Monday
Today we had a little surprise waiting for us when we logged onto Ancestry.com to search. Several day back I had added some new information to the family tree on ancestry concerning my Schultz and Niemann ancestors. Ancestry has an automatic matching function and it came up with a hit on the New York Passenger Lists for 1846 for my ancestor Wilhelmine Niemann and her mother Anna coming to America on the ship Meta. We had been looking for this without success until then. Wow! More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. Walked 10.8 km.
Tuesday
Went to work at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada book sorting facility. A busy day unloading about 50 boxes of books to re-sort into categories. Went to the monthly meeting of the Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society in the evening. The speaker talked about the Blair family of Gloucester Township, Ontario. Walked 9.7 km.
Wednesday
Some sun today. Not sure what I accomplished today, it went by so fast. I guess I am catching up on a whole bunch of little items. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. In the late afternoon my older daughter and I went cross country skiing for a round trip of about 6 km. This is great exercise. Walked 7.7 km.
Thursday
The day was a blur. Walked 9.2 km
Friday
Sunny. Today I went on a trip to Williamstown with a friend. We are involved in setting up a bus tour to historic sites in the Mohawk Valley of New york for the fall of 2010. We act as tour guides and also produce a booklet which is given to each participant. So we drove to Williamstown to meet with some people from the Sir John Johnson Manor House committee which is sponsoring the trip. In the evening we had our daughter and her two dogs over for supper. After we took the two dogs for a walk. Walked 7 km.
Saturday
Sunny again today. I went to the dog park on Conroy Road with my daughter and her two dogs today. We had a very interesting time and a good walk. The sheltie had a great time running around and interacting with other dogs. The other one, Hogan is 15 and very spry for his age. He decided to take off on his own and run back towards the parking lot. My daughter finally caught up with him and captured him. He went back on his leash for the rest of the walk. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. Walked 7.2 km.
Sunday
More sun today but a bit cool. My older daughter and I went for a cross country ski before the rain. We went maybe 5 or 6 km. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. I also started to work on the sources for my Link family (Mothers side). Walked 6.5 km.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Jan 11 to 17
Monday
Some sun today. We went out for a cross country ski of about 5 km. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 8.9 km.
Tuesday
Today work at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada book sorting facility began again. There were about 7 of us there. There are mounds of boxes of books to sort, all for a good cause of course. Walked 11.6 km.
Wednesday
The day started with about 2 cm of snow. Later in the day it seemed to be turning to freezing rain. My wife and I went cross country skiing today. Round trip about 4 km. Later we watched some of our TV series. Walked 8.4 km.
Thursday
More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Our children were all home for dinner. Walked 8.4 km.
Friday
The temperature went above freezing today. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 10.4 km.
Saturday
Temperature still above freezing. Finally got all of the Christmas lights down. The above zero temperatures melted the ice on the bushes. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 8.7 km.
Sunday
The temperature is falling today. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. My daughter and I went cross country skiing today. Round trip about 4 km.
The trails were a bit slippery but not bad. Walked 6 km.
Some sun today. We went out for a cross country ski of about 5 km. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 8.9 km.
Tuesday
Today work at the Friends of the Library and Archives Canada book sorting facility began again. There were about 7 of us there. There are mounds of boxes of books to sort, all for a good cause of course. Walked 11.6 km.
Wednesday
The day started with about 2 cm of snow. Later in the day it seemed to be turning to freezing rain. My wife and I went cross country skiing today. Round trip about 4 km. Later we watched some of our TV series. Walked 8.4 km.
Thursday
More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Our children were all home for dinner. Walked 8.4 km.
Friday
The temperature went above freezing today. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 10.4 km.
Saturday
Temperature still above freezing. Finally got all of the Christmas lights down. The above zero temperatures melted the ice on the bushes. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 8.7 km.
Sunday
The temperature is falling today. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. My daughter and I went cross country skiing today. Round trip about 4 km.
The trails were a bit slippery but not bad. Walked 6 km.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Jan 4 to 10
Monday
A bit more snow today maybe 1 cm. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. Walked 11.5 km.
Tuesday
A bit more snow overnight maybe 2 cm. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. My daughter and I went for a 7 km round trip cross country ski today. Walked 4.1 km.
Wednesday
Finally cleared the snow off the driveway. We had a relaxing day today. Did some shopping and got some household things ready to give to a charity next week. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. I think I have finished the December issue of the Royal Yorker newsletter for the St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. Now I need to get it printed and then do the mailing. Walked 7 km.
Thursday
Some hint of sun today with a wind chill. My daughter and I went for a snow shoe trek today. We did about 4 km round trip along the Ottawa River. I sent The Royal Yorker December 2009 issue to the printer and picked up the copies later in the day. Walked 9.2 km.
Friday
Cloudy today. Folded all 78 of the newsletters today and stuffed them into envelopes. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. Walked 6.6 km.
Saturday
Colder today but sunny. We went out for a cross country ski of about 5 km. More
searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 8.6 km.
Sunday
Some sun today. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 7.9 km.
A bit more snow today maybe 1 cm. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. Walked 11.5 km.
Tuesday
A bit more snow overnight maybe 2 cm. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. My daughter and I went for a 7 km round trip cross country ski today. Walked 4.1 km.
Wednesday
Finally cleared the snow off the driveway. We had a relaxing day today. Did some shopping and got some household things ready to give to a charity next week. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. I think I have finished the December issue of the Royal Yorker newsletter for the St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. Now I need to get it printed and then do the mailing. Walked 7 km.
Thursday
Some hint of sun today with a wind chill. My daughter and I went for a snow shoe trek today. We did about 4 km round trip along the Ottawa River. I sent The Royal Yorker December 2009 issue to the printer and picked up the copies later in the day. Walked 9.2 km.
Friday
Cloudy today. Folded all 78 of the newsletters today and stuffed them into envelopes. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. Walked 6.6 km.
Saturday
Colder today but sunny. We went out for a cross country ski of about 5 km. More
searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 8.6 km.
Sunday
Some sun today. More searching on Ancestry for my Kipp family sources. We continue to watch three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. Walked 7.9 km.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Dec 28 to 31 and Jan 1 to 3
Tuesday was cold, about -18 C. The temperature warmed up a bit and it started to snow on Thursday, so maybe we can go skiing soon. Walked 8.4, 7.4, 6.9, 9.7 km.
Friday
New Years Day. We don't usually go out New Years Eve but stay home and watch movies/videos and the NYC ball drop in Times Square. Having been to NYC several times over the last two years it has new meaning for us. We had our youngest daughter and her husband and their dogs over for dinner. Our oldest daughter was here also from Milwaukee. My wife and I sorted our DVDs in preparation for cataloguing them on Library Thing. We had a nice snow fall of 5 to 10 cm Thursday and Friday. Now we can go skiing again. Lots of shoveling to do of course, the down side! Walked 5.9 km.
Saturday
Still snowing a bit today, 3 or 4 cm. More shovelling. My daughter and I went for a cross country ski today. This was our first time for the season so we limited the ski to about 5 km round trip. Very nice. We are watching three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. We also have a couple of new Dr Who to watch. Walked 3.7 km.
Sunday
Still a bit more snow today, 1 or 2 cm. My daughter and I went for a short snow shoe hike of about 2 km round trip. I have started working on finding sources for my Canadian Kipp Family tree again. Ancestry.com has really become useful. It has so many record sources available all of which are available through the search function. Granted there are transcription errors but in general I either find the family I am searching in great detail or not at all. Sometimes a little imagination helps to find them. I think some of my families were on the road sometimes when the census was taken in both Canada and the USA. Walked 7.6 km.
Web site is: www.kipp-blake-families.ca
Friday
New Years Day. We don't usually go out New Years Eve but stay home and watch movies/videos and the NYC ball drop in Times Square. Having been to NYC several times over the last two years it has new meaning for us. We had our youngest daughter and her husband and their dogs over for dinner. Our oldest daughter was here also from Milwaukee. My wife and I sorted our DVDs in preparation for cataloguing them on Library Thing. We had a nice snow fall of 5 to 10 cm Thursday and Friday. Now we can go skiing again. Lots of shoveling to do of course, the down side! Walked 5.9 km.
Saturday
Still snowing a bit today, 3 or 4 cm. More shovelling. My daughter and I went for a cross country ski today. This was our first time for the season so we limited the ski to about 5 km round trip. Very nice. We are watching three video series now, Stargate, All Creatures Great and Small, and Lovejoy. We also have a couple of new Dr Who to watch. Walked 3.7 km.
Sunday
Still a bit more snow today, 1 or 2 cm. My daughter and I went for a short snow shoe hike of about 2 km round trip. I have started working on finding sources for my Canadian Kipp Family tree again. Ancestry.com has really become useful. It has so many record sources available all of which are available through the search function. Granted there are transcription errors but in general I either find the family I am searching in great detail or not at all. Sometimes a little imagination helps to find them. I think some of my families were on the road sometimes when the census was taken in both Canada and the USA. Walked 7.6 km.
Web site is: www.kipp-blake-families.ca
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