Lilian's Tree

This came from Jill Ball.  The answers are mine. Remember to Accentuate the Positive   1.  An elusive ancestor I found was;  none this year but added details to most branches and enjoyed finding out the information. 2.  A precious family photo I found was; none but I did scan several, late last year, 2015, at a family get together and talked to the Aunts about them. 3.  An ancestor's grave I found was; Henry and Charlotte Vaughan's, at Camperdown Cemetery. The stone is no longer standing but I found them! 4.  An important vital record I found was; probate for my husband's maternal Grandmother. Made very interesting reading. 5.  A newly found family member shared; a draft of their family history. Looks good but no sources cited. :( 6.  A geneasurprise I received was; winning a 2017 pass to RootsTech! 7.   My 2016 blog post that I was particularly proud of was; can I say all? I enjoyed sharing two branches of the fam...

The day started very well, with a delicious hot chocolate and wonderful company. The genealogy family is very welcoming. I had only met Helen, before the conference and was Facebook friends with Fran and Lee-Ann. I meet so many other lovely people and enjoyed interesting conversations. Helen, Lilian, Fran, Lee-Ann, kick starting our day! The exhibition hall, during the day. A group of Geneabloggers. You can tell us by our blogger beads. They are great conversation starters. Thanks Alona, for handling them out. Another view of the hall. My name tag and ribbons. The stamp you can see is from the craft market, that was in the next building. $5 for all day, so I had a look and caught up with some friends. My blogger beads. My purchases. Will make for interesting reading. So, apart from coffee, craft fair and shopping, what did I do? I went to an informative talk, by Ben Hollister about German name changes, both personal and place names. Some of this w...