What I Did in June
Aug. 27th, 2025 07:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fauxkloreI was home just a few days before flying off to spend a little more than half of June in Zakynthos, Greece at a workshop on paper conservation. That deserves its own entry, which I hope to write in the next day or two.
Other than that, I had my routine annual medical exam before I left, the most significant part of which was getting a referral for physical therapy for my knee. I also had my monthly Litvak genealogy mentoring group, at which I gave a talk on Using Facebook for Jewish Genealogy.
After I got back from Greece, I had a couple of routine things, e.g. playing Code Names on-line with my friends and going to my needlework group (also on-line). The Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington had a meeting at the Capital Jewish Museum with a presentation on updates to the Family Tree Maker software. One of the more interesting features is the capability to create custom fields, e.g. to add someone’s Hebrew name to their entry.
The final thing I did was go to the Kennedy Center with my friend Cindy to see the National Symphony Orchestra production of Dolly Parton’s Threads. Dolly herself appeared only on video. The program was conducted by Steven Reineke, with three women (Katelyn Drye, Hollie Hammel, and Blair Lamb) singing the songs. Many of the songs were familiar, e.g. “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” and “Nine to Five.” It was entertaining enough, but my taste in music is mostly edgier.
Other than that, I had my routine annual medical exam before I left, the most significant part of which was getting a referral for physical therapy for my knee. I also had my monthly Litvak genealogy mentoring group, at which I gave a talk on Using Facebook for Jewish Genealogy.
After I got back from Greece, I had a couple of routine things, e.g. playing Code Names on-line with my friends and going to my needlework group (also on-line). The Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington had a meeting at the Capital Jewish Museum with a presentation on updates to the Family Tree Maker software. One of the more interesting features is the capability to create custom fields, e.g. to add someone’s Hebrew name to their entry.
The final thing I did was go to the Kennedy Center with my friend Cindy to see the National Symphony Orchestra production of Dolly Parton’s Threads. Dolly herself appeared only on video. The program was conducted by Steven Reineke, with three women (Katelyn Drye, Hollie Hammel, and Blair Lamb) singing the songs. Many of the songs were familiar, e.g. “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” and “Nine to Five.” It was entertaining enough, but my taste in music is mostly edgier.
