Return from Mumbai

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Ganesha, Mumbai. 9 Mar 2026.

After an overnight flight and connection through London, I arrived back home yesterday evening from our events in Mumbai, India. Above is a shot of flower art and a painting depicting Hindu deity Ganesha. This is the remover of obstacles, lord of beginnings, and patron of arts and sciences - all things needed in family history research.

There's a lot to catch up on that I missed from RootsTech 2026. Fortunately for many of the sessions, online recordings are available. I created and saved a playlist of sessions for future viewing. I did manage to watch a few sessions while on a time delay, and have some good ideas for next steps on a few of my research challenges. I also viewed some of the sessions to get a better understanding of what topics and format FamilySearch seemed to favor, as this influences my approach to submit a talk for RootsTech 2027. I'll have another post on how I'm moving forward using examples from the DNA Swim School sessions led by Diahan Southard.

While I was away a letter arrived from the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) at Northern Illinois University. Unfortunately there's no breakthrough yet on the questions I am seeking related to John O'Brien and Bridget in LaSalle.