Early this morning at breakfast I met Clytee Gold, a Salt
Lake City attendee. Another woman who has part of her father’s name of
Clyde. She offered me a ride to the convention center which meant my
husband could sleep in before starting his St. Charles activities.
The
opening session was outstanding by J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA dressed in period
clothes talking about “his” life as a Missouri pioneer. One comment which
received a lot of laughs was there is no difference between a politician and a
preacher except the offering plate is a little different. Another was the
comment about the railroads brought people coming quickly and they were leaving
quickly. The presentation ended with a bald eagle, Louis, making his
appearance as a symbol of our great country, the United States, land of
opportunity.
The Elizabeth Shown Mills presentation “Analyzing Deeds and
Wills: I See What It “Says” but What Does It “Mean?” taught attendees how to
understand the laws of a fictional deed and will. It shows how as a
genealogist we must know not just the birth and death dates of our ancestors
but how society functioned during the years our ancestors lived.
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