Nicole Elder Dyer

About Nicole Elder Dyer

Nicole Dyer is a professional genealogist specializing in Southern United States research and genetic genealogy. She is the creator of FamilyLocket.com and the Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast. She co-authored Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide and Research Like a Pro with DNA and is an instructor for the study groups of the same name. She lectures at conferences and institutes and previously served as the secretary and publicity chair of the Pima County Genealogy Society. Nicole holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in History Teaching. At Family Locket Genealogists, Nicole is a project manager, editor, and researcher.

Favorite Reads of the Week: 10 September 2016 – Grandparents day, ancient obituary, why Mormons do genealogy

Sep 11, 2016

Grandparents Day 50 Books for Grandparents Day by Emily Schroeder at Growing Little Leaves How Well Do You Know Your Grandparents’ Story? at the Ancestry.com Blog Three Ideas for Honoring Your Grandparents This Grandparents Day by Maggie Mora at the Ancestry.com Blog News Professor Translates 1,700-Year-Old Obituary From Ancient Greek at NPR – a Brigham Young University Professor recognized ancient Greek on a mislabeled epitaph in a rare book room at the University of Utah. Guild of One-Name Studies...

“Homeplace” by Ann Shelby – Three Ways for Kids to Experience Their Ancestor’s Homeplace

Sep 8, 2016

We are reading Homeplace by Ann Shelby this month. You can read my review of Homeplace here. The story is about a family who lives in the same place and takes care of the family farm for several generations. They feel a close connection with the land and the home. Kids love to feel that same connection to their grandparents and ancestors. Here are three ways you can help kids experience their ancestor’s homeplace: Look at Pictures of...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 3 September 2016 – FGS Technology Award, War of 1812 Pension Project, Interviewing a Russian Grandma

Sep 4, 2016

News Announcement: New Genealogy Service Poised to Fill Critical Gap in Genealogy Industry by Lisa Alzo at the Accidental Genealogist FamilySearch International celebrates the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ 40-year anniversary at the FamilySearch Newsroom FamilySearch Launches New Pressroom at FamilySearch Newsroom Over the top!!! by Judy Russell at The Legal Genealogist – funding reached for the War of 1812 Pensions project Hats Off to ISOGG by Judy Russell at The Legal Genealogist – FGS awards the ISOGG wiki with...

FamilySearch Invites You to Join the Cause to Index U.S. Marriages

Sep 1, 2016

I received the following email from FamilySearch Indexing: “Thanks to your grandparents…you’re here! One of the highlights of their story was their wedding.” My 3 year old daughter agrees – weddings are certainly a highlight of life. She loves looking at my wedding photos and asks me all the time, “Mom, are you already married?” She looks forward to her own wedding someday. Until then, she’s content to dress up in white and sing “here comes the...

Homeplace – How one young girl is like a young tree coming up from old roots

Aug 30, 2016

This month for our kid’s book club we are reading Homeplace, by Anne Shelby, with illustrations by Wendy Anderson Halperin. This out of print gem was published in 1995 and teaches about ancestors, generations, farm life, and the feeling of connectedness we receive by physically being in a place special to our family history. This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission but it doesn’t change...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 26 Aug 2016 – Unindexed records at FamilySearch, Researching in Chile, Clues in Family Letters

Aug 27, 2016

News 23andMe has a problem when it comes to ancestry reports for people of color by Euny Hong at Quartz Genealogy project delves into early days of Colorado Springs hospital by Carol McGraw at The Gazette What’s New on FamilySearch—August 2016 at the FamilySearch Blog – exciting changes to the mobile app including search records button linking to Ancestry.com. Also the ability to add un-indexed images to a person as a source. Family Roots Expo in St....

Helping Youth Find a Name for their First Temple Trip

Aug 26, 2016

Last month, my 11 year old nephew asked me for help with family history. As you can imagine, I was pretty excited to help! He wanted to find a name for his first temple trip in the fall. I used one of the ideas that Diana wrote about – teaching youth to research by “Adopting a Family” and following several checklists. The first two checklists help youth find a family to “adopt” and research. I used her Pandora’s...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 21 August 2016 – Native American genealogy, grandma’s teenage diaries, productivity tools

Aug 21, 2016

News Noted Native American genealogist donates collection by Hillary Rosencrants at Sioux City Journal Genealogy Today: Genealogy societies — dying or thriving? by Betty Malesky at Green Valley News Steve Rockwood: 4 Four Ways Innovators Can Redefine the Genealogical Industry by Tyler S. Stahle at the FamilySearch blog Creating and Sharing Family History Libraries Are Helping Patrons Digitize! by Diane L Richard at Upfront with NGS I Went On an Epic Month-Long Family History Vacation. Here’s What I Did. at The...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 15 August 2016 – Mexican war soldiers database, online photo collections, heirloom quilt

Aug 15, 2016

News Federation of Genealogical Societies & National Park Service Partner to Create Database of U.S.-Mexican War Soldiers by Diane L Richard at Upfront With NGS Genealogy firm is the first recipient of Ludgate fund by SIOBHÁN CRONIN at The Southern Star Healing Hands: Exploring your ancestry brings spiritual awakening by Lou Lombardo at Livingston County News BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy BYU Family History Conference Focuses on Emotion, Spirit of the Work by Marianne Holman Prescott at LDS Church...

Life in the Key of Family

Aug 11, 2016

I’m happy to introduce a guest blogger today. Mike Gibson is a singer/songwriter who grew up in East Tennessee. As a young boy he discovered an old guitar tucked away in the back of a closet. Influenced by such artists as James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg and Jim Croce, he has been playing, singing and writing for over four decades. He will be sharing his experience writing a song about his grandparents in conjunction with a...

About Nicole Elder Dyer

Favorite Reads of the Week: 10 September 2016 – Grandparents day, ancient obituary, why Mormons do genealogy

“Homeplace” by Ann Shelby – Three Ways for Kids to Experience Their Ancestor’s Homeplace

Favorite Reads of the Week: 3 September 2016 – FGS Technology Award, War of 1812 Pension Project, Interviewing a Russian Grandma

FamilySearch Invites You to Join the Cause to Index U.S. Marriages

Homeplace – How one young girl is like a young tree coming up from old roots

Favorite Reads of the Week: 26 Aug 2016 – Unindexed records at FamilySearch, Researching in Chile, Clues in Family Letters

Helping Youth Find a Name for their First Temple Trip

Favorite Reads of the Week: 21 August 2016 – Native American genealogy, grandma’s teenage diaries, productivity tools

Favorite Reads of the Week: 15 August 2016 – Mexican war soldiers database, online photo collections, heirloom quilt

Life in the Key of Family

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