Utah’s Pioneer Day is tomorrow! If you’re wondering how to find the Mormon pioneers in your family tree, you’ve come to the right place. I recently made a list of all fifty-one of my ancestors who were early settlers of Utah – otherwise known as Mormon pioneers. Here are the steps I took to find them all: If you are using FamilySearch.org: 1. Build your family tree in FamilySearch.org. If you are just starting your...
Indexing Event through small means by Allison Kimball at Simple Inspiration – a Relief Society that Allison visited in Ireland announced that they had met their goal of indexing 10,000 names in one month. Indexing—A Great Way to Participate in Temple Work by Lara at Overstuffed Save the World’s Records – Host an Indexing Party! by Camille Gillham at Chicken Scratch n’ Sniff Three Reasons to Participate in the Worldwide Indexing Event by Taralyn at Keep Moving Forward With Me...
In celebration of Utah’s Pioneer Day on July 24, I’ve been studying my Mormon pioneer ancestors and sharing their stories on Instagram tagged with #MyPioneerAncestor. It has been a fascinating study. For some, their travels were extremely difficult and required many sacrifices. For others, it was a joyous journey and they became so skilled that they traveled the route again and again to help other emigrants. I began by checking out the FamilySearch Pioneer campaign, FamilySearch.org/Pioneers. It scans your family tree against the...
In the News How my family’s history kept me and a police officer safe by Daniel Simon at The Desert Sun Online ancestry searches spike following the EU referendum as people see if they qualify for an Irish passport by Alain Tolhurst at The Sun – “a deluge of new applications from eligible UK citizens concerned over freedom of movement after Brexit” Toronto woman learns her true roots and Jewish ancestry decades after birth in wartime Poland by Joe O’Connor...
For the last several years, I have been keeping my digital photos organized on my hard drive by year and month. Although it’s nice being able to find my photos when I need them, I would like even more to to have hard copies of them to show off. My goal is to put the photos in an album or book so my kids can easily look back on our family’s memories – which is what my mother...
In the News Scott Brown says Warren could ‘take a DNA test’ to prove she’s part Cherokee by David Weigel at the Washington Post Genetic Genealogy and Native American DNA by Blaine Bettinger at the Genetic Genealogist – Blaine gives an excellent analysis of the science behind the Elizabeth Warren Native American ancestry claim. WWII romance leads to family reunion decades later by Keleigh Gibbs at Lehigh Valley Regional News DPLA and FamilySearch Partner to Expand Access to Digitized...
If your kids have read the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, they will love Laura’s Album, compiled by William Anderson. This “remembrance scrapbook” includes photos of her family, records, letters, and other memorabilia that Laura kept. Laura Ingalls Wilder was an incredible family historian. She preserved countless records and special items from her past. (This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and purchase the item, we receive a small commission but it doesn’t change...
Today I am sharing about the Brigham Young University Conference on Family History & Genealogy and some of the exciting things the conference has to offer. My mom wrote about the ICAP Gen track of classes here. Another track of classes to be excited about is the free consultant training that’s being offered on Friday, July 29! Friday Family History Consultant Track: Devin Ashby – Taking Names to the Temple as a Family, Ward or Stake Lisa K....
In the News Joe Biden has links to Louth and Mayo, says US genealogist by Barry Roche at the Irish Times PBS to air Providence-based ‘Genealogy Roadshow’ by Andy Smith at Providence Journal – “The reason why it’s important to me is that most of my generation doesn’t care at all about their history,” said the 26-year-old Monti. “If we don’t find out our history now, then future generations won’t know anything about their heritage.” Meet the Woman...
Have you ever spent an hour at the doctor’s office waiting for your turn, wishing you had something more interesting to do than scanning Facebook? Try the FamilySearch Tree Mobile App! I just discovered the “Descendants with Tasks” feature and it’s pretty smooth. You can go to an ancestor, view their profile, and click the menu button to see the “Descendants With Tasks” option. There you’ll see a list of all that ancestor’s descendants who have “tasks”...
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