Nona's request re her ancestry and her last request "How?" came at the right time. I had just returned from my afternoon of volunteering in the Northwest Arkansas Gen. Soc. Collection at the Public Library in our county seat. In the past few weeks, I have gradually begun to sense that there are a number of folks coming in that were just starting out on their quest. Usually, a volunteer greets the patron, asks what they would like to find, and then, "Do you have a library card?" The card is free for residence of the county, and a temporary one is available to non-residents. We get through all that. I show them how to access Ancestry and Heritage Quest in the library and explain how to access Heritage Quest at home. I am seeing a number of folks coming back the next week totally frustrated. I am realizing how I gradually got into all of the things we use today, 2010. It didn't come about all at once, but gradually. I also am realizing that money is a serious problem for many folks in what is one of the highest per capita cities in the U.S. "Waltons' hometown." All this is to say, that I am trying to learn I need to teach not suggest to those who get sort of a blank stare on their face when I mention some of the research online sites. It came to a head yesterday when a close friend came in totally frustrated. He is trying the free 14 day Ancestry trial. "I've wasted a week." So many from out of county are telling me they are not near a library that has Heritage Quest for home use nor Ancestry in-house. In other words some of us are very fortunate to have been on the ground floor of all these online resources as they grew. If you have been a Family History Library online user and haven't tried it in a few years, try it. I find myself still floating around trying to find what use to be a touch of a key. If you got that far, what I posted was what I found in the 1880 census using Family Search, the LDS Church genealogical site. Good searching. Wish I could make the reunion, but health problems, the cat more than me, keeps me from traveling. Cary

Where are you Cary, we are in Lakeview, Arkansas right outside of Mountain Home Barbara Rector Hill -------------------------------------------------- From: "Cary Anderson" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 10:11 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [GERMANNA] Nona's recent Rector request > Nona's request re her ancestry and her last request "How?" came at the > right time. I had just returned from my afternoon of volunteering in the > Northwest Arkansas Gen. Soc. Collection at the Public Library in our > county seat. > > In the past few weeks, I have gradually begun to sense that there are a > number of folks coming in that were just starting out on their quest. > > Usually, a volunteer greets the patron, asks what they would like to > find, and then, "Do you have a library card?" The card is free for > residence of the county, and a temporary one is available to > non-residents. > > We get through all that. I show them how to access Ancestry and Heritage > Quest in the library and explain how to access Heritage Quest at home. > > I am seeing a number of folks coming back the next week totally > frustrated. I am realizing how I gradually got into all of the things we > use today, 2010. It didn't come about all at once, but gradually. > I also am realizing that money is a serious problem for many folks in what > is one of the highest per capita cities in the U.S. "Waltons' hometown." > > All this is to say, that I am trying to learn I need to teach not suggest > to those who get sort of a blank stare on their face when I mention some > of the research online sites. > > It came to a head yesterday when a close friend came in totally > frustrated. He is trying the free 14 day Ancestry trial. "I've wasted a > week." > > So many from out of county are telling me they are not near a library that > has Heritage Quest for home use nor Ancestry in-house. > > In other words some of us are very fortunate to have been on the ground > floor of all these online resources as they grew. > > If you have been a Family History Library online user and haven't tried it > in a few years, try it. I find myself still floating around trying to > find what use to be a touch of a key. > > If you got that far, what I posted was what I found in the 1880 census > using Family Search, the LDS Church genealogical site. > > Good searching. Wish I could make the reunion, but health problems, the > cat more than me, keeps me from traveling. > > Cary > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

We'll miss you, Cary. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cary Anderson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:11 AM Subject: [GERMANNA] Nona's recent Rector request > Nona's request re her ancestry and her last request "How?" came at the > right time. I had just returned from my afternoon of volunteering in the > Northwest Arkansas Gen. Soc. Collection at the Public Library in our > county seat. > > In the past few weeks, I have gradually begun to sense that there are a > number of folks coming in that were just starting out on their quest. > > Usually, a volunteer greets the patron, asks what they would like to > find, and then, "Do you have a library card?" The card is free for > residence of the county, and a temporary one is available to > non-residents. > > We get through all that. I show them how to access Ancestry and Heritage > Quest in the library and explain how to access Heritage Quest at home. > > I am seeing a number of folks coming back the next week totally > frustrated. I am realizing how I gradually got into all of the things we > use today, 2010. It didn't come about all at once, but gradually. > I also am realizing that money is a serious problem for many folks in what > is one of the highest per capita cities in the U.S. "Waltons' hometown." > > All this is to say, that I am trying to learn I need to teach not suggest > to those who get sort of a blank stare on their face when I mention some > of the research online sites. > > It came to a head yesterday when a close friend came in totally > frustrated. He is trying the free 14 day Ancestry trial. "I've wasted a > week." > > So many from out of county are telling me they are not near a library that > has Heritage Quest for home use nor Ancestry in-house. > > In other words some of us are very fortunate to have been on the ground > floor of all these online resources as they grew. > > If you have been a Family History Library online user and haven't tried it > in a few years, try it. I find myself still floating around trying to > find what use to be a touch of a key. > > If you got that far, what I posted was what I found in the 1880 census > using Family Search, the LDS Church genealogical site. > > Good searching. Wish I could make the reunion, but health problems, the > cat more than me, keeps me from traveling. > > Cary > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5265 (20100709) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > >