Polish puzzle and pictures! 16 June 2016

I did have some minor struggles with staying awake today, but nothing like last week after my late night.  Maybe I am adjusting?

After prayer meeting I was the Greeter, and actually spent the time reading about the German or Prussian Empire.  There is a lot of history that I did not previously consider necessary to learn, but which can help in our family history work.  I hope that much of what I am being exposed to will stick--or at least come back when I need it.

I do have a mystery to solve tomorrow.  I cannot find the Jewish records for Ploch, even though I observed that the missionary who is an expert on Polish research had found them for a guest.  Tomorrow she has indicated she will help me with Polish research, so that should allow me to solve the puzzle.  I may also find her to be a good resource for the study group which will begin next Tuesday.

Part of my duties will be to find people or resources to help the group learn the necessary background information in order to be successful in helping the guests with Central European research.  When I first saw the list of skills, I was really intimidated.  But I have had a chance to find out more about some of the resources, so I think it will be OK.  I believe the study groups are a pilot program.  If we can be successful in learning how to access the resources that are available, and if we leave clear instructions on how to do that, the missionaries who follow us will not have to reinvent the wheel.  There are a lot of good resources, one just has to know where to look.

One of the pleasures today was to access the images of records I researched for my husband's relatives thirty years ago.  Another was to attach pictures of Polish documents to my Mom's great grandparents.  As I was contemplating how to use my research half-day, I was impressed to get this part of the work done, as I can pretty well decipher those Polish documents, thanks to great resources on FamilySearch.

My Cuban sister had been given a piece of mail for me that had finally made its way to the Training Zone.  When I went to get it she had a snack ready to share.  Then I invited her to go to a market that had good prices on produce this week.  I am grateful to replenish my supply of cherries, and watermelon and mangoes!

The weather was a bit cooler today--quite a contrast to what family and friends are dealing with back home, where it is around 100 degrees!  I hope it cools down for them, and does not heat up to much for us here!