I spent the first hour of the morning on the parking lot known at the I-75 trying to get to the opening session at 8am. Sadly, I missed the beginning of this session, but luckily heard Patricia Van Shaik speak on the Cincinnati Panorama of 1848, a daguerreotype. I can not even begin to tell you how much I love what the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County have done with this photo; in fact, this type of project is the reason I went to school for my MLS. You can explore the photo from their website. If all libraries offered sites like this, with photos and historical information, our genealogies would be so much richer (side note: if your library needs an MLS to do this, I’m available!)
At 9:30 the exhibit hall opened. I went in about 5 minutes late, as I was sitting next to a set of doors they never opened. My first trip around the the hall was cursory to look at books I may want, people I may want to speak with and to get badge ribbons. I was able to talk to Chris Whitten from WikiTree for quite a while. I realized I have been remiss in not blogging about this wonderful new site, which I will make up for later this week.
My first workshop was Family Tapestry: Integrating Proof Arguments by Jeanne Larzalere Bloom (click link to see my write-up). Later, I went to the APG luncheon, which I will write a separate post on later this week.
Read about the second half of my day here.
Posted by: Amanda E. Perrine, MSLIS in 2011
The 1940 US census was released this morning! My plan was to look for my easy to find grandparents before work and then focus on the harder to find ones this evening. Hahahah… The demand on the archives.gov site meant that this was not possible, but I am hoping to be able to find everything tonight or tomorrow. Until then, I index!
Were you able to find your relatives on the 1940 census yet? Have you began helping with the indexing project?
Posted by: Amanda E. Perrine, MSLIS in 2011
On the 5th day, we entered Canada, specifically Saint John, New Brunswick. I had been very excited for this stop, as I had always wanted to see the Bay of Fundy. This was also the only stop where we paid for an excursion put together by Royal Caribbean. We took a 7 hour bus tour that went all over Saint John and the surrounding area. As such, this is going to be a multi-day post:-)
Upon exiting the ship we were greeted with a rose for each woman and a pin for each man, as well as the normal maps and brochures. We were sent right to our tour bus, which was nice considering the rain and darkness (it was earrrrrly).
Such a nice welcome!
Our first stop was the Bay of Fundy! We spent a lot of the tour as various points along the Bay and it was amazing to see the change. The Bay has the highest tides in the world. Twice a day, the tide rises so high that, at the Reversing Falls, it pushes the Saint John’s River to flow backwards. (If you think that is as cool as I do, vote for them as one of the New 7 Natural Wonders of the World).
Heading down to the Bay
When we first got to the Bay, it was very calm, with hardly any movement. Even in the short time we spent there (15 minutes) it was amazing to see the tide slowly increasing in movement.
In front of the Bay of Fundy
We left the Bay to head to the market, which I will discuss tomorrow:-)
Miss the other posts on the Legacy Genealogy Cruise: 29 Sept-8 Oct 2011? Find them here.
We began our cruise aboard the Explorer of the Seas on Thursday, September 29th. Lasting 9 nights and 10 nights, this cruise is through Legacy, so in between ports, genealogy classes are offered. The ship is HUGE! 15 decks, a rock climbing wall, lots of restaurants and bars, a casino, a movie screening room, and a gym are all on board, among other things.
There are 3 days of genealogy classes and stops in Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine, Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Boston, Massachusetts. I will post on each of these over the next week or two (depending on how many posts per day I get up and how much I separate the activities). I will also have a giveaway mid-way through for everyone following along!
Posted by: Amanda E. Perrine, MSLIS in 2011
- To say that I haven’t done genealogy in months is an understatement. Life is getting in the way. Hopefully it will get out of the way soon;-)
- My second cousin, once removed, found my blog and emailed me:-) Hi Erin!
- On 2 weeks until I leave for the Legacy Genealogy Cruise! Hard to believe we’ll be celebrating our first anniversary during the 10 day trip. Time flies…
Posted by: Amanda E. Perrine, MSLIS in 2011
Postmarked 21 Sept 1911
“Mr. John Bressler
Olive Hotel
Ironton, Ohio
Hello John how are you I am feeling so bad over the way I done that I would rather be laying in this place than to be in town for I get Hell all time here”
Posted by: Amanda E. Perrine, MSLIS in 2011, MLIS
Arguably one of the best books ever and brought up often at this time of the year.
Today as this post posts, I will be attending convocation at Syracuse University, where I will receive my Master’s in Library and Information Science and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Cultural Heritage Preservation.
The past two years have flown by and I am amazed by all of the wonderful I people I have met, the conferences I have gone to, the classes I have taken, and projects I have completed. The skills I have gained will serve me throughout life.
I cannot wait to see where the next stage of my life leads.
To paraphrase Dr. Seuss:
Today is my day.
I’m off to Great Places!
I’m off and away!
I have brains in my head.
I have feet in my shoes
I can steer myself
any direction I choose.
Today is my day!
My mountain is waiting.
So… time to get on my way!
Posted by: Amanda E. Perrine, MSLIS in 2011
I was the subject of a “May I introduce To You…” feature by Gini Webb of Ginisology! I can’t even begin to thank her for the wonderful write-up and opportunity to be a part of this. If you are a GeneaBlogger, you should contact her about your own feature – she makes the process super easy and is tremendously nice. Thank you, Gini!
Posted by: Amanda E. Perrine, MSLIS in 2011
”I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
