Saturday, August 1, 2009

Google Analytics Report For July 2009

Well, another month has gone by, and that means that it is time for another google analytics report. Here are the results for July 2009:

The top ten countries, in number of visits, are:
  1. United States - 400 visits
  2. Canada - 36 visits
  3. Brazil - 33 visits
  4. United Kingdom - 26 visits
  5. Netherlands - 15 visits
  6. Argentina - 4 visits
  7. Germany - 3 visits
  8. Norway - 3 visits
  9. New Zealand - 2 visits
  10. Poland - 2 visits

The top ten states in the United States, in number of visits, are:

  1. Michigan - 89 visits
  2. Illinois - 42 visits
  3. California - 35 visits
  4. Texas - 26 visits
  5. Ohio - 19 visits
  6. Massachusetts - 15 visits
  7. New York - 15 visits
  8. Virginia - 14 visits
  9. Wisconsin - 11 visits
  10. Minnesota - 9 visits

The top ten articles, in number of views, are:

  1. 20th Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy - 76 views
  2. History Being Destroyed ... - 26 views
  3. Frustrated Friday - Who Are Their Parents? - 22 views
  4. 76th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy Posted! - 19 views
  5. Working Hard: A Scene From the Early Days of the Automobile Industry - 18 views
  6. More Records Have Come! - 14 views
  7. 15th Edition of the Smile For The Camera Carnival Posted! - 13 views
  8. Not Going ... - 13 views
  9. Still Looking For Hosts ... - 13 views
  10. Tombstone Maker Website - 12 views

Well, that is it for this edition of the Google Analytics Report. To my readers, thank you for reading my blog! Stay tuned for next month's report!

Family History Center Visit 15

Earlier today, I visited the local Family History Center, and I took a look at the microfilm of church records from Weisenheim am Berg, Germany. I was able to go through the film and make copies of the church records in two hours. I think that today was one of the most successful research days I have had in a while, and as you can image, I'm pretty happy with my research.

I was able to find two marriage records for my ancestors of two different generations, but I was still unable to find the marriage record for Georg Klippel and Barbara Jost. I don't know if that is due to the missing years in the microfilm, or if it is due to them marrying in another town. When I glanced at Georg's burial record, I think I say something about his marriage, so I'll have to take a look at what that record says first. Overall, though, I am happy with my research. I believe I've moved back a couple more generations on the Klippel maternal side, but I still have to analyze the records. Of course, if I uncover more information, I'll let everyone know. Stay tuned ...

Friday, July 31, 2009

14th Edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture Posted!

The 14th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture has been published! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on Irish reading, and topics will be due by August 30th. Enjoy!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Family History Center Visit 14

Earlier today, I visited the local Family History Center, and with the help of my grandma, I looked at the three microfilms. Two of the microfilms were church records for Manchester, Lancashire, and the other microfilm was of church records in Weisenheim am Berg, Germany.

One of the Manchester microfilms was of baptismal records, and my grandma was able to find my ancestor in the baptismal records. When she looked at the other microfilm, which contained marriage records, she was unable to find the marriage record for that ancestor's parents. It turned out that I ordered the microfilm, and thus, did not get the right years of the marriage records. I'll have to order the right microfilm, although I am not sure when I will be able to do that.

As for the microfilm of German church records, I was able to find the baptismal record of my Klippel ancestor. I then tried to look for other siblings in the baptismal records, but I was only able to find a couple of other siblings. I was able to find the death records of his parents, but I was unable to find the marriage record of his parents. The microfilm was missing some of the years of the church book, so I'll have to look and see if they are on the other microfilm listed in the LDS catalogue. Until then, I cannot do too much research into my Klippel ancestor's maternal side. I was able to find out who his paternal grandparents were, and hopefully, I'll be able to do a little bit more research before I go back to school. So, I guess my research today was somewhat successful. Stay tuned ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Not Going ...

Well, it looks like I will not be going to the local Family History Center today. The battery in my brother's car decided that today was the day it would die. It looks like I'm going to have to wait until another day. Either way, I'm frustrated ...

Family History Center Update

I just received a phone call from the local Family History Center, and learned that the three other microfilms have arrived. I hope to take a look at the microfilms later today, so stay tuned ...

Monday, July 27, 2009

An Early Irish History Book ...

(I'm writing this book review for the 15th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture early because I don't know if I'll have time later and because I want to make sure that I have an entry for that edition.)

For this upcoming edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture, I have to read book on Ireland, and so, I checked out a history book on Ireland from my local library. I have finished reading the book today, and the book I read was In Search of Ancient Ireland: The Origins Of The Irish From Neolithic Times To The Coming Of The English by Carmel McCaffrey and Leo Eaton (Chicago: New Amsterdam Books, 2002).

As you probably can tell from the title, this book in on the history Ireland up to the Norman invasion in 1167. I wanted to read up on Irish history for this edition, and as I was not very familiar with early Irish history, I decided to check the book out. This book happens to be a companion book to the PBS TV series In Search of Ireland. The book focuses on social aspects of Irish history and how the Irish lived in the past. Information that I read about in a previous book review on early Irish history meshed nicely with this book, and this book helped to illuminate and explain much of what I had read before. I enjoyed reading this book, and thus, recommend it to others. I hope you enjoy reading the book as much as I did.

21st Edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy Posted!

The 21st edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on roadblocks and breakthroughs, and will be hosted by Al of Al's Polish-American Genealogy Research. You can read more information about that edition here. Submissions are due August 8, and the edition will be published on August 15th. Enjoy!

Also I am still looking for a host for two upcoming editions of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy:
  • October
  • December

I am especially looking for someone to host October's edition. I have not decided yet, but I might host December's edition. Is anyone interested in hosting the October edition? Pleas contact me at jess_history at yahoo dot com. Thanks!