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Day 4 Recap – NGS: Paths To Your Past

Posted on May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 By Danni
Day 4 Recap – NGS: Paths To Your Past

No, say it ain’t so! The end is here (at least for the 2018 NGS conference). And my mind is officially overflowing with information, new things to try, and previous goodies to revisit! So what was on the schedule for today, you ask? Traffic Violations, Criminal Complaints and Marriages: Records of a Justice of the…

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Day 3 Recap – NGS: Paths To Your Past

Posted on May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 By Danni
Day 3 Recap – NGS: Paths To Your Past

Day 3…wait, is it really already the third day of NGS??? How did that happen? I think time sped up while I was having fun and learning new things! Day 3 started with some coffee and deep diving into research logs, Civil War pension files and passport applications. The morning sessions were: Using Research Logs and…

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Day 2 Recap – NGS 2018: Paths To Your Past

Posted on May 3, 2018May 4, 2018 By Danni
Day 2 Recap – NGS 2018: Paths To Your Past

And the fun just keeps coming! Day two of NGS provided me with several more fantastic sessions and networking with fellow genealogists (and who doesn’t love that?) The sessions I attended today were: German Trails – Leaving European Homes and Locating Across America by Carrie Eldridge The Discriminating Genealogist: Telling Good Evidence from Bad by…

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Made It! Day 1 – 2018 NGS Conference: Paths to Your Past

Posted on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 By Danni

After the events of yesterday I fully intend to soak up everything I can from this year’s conference! So let’s jump right into a recap of NGS Day 1. The opening session was definitely worth getting out of bed for! John Philip Colletta was fun and engaging as a presenter. He spoke about the Erie…

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Reflections From Wreaths Across America

Posted on February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 By Danni

At the end of December I had the opportunity to participate in helping to decorate graves at the Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, Kansas during Wreaths Across America. I’ve participated in this activity for close to the last five years and every year it gets better and better. The group I go with has grown…

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