GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Day 9: Last Day of Meeting Family on Relative Race Season 17.

 

The panel, Melissa Barker, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I are joined by Season 13 Team Blue winner Eric to share our thoughts on Day 9 of Season 17 of Relative Race. How did we get to Day 9 already?

As Matt from Team Blue said, " I got answers to questions I never knew I had."

Family, it's what it's all about.

Now on to Day 10, and who will win the money in San Antonio?

We'd love to hear what you think!

Links in this episode:

BYU TV:

https://www.byutv.org/relative-race

Fans of Relative Race:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/143169609836546/

Relative Race Live:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1508501929286298

Relative Race Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/RelativeRace

Relative Race Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/relativerace/

Adopted Reality (Jeremy and David's Podcast)

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61592584031794

Contact the Panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

 http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Bernice Bennett-BerniceBennett.com

Jenny Hawran-Like Herding Cats Genealogy

https://like-herding-cats.com/

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

https://treasurechestofmemories.com/

Mary Kircher Roddy-MKR Genealogy

https://www.mkrgenealogy.com/

https://appliedgen.institute/

Shelley Murphey-Family Tree Girl

https://familytreegirl.com/

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GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: RR Season 17 Day 8: 2 Dads, a Grandmother, Cousins, & a Family Reunion!

 

The panel, Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy,  Mary Kircher Roddy, and I discuss the amazing family connections on Relative Race Season 17, Day 8!

Packed with emotion, we are thrilled for the teams!

Watch as we talk about Day 8!

Who will Team Green take a strike from?

We'd love to hear your thoughts.

Links in this episode:

BYU TV:

https://www.byutv.org/relative-race

Fans of Relative Race:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/143169609836546/

Relative Race Live:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1508501929286298

Relative Race Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/RelativeRace

Relative Race Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/relativerace/

Adopted Reality (Jeremy and David's Podcast)

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61592584031794

Contact the Panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

 http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Bernice Bennett-BerniceBennett.com

Jenny Hawran-Like Herding Cats Genealogy

https://like-herding-cats.com/

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

https://treasurechestofmemories.com/

Mary Kircher Roddy-MKR Genealogy

https://www.mkrgenealogy.com/

https://appliedgen.institute/

Shelley Murphey-Family Tree Girl

https://familytreegirl.com/

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Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance! A Workshop Leads to Answers

 

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone that you found the document, contacted a cousin with the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.

                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 

This weekly series lets everyone share their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 

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Leave a comment and add your story to the comments section, or include a link to a blog post about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for the week:

 Last Friday and Saturday, I attended the York County Library Family History Expo in Rock Hill, SC. It's always a fun event, full of great presentations and time to meet up with friends.

I gave a workshop Friday night to help people move their genealogy forward. 34 people attended; one special one brought me to tears!

As I walked through how to analyze a document and watch for conflicts and how to resolve them, I was explaining that the easy way to help with a death conflict I had would be to find the death certificate, and that for some reason, there were missing records for the time period I should have been able to find one.

An 85-year-old volunteer in the county genealogical society research room raised her hand and said, "I know where those death certificates are."  She explained that the funeral home handling those deaths had the certificates and didn't turn them in to the county as they were supposed to.

When the funeral home went out of business, the genealogical society received their records. I have used them in the research room. But I never thought the death certificates would be there too!

 They are in the research room. They don't tell researchers they are there, but if someone asks, and it's been over 50 years since the deaths, they will give them to the researcher. WOW! For years, I looked for my great-grandparents' death certificates from the 1930s, and all this time they were right there, in a researcher room I have visited many times!

It helped me prove a point to the course attendees. Always go local and ask to speak with an expert in the area to see if they can help! What an unexpected outcome of my workshop. 

I can't wait to get back to the research room and get the certificates I need!

What a happy dance moment!

What was your happy dance moment?

Share your Happy Dance Moment for the week, and let's celebrate together!

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