Day 0 at FGS Conference

We made it to Little Rock today just in time for the FGS Ice Cream Social at the Arkansas Museum from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. It was outdoors, but there was some shade. More importantly, there was ice cream and water, and lots of interesting people to talk to. Bloggers I met today included Amy Coffin, George G. Morgan, Drew Smith, Sue Tolbert, Lori Thornton and Jordan Jones. I may not be remembering everybody! If so, please comment and let me know so I can add you to the list! I talked a bit wit

Cemetery Tour.. for Seniors???

Welcome to my warped thinking… I was searching for local events, and came across the following item. Ok cemetery walk, I can get, they can be really neat. You can learn about genealogy, history, local things.. But, then I saw this is for 55+ so my thought immediately wonders, hum is this instead a shopping tour? Here are our available plots? Note they do mention you can learn about “preservation”… maybe how to select the correct coffin? Ok I am warped, but that is just how my twisted mind

Introductions At the Jamboree

BURBANK, Calif.–It’s Friday, June 26, 2009, and I’ve arrived at the Burbank Airport Marriott, site of the 4oth Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree. I came down to the lobby and who should be here but: Thomas MacEntee the footnoteMaven Amy Coffin Kathryn Doyle and Elyse Doerflinger As we were getting to know each other, Randy Seaver arrived and joined us. It was a great way to get acquainted in person with folks I know from the cyberworld. Later on,