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| SLC at Sunset 24 Feb 2020 |
I arrived Monday night in Salt Lake City, and today is the first
time I have sat down to write anything about the conference. Yes, I have been
that busy! But it is a good busy, so let me catch you up on some of the fantastic
things that are going on here.
First off, I did make my trek to the Family History Library on Tuesday.
Of course, the floors were packed with many excited researchers. I lucked out
and found a couple of books I needed and have not found at any library in Virginia.
Even better, I used the book scanner there. So great! It does not put pressure on
the spine of the books, and you have a nice PDF of your pages downloaded to your
thumb drive. Much lighter (and environmentally friendly) than carrying papers
back home with me. Yes, I could have taken pictures with my phone, or used my
phone scanner, but it was a new tool to try out! Can you blame me?
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| Photo by Terri O'Connell |
It was my pleasure to attend the speaker's social and media dinner
on Tuesday night. These times are always special to me as I get to see people I
do not get to see very often in a more relaxed setting. We are here to work
(either speaking or reporting and sometimes both), and these events are the
kick-off for a high paced four days. I can never thank the event staff enough
for all they do for us as well.
My first presentation is done. I spoke yesterday (and will give
the lecture again on Saturday) on "What to do when the vital record is wrong?"
It was the first recorded lecture I have presented at RootsTech, so I was a bit
nervous. Thankfully my friends in the audience said I did great. I think I can
believe them, right?!
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| Photo by Amie Bowser Tennant |
Last night when the expo hall doors opened to the public there was
an amazing phenomenon. Hundreds (and hundreds) of kids with their parents poured
into the Salt Palace. The expo hall is free for everyone and this kick-off of
the 10th anniversary grew quite the crowd. I am still waiting to see
if we get a count on how many were there!
Today is off and running! Talk to you more soon.
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