@david If you have Google calendar, you can sync the #genchat calendar with yours (see bottom of the page): https://www.genchatgenealogy.com/schedule.html

Well, that's it for today! Thanks for sharing your road trip stories with me...Next time (July 12), we are talking about Historical Maps. Hope to see you there! #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe

@BRMiller @genchat@a.gup.pe Yes. And now with FamilySearch's full-text search, there is a fire-hose stream of records to look at! I have a big batch to go through & analyze. #genchat

@bethroots @BRMiller @genchat@a.gup.pe That would be awesome! #genchat

@BRMiller @genchat@a.gup.pe Ah, yes; I'd forgotten about that. Sometimes life's seasons necessitate doing the virtual option. But it's good that we have that option these days. #genchat

Any trips planned for this year? #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe

@bethroots @genchat@a.gup.pe There have been books & posts all about that phenomenon. #genchat

@BRMiller @genchat@a.gup.pe The only one I've done was a day trip (again, being close by). But I'm seriously considering the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC) this year in Manchester NH. I have a cousin nearby, and it's close to where my NH & Maine ancestors lived. #genchat

It's been a few years since I've gotten a good road trip in, so I'm thinking perhaps Northampton MA (ancestors & lots of great history), and travel across the state to visit a cemetery down the road from my "little sister" from my sorority. It has a grave that my 3rd cousin & I suspect holds our 3x great-grandfather. (I need to feel the vibe there. Unscientific, but sometimes when you hit the right ancestor, you get that feeling!) #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe

@bethroots @BRMiller That is like a working genealogist's dream come true: "We're sending you to SLC" Yessss!!! #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe

@bethroots @genchat@a.gup.pe I'm so grateful for my New England roots! #genchat

@BRMiller @bethroots ❤️ #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe

#genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe Last night, Jan was saying how her trips this year will need to be virtual, but she had a cool new resource for that:

Virtual Road trip. I've been meaning to look for places from my husband's family and mine via Vintage Aerial. Which you can do through Ancestry now, apparently. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62512/
Main website for Vintage Aerial
vintageaerial.com

@BRMiller @bethroots Great thinking & everyone wins! #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe

Since I live pretty close to a lot of my ancestors, most of my #genealogy road trips have been day trips: visits to cemeteries (of course), libraries, museums or even just looking at the plots of land where my people lived. Very fulfilling & inexpensive! #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe

@bethroots @BRMiller Well, I did like my in-laws. But they would have been happy sitting in front of the TV the whole time. Plus, my husband & I visited a bunch of his ancestors' graves as well. Now that the in-laws are gone, we don't go up that way anymore. So I'm glad we had that opportunity. #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe

@bethroots @BRMiller Right! Why not tack on some #genealogy while you're traveling? I had found out that some of my ancestors lived an hour away from my in-laws, so I took advantage of that! Got to visit my 2x great-grandparents' grave while up there. #genchat

@BRMiller @genchat@a.gup.pe Oh, did you do some of those research slumber parties? #genchat

@bethroots @genchat@a.gup.pe I can totally see that with my Connecticut ancestors: New Haven ->Guilford -> Durham. If I didn't live in the area, I'd turn that into a genea-vacation! #genchat

All that said, it may be important to give thought in prioritizing visiting places like NARA & LOC while we're sure of access. #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe