Salt Lake City

Barbara and I went to Salt Lake City to do some research at the Family History Museum, and oh, by the way, watch Brendan race in the SLC Marathon. SLC is a beautiful, quiet and clean city, with majestic views and a wonderful history. In addition to spending some long hours in the archives, we stayed next to Temple Square, the Mormon Vatican City, and were pleasantly surprised to be able to watch the Mormon Tabernacle Choir practice for its Easter presentation.

I was able to identify 9 generations of Adamses, and have a lead on a 10th, but it is hard to find good data when dealing with immigration and records from other countries. My mother's side, the Simonses, seem to disappear after my great grandfather. Barbara spent a lot of time with the different branches of her family. It is helpful that they almost all resided in the Baltimore area, but you would be amazed as to how many spellings of "McKeldin" there are. Handwritten records have caused innumerable errors in interpretation and translation for everyone, I am sure. If/when we visit again, we will have to be prepared to get into paper, microfilm, and other archived information.

We also enjoyed watching Brendan complete his second marathon, right on the time he trained to run it. He looked strong and steady the entire time -- we cheered him on at 9 miles, 16 miles, 20 miles and the finish. The pictures show him getting ready in the chilly, dark morning, then at the finish line, and being appropriately congratulated. What fun!

So off we go, back to Vancouver. Grandchildren await spoiling!

J&B