Unexpected and Welcome Visit! 25 June 2016

My work today at the Library went very well in the morning.  My first position was as Greeter, which allowed me time to study some of the items we will go over in our group on Tuesday.  Then I got to shadow at the German/Slavic counter. I helped a guest find several microfilms in the catalog which may enable her to get her family history back several generations.  I was able to decipher a name for one of the other missionaries, which is always fun.

My first position after lunch was as Rover, which keeps me awake.  During that hour I got to help another guest who was very surprised that her line in Family Tree extended back many more generations than what she had entered!  In addition, there were lots of sources attached for these ancestors from the area around New Mexico.  We learned that during the 20th Century, a man had gathered and compiled information from the available documents and had written the book from which the sources came.  The book is still available, but is a little pricey, and the Library does not have it.  I suggested that she try to get it through inter-library loan at a regular library, since she really wanted to check it out.  I also told her that since apparently the man had received an honorary Master of Arts degree because of this book, so she could be pretty confident that his work was able to be trusted. In looking him up just now, apparently Fray Angelico Chavez was awarded not just a Master's for his various accomplishments, but also doctorates in Letters, Law, and Humane Letters!

When I finished the Rover duties I had three hours left to struggle to stay awake!  I did manage to find a possible lead on a line I have been blocked on for decades, but so far the film I looked at did not produce any results.  At the very end of the time I did find my 2nd great grandfather's will posted on Ancestry.  I think I have a copy of that already in Memories, but the online posting will be easier to use as a source.

As I left the Library I had intended to join my Zone at the temple, but I got a text from a dear friend who used to be in my ward back home. She was just traveling through, so I changed my plans and had a very nice visit with her.  She would like to come back to our Crystal City Ward when she finishes nursing school, but it waiting to find out what the Lord has in store for her.  I enjoyed sharing with her the miracles which brought my Sweetheart and me together--a story I doubt I will ever tire of telling!

Tomorrow I will get another visit from my Star Valley missionary and his wife--again an unexpected and welcome visit!