Lilian's Tree

While I am getting a lot of research done, I'm making time to get out and about. Stretch my legs, get some fresh (brisk) air, take photos and shop. So around lunch time Monday and today I've done that. Monday I saw  "window washers" hanging from the entrance to the convention centre. No the weren't washing windows but... making this. We should all be able to see where RootsTech is. These are all along the streets, leading to the convention centre. The entrance to the Family History Library. There are patches of dirty snow around. None of the lovely stuff, from 2016. The street, in front of the convention centre and the street my hotel is on had lots of yellow school buses parked. I saw a lot of children going into the gallery.   City Creek Mall.    So I'm going to  go back to the library and dig the dirt on more  ancestors.   Bye for now, Lilian.    

Tuesday 7 February 2017 @ 11.45am. After  Sunday it was time to get down to the serious side of being here, Research in the Library! I didn't take note of the opening hours, so rocked up at 8.30, only to find the opened at 8.00. Still they don't close until 6.00pm. Plenty of time! I was going to concentrate on my German Ancestry but even with the guides I have, it is very difficult. Seriously considering asking a researcher to do it for me, one who speaks and reads German. This was on Level B1, so for my English, Scottish and Irish Ancestors, it was down to Level 2. Plenty of familiar faces, down here! Frustrating!!!! I know that the FamilySearch record says he is on this microfilm but it says To Be Continued!   Re-shelved it and went to Level 3 for Mondays with Myrt. Pat and I during my session. It was great to catch-up.   After this I went for a walk, then back to my room and rechecked my research, yes I had it correct. Back into the l...

                                                           Friday, I can see the  weekend!  Tomorrow is Valentines Day BUT it is also Library Lovers Day. With libraries suffering cutbacks,    why not visit your local library and see what is on offer. Apart from books, magazines and CD's my local library offers computer classes, free use of computers, story time for all ages and craft groups. Go on, visit, you will be surprised. Yesterday my Writing Group, through SAG, started back. We had been set a task of writing a very short piece on any of the 15 topics listed. It had to be about someone on our family tree. I didn't take part as I couldn't fit any of mine int...