red paper boat

The Cow with the Crumpled Horn

July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 Shelly

I missed this in my earlier searching through Atlanta newspapers for my third great grandfather, Henry Lewis Hoover. I’ve had bits of The House that Jack Built floating around in my head all day.

“Lost,” The Atlanta Constitution, 25 Apr 1879, p. 2, col. 8; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 15 Jul 2017). Rec. Date: 14 May 2017.

LOST.

STTAYED OR STOLEN–A DARK RED Brindle Cow, crumply horns, bored for hollow horn and nails inserted in the openings. Ample reward for her delivery at 28 Connolly street. Dr. H. L. Hoover.

Uncategorized

Testing the Stepz App

July 14, 2017 Shelly

A few years ago I tested a couple of pedometer apps on my phone. They all drained the battery, because they couldn’t work in the background. That seems to have changed. This one works quite well (it was within a few steps of my wristband tracker), and there isn’t any noticeable impact on battery life.

I think half those steps were at Kroger. The store is huge, and a wristband tracker doesn’t work well when you’re pushing a shopping cart. It’s nice to finally get official credit for those steps!

Photography

Banks of Kerr Creek

July 13, 2017 Shelly

I’m almost done with my cat sitting job. I’ll miss the amazing views, but I’ll be glad to have one less thing on my plate.

Pets, Videos

Bath Time for Thomas

July 12, 2017 Shelly

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Thomas got an early morning bath, after walking through a patch of poison ivy. Baths are not his favorite thing, but a little peanut butter makes them almost tolerable.

Pets, Photography

Piglet

July 11, 2017 Shelly

He could hardly wait for me to empty his new box, so he could take it out for a test drive.

Photography

Bridge Over Kerr Creek

July 10, 2017 Shelly

The creek was low and lazy today, even though it rained this afternoon.

Pets, Photography

Kerr Creek

July 9, 2017 Shelly

I went for a Sunday drive in the country.

Thomas and his ducky helped with laundry.

Genealogy

Census Fun

July 8, 2017 Shelly

1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Wall Lake Township, Wright County, Iowa, p. 2, dwelling 14, family 14, Ezra Lord; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 8 Jul 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 427.

When you work with a census image, make sure you check the whole page thoroughly for collateral relatives. And if the page is this congested with people in your tree, check the pages preceding and after, too. As you can see from my notes on the index page, this single census page was a goldmine.

1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Wall Lake Township, Wright County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 254, p. 7-8, dwelling 61, family 63, John Lord; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 8 Jul 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 371. Rec. Date: 8 Oct 2016.