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I've been a bit M.I.A. this month. Although I've still been reading, everything else has kind of taken a back burner to the big exam I just completed. I became an accredited genealogist earlier this year, with a specialty in the U.S. Southwest region (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and California, as defned by ICAPGen), but, because I'm a little crazy, I decided to accredit in an additional region. This one has actually been a long time coming thanks to COVID delays, but I finally took the 8-hour exam to accredit in the U.S. Great Lakes region (Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois). It was stressful, but I'm done. Keep your fingers crossed that I pass it!
As a reward for completing my testing (not that I ever really need an excuse), I treated myself to a Barnes & Noble trip. I considered driving to Tempe to hit up my local(ish) indie, Changing Hands Bookstore, but after a long morning of testing, I was basically on the verge of collapse and I just didn't want to drive that far. So, I stayed really local and bought this lovely trio at B&N:
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Congrats on accomplishing your genealogy goal! I had no idea the testing was so rigorous! ~Carol @ ReadingLadies
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DeleteIt's a pretty intense process. First, you have to do a research project looking closely at four generations of one family. When you pass that portion, you have eight hours of testing which includes interpreting historical documents, short answer questions, and a mini research project. After that, you go through an oral review. It's pretty intense! I'm glad it's over :)
DeleteI was just wondering why you were MIA. I was hoping it wasn't something bad, glad it wasn't. I hope you passed. Such a different and cool goal!
ReplyDeleteAwww, you're so sweet! No, nothing bad, just a stressful test. I have also been working on a big personal family history project at the same time, so that's also taken my focus away from blogging. It's good to be back.
DeleteCongratulations on the first exam and getting accredited. I am sure you will pass this one as well. I read/listened to The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle and really liked it. It is a bit slower, but the friendships and ingenuity were wonderful. I hope you enjoy it Susan.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the well wishes! Now that it's all over, I'm not too worried about passing, but I definitely had some moments during the testing where I wondered if I knew anything at all about genealogy. LOL.
DeleteI ended up liking THE WEDDING DRESS SEWING CIRCLE. It's not my favorite of Ryan's books, but I enjoyed it overall.
Yay for finishing up your program! And I'm sure you did well on the exam. Fingers crossed you aced it. :D And now you can relax for a bit. Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteExactly! I can breathe again :) Whew.
DeleteFirst of all congratulations, well done on your genealogy exans. I'm sure you'll also pass the next one, but still: good luck!
ReplyDeleteI always go to a bookshop, wherever I am. I love the big ones because I can get some foreign literature there but I always also go to a smaller one. Most of the German ones that I know I want to order, I order in my local bookshop, must support those but I guess the amount of books we buy, we still buy more there then most other people, right?
Enjoy your books.
I can't resist bookstores, no matter if they're big, small, chains, or indies. I adore them all! The challenge is that it's SO convenient to buy books on Amazon or from a store that's close. It takes almost an hour to drive to and from my local indie and sometimes that's just more than I want to drive. I am planning a trip there soon, though, as I have some books to trade in and that's the only place around here that really does that. You're right, too, I buy more books than the average person so I'm still doing my duty, right?
DeleteI'm with you there, Susan. My visits to any town or city include visits to all the bookshops I can reach. An hour drive just to reach a bookshop is a lot, though, my local is only about ten minutes away, so I go there frequently.
DeleteAnd I would think we all do more than our fair share for the book trade, I sometimes wonder where the other hundred or so people are that make up the average together with me. ;)
Congratulations and how exciting! I hope you have had some time to relax and unwind. Great book haul and I had to laugh about your son's comment. I'm so looking forward to Homecoming. I love Kate Morton's books and that one looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteRight? I rarely take pictures, so I guess he's right to worry about my skills :)
DeleteMorton is one of my all-time favorite authors. I can't wait to dig into HOMECOMING. I hope we both love it!
Wow, congrats on a major achievement!
ReplyDeleteI got a chuckle out of your spring poolside stack being so autumnal-colored. But excited that you have some anticipated reads now secured in your hands.
Ha! I didn't even notice that, but you're totally right. They all kind of have Fall-ish themes, too. I'm not really a seasonal type of reader, so I'll be reading them all this summer.
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