Happy Holidays!

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Dec 242011
 

Just wanted to take a moment to wish my site visitors a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! My semester of college courses finished last week, freeing up some time to increase to full-time hours at work, and in the evenings enjoy a little of the holidays. Got another semester of courses starting the last week of January.

I’ll be spending my Christmas here at home with my parents and brother. So far our winter has been wet, hovering close to the freezing mark so we’re definitely having a white Christmas, although we’ve been above 3 or 4 degrees above freezing this week so the snowbanks have receded a fair amount and are looking a bit dirty.

Wishing you a peaceful, loving Christmas. All the best for 2012!

Cousins, I’m planning on sitting down and writing my xmas letter next week. I’ll be emailing it to those of you I have email addresses for…

 Posted by Suzy at 3:14 pm

Beware broken menu links…

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Jul 142011
 

How’s it going? Well it’s been awhile since I’ve updated this site. I had a busy spring with a full slate of business courses at the college while job hunting. The courses are done until fall and I’ve started a new job which is full-time during the summer, then 4 days a week starting sometime in September, in time for another batch of college courses.

I haven’t done much research, but I’m starting to get the itch again. I’m debating about ordering some birth/death records from Wisconsin related to the Judas tree.

I’m also scratching my head trying to figure out a way to better merge my database software with the WordPress software that runs the site/blog. So you’ll see some strange things happening around here and not all menu links are going to work properly while I tinker with coding…

 Posted by Suzy at 8:18 pm

Database software update 8

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Jul 072010
 

Hi everyone!

I just finished installing a major update to the database software, but I’ve run into a little snag in the menu links – some of them want to point to the wrong spot and may produce an error.  I’m gonna try &  do a temp fix, which may look a bit strange, while I try and get everything working kosher again.

 Posted by Suzy at 9:48 pm

Major data update today

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Apr 252010
 

I’ve just finished updating the database with my latest GEDCOM. This includes a major update of the Schmudlach genealogy which I’ve been discussing for the past year or so.  It looks like all the photos/documents still match to the proper IDs.

The “living” flags on some people may be in error. Please let me know of any errors you do find.  I work hard on the data to try and keep this accurate, but some records still slip through when I don’t have any death records.

The software has also been upgraded to the latest version.

 Posted by Suzy at 2:06 pm  Tagged with:

New theme/database integration

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Mar 302010
 

I’ve found a new way to integrate the genealogy database into my WordPress theme, so if you’ve been a past visitor and things look a bit messed up, it’s okay – I’m just working out the kinks.

The new database integration means I have to make changes to the theme I’ve been using. So I have graphics to change, columns to move around, categories to change.

So please bear with me while I experiement.

 Posted by Suzy at 11:27 am

Language update in database

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Sep 282009
 

My apologies to anyone who was trying to use a language other than English in the database and ending up with a nasty little error.  I discovered the problem myself today after testing the upgrade.  I’ve fixed the problem for the installed language packs.

I have other language packs available.  If you would prefer another installed, please let me know.  Just be aware that the language change only affects the software tabs, and not the documents that I’ve uploaded – they will still be English. To translate those, try viewing the site using Google’s translate service.

 Posted by Suzy at 12:27 am  Tagged with:

Database software update

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Sep 272009
 

Whats new? Not much. Between working full-time at my new job (thankfull that I have a job in this economy) and working evenings on client websites & slowly improving my health problems from my last job, well, I haven’t done much genealogy research. Yesterday I mailed away an application to Wisconsin state vital records to see if I can get death records for my 3rd great-grandfather Johann Judas. Because I am asking for an uncertified record, the form states that any response can take up to 6 months. Fingers crossed that it comes in just a month or two.

Today, I’ve uploaded the latest version of the database software, which fortunately fixed a problem I was having with Google maps.  I’ve also uploaded some new Judas photos including the obituary info for my grand-uncle Raymond Judas.  You can check out any new additions by visiting the “What’s New” page.

I haven’t yet been brave and upload a new version of my GEDCOM – I’m just a bit worried that importing it will cause my media/document links to fail. 

If you haven’t checked out the Estacaille Ning social site, please come by.  We’ve got new members in the last month or so.


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Upcoming software update

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May 172009
 

Hi everyone!

Just a quick note to let you all know that I just purchased an upgrade to the TNG database software.  So if you find the database unavailable during the next few days – don’t panic – I’m still here.  The upgrade should go smoothly, but Murphy’s Law sometimes kicks in :)

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Where I’ve been…

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Mar 222009
 

2009 has been a busy year for me so far. I’ve neglected my website a bit.

Beginning of January I was on pins & needles waiting on a phone call for a job interview – I’d applied back in November.  Meanwhile, one of my previous employers wanted me to work for her. I knew that she needed me badly for the next few weeks as the accountant was due to take some time off & there was no one else in the office experienced to cover for him.  Seeing as I hadn’t gotten my phone call, I took the job.  A month later, mid February, I got the call I’d been waiting for. I was offered the job, started it March 2.  So for the past 3 weeks I’ve been getting used to a new work environment. I’ve also been doing some web design/desktop publishing projects on the side.

Tonight, I’m making backups of my computer (badly needed-I’m behind) as I’m hoping to upgrade from XP to Vista – and hopefully solve a video driver problem I’ve had for the past 6 months.

The little bit of genealogy research I’ve been doing has been attempting for find death/birth information on Johann Judas.  It’s been a struggle that hasn’t resolved itself yet.  I’m hoping the information, once I find it (fingers & toes crossed), will connect my Judas branch with Elaine Lloyd’s branch in Australia.  I’ll post any updates here and on my social site at http://estacaille.ning.com

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Database move completed

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Jan 122009
 

The database move is complete! You can find the link under the tab “Searchable Database” or click here to go directly.

There are a couple of bugs that I need to fix.

First, the links from the photos/histories/documents to each person has disappeared.  I will have to set each one manually (again, sigh!).
The list of users and passwords also didn’t transfer over.

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