Today at The Library, I met the
You Go Genealogy Girls! They are delightful ladies, fun to talk with, and boy do they have some stories to tell... I saw Ruby at one of the microfilm scanner stations and thought she looked familiar (I did know they were coming here – after all, I do read their blog). So I went up to her and asked if she was one of the YGGG. (Thank goodness she was, I sure would have felt silly if she hadn't been.) We had a nice conversation then a few minutes later she brought Cheri over. To make a long story short, we snagged someone at the microfilm readers to take a photo of the four of us. The one the lady took with my camera was way out of focus but I think
Carol has a good shot of all of us that she will post soon. [added May 27th -
photo posted by Carol. Very good.]
Cheri Hopkins YGGG#2 and Ruby Coleman YGGG#1
Taking a tip from Carol, I decided to scan microfilm images of estate and probate records for several ancestors today. Back in the late 1980s I had taken a research trip to Ohio and had photocopied the “important” papers (those naming heirs) but that was it. I was able to find the estate records for three ancestors and scanned them. I'm hoping to get some clues from the names of the people who purchased some of the goods from the estates. And it's nice to have copies of all of the information from the estates.
There's still another week left! And I'm still hoping for that “Happy Dance” moment!
2 comments:
Aren't we beautiful? Oh my, we look as worn as some of the library books. Great to meet you ladies today, it was such a nice visit and good to take a break! You Go Genealogy Girl #2. Cheri
You Go Girls! You can run but you can't hide! Hope you're having a great time!
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