Presentation to cover tips on library research
Ari Wilkins will present
at the Dallas Genealogical Society meeting, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 6 in the First Floor Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas.
Wilkins will focus his talk on how to use tools to maximize experiences at your local and destination libraries.
For more information, visit the society website at dallaslibrary2.org or call J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 214-6701400. To that end, genealogist
of amyjohnsoncrow.com, recently posted “6 Ways to Have a Better Library Visit.”
Crow’s plan includes the following suggestions:
• Have a list of specific things you want to research with the call number for each item.
• In case you find what you have targeted to find within the first few hours, prepare to do additional research.
• Check to see if the library has its own database online and explore resources from home.
• Before going to the facility, check for the library hours. Check to see if the website has an online visitor’s guide.
Genealogy notes
The
study group will meet at 9 a.m. May 13 in the CCOKC Resource Center, 3000 United Founders Boulevard, Suite 201.
Jim Ike will present
Ike will provide information on how to find information on ancestors who came from Great Britain, which includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Following the regular meeting, LeNell Shores will provide information about the Legacy genealogy database program.
The genealogy study group schedules a variety of program topics and welcomes suggestions for future programs. If you are interested in providing a program or have suggestions for a topic, contact Jim Ike at jeikegen@gmail.com or Stoyanoski at waltsto@yahoo.com.
Thank you for your letter; I certainly hope it will encourage people to leave the past behind and be reconciled to those we have hurt before it’s too late. Nothing — absolutely nothing — is more final than death, and it closes the door on everything we should have done, but didn’t.
As I read your letter I couldn’t help but think of King David in the Old Testament. In many ways David was a great king, but in other ways he failed — and one of his greatest failures was as a father. He ignored his responsibilities as a parent, and his son Absalom turned into an undisciplined, self-centered rebel. In time Absalom tried to seize his father’s throne, but was killed in the subsequent fighting. All David could do was weep with regret: “If only I had died instead of you — O Absalom, my son, my son!” (2 Samuel 18:33).
Admittedly it’s not easy to go to someone we’ve hurt and tell them we’re sorry (particularly if they’ve also hurt us). Our pride gets in the way; we also fear we might make things worse. But this shouldn’t hold us back. Jesus said, “If you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you” (Matthew 6:14).
No, you’re no longer able to seek your mother’s forgiveness — but you can seek God’s! Confess your sins to Him, and by faith open your heart and life to Christ’s forgiveness and love.
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