shares ESM's blueprint - if you want to improve your research and writing skills, this is how.

* The Genealogy Generational Disconnect by Elyse Doerflinger on Elyse's Genealogy Blog.  Elyse shares her thoughts on this issue.

*  Why Just Genealogical Research is Not Enough by J.M. on the Tracing My Roots blog.  J.M. has great advice for family history writers - that I think not enough genealogists learn until it's too late.

*  What happens when you learn to do genealogy right by Beirne Konarski on the GenVoyage blog.  Beirne 's interesting post explores the challenges faced by genealogists as they mature - I can really identify with this!

Several genea-bloggers wrote weekly pick posts and news summary posts this week, including:  

*  Monday Morning Mentions by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist blog.

*  Monday Recap for June 4, 2012 by Amanda on The Geni Blog.

*  Ruth's Recommendations by Ruth Blair on The Passionate Genealogist blog.

*  Genealogy Round Up, June 7 by Megan Smolenyak on the Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak's Roots World Blog.

*  Follow Friday: This Week's Favorite Finds by Jen on the Climbing My Family Tree blog.

*  Genealogy News Corral, June 4-8 by Diane Haddad on The Genealogy Insider blog.

I encourage readers to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Google Reader, RSS feed or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.

Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I am currently reading posts from over 1200 genealogy bloggers using Google Reader, but I still miss quite a few it seems.

Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.

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Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

SCGS Genealogy Jamboree Day #3 - Saturday

This was the first full day of classes at the Jamboree, and the place was packed.  Some classes were overflowing and some had few attendees. 

*  We were up early, at breakfast by 7:15 a.m. and I went off to watch the Jamboree Genealogy Idol competition webinar at 8 a.m. hosted by Geoff Rasmussen of Legacy Family Tree.  Tessa Keough was the winner in my book, and the winner selected by the voters on the webinar.

*  I walked through the exhibit hall and talked to several vendors - Geni, FamilyChartMasters, and Moorshead Magazine among others.  I decided to attend Daniel Horowitz's class on "Mobile Devices and Applications for Genealogists."  I tweeted throughout, which can be read on Twitter and Facebook.

*  I was on Blogger Summit Panel I, and that went fairly well with Thomas MacEntee, Gena Ortega, Tonia Kendrick and Caroline Pointer.  There were lots of questions from the audience.  Thomas showed blogs and other websites on the screen.

*  Linda and I had lunch in the patio - I had a cheeseburger, banana and cookies from the vendors.  We sat in the warm sun.  I went into the cool and shady exhibit hall and wandered for awhile.  The 2 p.m. program was Blogger Summit Panel II with Thomas MacEntee, Michelle Shimkus, Denise Levenick, Elyse Doerflinger and The Ancestry Insider on the panel.  I tweeted through this one also. 

*  That was over at 3 p.m., and we took the yearly geneablogger picture in the hotel lobby area.  I went over to see the Ancestry prize drawings - but they were held at 1 p.m. today.  Oops.  Drat.  Then I talked to Geoff Rasmussen, Kathryn Doyle and CeCe Moore in the hallway.  I went and put my name into the 23andMe drawing also.  I missed some of the next class, but sat in on the end of Lisa Cooke's class on "Ten Ways to Add Volume to Your Family History with Video."

*  Back into the exhibit hall to browse and take some pictures, then I went to the bar and found the usual suspects there.  I should have gone to a presentation, but I didn't.  I hung around the blogger lounge area and then the exhibit hall.

*  I went up to get Linda at 6 p.m. and we met the ProGen class members for the picture at 6:15 in the hotel lobby area.  We met Steve, Gini, Emma, Angela and Cheryl to go to dinner, and Bruce, Laurie, Janet and Adam invited us to join them at Branagans.  It was a Mexican place - who knew?  When we walked in, there was Gena and her son, and A.C. and his family.  So we had 17 for dinner!  It was fun, and good.

*  We were back by 8:45 p.m. and I grabbed my laptop case while Linda went to bed.  I set up down in the blogger lounge on the table and added to the Best Of post and then wrote this post.  It's 10 p.m. and everybody but Nancy and I have disappeared. 

I posted some pictures from the Hollywood Gala last night on Facebook but cannot add them to my blog posts until I get home. 

Sunday is the last day of the Conference.  The last class is over at 3 p.m. and we have a 4:25 p.m. train ticket.  I may not get a blog post done on Sunday due to arriving home relatively late.

Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Who is Your Genealogy Idol?

Hey genea-philes - it's SATURDAY NIGHT, and time for more GENEALOGY FUN!!!

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1)  Legacy Family Tree webinar viewers selected the second Genealogy Idol today (see www.legacyfamilytree.com/Webinars.asp).  Did you watch it, and vote in it?  If not, you could watch it now (I hope...).

2)  Decide which genealogy industry persons you would like to see compete in the next Genealogy Idol competition.  And tell us why!

3)  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, in a Facebook status post, or a Google Plus Stream post.

Here's mine:

I'm tempted to rattle off three of the most famous genealogists in America at this point - like Tom Jones, Elizabeth Shown Mills and Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak.  That might be really interesting, but I would hate for any of them to lose.

Here are my three contestants for the "Google" Genealogy Idol contest:

*  Lisa Louise Cooke - the author of the book "The Genealogists' Google Toolbox."

*  Daniel M. Lynch - the author of the book "Google Your Family Tree."

*  Gena Philibert Ortega - presenter of "Using Google in Your Genealogy"

These three well known and wonderful presenters would certainly give the audience a number of superb tips on how to use Google for furthering our genealogy research.

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Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver

Surname Saturday - BLOETGOET/BLOODGOOD (Holland > New York > New Jersey)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  I have some blank spots after #473 (last week), so I am up  to number 479, Elizabeth Bloodgood (1698-1760). [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts] 

My ancestral line back to Elizabeth BLOODGOOD (and three more generations) is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) 

6.  Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7.  Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

14.  Charles Auble (1849-1916)
15.  Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952)

28.  David Auble (1817-1894)
29.  Sarah Knapp (1818-ca 1900) 

58.  William Knapp (1775-1856)
59.  Sarah Cutter (1785-1878)

118.  Stephen Cutter (1745-1823)
119.  Tabitha Randolph (about 1751- 1841)

238.  Samuel Fitz Randolph (1730-????)
239.  Martha Gach (1729-????)

478.  Thomas Gach, born 1702 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; died before 09 March 1770 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.  He was the son of 956. Thomas Gage and 957. Elizabeth Hunt.  He married 17 August 1721 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

479.  Elizabeth Bloodgood, born 29 May 1703 in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States.

Children of Thomas Gach and Elizabeth Bloodgood are:  Elizabeth Gach (1722-1724); Mary Gach (1724-????); Elizabeth Gach (1726-????); John Gach (1727-1770); Sarah Gach (1727-????); Martha Gach (1729-????); Anna Gach (1732-????); Thomas Gach (1735-????); Catherine Gach (1737-????); Martin Gach (1739-????); Esther Gach (1741-????); Phillip Gach (1744-????).

958.  John Bloetgoet, born before 04 August 1672 in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States; died before 18 May 1716 in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States.  He married 

959.  Mary Morgan, born about 1672 in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States.  She was the daughter of 1918. Charles Morgan.

Children of John Bloetgoet and Mary Morgan are:  Deborah Bloodgood (????-????); Jeffrey Bloodgood (????-????); Francis Bloodgood (1694-1766); John Bloodgood (1696-????); William Bloodgood (1698-1756); Elizabeth Bloodgood (1703-????).

1916.  Frans Jans Bloetgoet, born 1635 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands; died after 29 December 1676 in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States.  He was the son of 3832. Jan Hendrickse Bloetgoet and 3833. Geertgen Thomas Van der Gouda.  He married 08 February 1653/54 in Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

1917.  Lysbeth Jans, born 1633 in Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Children of Frans Bloetgoet and Lysbeth Jans are:  Geertje Bloetgoet (1658-????); Aiantje Bloetgoet (1660-1722); Isabella Bloetgoet (1662-1716); Judith Bloetgoet (1665-1761); William Bloetgoet (1667-1720); Neeltje Bloetgoet (1670-????); John Bloetgoet (1672-1716); Lysbeth Bloetgoet (1675-????).

The Dutch ancestry and New Amsterdam history of these families was described in the articles:

Howard L. Swain, "Frans Bloodgood (Bloedtgoedt) of Flushing, New York," New Netherland Connections, Volume 12, Number 1 (January-March 2007), pages 1-11.  

John Blythe Dobson, "The earliest generations of the Goetbloet alias Bloetgoet family," New Netherland Connections, Volume 12, Number 1 (January-March 2007), pages 12-15.

These articles are available on the NEHGS website (www.AmericanAncestors.org) in the Journals and Periodicals collection, or at local and regional libraries.

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SCGS Jamboree Day #2

Round tables, speaker presentations, exhibit vendors, red carpets, tiaras, lights, camera, action!  That was Friday at the SCGS Genealogy Jamboree for me.  Unfortunately, I cannotp ost pictures from my files on Blogger now from my laptop...but that's OK, because I didn't take many pictures today until the evening Hollywood Gala.

We were down to the blogger lounge at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast, and I went off to the round table meetings at Genealogy World at 9 a.m.  I talked to Pam Journey about data organization, Jean Hibben about Folklore, and then the DNA table with Betty and Doug.  After that hour, I went back to the blogger lounge (there is no "Blogger Island" this year, and checked my email and Facebook on my iPhone.

Linda found me at 11 a.m., and we went across to Subway for a quick lunch, and were back in time to go into the Exhibit Hall when it opened at noon.  I got a T-shirt at 23andMe, a pen at MyHeritage, saw many old friends, met a few new ones, and had a good talk with Earl and Dovy about AncestorSync (it's coming soon...).  I also spoke to Bruce Buzbee about RootsMagic 5 sources and he showed me how to tailor the templates - I'll try it when I have some time.

At 1:30 p.m., I went off to hear Janet Hovorka's presentation on Hatching Eggs Case Study, about enticing her three teens with family history.  I tweeted some highlights, including the URL for her presentation at http://tinyurl.com/hatchingfamilyhistory.

After that, I went to the Tech Zone to look at English records on FindMyPast, but I didn't find anything useful for John Richman or John Rich of Hilperton in Wiltshire (besides census records which I already have).  Back to the exhibit hall where I didn't win today's Ancestry.com prizes.  Talked to Hal Horrocks of OCCGS for awhile, then to Geoff Rasmussen about the Legacy cruise. 

Nobody was in the blogger lounge area, so I ventured into the bar and enjoyed a drink with several geneabloggers.  We left after 5 p.m. and I wandered back into the exhibit hall for awhile, then went upstairs to get ready for the evening Hollywood Gala.

We put on our Geneaholic shirts, the beads, and fashioned bead tiaras for our heads.  Those garnered some stares in the hotel lobby where we waited for the doors to open.  We walked down the red carpet, were handed a glass of sparkiling cider, and then tried to find a seat.  All of the tables with chairs were taken, so we asked if they could bring out more tables, and they did.  We went off to get food at the buffet - I had carrots, celery, chips and fettuchini. 

The program started with Leo Myers as MC, the two movie stars in attendance were introduced, and Denise Levenick awarded the Suzanna Freeman scholarships to A.C. and Elyse. 

We had front row seats for the picture taking area.  They had a fine assortment of wigs, funny glasses, boas, hats, etc. for people to wear for their glamour shots.  They took four shots, and then handed each group one copy of the four pictures on a 5 x 7 sheet.  The pictures are supposed to be on Facebook also.  Linda and I did one series, and I joined Elyse, Missy and [insert name later, senior moment] for another series.  I also took lots ofp ictures of geneabloggers and may post some to Facebook.

We mixed a little, and Linda went up to go to bed and I got the laptop and brought it down to the blogger lounge to write this post and try to read my 230 messages on Googfle Reader (three fails so far!). 

That's it for Day 2 - I'll write up Day 3 on Saturday night if I can get a wi-fi signal in the blogger lounge.

Review: "Genealogy to Go!: Migration: Canada and the United States"

Elizabeth Lapointe, a Canadian genealogist, (www.GenealogyToGo.ca) has published several Genealogy To Go! laminated research guide booklets that are extremely useful as basic guides to the subject at hand.  They cover the why, when, and how of each of the events in North American history.

This booklet, Migration: Canada and the United States, explains the long migrational history between Canada and the United States.  topics on Canadian migration include the Acadian migration to Louisiana, migration to the "Boston States," and French-Canadian migration.  Topics on american migration to Canada include New England Planters to Nova Scotia, the United Empire Loyalists, and the settlement of Central Canada.  Migration patterns are also discussed.

This Genealogy to Go! booklet includes:

1.  Canada

*  Acadian Migration
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  Migration to the "Boston States"
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  French-Canadian Migration
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  Migration to the Midwestern and Southwestern U.S. States
*  Online Resources 
*  Books
*  Migration from Canada to the United States Due to War
*  Online Resources
*  Books

2.  United States

*  New England Planters to Nova Scotia
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  The United Empire Loyalists
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  The United States Migration to Central Canada
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  The US Migration to the Prairie Provinces & the Yukon
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  Migration from the US to Canada as a Result of Wars
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  Migration of Blacks from the US to Canada
*  Online Resources
*  Books
*  Some Famous Canadian Migrants to the US

I was very impressed with the historical and resource listings on this four-page booklet.  It will be very useful for further research into my Canadian and American ancestors who migrated to Canada.  .

The booklets are currently available in the United States from Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com) and in Canada from Global genealogy (www.globalgenealogy.com) and the National Institute for Genealogical Studies (www.genealogicalstudies.com).

Disclosure:  I received a complimentary copy of this booklet from Elizabeth Lapointe via postal mail and promised to provide a review of it.  

Copyright (c) 2012, Randall J. Seaver