"Genealogy" and "Vacation" are rarely used in the same sentence let alone together except possibly in a divorce proceeding.
You cannot resolve five to twenty years' worth of genealogy questions within a two week research trip.
Even if you could this type of a trip would not be considered a vacation.
With the Internet, planning, humor, and common sense you can do research and still have a vacation.
Tips for visits to US courthouses, cemeteries, libraries, and family along with some unusual sources and a few foreign travel examples.
Outline:
Humorously shows how not to plan a research trip
Gives tips on how to use the Internet, research needs, and common sense to plan your trip so that you can balance a vacation and a successful research trip. Tips on:
Planning your trip
Using the internet to help you locate resources
Dealing with county, research, and cemetery workers
Visiting Cemeteries
Doing research in tourist towns
Finding some unusual sources
Visiting family
Deciding what you are trying to accomplish
Examples include Colorado, France, and visiting family in Slovenia.
Based upon his article in Heritage Quest May-June 2002 and numerous experiences since then.
Past Presentations:
16 Nov 2024 Old Walton Road Chapter - DAR, Crossville, TN
20 July 2024 The Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society, Nashville, TN
7 April 2021 CAGGNI - Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois via Zoom
10 April 2018 Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society Mundelein, IL - Meeting
8 Feb 2005 Schaumburg Township District Library, Schaumburg, IL
22 Feb 2003 DuPage County Genealogical Society Annual Conference, St. Charles, IL