FRIDAY – Yeah! An average
commute so I wasn't late...just tired.
8:30 to Noon – Extra $50
Hands-on Workshop with Blaine Bettinger on Third-Party Tools
for Autosomal DNA
As expected, an “Oh, Wow” Experience for me! Ok, maybe I would
have preferred less time on admixture and more time on GEDmatchTier
One Tools and a lot more on DNAGedcom. At least I do now see that
there is some value to the admixture tools in general. Overall, the
workshop was well worth my time but it was also evident that not
everyone had done the workshop preparation as listed in the
registration materials. Since I had done all the
preparation, there was a good deal of repetition and that time could
have been much better used on the Tier One tools &/or DNAGedcom.
Still I feel it was worth the price.
A thought: Remember how Thoma MacEntee did the weekly prompts/steps
to review genealogy research? Given my success at following Blaine
Bettinger's workshop preparation instructions for third party tools,
I think Blaine (or someone) should continue that concept and have
weekly prompts to take users through GEDmatch and DNAGedcom. That
may be what his upcoming book is going to do...we should know by next
month!
I spent the afternoon in the exhibit hall, perusing, picking up
freebies & brochures. I asked some questions and got some help
at My Heritage. It turns out most of my issues are them and not me.
Great freebie bag, though....
Overall, the exhibit hall did not have the excitement it has had. A
couple of my favorites were missing and I was unable to purchase two
books I had planned to buy.
With no exciting sessions to see and relatively little to do in the
exhibit hall, I went home mid-afternoon, trying to beat both Friday
drive-time traffic and getting past a Dodger stadium before the home game traffic.
SATURDAY
The biggest surprise Saturday morning was the commute: the absolute
easiest & fastest I have ever, ever had to Burbank for anything!
Saturday held no research-necessary sessions, so I settled with being
entertained by Michael John Neill on Pre -1850 Censuses. I've heard
him before on that topic, but he's one of my favorite speakers and I
knew it would be enjoyable. Note: I think his Casefile Clues
is the most under-revered genealogy books/newsletters there is. I
think of it as a book because I printed out Volumes 1&2 and put
them in a binder. Super!!
I tried Newspapers.com in the Tech Zone. Found some things worth pursuing.
I bought 2 more FTDNA autosomal kits and went home after lunch. I really like how FTDNA re-organized and fully staffed their conference booth. It was the best FTDNA conference experience I've ever had. Unfortunately, the commute home was not so good.
SUNDAY'S program didn't have enough great stuff to overcome the commute and the thought of sleeping in, so I stayed home to sleep in, console Hubby, and blog.
Big News! Oh, my goodness! I've made the big time...after all these
Jamborees, I'm finally one of the unnamed background extras in one of
Randy Seaver's Jamboree photos!! I can prove I went to Saturday!
Overall Conclusion
I think that the next time Jamboree has a schedule that really
motivates me, I will take Hubby along and get a room at the hotel for
2-3 days. My total commute time for the three days I attended was
over 10 hours and that doesn't count the stress and energy and parking
fees and the lonely husband issues....
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