Two of the German/Latin consultants were on the floor today so I got to spend several hours with them. They said their main object is to provide translation services in those two languages, but the elder especially also takes the opportunity to teach about the records, about the history of areas, and of idiosyncrasies in the records.
The record the consultants were working with had been sent to them digitally, and it was a Family Book page from a Jewish record. The original scribe had beautiful handwriting, but the two later scribes did not--quite a challenge!
I was glad I was able to pick out the surname that one of the guests was looking for, and I got to spend some time helping him to find the records he needed on a microfilm. When he was ready to get copies I tagged along in order to learn the procedure of downloading microfilm images to a flash drive and to the Cloud storage that Family Trees provides.
This particular guest was visibly emotional when the first images appeared in Family Tree Gallery. I mentioned that we call that feeling the Spirit of Elijah, and because he had spoken of meeting his grandson later in the day I told him that he was linking the generations. He said he had felt he could contribute to the work by getting the records put online, and he is so right. The more we get sources and memories attached and linked in Family Tree, the smoother the work will be for those who come after us.
Later in the day I tried helping a sister with a microfilm, but the writing was so faint we could not make it out. That experience helped me with finding an earlier parish from the resources we have available.
For lunch I went to buy two more watermelons, and I made an impulse purchase of some caffeine- and high fructose corn syrup-free root beer. It was on sale, and I am waiting until it gets cold to try it--I hope it is good! My supper tonight, once my shift was over, was mostly watermelon! That was quite tasty!
Back at the library I had duties as a rover, refilling scratch paper and pencils, and tidying up. Then I worked on a case study from the Czech Republic. I ended the shift with taking screen shots and turning them into panoramic images with Irfanview.
I made out a request form today for leaving the mission boundaries to go to the Star Valley Temple Open House the end of September. The trip is just a bit over 3 hours each way, so I can get it in on my Preparation Day. We are hoping that Gregory can get time off to come at that time so he can come along and see the temple and meet my dear missionary [from 1974] and his family. At the end of that week is General Conference. I will so much enjoy attending conference with my Sweetheart!
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