N is for NGS Conference (but mostly the penquin portfolio)_

NGS - aka National Genealogical Society - held their yearly conference in Grand Rapids the beginning of May 2018.  Lots of people, lots of vendors, and lots of lectures with many ideas of all sorts flowing around.  A great time of listening, learning and meeting people, known by face and known by name, and the incredible time of asking questions and having time to explore genealogical situations.  Whew -- and, as always, way too short. 

Penguin (still no first name) travels with me, and I invite people to poise with penguin and join the pengiun portfolio.  (and yes, if the person is pictured, they have given their permission...) 

Enjoy -- whimsy is good. 



Grand Rapids is a beautiful city.  Compact and varied downtown, LOVELY convention center, good and wide ranging restaurants, and the river, with convention center on one side and Gerald Ford Library on the other.   There was so much that I saw around the fringes, that I have put Grand Rapids on my "return and see much more of the town."

Till next time,
Liz

main hall of convention center

upstream and downstream 

one of the many gracious & helpful volunteers -- 

*** notice that everyone holding a penguin is smiling?!! ***

Last Look -- see you next year
8-11 May 2019 - St. Charles, MO

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2018 begins with an "ABC-darium," a walk through the alphabet expanding into short comments on matters genealogical.  Published on Tuesday and some Fridays, a letter may be visited more than once before moving on.  © 2018, SE Ross