Going in Circles

To day I have been going in circles.  I  started out in my robe on the sofa watching the nes with my latop. I'm going to be giving a Genealogy presentation on ordering films from the Family History Libary, Ordering records from the National Archives in Chicago online and Searching the Card Catalog on Ancestry.com. SO I needed to walk through my steps and write notes, I also needed solid examples of records to search for.

This is the WW-I Draft registration card for my great grandfather John (Johan) Glazer. He is a newly naturalized citizen at this point. On his WW-II card it lists distinguishing marks, the card says he was 5 ft, 11 3/4 and 165 pounds, with a scar on his left hand.  Grey hair, grey eys, and ruddy complexion. He was 53 in 1942.

I have the draft of my presentation finished, then I made a list of Microfilms I want to order and drafted that presentation.  I had to run to the dry cleaners, so I ran into the Famiy History Center and ordered 15 films, I know it's nice to be the Drirector of the Family History Center - it means I have a key and can come and go as I want.

I also made my reservations for my July trip.  I'm going to Salt Lake City (never been outside the SLC airport) for an Eastern European Family History Conference.  John (from above is from Austria, Hungary, Jugoslavia and Croatia.  I know you just tipped your head sidewise and went Huh. My Great Grandfather Johan was born in Antunovac, Austria, then with WWI the town was in Hungary, then afterwards the country became Jugoslava and is now called Croatia. It tooks me a long time to find the town and figure out the history of why his different documents reflected different countries.

So part 2 of my trip to to fly into Nashville, to visit my folks, My Dad lives 2 hours east of Nashville. My Step-mom's birthday is that week. Then I'm going to drive to Evansville IN for the International Enmbroidery Conference, then I drive back to Nashville to fly home (2 hours).

I got some pictures of John, his wife Mary, her sister Theresa and her husband, the sister's brothers and their wives, from my Aunts. All four couples came to the US together. The guys came by twos, then the wives came together.  I need to scan them into the computer.  Just in case I lose my copies or I want to post a pic of John on my blog.

As the Director of the Family History Center, I also teach classes at the local genealogy discussion monthly and at the local historical society's annual history day. Plus the people at Church.  I've been doing this kind of teaching for over 11 years.