The Ancestry Insider: The New and Improved Find A Grave Shown at #RootsTech

The Ancestry Insider: The New and Improved Find A Grave Shown at #RootsTech:

A new version of FindAGrave will be released soon.  Here's a blog post that discusses what's planned and when it will happen.

Dick Henthorn
23 Mar 2017

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Social Security Numbers

I store Social Security information in the Note fields of my genealogy files.  I don't want the Social Security Numbers to print in reports that I share. The RootsMagic program has a way to "turn off" this information by surrounding any text that you don't want to appear in reports with curly brackets {Don't Print}.

I noticed recently that the file I created for my own family didn't have the curly brackets.  Today I completed the project to surround all of the Social Security Numbers with the curly brackets.  I also checked to see if I had set the switch to turn off printing anything surrounded by curly brackets.

Dick Henthorn
13 Mar 2017

RootsMagic Backup Strategy

RootsMagic Backup Strategy

I've been thinking about my genealogy file backup strategy. I'm concerned that I wasn't ready for a computer disaster. I'm writing this article to describe how I decided to improve my backup policy.

I have about forty-five RootsMagic genealogy files. Ten of these files are listed in the RootsMagic "Open Recent" file list. That is to say, RootsMagic remembers the last ten files I opened.

The program always keeps track of the last ten files that were opened. Generally, whenever I update a file I have RootsMagic backup the file when I close the file at the end of the update session. RootsMagic writes the backup files to a folder on my laptop hard drive that I specified during program setup. This means that there are two copies of the file on the laptop. One is the RootsMagic file itself and the other is the RootsMagic backup. These files are in two different file formats. If I backup a particular file more than once a day RootsMagic asks if I want to overwrite the already existing backup file. I always choose "yes." If I back up once each day for a week there will be seven backup files on my hard drive.

This really isn't a very good backup method. If the hard drive fails or the laptop is stolen I will lose both the RootsMagic version of the file and all of the backups.

For more secure backup the backup files must be stored external to the laptop where the RootsMagic program resides and stores the data and backups.

With my new backup methodology I will be storing three copies of my backup files away from my laptop.

1. external hard drive
2. thumb drive
3. Box account cloud storage

I own a Dell 30GB hard drive that I salvaged from a failed laptop. I bought a case to protect the drive and I have a cable that connects the drive to the laptop. On this drive I have created two folders for RootsMagic backup. One folder stores the ten files that I am actively updating, the "Open Recent" files. The second folder stores the other files that are infrequently updated and therefore infrequently backed up.

I have a thumb drive dedicated to RootsMagic. There are two folders for backup on the thumb drive. Again, one folder stores the backup of the ten files that I am actively updating. The other folder stores all of the other RootsMagic file backups.

The third set of RootsMagic file backups is located "in the cloud" on my paid Box account. Again, one folder stores the backup of the ten files that I am actively updating. The other folder stores all of the other RootsMagic file backups. Having an offsite backup adds one more degree of protection to my backup strategy. If, heaven forbid, there was a disaster of some sort with our house and the laptop and thumb drive were destroyed or stolen I would still have a backup copy of all of my genealogy files on the Box computer.

Periodically, I do maintenance on the RootsMagic folder on my laptop hard drive where the backups reside. Remember that if I backup a file once a day for 30 days I will have thirty backup files at the end of the month. The purpose of the maintenance task is to free up space on the hard drive. I usually delete all backups of each file except the last two.

Currently the process of copying the backups to the three backup locations is accomplished via simply using the Windows file manager to copy the files from the laptop hard drive to the external hard drive and to the thumb drive.The Box account file manager is used to upload the files from either the external hard drive or the thumb drive to my Box account.

BTW I think you can still get 5GB of free storage on Box. Therefore, people who don't use a lot of disk space for their genealogy can set up storage "in the cloud" without paying for it. Also if you don't have an external hard drive you can used two thumb drives if you want to have three levels of backup.

Dick Henthorn
8 Mar 2017

WikiSpaces Account

Today I renewed my subscription to HenthornFamily on WikiSpaces for another year.

The cost of an annual subscription has doubled to $100.00 which made me question whether I wanted to continue to make information available via this means.  In the end I decided to spend the money rather than get involved in another website building project.

If you are interested in viewing what I make available I hope you will avail yourself of the opportunity in 2017.  Your use of the website will justify my expenditure.

If you are willing to share information with others contact me to discuss how this could be accomplished using my WikiSpace.  My Gmail address is: Dick.Henthorn@gmail.com

Here's the link to the homepage.

HenthornFamily WikiSpaces

Happy New Year

2017

Renewal Time

On 2 Jan 2017 my subscription to WikiSpaces will expire if I don't renew. Right now I'm debating what to do.

I used this space to share information I compiled about a number of Henthorn(e)/Hinthorn(e) and collateral families.

There is very little traffic to the homepage, only 1958 visits so far.

The cost of the WikiSpaces subscription has doubled to $100.00 a year.

On one hand I hate to spend that much money a year to maintain the site if folks aren't showing much interest. But, on the other hand, since I already had to repost all of that information once before when AOL closed their "free" webpages, I'm not willing to do the project again.

BTW, you can visit my WikiSpaces without joining as a member. Members can also post to the Wiki.

Here's the link to the HenthornFamily Wiki in case you'd like to take a look.

Dick Henthorn
19 Dec 2016

George Eastham and Mary Ann Kampfer

George Eastham and Mary Ann Kampfer

Recently I prepared a 28-page PDF report about the family of George Eastham and Mary Ann Kampfer and shared it to, my membership only, Henthorn Genealogy page on Facebook.

I don't know the parents of this couple.

The couple was living in Monroe County, Ohio at the time of the 1860 and 1870 census and their children were born in Ohio.  Later, they moved to Lonetree, Tyler Co., WV.

The descendants of this couple have links to: Butler; Fluharty; Haught; Henthorn; Hilke; Lemasters; Mason; Tennant; Thomas; Yoho, to name a few. Below I'm sharing the information I have recorded in the individual records of the couple.

If this family is of interest, and you are willing to reciprocate, contact me to arrange sharing of information.

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George EASTHAM was born on 10 Aug 1833 in Ohio. He died on 3 Nov 1910 at the age of 77. He was buried in Nov
1910 in Lonetree, Tyler Co., WV, Simpson Cemetery.

George Eastham

CENSUS: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Green Twp., 337/337, P. O. Laings
George Easton [sic] 26, farmer, 500/100, OH
Mary Anne, 25, domestic, OH
Peter, 3, OH; John, 1, OH
(Furnished by Richard E. Henthorn)

CENSUS: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Green Twp., 116-116
George Eastham, 36, OH, farm labor
Mary A., 33, Switzerland, keep house
Peter, 13, OH, farm labor; John, 11, Oh, farm labor; Albert, 9, OH, school, Louisa, 7, OH, school, Lydia, 5, OH; Frederic, 2, OH
(Furnished by Richard E. Henthorn)

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 75771510

Mary Ann KAMPFER was born on 22 Sep 1835 in Switzerland. She died on 4 Jul 1884 at the age of 48. She was buried in Jul 1884 in Lonetree, Tyler Co., WV, Simpson Cemetery.

Mary Ann Kampfer

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 75771518

George EASTHAM and Mary Ann KAMPFER had the following children:
 i. Peter Kampfer EASTHAM, born 24 May 1857, Monroe Co., OH; died 19 Dec 1936, Porters Falls, Wetzel Co., WV.
 ii. John Franklin EASTHAM, born 1859, Ohio; died 1933.
iii. Albert EASTHAM was born about 1861 in Ohio.
iv. Louisa EASTHAM was born about 1863 in Ohio.
v. Lydia EASTHAM was born about 1865 in Ohio.
vi. Frederic EASTHAM was born about 1868 in Ohio.


Richard E. Henthorn
8 Sep 2016

John Woodrow Richmond and Helen Lucille Postlewaite

John Woodrow Richmond and Helen Lucille Postlewaite

Recently I prepared a 9-page PDF report about the family of John Woodrow Richmond and Helen Lucille Postlewaite and shared it to, my membership only, Henthorn Genealogy page on Facebook.

I worked on the Richmond family for many years.  More recently, I began compiling information about the Postlewaite family (There are several spellings for the last name, Postlewaite.)

The descendants of this couple have links to: Cecil; Dakan; Goddard; Parsons; Thomas; Weekly; Wood; Wykert; Yeater; and Yoho to name a few. Below I'm sharing the information I have recorded in the individual records of the couple.

I often record Social Security Numbers in my file.  I have a switch set to leave out the SSN when I create a report. You can see how that looks in the information about John Woodrow Richmond.

If this family is of interest, and you are willing to reciprocate, contact me to arrange sharing of information.

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John Woodrow RICHMOND was born on 14 Feb 1915 in Newdale, Wetzel Co., WV. He died on 11Nov 1977 at the age of 62 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., WV. He was buried in Nov 1977 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., WV, Northview Cemetery.

John Woodrow Richmond

PARENTS: Parson Seth Richmond and LaSena Florence Phillips

MARRIAGE: 10 Sep 1935 (25/312). No location given.
(Source: Ohio Valley Richmonds - Their Kith and Kin, Ethel L. Briggs, 1976, p. 83)

Problem: Was the middle name, Woodrow or Woodroe?

SS Death Index: John Richmond; b. 14 Feb 1915;issued: WV; d. Nov 1977; last place of residence: New Martinsville, WV; zipcode: 26155;

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 55418177


John Woodrow RICHMOND and Helen Lucille "Lucille" POSTLEWAITE were married on 10 Sep 1935 in Wetzel Co., WV. Helen Lucille "Lucille" POSTLEWAITE, daughter of General Sherman POSTLETHWAITE and Eva Myrtle BERDINE, was born on 14 Jun 1920 in Pine Grove, Wetzel Co., WV. She died on 22 Mar 2010 at the age of 89 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., WV. She was buried in Mar 2010 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., WV, Northview Cemetery.

Helen Lucille Postlewaite

PARENTS: General Sherman Postlethwaite and Eva Myrtle Berdine
(Furnished by Richard E. Henthorn)

AKA: Lucille

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 52241462

CHILDREN: Eleven


Richard E. Henthorn
7 Sep 2016

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