Journey of a Genealogist #1: Tell the children about me
Posted on Jan 16, 2012
Journey of a Genealogist #1: Tell the children about me, Barry J. Ewell shares a few of his personal experiences as a genealogist.
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Barry,
We enjoyed the Mesa Expo, my wife and I were able to attend all but one of your classes, and we really enjoyed each one. We learned so much this past weekend.
Dereck W.
Barry,
Thank you so much for a terrific class.
Gladys W.
Barry,
Thank you. I really enjoy the classes you have taught at the conferences that I have attended. Thanks for all your hard work.
Melanie F.
Barry,
Thank you for a great series of presentations at CNYGS. Your enthusiasm is contagious!
Matt M.
Thank you for visiting the San Jose Area. My friends & I learned much from your presentation and enjoyed your knowledge and humor. It was a pleasant day for everyone. I am grateful for your time.
Ann B.
Barry,
Thank you so very much for the vast amount of knowledge you provided for those of us who were in your classes. Thank you again so much for your classes, your emails, and most of all, your passion for the work.
Betsy Ann M.
Barry,
Thank you so much for a wonderful, motivating week. I can do this!!...if I can get your filing system up and running. :) Loved the class on "Google", and most importantly the concept, it's NOT about a name. Can hardly wait to get to know my ancestors and their families. . I want to get this right, and your classes have given me the reference I need on how to accomplish this saving work.
Jodi H.
Barry,
Thank you for having such interesting and informative classes. You set a good example and provide great information for us.
Jerry L.
Barry,
I attended the Genealogist Cookbook class. Your presentation that day has influenced me more than any other class from the Conference. I had planned on attending another class, but just before the class time I was impressed to attend this class. Thank you very, very much for following the Spirit and teaching me what I needed to hear.
Cheryl M.
Barry,
Thank you for the fantastic classes. It was what I needed to get started.
Lynelle C.
Barry,
You gave wonderful presentations. I hope to attend more of your classes in the future!
Gary B.
Barry,
I was very impressed with your presentation and the information you gave to us.
Kenneth H.
Barry,
Thank you for sharing your materials! I thought your presentation on conducting family interviews was wonderful. I am planning to interview my parents in the near future, and your suggestions will be very helpful to me as I plan and prepare for the interview. I have a learned a great deal from your other presentations and look forward to attending more of them.
Shauna P.
Barry,
Your presentation was very interesting and very helpful. I enjoyed it very much. It gave me information that I am currently seeking. Thank you for presenting the information in a concise and uncomplicated manner.
Pat S.
Barry,
I enjoyed attending your Family History classes very much. Thank you for your information and knowledge in this area. I am still trying to learn and am amazed at how much is available for us. Your lectures help me to better understand and hopefully use what is available. I look forward to trying many new things in my searches.
Elaine B.
Barry,
Thank you for those wonderful classes. You did an outstanding job.
Dale W.
Barry,
Thanks for your impressive talk today. Great for me, a beginner.
Joanne R.
Barry,
Thanks for a great workshop on Saturday. I learned a lot and had a great time. I'm glad I came.
Lynn K.
Barry,
Thank you so very much for the vast amount of knowledge you provided for those of us who were in your classes. Thank you again so much for your classes, your emails, and most of all, your passion for the work.
Betsy Ann M.
Barry,
I want to thank you for your presentation. I really enjoyed the wealth of information.
Jim E.
Barry,
Thank you, so much for the class yesterday. It was, without a doubt, the most helpful class, I have ever attended. I am sure, I will be able to proceed now and locate my missing G G G Grandfather. You have renewed my excitement and I can't wait to start working in these new ways.
Peggy S.
Barry,
Thank you most sincerely for the perspective, tools, and inspiration you gave. I now approach family much more as a historian and less as an occasional searcher for names.
William E.
Thank you so much for a great presentation with a wealth of valuable information.
Stacy S.
Barry,
Thank you for your insights on the lessons that need to be learned by family historians. It will take me a while to digest all the information provided,
Glenn S.
Thank you for the time you spent preparing your lectures for the Boise Area Family History Conferences. You are one of my favorite presenters.
Diana J.
Barry,
Just a note to say THANK YOU again for a wonderful Education Week. The information I received was outstanding! I wish you were the one teaching my online classes in Genealogy. Your attitude, spirit, and knowledge have given me a new perspective and willing ness to keep going forward in this great work. May God continue to bless you in your efforts.
Alana F.
Barry,
I wanted to thank you for the time and effort you put into the genealogy class. It was my favorite class during education week.
Nancy G.
Barry,
Your classes were excellent. Thanks for sharing.
Louise T.
Barry,
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed your classes, you were very informative and entertaining.
Brenda M.
Barry,
I enjoyed your presentation as I found what I heard to be very helpful.
Sherry P.
Barry,
I attended your presentation at the Genealogy Conference last week and enjoyed it very much. I came home determined to get my own genealogy area more organized and �user friendly.� Thank you very much for the great ideas and presentation.
Margaret K.
Barry,
Thank you so much for the presentations. I have been informed and motivated. Can't wait to start (or start again).
Bonnie R.
I enjoyed your classes during this past week. It was quite interesting to watch your attempts to describe the complexities, and the rewards of actual field research, to people who have probably never really done it. It took me years to figure it out.
Hal E.
Barry,
Thank you for your outstanding presentations. I plan to come back for more next year. I appreciate your sacrifice involved in bringing information to us enabling us to become better researchers.
Margaret S.
Thanks SOOOOO much for your classes. I went on the first day and was a CHANGED WOMAN. Boy - was it ever inspirational. I have to say that in one moment - when you were discussing the commitments we made in the premortal life - i just had a complete life shift.
Merrilee B.
Barry,
Thank you for your insights on the lessons that need to be learned by family historians. It will take me a while to digest all the information provided,
Glenn S.
Barry,
I attended several of your presentations and found them to be very well presented, helpful and interesting.
I am especially appreciative that you are willing to share your vast experience and expertise in the form of written articles. I would like to request the following articles:
Kathleen B.
Barry,
I enjoyed your presentations today very much and have been thinking about the things you shared since. I look forward to receiving the additional resource material. Thank you for your generosity in sharing this valuable and helpful information with us. Thank you for answering several of my questions some I asked and others I didn't.
John K.
Barry,
I am very grateful for your generosity in allowing us to use your beautiful power point/keynote presentations.
Beverly H.
Barry,
I very much enjoyed your presentations at the Family History Fair. Your classes were the best that I attended.
Elaine C.
Barry,
OK, here goes Barry! Thanks for a great presentation! You have inspired me to re-connect with some of my family members I have neglected.
Larry R.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your inspiring presentation yesterday at the Family History FairI appreciate your willingness to share your time and expertise in helping us to further this important work and know the information you send will be a valuable resource.
Sandra N.
Barry,
I learned so much from your class. The strong spiritual uplift.
Patricia R.
Barry,
Your classes are fantastic!!!!! Thank you so much. The spirit told me again to get busy. I believe this is now the season for me to use that gift. Now I've got to get busy. Thank you for the instructions. I pray that you will be teaching next year also so I can learn more.
Karen K.
Barry,
I enjoyed your presentations immensely and feel quite inspired to jump back into genealogy research after a twenty year vacation. Thank you for your willingness to share all of this wonderful material with us.
Mary P.
Barry,
I really enjoyed the content of your course, but more importantly, the spirit in which it was delivered. I felt the Spirit so strongly in that class, and knew I was hearing truth. When I left, I felt like I was really on a mission, instead of just pursuing a hobby or digging for details. Thanks for your preparation and presentation.
Cathy P.
Barry,
I have attended your classes at St. George, BYU Education Week and the Family Expo in Salt Lake. Just know that I really enjoyed your classes, learned a lot, and am very appreciative of the fact that you are so willing to share the information with others.
Ann Marie B.
Barry,
Please send all for all three hours you taught. I learned so very much. You are such a great teacher. I would love to attend more classes in the future.
Annette V.
Barry,
Just to let you know, I tried some of the tricks you taught us last night and uncovered a goldmine! (A woman who had spent 20 years researching the very line I needed......she even listed 3 pages of all her sources! Unbelievable!) Thank you so much - I'm already being blessed.
Claudia H.
Barry,
Thank you so much for sharing...you and your information were amazing! I so appreciate all your lectures and willingness to share what you have.
Linda H.
Barry,
I was very impressed with your presentation and the information you gave to us.
Kenneth H.
Barry,
Thanks for many wonderful sessions. I have accumulated a ton of ideas to improve my search, my organization of materials, and prioritizing my efforts. Thanks again for a wonderful week.
Earl H.
Barry,
I thoroughly enjoyed the three classes I attended. I have not attended such a class to where the enthusiam is so high on such an important subject.
Gregory J.
Barry,
Thanks for the wonderful class giving me insights and encouragement to return to my Family History goals.
Jean K.
Barry,
Thank you for the wonderful class. I learned a lot and have 'caught the bug'!
Jeffress
Barry,
Thank you so much for all the work you put into your presentation. Your class was soooo wonderful!!
Christi F.
Barry,
I rated you the number 1 speaker at the recent NGS conference on the survey form they emailed me.
Shari D.
Barry,
I have enjoyed your class and you have sparked my enthusiasm about finding my ancestors.
Marsha L.
Barry,
I attended your class at the St. George Expo this year as well as your class at Provo last March. Not only do I enjoy your presentations but your humor also.
Renaye C.
Barry,
You put on a very nice presentation, thank you.
Charles W.
Barry,
I have enjoyed your class and you have sparked my enthusiasm about finding my ancestors.
Marsha L.
Barry,
Fascinating presentation Saturday. Many thanks.
Bill H.
Barry,
Thank you for your excellent preparation and presentation. I very
much enjoyed what you had to say and how you presented your material.
Ron M.
Barry,
I have so enjoyed your classes...I have taken family history classes during Ed week in the past and they have either been dull or over my head...thank you for putting things is simpler form and inspiring me to go forward with my family history. I will treasure your remarks about having someone sent to earth to be the family record keeper. I have found my mission on earth.
Kim B.
Barry,
I attended your class at the St. George Expo this year as well as your class at Provo last March. Not only do I enjoy your presentations but your humor also.
Renaye C.
Barry,
Loved your classes! Thanks so much for all the work you put into them.
Jan O.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise at the Family History Conference. My husband and I attended many of your classes. We learned much and enjoyed them.
Liz J.
Barry,
Thank you so much for all the information and time you put into your presentations. They were great and got me enthused. Sure appreciate it.
Gib Y.
Barry,
Thank you so very much for all the time and preparation you put into your genealogy presentations. I really am appreciative of all the work and knowledge that you so freely shared with us in all three of your classes. I appreciate your being willing to share the information you were using in class with the overhead projector. I also would very much appreciate it if you would send along that history you had about the Scotch-Irish immigrants.
Mary K.
Barry,
Thank you for the wonderful class you taught at Education Week. It was very helpful. I think we have been making it too hard so your help will simplify our job. Thanks!
Bette Ann K.
Barry,
I want to thank you for your extremely informative and interesting presentation on family history related topics. You were most informative and I was continually amazed at the amount of knowledge you possess in this field. You are to be commended and everyone grew from attending your classes. Hope to hear and see you again next year.
Roger G.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your class. It was very informative and has inspired us to do some significant projects. My husband even came with me to this class!!!
Phyllis B.
Barry,
I would really appreciate the information you spoke about in the classes you have taught. I am a new slow moving Genealogist and would like to learn more. Thanks so much for what you have been teaching and all of the effort you have gone to.
Jim W.
Barry,
I enjoyed your classes greatly and found your information to be exactly what I was looking to receive.
Fred F.
Barry,
Again, I want to express my deep gratitude and sincere appreciation for you and your generosity in sharing your knowledge and the information accumulated through many hours of diligence. I will put all of it to good use - I promise! I thank Heavenly Father daily for you and the opportunity to be in your classroom. Yours was the best presentation I've attended in the five years that I've been there - bar none regardless of topic.
Suzanne W.
Barry,
We loved your clases; went to all 3!!!!! We can't say enough about your generosity in sharing family history ideas and all his researched information to save us hours of fumbling and to help us in our new call as Family History Consultants. Never had such a sharing instructor. You are a keeper!!!!!
John S.
Barry,
I enjoyed your presentations today very much and have been thinking about the things you shared since. Thank you for your generosity in sharing this valuable and helpful information with us. Thank you for answering several of my questions some I asked and others I didn't.
John K.
Barry,
I enjoyed your presentations today very much and have been thinking about the things you shared since. Thank you for your generosity in sharing this valuable and helpful information with us. Thank you for answering several of my questions some I asked and others I didn't.
John K.
Barry,
Your classes were excellent. Thanks for sharing.
Louise T.
Barry,
I really enjoyed your presentations today. I am just beginning to do genealogy and learned a lot today.
Jolene T.
Barry,
Gosh Barry, when I grow up I want to be just like you! Thanks for sharing your testimony, your knowledge, expertise, enthusiasm, faith, and example! AND your slides with all the great information!! You are changing lives, not just in regards to family history work. If we all could learn to recognize and obey the whisperings of the Spirit in every aspect of our living and doing----what an increase in happiness and effectiveness we would reap! Thank you for providing the model!!
Nancy H.
Barry,
Enjoyed your talks very much. Learned a lot. Thank you!
Rosemary E.
Barry,
I attended your class today at the NERGC Conference and loved it. You are a wonderful speaker, eloquent and engaging. I came away with many new ideas. My only disappointment was that you had only one hour to present. Thank you again for an excellent presentation.
Joe F.
One of the classes we attended was given by Barry Ewell. What!! Never heard of him? That is all right for neither had we. He is a genealogist - part time - but what a wealth of information - and with a great desire to share what he knows.
Margaret S.
Barry,
I attended your presentation at the Genealogy Conference last week and enjoyed it very much. I came home determined to get my own genealogy area more organized and �user friendly.� Thank you very much for the great ideas and presentation.
Margaret K.
Barry,
Thanks for many wonderful sessions. I have accumulated a ton of ideas to improve my search, my organization of materials, and prioritizing my efforts. Thanks again for a wonderful week.
Earl H.
Barry,
Thank you for teaching the classes you did at the FH expo last week, in Mesa. It was wonderful. I felt the spirit as you
taught about your "conversion" to the family history program. I really needed to hear your experiences and enthusiasm.
Lorrain P.
Barry,
Your presentations were wonderful.
Barbara M.
Barry,
Thank you so much for a wonderful day and sharing your time and experiences.
Sherry H.
Barry,
Thank you for your presentations on family history. I went to every class last year and loved them so much I brought four others with me this year. They all loved the classes. I have worked on my genealogy for over 25 years, ever since I was 14 and have been to many classes, but I have to say that your classes have taught and motivated me the most. Thank you!
Chris W.
Barry,
Thanks for your patience and Great preparation. Thank you especially for your testimony.
Thayne R.
Barry,
I enjoyed many of your classes at the BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference. You information was well presented (both written and spoken) and you have a great "stage presents" many of us hope to hear you at conferences in the future.
Joan H.
Barry,
Thank you for the time and effort in preparing for our classes. The subjects were very timely.
Leonard P.
Thank you for being so well prepared for education week and sharing your vast family history knowledge with those in attendance. Thank you for being so unselfish and willing to share your lessons via e-mail.
Norman L.
Barry,
Great presentations! Thanks for sending the slides out!
Linda S.
Barry,
I watched you presentation of "Digitally preserving your Family History & Heritage" It was great!!!I
Bob E.
Barry,
I really enjoyed your presentation on Preserving the Family Heritage yesterday. Many thanks for your participation in RootsTech and I'm very pleased that your presentation was made available over the Internet as I watched it from the comfort of my home in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Ben C.
Barry,
Wow! What a font of information you have created! Thanks for sharing.
Marie G.
Barry,
Thanks for your patience and Great preparation. Thank you especially for your testimony.
Thayne R.
Barry,
Thank you so much - you have given me hope in finding the Gust's in Prussia. Before your classes I didn't have any idea where to turn and was about to take a trip to Germany blindly on a hope and a prayer. Now I will be MUCH more prepared before I go and hopefully find direction - be able to narrow the area down of my search before I leave. You are making such a difference in many lifes - of those of us here on earth and those who have passed on. I have lost both my parents now and have a great desire to preserve both my husbands and my family history (our history)... and now I feel renewed and ready to discover!
Joan G.
Barry,
Great presentations! Thanks for sending the slides out!
Linda S.
One of the classes we attended was given by Barry Ewell. What!! Never heard of him? That is all right for neither had we. He is a genealogist - part time - but what a wealth of information - and with a great desire to share what he knows.
Margaret S.
Barry,
Thank you for teaching the classes you did at the FH expo last week, in Mesa. It was wonderful. I felt the spirit as you
taught about your "conversion" to the family history program. I really needed to hear your experiences and enthusiasm.
Lorrain P.
Barry,
I thank you again for your most informative presentation. Your information was timely, well presented, and very worthwhile.
Joel K.
Barry,
I enjoyed your class. Lots of good information.
Joey A.
Barry,
Thank you for the class on choosing and using hardware
and software. It was very helpful. The idea of
tutorials to help me is very appealing. I may yet
learn to use a computer efficiently.
Ann Y.
Barry,
I attended your and was greatful for your efforts and information. I would like any notes you can send.
Dyan S.
Barry,
I have had the opportunity to attend many of your classes at Genealogy Conferences and I am always amazed at the suggestions you have for doing so many different kinds of things
Cathie D.
Barry,
I thank you again for your most informative presentation. Your information was timely, well presented, and very worthwhile.
Joel K.
Barry,
Fascinating presentation Saturday. Many thanks.
Bill H.
Barry,
Thank you for speaking at the Conference on Family History and Genealogy. Your sessions made my sorry I could not be in more than one place at the same time.
LeRoy A.
Barry,
THANKS for the fabulous instruction. I learned so much!
Mary L.
Thank you for visiting the San Jose Area. My friends & I learned much from your presentation and enjoyed your knowledge and humor. It was a pleasant day for everyone. I am grateful for your time.
Ann B.
Your presentation was wonderful. Thank you for sharing your time,talents and expertise.
Londa H.
Barry,
I attended two of your classes at the family history expo. They both were exceptionally well taught and I enjoyed your classes.
Karen S.
Barry,
Thank you for the wonderful presentation.
Chauncina H.
Barry,
Thank you for your wonderful education week presentations. I learned a lot, but my pencil could not work fast enough. I am a family history consultant in desperate need of your help. Thanks in advance for the handouts.
Diane F.
Barry,
Your passion and dedication are admirable. THANK YOU is not enough but it is what I can offer.
JoAnn F.
Barry,
I am very grateful for your generosity in allowing us to use your beautiful power point/keynote presentations.
Beverly H.
Barry,
I enjoyed your presentations today very much and have been thinking about the things you shared since. I look forward to receiving the additional resource material. Thank you for your generosity in sharing this valuable and helpful information with us. Thank you for answering several of my questions some I asked and others I didn't.
John K.
Barry,
Thank you so much for teaching classes at BYU Ed week this year. I learned so much and want you to know how much I appreciate all your time and effort in order to give us all the valuable information that you taught us.
Gloria A.
Barry,
I enjoyed your class. Lots of good information.
Joey A.
Barry,
I have enjoyed very much being able to experience your presentation. Your passion and experience are evident. You inspire me to do the work I enjoy more diligently. I will look to you as a mentor. I enjoyed your classes as a volunteer. When you assigned to a post you hope the class is worthwhile. I was not disappointed. Thank you. so much for your time and preparations! I look forward to your postings (as I could not take notes.)
Vikki D.
Barry,
Thank you for your testimony of genealogy and wealth of information. I have truly been inspired by your classes and your enthusiasm. I am anxious to receive the tools that I desperately need to continue in this great work.
Laurie B.
Barry,
I couldn�t begin to tell you how grateful I am for your enabling and encouraging presentations. Thank you, thank you.
Keith P.
Barry,
Wow! What a font of information you have created! Thanks for sharing.
Marie G.
Barry,
I would really like to thank you for your presentation. It was really amazing and helpful. I am also very glad that you said we could request a copy of the presentation. I took so many notes and wrote so fast, I can hardly make it out.
Kim L.
Barry,
You were an answer to prayers that I didn't even know I was asking for. Thank you so much for all your help and extra time of giving me info on a Lap top out in the hall after class. Thank you for all the hours of preparation and willingness to share,
Janet B.
Barry,
Thank you for your wonderful presentations and your willingness to share your information and experiences to help us get the spirit of this great work.
Chris N.
Barry,
You've been a great help to me and others as I pass this information along.
Bill C.
Barry,
Just to let you know, I tried some of the tricks you taught us last night and uncovered a goldmine! (A woman who had spent 20 years researching the very line I needed......she even listed 3 pages of all her sources! Unbelievable!) Thank you so much - I'm already being blessed.
Claudia H.
Barry,
Thank you for all the great lectures, the information was great and will be most useful.
Ken H.
Barry,
Attended your 3 sessions today on Top 20 Lessons Family Historians Need to Know. Thought it most excellent. Thanks for your great planning and thoughtful insights.
Kaylene S.
Barry,
Your Education Week classes were the most valuable ones of the entire conference for genealogists. I attended all 14 sessions. Thank you very much. I am anxious to receive the materials you have to offer. I look forward to hearing from you more at genealogy gatherings.
Donna B.
Barry,
You are an amazing individual. Thank you so much for sharing your time and talents with all of us. May God bless you for your eager righteous endeavors in helping your fellow genealogists.
Donna B.
Barry,
I enjoyed your classes at Ed Week. As always I learned a lot from your fresh insight and valuable lesson.
Chris W.
Barry,
My wife and I really enjoyed your. We are working on getting our family histories organized and digitized to share with our families. We gained a lot of good ideas from your classes and thank you for them.
Andrea S.
Barry,
You gave wonderful presentations. I hope to attend more of your classes in the future!
Gary B.
Barry,
Your was very detailed and informative. Just what I need to jump into my thousands of documents and photos.
Ken B.
Barry,
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your presentation. It was first class.
Arthur W.
Barry,
I rated you the number 1 speaker at the recent NGS conference on the survey form they emailed me.
Shari D.
Barry,
Just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed taking your classes and learning so much about record keeping in the digital age. Your enthusiasm for your work is contagious and I can hardly wait to get started. Thanks for all your time and effort. It was great!
Ann G.
Barry,
Thank you for your testimony of genealogy and wealth of information. I have truly been inspired by your classes and your enthusiasm. I am anxious to receive the tools that I desperately need to continue in this great work.
Laurie B.
Barry,
I sincerely appreciate all the tremendous work you put into your presentations. They are among the very best teaching aids I have ever seen anywhere thank you for sharing them.
Rob B.
Barry,
Attended your 3 sessions today on Top 20 Lessons Family Historians Need to Know. Thought it most excellent. Thanks for your great planning and thoughtful insights.
Kaylene S.
Barry,
Thank you so much - you have given me hope in finding the Gust's in Prussia. Before your classes I didn't have any idea where to turn and was about to take a trip to Germany blindly on a hope and a prayer. Now I will be MUCH more prepared before I go and hopefully find direction - be able to narrow the area down of my search before I leave. You are making such a difference in many lifes - of those of us here on earth and those who have passed on. I have lost both my parents now and have a great desire to preserve both my husbands and my family history (our history)... and now I feel renewed and ready to discover!
Joan G.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your classes. I am planning to spend another month going over every lesson in detail. You are so kind to share these presentations with us.
Arden H.
Barry,
Your presentation was very interesting and very helpful. I enjoyed it very much. It gave me information that I am currently seeking. Thank you for presenting the information in a concise and uncomplicated manner.
Pat S.
Barry,
Thank you for the time and effort in preparing for our classes. The subjects were very timely.
Leonard P.
Barry,
I want you to know how much I appreciate your sharing your information with us. At 77, You have really inspired me to get the work done!
Barbara J.
Barry,
Your classes were VERY informative and I enjoyed them and learned much. I hope that I can incorporate it into practice.
Jackie M.
Barry,
Want to say that I loved your class. It was terrific class.
Brook M.
Barry,
I really enjoyed your classes. I am a beginner in family history and have much to learn. Thanks again for your testimony of this great work! I am excited to have these wonderful experiences that you talked about.
Lynette K.
Barry,
I want to thank you for your extremely informative and interesting presentation on family history related topics. You were most informative and I was continually amazed at the amount of knowledge you possess in this field. You are to be commended and everyone grew from attending your classes. Hope to hear and see you again next year.
Roger G.
Thanks SOOOOO much for your classes. I went on the first day and was a CHANGED WOMAN. Boy - was it ever inspirational. I have to say that in one moment - when you were discussing the commitments we made in the premortal life - i just had a complete life shift.
Merrilee B.
Barry,
I found your presentations more helpful than I can explain and I look forward to having the link to review them in more detail.
Barbara H.
Barry,
Thank you for your classes. I have learned so much from you. Thank you for sharing your time and research.
Stewart S.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your classes, and thank you for your personal experiences!!
Mary Beth E.
Barry,
I wanted to thank you for the time and effort you put into the genealogy class. It was my favorite class during education week.
Nancy G.
Barry,
Thank you for a wonderful presentation. Your knowledge and helps are greatly appreciated.
Sharon J.
Barry,
Your presentation was just what I needed to get up off my duff and get going . I am new to Genealogy (2 yrs) and computers, but I am braving both of them. Actually having fun.
Jolene R.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise at the Family History Conference. My husband and I attended many of your classes. We learned much and enjoyed them.
Liz J.
Barry,
Loved your classes! Thanks so much for all the work you put into them.
Jan O.
Barry,
Thank you for such an inspirational training. I watched your presentation from London.
Sharon T.
Barry,
We attended every one of your classes and loved every minute of them!!
Janet O.
Barry,
I thoroughly enjoyed the three classes I attended. I have not attended such a class to where the enthusiam is so high on such an important subject.
Gregory J.
Barry,
You are such a terrific presenter. I really enjoy your presentations.
Lynn C.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your presentation at the ORFH Conference today. You gave me some great ideas about scanning and other digital uses. Thank you for your time and sharing your talents.
Michelle B.
Barry,
Love your presentation. Thanks for sharing. We all need to do that more.
Darrell S.
Barry,
Thank you very much for all the information you shared today. You make learning classes fun. I learned so much from you today.
Thank you again.
Julie H.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your class at the FH Conference. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Rhonda B.
Barry,
I have never seen genealogy classes so full before. Your classes were a pure delight! Your enthusiasm for this work was exciting to witness. You were absolutely "the best"! Thank you for your preparation, and sharing your knowledge and experiences with us.
Marcia H.
Barry,
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed your classes, you were very informative and entertaining.
Brenda M.
Barry,
You put on a very nice presentation, thank you.
Charles W.
Barry,
Thank you for all the great lectures, the information was great and will be most useful.
Ken H.
Barry,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. It was a real treat for me to get new ideas; I have much to do now.
Sam H.
Barry,
I would really like to thank you for your presentation. It was really amazing and helpful. I am also very glad that you said we could request a copy of the presentation. I took so many notes and wrote so fast, I can hardly make it out.
Kim L.
I went home and applied some of the tips on Scot-Irish research that you gave to me and have already found some more information. So, I really hit the jackpot twice from attending your class tonight! I am grateful to you [and your wife] for being so willing to share your expertise and time.
Teri T.
Barry,
Thank you for your outstanding presentations. I plan to come back for more next year. I appreciate your sacrifice involved in bringing information to us enabling us to become better researchers.
Margaret S.
Barry,
What a great presentation. I learned so much from your classes. They were both insightful and enjoyable. You motivated me to interview my aunt, on a touchy family history event, that I have postponed for years.
Annie C.
Barry,
I really enjoyed the content of your course, but more importantly, the spirit in which it was delivered. I felt the Spirit so strongly in that class, and knew I was hearing truth. When I left, I felt like I was really on a mission, instead of just pursuing a hobby or digging for details. Thanks for your preparation and presentation.
Cathy P.
Barry,
Thank you, so much for the class yesterday. It was, without a doubt, the most helpful class, I have ever attended. I am sure, I will be able to proceed now and locate my missing G G G Grandfather. You have renewed my excitement and I can't wait to start working in these new ways.
Peggy S.
Barry,
My wife and I really enjoyed your. We are working on getting our family histories organized and digitized to share with our families. We gained a lot of good ideas from your classes and thank you for them.
Andrea S.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your enthusiastic presentations. You made family history fun!
Ilene H.
Barry,
You are such a terrific presenter. I really enjoy your presentations.
Lynn C.
Barry,
I was only able to attend two of your presentations. However, I was hugely rewarded for my presence. Thank you for your excellent presentations, explanations, and generosity.
David R.
Barry,
Thank you for sharing your experiences in family history and for the excellent preparation and presentation.
Richard W.
Barry,
Thanks for your energetic and inspired presentation. I was scared to attend your class because I know so little about genealogy. The first few days were so fast and intense that I felt overwhelmed! How THANKFUL I was to see your generous offer to share your knowledge and bless lives on both sides of the veil. God bless you,
Sharon N.
Barry,
Thanks again for a wonderful series of classes. I learned so much.
Kathryn D.
Barry,
Just a note to say THANK YOU again for a wonderful Education Week. The information I received was outstanding! I wish you were the one teaching my online classes in Genealogy. Your attitude, spirit, and knowledge have given me a new perspective and willing ness to keep going forward in this great work. May God continue to bless you in your efforts.
Alana F.
Barry,
Your classes are fantastic!!!!! Thank you so much. The spirit told me again to get busy. I believe this is now the season for me to use that gift. Now I've got to get busy. Thank you for the instructions. I pray that you will be teaching next year also so I can learn more.
Karen K.
Barry,
I would really appreciate the information you spoke about in the classes you have taught. I am a new slow moving Genealogist and would like to learn more. Thanks so much for what you have been teaching and all of the effort you have gone to.
Jim W.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your enthusiastic presentations. You made family history fun!
Ilene H.
Barry,
I enjoyed your classes greatly and found your information to be exactly what I was looking to receive.
Fred F.
I enjoyed your classes during this past week. It was quite interesting to watch your attempts to describe the complexities, and the rewards of actual field research, to people who have probably never really done it. It took me years to figure it out.
Hal E.
Barry,
I was in your Linking Generations class. I wanted to thank you for a wonderful class. From your class I was able to figure out what I've been doing wrong in my own family search. I'm looking forward to searching again for my Great Grandfather/mother. I'm sure this time I will find them.
Mary A.
Barry,
I really enjoyed your classes and can't express enough how thankful I am for the information you are giving us. So many people are stingy with the knowledge that they gain but you have been more than generous with imparting your time and talents. Thank you. I especially liked what you said about how doing your family history is just your part, your stewardship, in helping the Savior and Heavenly Father to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. I feel more confident in doing my family history and also in serving in my calling as our ward's family history consultant.
Teresa L.
Barry,
Thank you so much for the classes. What a wonderful
thing you do sharing all you have learned with so many
people. The knowledge I have and will gain from your
classes and "handouts" will also be a great benefit to
the students in the family history class I teach.
Pat K.
Barry,
Thank you for the fantastic classes. It was what I needed to get started.
Lynelle C.
Barry,
THANKS for the fabulous instruction. I learned so much!
Mary L.
Barry,
I really enjoyed your presentation on Preserving the Family Heritage yesterday. Many thanks for your participation in RootsTech and I'm very pleased that your presentation was made available over the Internet as I watched it from the comfort of my home in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Ben C.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your class at the FH Conference. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Rhonda B.
Barry,
Your presentation was just what I needed to get up off my duff and get going . I am new to Genealogy (2 yrs) and computers, but I am braving both of them. Actually having fun.
Jolene R.
Barry,
Both of your presentations were great! Thanks for making all of this information available. I know it will be a huge help.
Michelle G.
Barry,
Just to let you know, I tried some of the tricks you taught us last night and uncovered a goldmine! (A woman who had spent 20 years researching the very line I needed......she even listed 3 pages of all her sources! Unbelievable!) Thank you so much - I'm already being blessed.
Claudia H.
Barry,
I have attended your classes at St. George, BYU Education Week and the Family Expo in Salt Lake. Just know that I really enjoyed your classes, learned a lot, and am very appreciative of the fact that you are so willing to share the information with others.
Ann Marie B.
Barry,
Thank you for some great classes at Ed Week!! I would love the notes.
Donna H.
Your presentation was wonderful. Thank you for sharing your time,talents and expertise.
Londa H.
Thank you so much for a great presentation with a wealth of valuable information.
Stacy S.
Barry,
Thanks for your amazing lectures. I learned so much and have already found some interested things online from my local genealogical society about my dad's line. I can't wait to get in there and look at the books! You made my Education Week experience great!
Melanie A.
Barry,
I attended all your lectures and learned something from each- thank you much for all the time and effort you have put in for this special week. I am excited to get your email with all that you are sending and am looking forward to sharing it with my friends.
Marge L.
Thank you for the time you spent preparing your lectures for the Boise Area Family History Conferences. You are one of my favorite presenters.
Diana J.
Barry,
Once again I thank you profusely for your wonderful presentations. It was truly wonderful. A flood of ideas and thoughts have come. I will write them down and begin to act on them.
Roger G.
Barry,
Thank you for the wonderful class you taught at Education Week. It was very helpful. I think we have been making it too hard so your help will simplify our job. Thanks!
Bette Ann K.
Barry,
Your classes were VERY informative and I enjoyed them and learned much. I hope that I can incorporate it into practice.
Jackie M.
Barry,
Thank you for the wonderful class. I learned a lot and have 'caught the bug'!
Jeffress
Barry,
Thank you for speaking at the Conference on Family History and Genealogy. Your sessions made my sorry I could not be in more than one place at the same time.
LeRoy A.
Barry,
I enjoyed attending your Family History classes very much. Thank you for your information and knowledge in this area. I am still trying to learn and am amazed at how much is available for us. Your lectures help me to better understand and hopefully use what is available. I look forward to trying many new things in my searches.
Elaine B.
Barry,
My wife and I both agreed that you were the highlight of the conference. We just can't agree on which class was best!!
Mark D.
Barry,
Thank you for such a wonderful presentation. I was very much inspired.
Lisa H.
Barry,
I enjoyed your classes very much and heard some answers to questions that I have been looking for. Thank you for taking the time to teach these classes and for responding with this additional information.
Christine M.
Barry,
Love your presentation. Thanks for sharing. We all need to do that more.
Darrell S.
Barry,
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your presentation. It was first class.
Arthur W.
Barry,
I watched you presentation of "Digitally preserving your Family History & Heritage" It was great!!!I
Bob E.
Barry,
I really enjoyed the workshops and I am so anxious to get home and start working with the materials that you are sending. A million thanks.
Gayle S.
Barry,
Thanks for a great workshop on Saturday. I learned a lot and had a great time. I'm glad I came.
Lynn K.
Barry,
Thanks for your sharing your extensive knowledge in Genealogy Research with us that you have obtained through your dedicated and untiring Genealogical Research, with your thousands of hours and endless travel and never ending Asking Questions. You have set me and many others on a new and improved path in Genealogical Research. I thank you very much.
Glenn M.
Barry,
I enjoyed your classes at Ed Week. As always I learned a lot from your fresh insight and valuable lesson.
Chris W.
Barry,
Gosh Barry, when I grow up I want to be just like you! Thanks for sharing your testimony, your knowledge, expertise, enthusiasm, faith, and example! AND your slides with all the great information!! You are changing lives, not just in regards to family history work. If we all could learn to recognize and obey the whisperings of the Spirit in every aspect of our living and doing----what an increase in happiness and effectiveness we would reap! Thank you for providing the model!!
Nancy H.
Barry,
I attended all your lectures and learned something from each- thank you much for all the time and effort you have put in for this special week. I am excited to get your email with all that you are sending and am looking forward to sharing it with my friends.
Marge L.
Barry,
Thank you for speaking at the BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. Your sessions made my sorry I could not be in more than one place at the same time.
LeRoy A.
Barry,
Thank you so much for teaching classes at BYU Ed week this year. I learned so much and want you to know how much I appreciate all your time and effort in order to give us all the valuable information that you taught us.
Gloria A.
Barry,
I was in your Linking Generations class. I wanted to thank you for a wonderful class. From your class I was able to figure out what I've been doing wrong in my own family search. I'm looking forward to searching again for my Great Grandfather/mother. I'm sure this time I will find them.
Mary A.
Barry,
Just to let you know, I tried some of the tricks you taught us last night and uncovered a goldmine! (A woman who had spent 20 years researching the very line I needed......she even listed 3 pages of all her sources! Unbelievable!) Thank you so much - I'm already being blessed.
Claudia H.
Barry,
Thank you so much for this wonderful information and especially for sharing it. Your classes have been fun and filled with so much valuable information.
Shirley L.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your inspiring presentation yesterday at the Family History FairI appreciate your willingness to share your time and expertise in helping us to further this important work and know the information you send will be a valuable resource.
Sandra N.
Barry,
Thank you so much for all the work you put into your presentation. Your class was soooo wonderful!!
Christi F.
Barry,
I attended several of your presentations and found them to be very well presented, helpful and interesting.
I am especially appreciative that you are willing to share your vast experience and expertise in the form of written articles. I would like to request the following articles:
Kathleen B.
Barry,
Thank you for such an inspirational training. I watched your presentation from London.
Sharon T.
Barry,
Your passion and dedication are admirable. THANK YOU is not enough but it is what I can offer.
JoAnn F.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your presentation today. I appreciated so much your attitude and thoughts regarding the subject of genealogy.
Renee M.
Barry,
Once again I thank you profusely for your wonderful presentations. It was truly wonderful. A flood of ideas and thoughts have come. I will write them down and begin to act on them.
Roger G.
Barry,
I attended your and was greatful for your efforts and information. I would like any notes you can send.
Dyan S.
Barry,
After attending you classes, I find myself quoting you every day. I know you said it only takes hundreds of hours to prepare them. I am sure many blessing will come to you and to those you are willing to share with.
Judy N.
Barry,
Thank you most sincerely for the perspective, tools, and inspiration you gave. I now approach family much more as a historian and less as an occasional searcher for names.
William E.
Barry,
Thank you so much for this wonderful information and especially for sharing it. Your classes have been fun and filled with so much valuable information.
Shirley L.
Barry,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. It was a real treat for me to get new ideas; I have much to do now.
Sam H.
Barry,
Just a comment - I loved your presentations and you made even things I didn't think I was interested in (camera equipment, etc.) fascinating. You are doing a great service by teaching so many people in such an outstanding way. Thank you for what you did for me.
Cecelia W.
Barry,
First of all, I'd like to thank you for your great presentations at last weeks Family History and Genealogy Conference at BYU. I'm relatively new to the work and found several of your workshops most helpful and motivating.
Paula J.
Barry,
What a great presentation. I learned so much from your classes. They were both insightful and enjoyable. You motivated me to interview my aunt, on a touchy family history event, that I have postponed for years.
Annie C.
Barry,
Thank you for such a wonderful presentation. I was very much inspired.
Lisa H.
Barry,
Thank you Barry for the training on Saturday it was wonderful.
Duane M.
Barry,
I enjoyed your presentations immensely and feel quite inspired to jump back into genealogy research after a twenty year vacation. Thank you for your willingness to share all of this wonderful material with us.
Mary P.
Thank you for all you shared with us yesterday. I haven't used Google much at all and was amazed at all the "details" you shared that makes researching more specific. I'm still very green in genealogy so hoping I can use the information you gave us to continue my work.
Annette M.
Barry,
Thank you so much for all the information and time you put into your presentations. They were great and got me enthused. Sure appreciate it.
Gib Y.
Barry,
Thank you for the class on choosing and using hardware
and software. It was very helpful. The idea of
tutorials to help me is very appealing. I may yet
learn to use a computer efficiently.
Ann Y.
Barry,
I attended you class Monday. You were very well informed and interesting. The information will be so helpful to me.
Ruth H.
Thank you again for a fantastic series of classes.
Ellen M.
Barry,
I enjoyed your classes very much and heard some answers to questions that I have been looking for. Thank you for taking the time to teach these classes and for responding with this additional information.
Christine M.
Thank you for all you shared with us yesterday. I haven't used Google much at all and was amazed at all the "details" you shared that makes researching more specific. I'm still very green in genealogy so hoping I can use the information you gave us to continue my work.
Annette M.
Barry,
Thank you so very much for all the knowledge you are sharing with us. I hope your will be rewarded throughout the eternities for your generosity and kindness. I learned so very much.
Mary Jane L.
Your presentation was a gold mine of information & I thoroughly enjoyed it all. I have been facing a brick wall for a number of years. Hopefully with all your helpful hints I will finally be able to
break thru this barrier. Thank you again.
Frances C.
Barry,
Thank you so much for a wonderful, motivating week. I can do this!!...if I can get your filing system up and running. :) Loved the class on "Google", and most importantly the concept, it's NOT about a name. Can hardly wait to get to know my ancestors and their families. . I want to get this right, and your classes have given me the reference I need on how to accomplish this saving work.
Jodi H.
Barry,
I want to give you a HUGE thank you for your classes. I loved every one of them and I looked forward to going each day. You gave me excitement, determination, and knowledge to getting my personal and family histories completed. I am so appreciative of the sacrifice of time and energy that you gave to this endeavor. My entire family will benefit from your efforts!
Barbara L.
Barry,
Your was very detailed and informative. Just what I need to jump into my thousands of documents and photos.
Ken B.
Barry,
Your lecture was excellent.
Charlene W.
Barry,
Thank you for your excellent preparation and presentation. I very
much enjoyed what you had to say and how you presented your material.
Ron M.
Barry,
I have so enjoyed your classes...I have taken family history classes during Ed week in the past and they have either been dull or over my head...thank you for putting things is simpler form and inspiring me to go forward with my family history. I will treasure your remarks about having someone sent to earth to be the family record keeper. I have found my mission on earth.
Kim B.
Barry,
Thank you for some great classes at Ed Week!! I would love the notes.
Donna H.
Barry,
I enjoyed many of your classes at the BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference. You information was well presented (both written and spoken) and you have a great "stage presents" many of us hope to hear you at conferences in the future.
Joan H.
Barry,
Thank you very much for all the information you shared today. You make learning classes fun. I learned so much from you today.
Thank you again.
Julie H.
Barry,
I want to give you a HUGE thank you for your classes. I loved every one of them and I looked forward to going each day. You gave me excitement, determination, and knowledge to getting my personal and family histories completed. I am so appreciative of the sacrifice of time and energy that you gave to this endeavor. My entire family will benefit from your efforts!
Barbara L.
Barry,
Thank you for those wonderful classes. You did an outstanding job.
Dale W.
Barry,
Thank you for sharing your materials! I thought your presentation on conducting family interviews was wonderful. I am planning to interview my parents in the near future, and your suggestions will be very helpful to me as I plan and prepare for the interview. I have a learned a great deal from your other presentations and look forward to attending more of them.
Shauna P.
Barry,
I enjoyed as many of your lectures as I could attend. They truly inspired me to get back to doing research again for both me and my wife.
Richard V.
Barry,
I attended the Genealogist Cookbook class. Your presentation that day has influenced me more than any other class from the Conference. I had planned on attending another class, but just before the class time I was impressed to attend this class. Thank you very, very much for following the Spirit and teaching me what I needed to hear.
Cheryl M.
Barry,
Want to say that I loved your class. It was terrific class.
Brook M.
Barry,
I attended your class today at the NERGC Conference and loved it. You are a wonderful speaker, eloquent and engaging. I came away with many new ideas. My only disappointment was that you had only one hour to present. Thank you again for an excellent presentation.
Joe F.
Barry,
I enjoyed watching your presentation on the web this afternoon. You did an excellent job on the subject of Migrating and backing up your data - as usual.
Gerhard R.
Barry,
I have never seen genealogy classes so full before. Your classes were a pure delight! Your enthusiasm for this work was exciting to witness. You were absolutely "the best"! Thank you for your preparation, and sharing your knowledge and experiences with us.
Marcia H.
Barry,
Enjoyed your lectures a great deal.
Scott S.
Barry,
Thank you for your presentations on family history. I went to every class last year and loved them so much I brought four others with me this year. They all loved the classes. I have worked on my genealogy for over 25 years, ever since I was 14 and have been to many classes, but I have to say that your classes have taught and motivated me the most. Thank you!
Chris W.
Thank you again for a fantastic series of classes.
Ellen M.
Barry,
I attend your classes and I am excited to get your information. It was a great class even if I ended up in the overflow each time. It is wonderful to know that so many people are excited about doing family history. Thanks for sharing your talents with so many.
Valerie H.
Barry,
I enjoyed your presentation as I found what I heard to be very helpful.
Sherry P.
Barry,
My wife and I enjoyed your lectures so much. We are so excited to continue our genealogy.
Kenneth K.
Barry,
I really enjoyed the workshops and I am so anxious to get home and start working with the materials that you are sending. A million thanks.
Gayle S.
Barry,
Both of your presentations were great! Thanks for making all of this information available. I know it will be a huge help.
Michelle G.
Barry,
Thanks for your energetic and inspired presentation. I was scared to attend your class because I know so little about genealogy. The first few days were so fast and intense that I felt overwhelmed! How THANKFUL I was to see your generous offer to share your knowledge and bless lives on both sides of the veil. God bless you,
Sharon N.
Barry,
I found your presentations more helpful than I can explain and I look forward to having the link to review them in more detail.
Barbara H.
Barry,
I really enjoyed your presentations today. I am just beginning to do genealogy and learned a lot today.
Jolene T.
Barry,
Many thanks for your presentations and advice. I am just getting started, and your materials will be a great help and increase my limited knowledge base about Family History and genealogical research activities.
Michael H.
Barry,
Thank you for your very well prepared classes. You are one of the few that make handouts available. I have done genealogy copying for years but I didn't know how to do research like you showed us.
Larry H.
Barry,
I want you to know how much I appreciate your sharing your information with us. At 77, You have really inspired me to get the work done!
Barbara J.
Barry,
Thank you so much for the family history information and your testimonies this past week. Hopefully the inspiration I felt there will result in more action on my part. Thanks for the offer of the website information to supplement the class work. It helped a lot to not have to take all the notes and to let the Spirit teach.
James H.
Barry,
Enjoyed your lectures a great deal.
Scott S.
Barry,
Thank you so much for a terrific class.
Gladys W.
Barry,
I enjoyed your class at education week! You were very organized and you are a very enthusiastic presenter. I was only able to attend two of your classes. I have much to learn so can you please send me everything. I want to go through each of your lessons. Thank you again for your dedication and time.
LeNell H.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your classes. I am planning to spend another month going over every lesson in detail. You are so kind to share these presentations with us.
Arden H.
Barry,
Enjoyed your classes again this year. They are so informative.
Gayle S.
Barry,
Wow! Great conference Sat. in Liverpool. Attended all 4 of your sessions & A+ for everyone. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge with us. I teach genealogy classes in Oneida County & have been for 15 years. And was so happy to hear all your suggestions, do's, don't's, etc. You reinforced my curriculum.
Mary Anne B.
Barry,
I really enjoyed your classes. I am a beginner in family history and have much to learn. Thanks again for your testimony of this great work! I am excited to have these wonderful experiences that you talked about.
Lynette K.
Barry,
After attending you classes, I find myself quoting you every day. I know you said it only takes hundreds of hours to prepare them. I am sure many blessing will come to you and to those you are willing to share with.
Judy N.
Barry,
Thanks again for a wonderful series of classes. I learned so much.
Kathryn D.
Barry,
Just wanted to take a minute to thank you for your wonderful help and expertise today at the family history fair. It was enlightening and helpful.
Crystal L.
Barry,
OK, here goes Barry! Thanks for a great presentation! You have inspired me to re-connect with some of my family members I have neglected.
Larry R.
Barry,
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and ideas the BYU Genealogy conference. I feel like I got some very good foundational information to help me proceed in a more organized and informed manner.
Rose Marie M.
Barry,
I have had the opportunity to attend many of your classes at Genealogy Conferences and I am always amazed at the suggestions you have for doing so many different kinds of things
Cathie D.
Barry,
Just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed taking your classes and learning so much about record keeping in the digital age. Your enthusiasm for your work is contagious and I can hardly wait to get started. Thanks for all your time and effort. It was great!
Ann G.
Barry,
All your presentations were great and we thoroughly enjoyed them!
Nancy R.
Barry,
Thank you for speaking at the BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. Your sessions made my sorry I could not be in more than one place at the same time.
LeRoy A.
Barry,
I want to thank you for your presentation. I really enjoyed the wealth of information.
Jim E.
Barry,
I really enjoyed the content of your course, but more importantly, the spirit in which it was delivered. I felt the Spirit so strongly in that class, and knew I was hearing truth. When I left, I felt like I was really on a mission, instead of just pursuing a hobby or digging for details. Thanks for your preparation and presentation.
Cathy P.
Barry,
I enjoyed as many of your lectures as I could attend. They truly inspired me to get back to doing research again for both me and my wife.
Richard V.
Barry,
Thank you for sharing your experiences in family history and for the excellent preparation and presentation.
Richard W.
Barry,
Many thanks for your presentations and advice. I am just getting started, and your materials will be a great help and increase my limited knowledge base about Family History and genealogical research activities.
Michael H.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your presentation at the ORFH Conference today. You gave me some great ideas about scanning and other digital uses. Thank you for your time and sharing your talents.
Michelle B.
Barry,
Thank you for having such interesting and informative classes. You set a good example and provide great information for us.
Jerry L.
Barry,
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your classes. I'm all "fired up" about setting up my home "Family History Center".
Melody L.
Barry,
I enjoyed your class at education week! You were very organized and you are a very enthusiastic presenter. I was only able to attend two of your classes. I have much to learn so can you please send me everything. I want to go through each of your lessons. Thank you again for your dedication and time.
LeNell H.
Barry,
What a wonderful experience to sit in your classes! You have such a clear and understandable teaching style!! We just loved your ability to share freely with us!! Thank-You!!
Joyce M.
Barry,
I couldn�t begin to tell you how grateful I am for your enabling and encouraging presentations. Thank you, thank you.
Keith P.
Barry,
Thank you for a wonderful presentation. Your knowledge and helps are greatly appreciated.
Sharon J.
Barry,
Thanks for your impressive talk today. Great for me, a beginner.
Joanne R.
Barry,
We loved your clases; went to all 3!!!!! We can't say enough about your generosity in sharing family history ideas and all his researched information to save us hours of fumbling and to help us in our new call as Family History Consultants. Never had such a sharing instructor. You are a keeper!!!!!
John S.
Barry,
Thank you for your wonderful presentations and your willingness to share your information and experiences to help us get the spirit of this great work.
Chris N.
Barry,
What a wonderful experience to sit in your classes! You have such a clear and understandable teaching style!! We just loved your ability to share freely with us!! Thank-You!!
Joyce M.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your presentation today. I appreciated so much your attitude and thoughts regarding the subject of genealogy.
Renee M.
I went home and applied some of the tips on Scot-Irish research that you gave to me and have already found some more information. So, I really hit the jackpot twice from attending your class tonight! I am grateful to you [and your wife] for being so willing to share your expertise and time.
Teri T.
Barry,
Just a comment - I loved your presentations and you made even things I didn't think I was interested in (camera equipment, etc.) fascinating. You are doing a great service by teaching so many people in such an outstanding way. Thank you for what you did for me.
Cecelia W.
Barry,
Thank you for your very well prepared classes. You are one of the few that make handouts available. I have done genealogy copying for years but I didn't know how to do research like you showed us.
Larry H.
Barry,
I learned so much from your class. The strong spiritual uplift.
Patricia R.
Barry,
I sincerely appreciate all the tremendous work you put into your presentations. They are among the very best teaching aids I have ever seen anywhere thank you for sharing them.
Rob B.
Barry,
I attended you class Monday. You were very well informed and interesting. The information will be so helpful to me.
Ruth H.
Barry,
My wife and I both agreed that you were the highlight of the conference. We just can't agree on which class was best!!
Mark D.
Barry,
Enjoyed your talks very much. Learned a lot. Thank you!
Rosemary E.
Barry,
I attended two of your classes at the family history expo. They both were exceptionally well taught and I enjoyed your classes.
Karen S.
Barry,
Thanks you for sharing your knowledge, research and experience with us at conference. I so enjoyed your presentations and came up so excited to get back into my Family History.
Dixie T.
Barry,
Thank you so much for the classes. What a wonderful
thing you do sharing all you have learned with so many
people. The knowledge I have and will gain from your
classes and "handouts" will also be a great benefit to
the students in the family history class I teach.
Pat K.
Barry,
Thanks for your amazing lectures. I learned so much and have already found some interested things online from my local genealogical society about my dad's line. I can't wait to get in there and look at the books! You made my Education Week experience great!
Melanie A.
Barry,
I really enjoyed the content of your course, but more importantly, the spirit in which it was delivered. I felt the Spirit so strongly in that class, and knew I was hearing truth. When I left, I felt like I was really on a mission, instead of just pursuing a hobby or digging for details. Thanks for your preparation and presentation.
Cathy P.
Barry,
You are an amazing individual. Thank you so much for sharing your time and talents with all of us. May God bless you for your eager righteous endeavors in helping your fellow genealogists.
Donna B.
Barry,
Thank you for a great series of presentations at CNYGS. Your enthusiasm is contagious!
Matt M.
Barry,
This was the best lecture series we have attended for the past 15 years on Family History on the BYU Campus. We appreciate your "millions" of hours in preparation and delivery. You were a "smashing" success. We cannot say enough good about your presentation.
Norma H.
Barry,
I have enjoyed very much being able to experience your presentation. Your passion and experience are evident. You inspire me to do the work I enjoy more diligently. I will look to you as a mentor. I enjoyed your classes as a volunteer. When you assigned to a post you hope the class is worthwhile. I was not disappointed. Thank you. so much for your time and preparations! I look forward to your postings (as I could not take notes.)
Vikki D.
Barry,
Again, I want to express my deep gratitude and sincere appreciation for you and your generosity in sharing your knowledge and the information accumulated through many hours of diligence. I will put all of it to good use - I promise! I thank Heavenly Father daily for you and the opportunity to be in your classroom. Yours was the best presentation I've attended in the five years that I've been there - bar none regardless of topic.
Suzanne W.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your classes, and thank you for your personal experiences!!
Mary Beth E.
Barry,
Just wanted to take a minute to thank you for your wonderful help and expertise today at the family history fair. It was enlightening and helpful.
Crystal L.
Barry,
This was the best lecture series we have attended for the past 15 years on Family History on the BYU Campus. We appreciate your "millions" of hours in preparation and delivery. You were a "smashing" success. We cannot say enough good about your presentation.
Norma H.
Barry,
Thank you so much for your class. It was very informative and has inspired us to do some significant projects. My husband even came with me to this class!!!
Phyllis B.
Barry,
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your classes. I'm all "fired up" about setting up my home "Family History Center".
Melody L.
Barry,
I enjoyed watching your presentation on the web this afternoon. You did an excellent job on the subject of Migrating and backing up your data - as usual.
Gerhard R.
Barry,
Thank you Barry for the training on Saturday it was wonderful.
Duane M.
Barry,
I was only able to attend two of your presentations. However, I was hugely rewarded for my presence. Thank you for your excellent presentations, explanations, and generosity.
David R.
Your presentation was a gold mine of information & I thoroughly enjoyed it all. I have been facing a brick wall for a number of years. Hopefully with all your helpful hints I will finally be able to
break thru this barrier. Thank you again.
Frances C.
Barry,
Thank you so much for opening so many doors and showing how it can be done and can be lots of fun!! I've already connected to 4 folks on message boards.... so you hard work is paying off for me and I'm sure the other hundreds of folks who attended.
Donna N.
Barry,
My wife and I enjoyed your lectures so much. We are so excited to continue our genealogy.
Kenneth K.
Barry,
I attend your classes and I am excited to get your information. It was a great class even if I ended up in the overflow each time. It is wonderful to know that so many people are excited about doing family history. Thanks for sharing your talents with so many.
Valerie H.
Barry,
Thank you. I really enjoy the classes you have taught at the conferences that I have attended. Thanks for all your hard work.
Melanie F.
Barry,
Thank you so much for the presentations. I have been informed and motivated. Can't wait to start (or start again).
Bonnie R.
Barry,
Thank you so much for sharing...you and your information were amazing! I so appreciate all your lectures and willingness to share what you have.
Linda H.
Barry,
Thanks so much for the presentations you made at Education Week! My wife and I were very impressed with your knowledge, your ability to pass along your information, your enthusiasm, and your extra effort to provide the information to the overflow group. Our thanks go to Diana as well. We needed something to jump-start our genealogical efforts and you have provided it.
Norm C.
Barry,
Please send all for all three hours you taught. I learned so very much. You are such a great teacher. I would love to attend more classes in the future.
Annette V.
Barry,
Thanks for the wonderful class giving me insights and encouragement to return to my Family History goals.
Jean K.
Barry,
Wow! Great conference Sat. in Liverpool. Attended all 4 of your sessions & A+ for everyone. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge with us. I teach genealogy classes in Oneida County & have been for 15 years. And was so happy to hear all your suggestions, do's, don't's, etc. You reinforced my curriculum.
Mary Anne B.
Barry,
Thank you for your classes. I have learned so much from you. Thank you for sharing your time and research.
Stewart S.
Barry,
Thank you so very much for all the time and preparation you put into your genealogy presentations. I really am appreciative of all the work and knowledge that you so freely shared with us in all three of your classes. I appreciate your being willing to share the information you were using in class with the overhead projector. I also would very much appreciate it if you would send along that history you had about the Scotch-Irish immigrants.
Mary K.
Barry,
Your Education Week classes were the most valuable ones of the entire conference for genealogists. I attended all 14 sessions. Thank you very much. I am anxious to receive the materials you have to offer. I look forward to hearing from you more at genealogy gatherings.
Donna B.
Barry,
We enjoyed the Mesa Expo, my wife and I were able to attend all but one of your classes, and we really enjoyed each one. We learned so much this past weekend.
Dereck W.
Barry,
Your presentations were wonderful.
Barbara M.
Barry,
Thanks you for sharing your knowledge, research and experience with us at conference. I so enjoyed your presentations and came up so excited to get back into my Family History.
Dixie T.
Barry,
I really enjoyed your classes and can't express enough how thankful I am for the information you are giving us. So many people are stingy with the knowledge that they gain but you have been more than generous with imparting your time and talents. Thank you. I especially liked what you said about how doing your family history is just your part, your stewardship, in helping the Savior and Heavenly Father to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. I feel more confident in doing my family history and also in serving in my calling as our ward's family history consultant.
Teresa L.
Barry,
All your presentations were great and we thoroughly enjoyed them!
Nancy R.
Barry,
We attended every one of your classes and loved every minute of them!!
Janet O.
Barry,
Thank you for the wonderful presentation.
Chauncina H.
Barry,
I very much enjoyed your presentations at the Family History Fair. Your classes were the best that I attended.
Elaine C.
Barry,
Thanks so much for the presentations you made at Education Week! My wife and I were very impressed with your knowledge, your ability to pass along your information, your enthusiasm, and your extra effort to provide the information to the overflow group. Our thanks go to Diana as well. We needed something to jump-start our genealogical efforts and you have provided it.
Norm C.
Thank you for being so well prepared for education week and sharing your vast family history knowledge with those in attendance. Thank you for being so unselfish and willing to share your lessons via e-mail.
Norman L.
Barry,
Thank you so much for the family history information and your testimonies this past week. Hopefully the inspiration I felt there will result in more action on my part. Thanks for the offer of the website information to supplement the class work. It helped a lot to not have to take all the notes and to let the Spirit teach.
James H.
Barry,
First of all, I'd like to thank you for your great presentations at last weeks Family History and Genealogy Conference at BYU. I'm relatively new to the work and found several of your workshops most helpful and motivating.
Paula J.
Barry,
You were an answer to prayers that I didn't even know I was asking for. Thank you so much for all your help and extra time of giving me info on a Lap top out in the hall after class. Thank you for all the hours of preparation and willingness to share,
Janet B.
Barry,
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and ideas the BYU Genealogy conference. I feel like I got some very good foundational information to help me proceed in a more organized and informed manner.
Rose Marie M.
Barry,
Thank you so much for opening so many doors and showing how it can be done and can be lots of fun!! I've already connected to 4 folks on message boards.... so you hard work is paying off for me and I'm sure the other hundreds of folks who attended.
Donna N.
Barry,
Your lecture was excellent.
Charlene W.
Barry,
Thanks for your sharing your extensive knowledge in Genealogy Research with us that you have obtained through your dedicated and untiring Genealogical Research, with your thousands of hours and endless travel and never ending Asking Questions. You have set me and many others on a new and improved path in Genealogical Research. I thank you very much.
Glenn M.
Barry,
Thank you so very much for all the knowledge you are sharing with us. I hope your will be rewarded throughout the eternities for your generosity and kindness. I learned so very much.
Mary Jane L.
Barry,
Thank you for your wonderful education week presentations. I learned a lot, but my pencil could not work fast enough. I am a family history consultant in desperate need of your help. Thanks in advance for the handouts.
Diane F.
Barry,
Enjoyed your classes again this year. They are so informative.
Gayle S.
Barry,
You've been a great help to me and others as I pass this information along.
Bill C.
Barry,
Thank you so much for a wonderful day and sharing your time and experiences.
Sherry H.
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Journey of a Genealogist #1: Tell the children about me, Barry J. Ewell shares a few of his personal experiences as a genealogist.
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Barry, Thank you! My experience of director of a small history museum is that I need to digitize and share our collection so our "children may know" of their great heritage, finding strength from their ancestors. Your words brought me encouragement for the tasks. Just a more personal note we are cousins through George Pectol. I am looking forward to staying up to date on your blog. Thanks again.
Barry,
loved your podcast. I ended up as the family keeper of the records such as they were. I didn't ask to do the job, it just seemed right, My mother had worked on our family history, I have rounded up all I could and I go over it often and thank God for the feelings and help I have gotten.
You are correct, most of the info I have is digitized but I still have a way to go. Time to do it.
Thanks,
Bob
Hi Barry, Thank you. Thank you for this Blog. Thank you for this podcast. Thank you for listening to and obeying the still small voice. Thank you for being inspired to help others, like me, to tell our children about those who have gone before us. Our ancestors are those who have made us uniquely who we are today, and their story needs to be told. Thank you for the inspiration you instill in me to motivate myself and others to do this vital work. I look forward to learning more from your Blog in the future. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Sue
Thanks so very much for this podcast. I have listened to it twice and get the same lump each time. When I hit the "Brick Wall", I will listen to it again and again. This really explains why some of us enjoy the genealogy trip. It gives me meaning as to why I do this. I will try to "Tell the Children" everyday. Jerry
I find myself deeply affected by your story, but more by the simple phrase "Tell the children about me." How simple and yet how profound a request. Thanks, and welcome to the blogosphere. I have enjoyed reading and listening to your entries.
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