Frozen Gate and An Additional Ortssippenbuch. 17 December 2016

On my way to the Library this morning the gate out of the apartment complex was frozen shut--at least neither I nor several Young Elders could get the handle to budge.  One of the other sisters was able to give the elders a way to get out through the car gate, which did operate properly, while I went around to a different gate to get out.  I also called one of the other sister missionaries and asked her to report that the gate was frozen.  By the time I returned in the late afternoon, all was back to normal.

I did not go back to the apartment for lunch because today was my research afternoon. I took a little more time over lunch than usual, as some of the other missionaries were in the break room, and there was some interesting conversation going on.  But I did get started on my research early enough to feel ok about leaving a bit early.

I actually had the opportunity to help a guest after spending an hour as Greeter.  Her research needs taught me not to make assumptions, as I had looked at the name of the small place her ancestors came from and thought it was the name of a parish.  Instead it is a village named after a Saint. When I finally figured it out, because some of the records had been indexed, I found there were indeed church records from that place. This helped me to think about some of the villages that are mentioned in the Eppingen Ortssippenbuch, and when I looked up one of those villages I found there is also an Ortssippenbuch for it--so now I have two of them to look through! And I found that the lines are quite jumbled on Family Tree. I did get started during my 3+ hours of work on them.  There is much left to do.

I enjoyed talking with my Sweetheart this evening, and then had a long talk with my youngest.  Missouri is having some severe weather, so I was glad to learn that services were cancelled for tomorrow for both of them.  Once I am assured that my Sweetheart made it to work tonight and then back home tomorrow, I will relax a bit where travel is concerned. I am grateful that here the snow we got last night was just the powdery kind.