During our workshop this week we virtually visited Sicily through Ann Snyder's photographs. Ann was a club member a few years ago and worked very hard researching her Sicilian roots. It was wonderful to see that she was able to visit the churches where her mother and grandparents were baptized and to see the home where her mother was raised. Thanks to Dave and Ann for making this possible.
Annie demonstrated two "problems" we might encounter while working on the FamilySearch Family Tree. We looked at an example of two wives, one of whom was posted incorrectly: right name, wrong location. We also followed a merge process--where we all need practice to be sure we're making the right decisions.
The rest of the workshop was a roundtable where members were able to share a recent discovery or a current project. I'm providing a selection from each contribution.
Maureen: continuing to use DNA to try to solve her Frederick problem.
Deb: has acquired 20 new names.
Cindy: found her "real" grandfather this year.
Nancy: moving records from Legacy to FamilySearch; a reunion is coming up this year.
Dave: finding mistakes in the Tree and getting legitimate sources.
Dennis: will be taking an Irish land records course through American Ancestors.
Beth: helping family members with the Tree; planning a trip to Wales, Ireland & Scotland.
Roger: still pursuing the disappearance of g. grandparents in Texas.
Jan: her g. grandparents are her brick wall.
Lynn: "all her boxes are at home" but searching for two grandfathers raised by others.
Skip: paternal grandfather changing surname; discovered double second cousins.
Bonni: found g. grandfather in Scotland census; Googles location of census houses.
Dick: working on the Record Hints in the Tree.
Annie: located her grandmother's brother's marriage in 1917 in Poland.
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