I have completed one hundred eighty-eight (188) weeks of semi-lockdown due to Covid-19. We traveled aboard the Amtrak Empire Builder from Chicago to Portland, Oregon, arriving on time and then on the Starlight to our home, arriving on Thursday morning. The only other time out was to the celebration of life for my niece on Saturday.
Genealogy
Genealogy
Meetings
None
this week, though I tried to attend the Certification Discussion Group, but the
wifi in the Amtrak waiting room in Portland could not handle the Zoom meeting.
Genealogy
Writing
I
continued adding the newspaper information found the previous week into my
RootsMagic database as I was without wifi most of the time on the train except
when we stopped at stations. Hopefully this week, I can get back to working on
the writing of my element for my recertification.
Blog Posts:
Locating Newspaper Articles to Document Carrie Hork’s Travels. I used Newspapers.com to
locate newspaper articles about the many travels my maiden great-aunt took. This
post was highlighted on “Friday Family History Finds” by Linda Stufflebean.
SNGF: Have You Helped Someone with Their Genealogy? I have researched the families of my husband’s
friend, Rod.
Genealogy Volunteer/Work
I sent out the press release for the upcoming BCG Legacy Family Tree Webinar. I am looking forward to getting back to my
volunteer gigs.
Webinars Viewed: Catching up on missed webinars. These were all excellent.
- Mini Case Studies Demonstrates Finding Town of Origin by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)
- Gold! Gold! Gold! The 1897 Klondike Rush by Jill Morelli (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)
- A Revolutionary War Case Study: Joseph L Harper by Craig Scott (Legacy Family Tree Webinars)
Other:
Most of the week was spent traveling aboard Amtrak trains. We left Chicago on
the Empire Builder toward Portland, Oregon. We spent two nights aboard the
train in bedrooms. I had meals with a nice couple from Kentucky. In Portland,
we boarded the Coast Starlight and had the family bedroom. We arrived home on
Thursday morning. I enjoyed riding along the Columbia River and took lots of
photos.
Saturday, we attended the Celebration
of Life for my niece, Kristina, who passed away in July at the very young age
of forty-one. The pastor of her church said some very nice things about her and
her faith in Jesus. It was also great to see all my brothers and sisters, as it
has been over a year since we got together.
I
am reading:
- The
Body in the Castle Well by Martin Walker—finished!
- The
Long Way Home
by Louise Penny—finished!
- The Battling Prophet by Arthur W. Upfield
Photos for this week. From my Sunday morning walk around my neighborhood.
Genealogists are great at documenting our ancestors’ lives but not so great at documenting our own. I will write about what I have been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing, who started this meme.
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