What a great conference! I spent two days at the Illinois State Genealogy Society's Fall Conference in Rockford. I attended six intense lectures facilitated by experts in their field's and came away with so much information I am on "overload".
Now it is up to me to put into practice all the things I learned. That is easier said than done! I enjoy finding living relatives as much as discovering those from the past. So, I took a session on using social networking sites to connect to relatives I might find there. Now the information was quite detailed, but I am still not able to even change my profile photo! OK, so I need to spend some time in trial and error.
Brick Walls - a term for that relative or problem in genealogy that brings you to a dead end! My "brick wall" is my great grandfather. I have no idea what city in Prussia he came from. I came home with quite a few ideas for seeking clues to this problem and I am looking forward to trying them.
Photo editing and repair was the third area I covered in my sessions. He made it look so easy. I'm sure with some more of that 'trial and error' thing I can improve the condition of some of my old photos. In fact, sometime in the near future I may share some of my attempts. (Stay tuned.)
Not having been to a conference for at least two years, this one was invigorating and motivating. It instilled new enthusiasm for my favorite hobby!
