The NGS Conference
Experience
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
Week 19 Theme: Nurture
This week I am attending the NGS Family History Conference. I knew coming up with an ancestor to write about this week would be tough. These conferences can be a bit exhausting. They really get those wheels turning in your head!
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Most of my family and friends just don't get it.
They refrain from teasing me about my hobby to my face (except my husband, of course). They politely listen to my boring stories and don't understand why I'm so excited about finding things that really don't matter to anyone but me. I'm sure they wonder why I use my vacation days to attend a conference. Other than a handful of relatives including my daughter Jennifer, I'm pretty much on my own with this.
I have attended the NGS conference 3 other years, and went to RootsTech in 2018. Wednesday was the first day of the NGS conference in St. Charles, Missouri. I was able to connect with my mom's cousins in the morning, which was great. We're planning to go out for dinner later this week with my sisters.
For the most part, however, I spent the day by myself. I signed up for lunch and dinner sessions, and ate both meals with strangers. By the end of the day, I realized that I am being nurtured by people I've never met before.
It is so nice to talk to people about a common interest. At lunch I sat next to a lady who had train robbers in her family tree. Another lady at dinner said her family immigrated to Virginia in the early 18th century and never left that county. She is related to some of her ancestors 4 different ways, which makes for an interesting, but limited, genetic mix. Everyone is genuinely interested in your "boring" stories and you enjoy hearing theirs. It's a great feeling.
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