Subtitle:
Notes from a Dinosaur
After
a long winter and cool spring, Ottawa in June was thankfully warm for
the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) conference. I have been
attending OGS Conferences since 1974: the faces change, the
technology changes, and sometimes the program emphasis changes, but
the basic Ontario sessions remain, as they should. Torn tendons and
other medical ailments do not necessarily make for extended sitting
at lectures and socializing, so ...
Moments
from my (admittedly partial) participation I hereby submit.
What
you missed:
▪ Dave Obee's ex-wife.
▪
a most excellent British Pub Night.
▪
the Canadian War Museum, but maybe
you've been there already and it was just me who was excited about
it.
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| Behind the scenes in the Vaults |
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| Many, many paintings by war artists |
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| Casts for the Vimy Memorial |
What
I missed:
▪
the Banquet, all day Sunday.
▪
no information at the War Museum on
Canada's Elementary Flying School #2.
▪
some old friends.
▪
a CAMEL art installation at
the National Gallery; photo provided by the ever-alert Ruth
Blair (more scheduled to make an appearance on CamelDabbleTravelBabble as well).
What
I didn't miss:
▪
some old friends.
▪
Joan whose husband matches one
of my strong DNA matches but does not match me. Now what do I do? For
a moment there, listening to the engaging Blaine Bettinger, I almost
got a handle on it.
▪
the book I scored at the Canadian
War Museum's book sale, featuring Dad's 54 Squadron in the Royal
Flying Corps of the First World War (and later).
Kudos
to all the planners, organizers, volunteers, sponsors, and vendors
... when it takes a village to put it together. It was a treat to be
in our nation's capital in the 150th anniversary year of Canadian
Confederation.
©
2017 Brenda Dougall Merriman
