Monday we had just one class so I spent the afternoon doing
research. I got quite a bit done. I’m doing more in Sweden again so I need to
be at the library for that. It is much easier to follow than the Finnish work.
I’ve been trying to get the sources in that I had already collected, so I’ve
slowed a little on the research.
Tuesday we had two classes. Neither one required much
assistance so I got more research done. We attended the temple in the afternoon
and I really enjoyed it. In the evening we listened to the election returns
until I couldn’t stay awake any longer. I hope our country survives the next
few years.
Wednesday we had two classes. Elder Barber taught a class on
familysearch sources in the morning. He definitely covered it. Ted taught in
the afternoon. We only had two ladies in the class and he did an excellent job.
He really related well to them. I went walking with Sister Tauzin then invited
her to come for dinner afterward. I had made some soup and it was good on a
cold evening.
Thursday we didn’t have class until afternoon so I spent the
morning working on research and got quite a bit done. I continued to work
during class then reviewed a handout Elder Barber had prepared for another
class before I went home.
In the evening I reviewed my lesson for Friday. I am
teaching Descendancy Research and as I went through the lesson I reviewed some
of the people that I found in the tree and there is so much to do that it was
tempting to do some of it instead of saving it for the lesson. There is so much
that needs to be done.
Friday I taught the class on Descendancy Research using the
landscape view to descend rather than the descendancy view. It went well. I had
about 10 students plus the other trainers, none of which do research this way.
Elder Barber told me later that he thought the tracking was easier in this view
which I took to be a compliment. Sister Barber received some favorable
compliments from students as well. That is really the best indicator—whether
she thinks it goes well. I helped a lady during the time that I gave the
students to try it out. She was floundering a bit so I helped her get started.
We found someone that had some sources that needed to be attached. She didn’t
seem to know how to attach the sources, so we attached three censuses and found
an additional spouse for a child. She was thrilled. I was surprised that she
wasn’t able to do some things. I need to make sure that when I teach this again
I walk people through the process of finding a good starting ancestor then
getting out to the end of the line people.
In the evening we went to dinner at Olive Garden. They
offered a free meal to Veterans. I had to pay, but I thought that was a
wonderful thing for them to do. There were several restaurants in the area that
provided this service. I am grateful for Ted’s service and that of so many
others. Our veterans are really unsung heroes.
Saturday I caught up on things around the apartment. I did a
bit of family history in the evening and prepared for Sunday. It felt good to
get things done.
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