Quote from: kevinnem on October 03, 2021, 08:35:28 PM

The program is showing the recorded the 2 bitcoins. "transactions" show some account number not sure if they help. Now that I have access to this program, I have export the wallet from there as well.

Any chance there's a password on the wallet? And if so: do you remember it?

there is a "received with" address starting with 1QC I don't think this really helps though.[/quote]
If it's this address: that's the one you're looking for.

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So, some progress, any thoughts for next steps?

Next step is this:

Quote from: kevinnem on October 02, 2021, 04:41:39 PM

I would prefer something that is basically "local only" , where I can keep track of my address, or some files, to ensure I never lose my bitcoin

Considering your current experience with wallets, a hardware wallet is most probably the easiest and safest for you. Get for instance a Trezor at Trezor.io. Don't trust me on this, do your own research to ensure you're ordering from the official website. Or wait for Black Friday for the annual sale if you're not in a rush.
Even with a hardware wallet, it's good to understand what you're doing and how to keep your 24 backup words secure. So read up a bit while waiting for the delivery. And always check the entire Bitcoin address before sending anything. Don't trust copy/paste.

If you have everything, you'll need to transfer your 2 Bitcoin to your new hardware wallet. The easiest is to install a new version of Bitcoin Core, open the old wallet, wait quite a while to synchronize the blockchain, and transfer the funds to your new address. That exposes your private key to an online computer, and if there's malware, you risk everything.
The safest (but less easy) is to export private keys offline, create the transaction from a read-only online Electrum wallet wallet, sign it offline, and broadcast it online. But that's a lot more complicated, and probably not recommended for you. So basically it depends on how you want to proceed.