Helping the present understand the 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…
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…
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…
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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My blog has suffered a bit since I began ProGen 18 months ago but I’m happy to say that I completed ProGen last month and it was absolutely worth all the work! Just in time too because I was, once again, fortunate enough to attend the NGS conference this year. The ability to attend national conferences such…
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