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 around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
My Happy Dance Moment for this week:
Attending the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy course "Operation Jumpstart: Beyond the Basics of Military Research" with course coordinator Michael Strauss, AG was a whole week of happy dance moments! My goal in taking the course was to up my knowledge of researching in military records and gt some clues on finding information about the Soldiers in my family tree. I learned so much about different types of records, how laws affect what may be available, how to work through Soldiers with the same name and how to find bounty land records. Besides Michael Strauss who is an expert on military records,, I also had the opportunity to learn from:
Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
Lori Berdak Miller
Judy G Russell, JD, CG, CGL
Richard G. Sayre, CG, CL, FUGA
Gerald H. "Jerry" Smith. CG
All excellent instructors who gave me so many ideas on where and how to find information needed for many of my ancestors.
I highly recommend this course!
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