Nancy Craig showing her family heirloom, a Welsh love spoon made of pewter.
Allan Turner describing entries in his father's Pilot's Flying Log Book from June 1942, when his father was a Lancaster bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force.

Zoe Lappin displays a photo of her great-grandfather, Irish immigrant John P. Savage, who started recording family data in the family Bible in 1857. She told the story of how the Bible was lost but she found it in Denver after 10 years.
Lura Williams holding a picture of a cottage where her husband’s maternal grandmother was born in 1847 in Montgomeryshire, Llanllugan Parish, North Wales.

A slide image of school girls doing needlework, included in Julie McKemy's very informative slide presentation on her needlework sampler.
A slide image of the needlework sampler, included in Julie McKemy's slide presentation.

Charlotte Smith showing her heirloom item, a necklace containing a picture. A more detailed description has been requested.
Dolores Tippett showing her family heirloom, an album of "tintype" photographs. A more detailed description has been requested.

Terry Quirke showing a briefcase belonging to his father Doctor Terence T. Quirke Sr., which he always carried to and from his office when he was a professor at the University of Illinois.
Dan Parker showing his heirloom item. A more detailed description has been requested.

Nancy Click showing a portion of a woven spread that was brought from Ireland by Lewis Elder, a paternal ancestor, in the early 1700's. It is a rare piece of weaving, which was given to her father's parents as a wedding present. The spread was divided among the Elder siblings many years ago.
Julie McKemy holding a framed needlework sampler sewn by Eliza Switzer in County Limerick, Ireland, in 1832. The sampler has been passed down through her mother's family from Julie's great-great-great grandmother Roseanna Switzer Milligan. Currently, the sampler is the only evidence of Eliza's existance.

Members and guests arriving in the meeting reception area.
The presentation by Peter Griffiths, author of Tongue Tied, drew quite a crowd.

Zoe conducting the door prize drawing for a book of Welsh Jokes.
Terry Quirke discussing the members' interest surname list, which he maintains.

Peter Griffiths introducing his wife Yvonne. Somehow I missed a later opportunity to get a photograph of the Welsh Dragon on her left shoulder.
Peter's presentation about Wales was poetically illustrated by his reading relevant extracts from his book Tongue Tied.

Peter and Yvonne preparing to lead the attendees in singing happy birthday to Yvonne in Welsh.
Peter used a map of Wales to point out key locations referenced in his book, Tongue Tied.

Peter pointing to the location of his hometown Cynheidre, which is near Llanelli in South Wales.

W.I.S.E. members and guests gathering in the meeting reception area to chat and sign the attendance register.
Sandy Ronayne wrapping up the business portion of the meeting prior to the beginning of the scheduled program. Notice the impressive turnout!

Another view of Sandy Ronayne wrapping up the business portion of the meeting prior to the beginning of the scheduled program.
A slide from Barbara's presention on using FamilySearch.org for family research.

A picture of Barbara attending to her computer during her slide presentation.
So real, it's unreal. Or is it?

Another slide from Barbara's presention on using FamilySearch.org for family research.
A view of the many members and guests that were in attendance to make this another successful W.I.S.E. program.

As you can see in this view, the attendees were fully engaged in this excellent learning experience.
Barbara discussing some of the finer details regarding the research tools available on the FamilySearch.org Website.

Another slide from Barbara's presention on using FamilySearch.org for family research.
Barbara would probably not see this as her most attractive expression, but it does reflect her expressive and articulate teaching style.