This morning I got a surprise call from my Sweetheart--and later a Stevie Wonder video of "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Sweet!
Today I finished up my feedback on the Training Modules. I was able to give some positive feedback, and some praise for the training, as well as pointing our a few more errors. I received back thanks for the feedback.
The study group was a bit small today, as one of our five members is in Europe. But we enjoyed learning about the French Republican Calendar, Ortsippenbucher [village genealogy books] online, and German Church Books.
I spent two+ hours in the Training lab. I got the study group notes typed up, the last of the feedback sent in, and had the time to begin to think about getting new in-service modules prepared. No one was there for any training, but I got to talk a bit with the Trainer that I am replacing.
The in-service on Deleting Relationships went well, I think, but a couple from Brazil needed a bit more instruction. I did some one-on-one with them, and later realized that I should not have kept them off the floor, as their were some guests who had been waiting for their help. There is a lot to learn about the logistics of helping guests.
About 15 minutes before the end of my shift I was able to help one of the study group members decipher some script which she had as a homework assignment from her class in German handwriting. I really enjoy doing that. I just looked up the village name, Eschelbach, cand, sure enough, it is quite close to Eppingen--about ten miles away!
I learned today in my research for the study group that St. Louis County Library has many Ortsippenbucher in their holdings, including one of my villages, Friesenheim, but not Eppingen. I think it is most providential that I have this time to work on the Eppingen records. I will get to do more of that on Thursday.
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