Day 3 of the NGS Family History Conference and the last full day in the Florida sun. Wait, there is sun? Unfortunately, I haven't had a minute to really enjoy pool or beach. Maybe the next trip.
This morning's sessions started with Elizabeth Shown Mills' Exhaustive Research: The First Criteria for Genealogical Proof. Again, an excellent presentation and wonderful case study. Attending one of her lectures is like having an NGS Quarterly article explained to you. Her methodology and delivery keeps one on his/her toes.
The 9:30 lecture was one with an intriguing title: Your Immigrants' Germany: Microstates and Microbreweries by James M. Beidler. At the onset there was a disclaimer that it really didn't include microbreweries., but there was enough other information on German resources to make it worthwhile. Beidler has written some excellent books on Germany research that I bought later in the day.
At 11:00 I went to Dr. Thomas Jones' session on Systematically Using Autosomal DNA Test Results to Help Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls. Dr. Jones is another presenter from whom you can always learn. This session was not DNA heavy, but rather how to use those test to confirm relationships. Again, a great case study that highlighted methodology.
The luncheon for today was sponsored by The Board for Certification of Genealogists and featured Judy Russell, Michael Ramage, and Dann Devine, all board certified and lawyers, too. The presentation focused on copyright and copyright infringement. It wasn't as heavy as some of the lectures, but informative just the same.
After lunch it was time for Eddie Wenck: The case of a Little Lost Boy. Again, focusing on methodology and process this lecture by Julie Miller was an interesting one. Have to say that I figured out the next steps along the way.
The last lecture was by my friend, Lisa Alzo on How to Overcome Brick Walls in Easter European Research. I haven't really examined much in eastern Europe, but need to concentrate on it in the future to place my maternal grandparents in time and place.
We opted for an early dinner tonight since we wanted to go to 15th Street Fisheries. It was Friday and we understood the wait could get long. We took a cab to the restaurant even though we could see it clearly from our hotel. There was no easy way to cross the water. No pictures of food tonight, but we had a wonderful bowl of Bahamian Style Conch Chowder and then split Coconut Fried Shrimp and Fresh Mahi Tacos. We ate dockside and enjoyed watching the boats on the Intercoastal.
We took the restaurant van back to the hotel. I needed to pack and have everything ready for traveling back to Mars before bed. So did that while listening to the Pirates game. Yea! We beat the Cardinals 4-2.
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