Question for you Good EWGS folks.  Which of these records is harder to read???? One is ancient Egyptian from a temple scroll and one is America from the 1940 U.S. census. (For our late president, Ronald Reagan, by the by.) I'm putting money that you all agree that the census record is the easiest to read. That being so, how about YOU helping us index the 1940 census? The more of us volunteers working on it, the sooner it will be searchable for all of us. And if you choose to work under the EWGS umbrella, EWGS will earn points toward prizes! Such a deal. Register (if you're not already) at www.familysearchindexing.org and then click to join a group and then choose EWGS. If you need help, holler to me (Donna). I know you can do this!

This Is The Place.......... this LDS chapel is where the first annual FamilySearch Symposium will be held on Saturday, 28 April 2012, 8:30-4:00 (10405 W. Melville Road). There will be green signs like this one at the freeway exit (I-90 Exit 272) and when you see the signs, you're there!  I do hope you've clicked to the website and registered..... and picked the classes you want to attend. And we do want to have enough lunch for everybody; you don't want to miss homemade bread, pulled pork sandwiches and homemade cookies! There will be 16 different presentations for you to choose among and 6 "test drives" of six different websites and a Geek Team who will sit one-on-one with you and help you find something in Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. And it's all free!!!

To register, click to RememberingGenerations.ISOD.com ............ no "www" and two "Gs." Tell your friends....your neighbors.... anybody! This promises to be a great genealogy learning day!

I'm sorry to have missed our EWGS Welcome 1940 Census Party but co-chair Bette Butcher Topp reported to me that it was a resounding success.... and Big Thank Yous for all who helped.  I was in Washington DC with son and two grandsons walking miles every day visiting all the Smithsonian museums on our National Mall. And of course we went to Arlington National Cemetery. While there are hundreds of prominent people (mostly men) buried there, my eye was drawn to stones like the one above: Who was Lt. George W. George of the 5th New Hampshire Infantry? And he died a full decade after the Civil War ended. Is there a book written about Lt. George?? Being spring break the town was swarming with children and teens and amazingly this little reminder sign did hush some of their chattering. The bottom photo shows Arlington House yesterday and today. The house is undergoing major renovations and restorations..... your U.S. tax dollars at work. From almost anywhere in Washington DC you can look west into Virginia and spot this mansion glowing upon the hilltop and presiding over thousands of white-crossed graves. It is a national shrine and one worth a visit from every American citizen.

EWGS April 7, Meeting 1940 Census Party Pictures

I got there a little late and they were already looking up people in the 1940 census, so this is a picture of EWGS members helping people find their ancestors in the 1940 census.

They also had 1940 Census decorated cakes for the people to munch on and some lemonade and coffee.

If you notice above they had cut two cakes, but still had a third cake, so they were asking if anyone wanted seconds. The chocolate cake was good, I did not have a piece of the white one.