A Little Saturday Night Fun

A Little Saturday Night Fun - Geneamusing.com

August 01, 2015

Randy Seaver invites us to have a little fun this Saturday! Please visit his blog at Saturday Night Fun to join in .

Here is your assignment:

1) Answer these questions in my survey about your genealogy resources and usage:

a) Which genealogy software programs for your computer do you use?

Roots Magic
b) Which online family trees have information submitted by you - in either a separate online tree (e.g., Ancestry Member Tree) or a universal (collaborative) online tree (e.g., WikiTree)?

Ancestry, WikiTree, MyHeritage.com and FamilySearch
c) For which subscription genealogy record providers (e.g., Ancestry) do you have a subscription?
Ancestry.com, Fold3.com, Archives.com, Newspapers.com, GenealogyBank.com
d) Which FREE genealogy record providers (e.g., FamilySearch) do you use regularly?

Family Search, NARA, CastleGarden.org, Find A Grave, Billion Graves, HeritageQuest Online, UsGenWeb,
e) How much time do you spend each week doing actual genealogy research online? [Note: not reading, or social networking, but actual searching in a record provider]. Estimate an average number of hours per week.

I will admit to twelve hours (it is probably more........).
f) How much time do you spend each week doing actual genealogy research in a repository (e.g., library, archive, courthouse, etc.)? Estimate an average number of hours per month over, say, a one year period.

Approximately ten hours a month based on a year.
g) How much time do you spend each week adding information to your genealogy software program (either on your computer or online)? Estimate an average number of hours per week over, say, a one month period.

Two hours a week on average.

h) How much time do you spend each month at a genealogical society meeting, program or event (not a seminar or conference)? Estimate an average number of hours per month over, say, a one year period.

Average of four hours a month.
i) How much time do you spend each month on genealogy education (e.g., reading books and periodicals, attending seminars, conferences, workshops, webinars, etc.)?   Estimate an average number of hours per month over, say, a one year period.

20 hours a month (currently enrolled in BU course)
j) How much time do you spend each week reading, writing and commenting on genealogy blogs, websites, and social media?   Estimate an average number of hours per week over, say, a one month period.

Two hours - wish it was more...... I am behind on my blog reading.