We started yesterday with sessions at 8 am and went until 9 pm with a lovely gala dinner. The breadth of the sessions is just amazing - records, strategies & techniques, military, lectures on how to give lectures! In the exhibit hall the vendors provided demonstrations. FamilySearch provided special workshops. In the evening was the FGS 35th anniversary gala with a beautiful presentation on how Mary Lincoln kept her family's history through photographs.
It was hard to believe that it was time to get up and head to more sessions today! Again from 8 am to 6 pm we learned about technology, writing, records-records-records, foreign language documents, genealogical standards, and so much more. Again, there were workshops and more vendor demonstrations. Additional sessions were held under the auspices of Ancestry. A shout out to MaryAnn Pacholik Wilkins who was attending the Ancestry sessions and stopped by the PGSA booth. MaryAnn and I haven't seen each other since grammar school! Genealogy doesn't just connect family, it also connects friends!
We're heading home tomorrow, and I've got to get ready for a trip to Poland!! I leave on Saturday, September 17. More about the trip later.
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