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!
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Surname Saturday - I changed mine!
I was reading my favorite genealogy blogs this morning and noticed it was Surname Saturday according to GeneaBloggers. So I thought I would share a little about my current surname!
On Saturday, September 29, 1962, I changed mine and for the last 50 years it has been Olson. A good Scandinavian name that means that somewhere along the way a grandfather of my husband's was most likely named Ole!! We find him in 1817, Ole Thorsen (his father's name was Thor) when he was born in Norway; in 1842 he married Berthe Thorsdatter (her father was Thor, too, but not the same one!); and in 1845 their son Theodore was born. Theodore Olson sailed to America in 1868 with his wife and daughter. And from then on the surname has remained Olson.
So as we celebrate our Golden Wedding Anniversary today, neither of us can figure out how the years have gone by so fast. Tomorrow we will celebrate with family and friends, and remember the last 50 years. And on Monday we will start on the next 50!
On Saturday, September 29, 1962, I changed mine and for the last 50 years it has been Olson. A good Scandinavian name that means that somewhere along the way a grandfather of my husband's was most likely named Ole!! We find him in 1817, Ole Thorsen (his father's name was Thor) when he was born in Norway; in 1842 he married Berthe Thorsdatter (her father was Thor, too, but not the same one!); and in 1845 their son Theodore was born. Theodore Olson sailed to America in 1868 with his wife and daughter. And from then on the surname has remained Olson.
So as we celebrate our Golden Wedding Anniversary today, neither of us can figure out how the years have gone by so fast. Tomorrow we will celebrate with family and friends, and remember the last 50 years. And on Monday we will start on the next 50!
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