Sitting in the Exhibit Hall surrounded by classrooms filled with eager genealogists being tutored by some of the finest genealogy minds in America is always exciting to me.\u00a0 You can feel the electricity in the air.\u00a0 Across the hall from where I am sitting is Steve Morse teaching genealogy students how to understand DNA and how to use it to best advantage in their own research.<\/p>\n
Down the aisle is Michael Booth of Roots Magic<\/strong><\/em> with a full set of classes on this remarkable software.\u00a0 Each hour another aspect of the program and its allies Family Historian<\/strong><\/em> and mapping your research.\u00a0 I have taken those classes, meeting once a week for 6-8 weeks.\u00a0 Imagine, a concentrated\u00a0 learning experience like this available in 2 days.\u00a0 (That is how I studied French at the University of Utah–so I could read it.)<\/p>\n The keynote address yesterday was delivered by Dean McLeod, who was one of the founding members of the Association of Professional Genealogists.\u00a0 He told us about\u00a0 “box-diving.”\u00a0 Seeking the original letters our ancestor wrote home to brothers and sisters telling them of the glories of life in California.\u00a0 Reading the original documents at archives and libraries –often still in the boxes they were shipped to the facility in.\u00a0 Boxes that may get tossed out–in the boxes they were shipped to the facility in.\u00a0 Amazing insights can be gleaned from these boxes of stuff.<\/p>\n Other Expos are scheduled in Springfield Ill in August and at Kearney Nebraska in September.\u00a0 You can get in while the price is still low for a very great genealogy vacation.\u00a0 Go to http:\/\/familyhistoryexpos.com<\/a>\u00a0 to register.\u00a0 Come hob-knob with the pros!\u00a0 Including me! Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sitting in the Exhibit Hall surrounded by classrooms filled with eager genealogists being tutored by some of the finest genealogy minds in America is always exciting to me.\u00a0 You can feel the electricity in the air.\u00a0 Across the hall from … Continue reading