Got up early and unhooked from the services, drove to the conference
center early to find a level parking spot as the refrigerator got pretty
warm the day before, then we had breakfast in the parking lot as it
filled up. Watching all the volunteers was great also. Our cousin Ardys
Vaughn parked right next to us and the Historical Records Project van
was on the other side of us.
Josh Taylor was the first speaker on
Saturday, his topic was Evaluating and Documenting Online Sources. His
message was that URL's change so document the web site owner as this
will not change.
My
next class was by Steven Morrison titled: Start Writing Your Ancestors
Legacy Depends upon it. I have heard that many genealogists want to
finish their research before they do the writing, but that might never
happen. So start writing now.
Next
was lunch a barbeque of hamburgers, potato salad and chips. It was
interesting that we all picked the same chips on our table. They also
had us tear our meal ticket in half, as the second half was for desert,
an ice cream vendor set up his mobile pedal freezer in the parking lot
and we got our choice of ice cream bars, ice cream sandwiches, ice cream
cones or frozen bars.
Before lunch was a group picture of all the attendees in the hall by the auditorium.
After
lunch was Josh again, his topic now was The Web, the World and YOU
(Advanced Internet Researching), where he told about researching with
his grandmother and finally finding his immigrant ancestor.
My
next class was by Margie Beldin in the AHS Commons titled Anything but
Genealogy: Non Genealogy Software for the Genealogist, and Margie is a
wiz at showing these programs and how they can make your life easier.
In the Commons was this picture, and so I took a photo of it also.
Last
session was Josh again titled Putting it Together: A Case Study, where
he wrapped up all the research to finally find his immigrant ancestor.
Next
the conference center emptied out very fast and we headed down the hill
to a service station that had a big sign Propane as one of our tanks
was empty, but got there too late for them to fill propane tanks, so off
on I-5 on our way to Ocean Shores. Saw the Space Needle on our way
through Seattle.
Got
into Ocean Shores about 10:30, hooked up electricity and went to bed.
Got up next morning and got the propane tank filled, and back to our lot
at Ocean Shores. The deer are very tame there (no shooting area).
You can see days 1 and 2 here
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