I awoke with a resolve to devote more time to study of German and Polish. My first assignment this morning was as Greeter, which was not extremely busy between 8 and 9 in the morning, so I got out the German word list and began to go through that.
A little later I was asked to help a young woman with a German record. It was a beautifully written document which had been indexed, and I was able to confirm that the child was a twin, and read the names of the boys, as well as the names of the parents. The guest wanted to get copies, so I got some experience making copies from the microfilm scanner. We did some cropping and zooming and fiddling with the contrast and brightness. She was very happy with the results, and I was glad I had been able to help.
My "I'm getting older, doggone it!" realization kicked in as it was time for lunch--I took an hour-long nap instead of eating! I was grateful that I did wake up at that point, as I had not set any kind of alarm. But I did wake up and then I got to do research on my own lines for the rest of my shift! I had decided to work at finding the records in Poland for ancestors on my Mom's father's line. I was able to access the FamilySearch.org class on reading Polish Handwritten Records class on my computer, and went through each microfilm record to make sure I had extracted the correct information a few decades ago. Then I took pictures of the microfilm records with my iPad and attached them. I was especially glad that with the help of the online class, extracting the pertinent information seemed to go well--I am sure it was the help of the Spirit that brought to my remembrance how to decipher the Polish writing fairly easily. This definitely brought home to me that despite my weakness, this is the Lord's work and He is willing to help.
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