tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post4935609789358895894..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Let the Grunt Work BeginJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-23923010873331055672014-10-16T09:56:16.199-07:002014-10-16T09:56:16.199-07:00That's right! I forgot about your family's...That's right! I forgot about your family's connection to the Titanic.<br /><br />We spent some time at the Titanic display in Cobh a while back. I must say, it was quite a sobering reminder. Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-5430476199040942052014-10-16T07:15:33.186-07:002014-10-16T07:15:33.186-07:00I dealt with microfilm once and only once when I f...I dealt with microfilm once and only once when I found my Great Uncle Franklin's diary (with included hearing the RMS Titanic's "survivers list" being broadcast to shore.<br /><br />Fortunately for me - there was a nice printer hook up to print outs - but it was a less than fun thing to deal with!! Even paper is much nicer than film!! Someday everything might be digitized (or lost for good). Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-53177085309291474462014-10-15T06:26:10.444-07:002014-10-15T06:26:10.444-07:00Colleen, after a two week visit with our daughter ...Colleen, after a two week visit with our daughter in Cork, in which we were joined by my husband's two sisters from Colorado, we headed to Dublin. There, I joined up with the research group led by Donna Moughty. She heads up a research group here every fall. She has info on her website--I think the address is moughty.com.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-66523901598323502352014-10-14T14:45:26.226-07:002014-10-14T14:45:26.226-07:00Jacqi, are you taking a class in Dublin or are you...Jacqi, are you taking a class in Dublin or are you with a group from your family?Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-7338727761277074912014-10-14T12:08:22.126-07:002014-10-14T12:08:22.126-07:00I have read that others have experienced that naus...I have read that others have experienced that nausea as well, Far Side, so we are not alone. I always thought it was just me, but apparently it is somewhat like motion sickness. Never thought about trying a Dramamine before heading to the microfilm reader before, but that might be a thought...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-80024465417498395982014-10-14T08:11:44.478-07:002014-10-14T08:11:44.478-07:00Those microfiche readers make me dizzy after awhil...Those microfiche readers make me dizzy after awhile..speed reading is not for me. I wish you good luck today! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-5181792098992757872014-10-14T07:28:25.683-07:002014-10-14T07:28:25.683-07:00Wendy, I just returned from the National Archives,...Wendy, I just returned from the National Archives, where a fellow blogger and researcher in our group had been looking at some records bound in large book form. While those records were handwritten as well, I decided I'd much rather search through those. How much clearer those old records appeared! Despite faded ink, what we were looking at was the page itself, not ink appearing under those multiple scratches on the microfilm, coupled with scratchy lenses and other reader issues.<br /><br />Apparently, my husband's ancestors--even the most notorious of them all--led insignificant lives that didn't merit the attention of special files, so I guess I'll have to remember to dig out my magnifying glass everywhere I go.<br />Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-62356830023435009682014-10-14T03:18:03.224-07:002014-10-14T03:18:03.224-07:00Oh the frustration -- difficult handwriting PLUS t...Oh the frustration -- difficult handwriting PLUS the writer's inability to control the ink. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com