I wish I'd had some preparation, you know? Time to think about it. Even better, if I'd actually got back that far in my family history it would have been like Christmas to look at the Register for myself. It really was quite awesome, though.
What really worried me was that when I took it back to the desk and explained to the guy what it was, he didn't seem at all interested. He just left it lying on the side while he answered the phone and talked to other researchers. At one point he even went away and just left it there unattended.
I think if I'd realised how casual they were going to be about it I'd have kept it for a bit longer, and actually try to read some of it. I just thought it should go back into safe keeping as soon as possible.
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Date: 2010-03-04 07:14 pm (UTC)What really worried me was that when I took it back to the desk and explained to the guy what it was, he didn't seem at all interested. He just left it lying on the side while he answered the phone and talked to other researchers. At one point he even went away and just left it there unattended.
I think if I'd realised how casual they were going to be about it I'd have kept it for a bit longer, and actually try to read some of it. I just thought it should go back into safe keeping as soon as possible.