Today is the last day at IGHR and the last day that it is
held at Samford University outside of Birmingham, Alabama. It has been a
whirlwind week of learning and having fun with fellow genealogists. As I
overheard someone say, “It is great being amongst our tribe.” Imagine a
university campus filled with various people, but most importantly, a large
group of fellow genealogists! A group or tribe, that their eyes don’t glaze
over when you start talking about family history and what you have found! It is
indeed a summer camp for genealogists.
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| Elizabeth Crabtree Wells |
Elizabeth Crabtree Wells did a wonderful presentation at the
banquet last night about the history of IGHR and the people involved over the
years. Many important names of the past and present were mentioned. By the time
the speakers were finished there wasn’t a dry eye in the house as people said
goodbye to a long tradition and hello to a new location that will be IGHR next
year in Athens, Georgia.
My class is given an additional treat this morning as Liz is
giving us a presentation about state, county and local archives. She has been a
librarian here at Samford University in the Special Collections department for
38 years before her recent retirement, so you can just imagine what a wealth of
information she is!
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