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Favorite Reads of the Week: 15 October 2016 – Education, genealogy professionals, scary and skeletons

News Family History Library Begins Construction of New Discovery Center at the FamilySearch Newsroom How an amateur genealogist solved a 48-year-old ‘Jane Doe’ case by Brenda Gazzar at the Los Angeles Daily News Shane Jacobson found a long line of poverty and tragedy in his family tree by Tiffany Dunk, National TV Editor, News Corp Australia Network at Melbourne Herald Sun – an Australian actor finds out about his Finnish roots Utahn is only sibling alive to see brother […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 15, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

6 Talks About Family History from October 2016 General Conference

At the recent LDS General Conference, general authorities of the LDS church spoke about worship, Jesus Christ, faith, and family. Like last time, I listened specifically for guidance relating to family history. Here are six talks that give nuggets of inspiration to help us go forward in our family history efforts. 1 – No Greater Joy Than to Know That They Know By Elder K. Brett Nattress Of the Seventy Elder Nattress asked us to ponder about the greatest gift we […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 13, 2016 General Conference, LDS Family History

Have You Heard of the New FamilySearch Partner, Geneanet?

Did you know that FamilySearch has a new partner, Geneanet? Along with Ancestry, FindMyPast, American Ancestors, and My Heritage, you can now sign up for Geneanet and access their vast genealogical library. Why would you want to add another partner? Hidden in the thousands of books and newspapers digitized by Geneanet might be just the clue you need. I’ll show you how to get started and give you an example of what I found. Because of FamilySearch’s […]

By Diana Elder October 12, 2016 LDS Family History, Records, Research Tips

Family History is For Everyone Spotlight: CNA, Doula, and Student Midwife

I’m happy to introduce our spotlight today, Clarissa Baxter. She and I met online when she read one of my blog posts about Margaret Ann McCleve, my husband’s 2nd great grandmother and Clarissa’s 3rd great grandmother. We had visited Margaret’s log cabin in Taylor, Arizona which is now a museum. Clarissa tells about a discovery in her family history that brought meaning to her current education goals. Thank you for sharing, Clarissa! To read more about the LDS topics […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 10, 2016 Family History is for Everyone Spotlights

How To Plan An Engaging Family Reunion

What do you when you’re put in charge of the family history part of your family reunion? How do you engage 150 people ages 0 – 87? If you’re my friend, Rischelle, you go to work and come up with some amazing activities. I asked her to share her ideas and photos, so enjoy. Yadon Family Reunion 2016 By Rischelle Mikkelson In June we held a large family reunion inviting all of the descendants of […]

By Diana Elder October 9, 2016 Crafts and Projects, Families and Children, Family Reunions

Favorite Reads of the Week: 8 October 2016 – NMAAHC, Benefits of Storytelling for Elders and Teens

May I Introduce To You . . . Nicole Dyer and Diana Elder by Jana Last at Geneabloggers – we were featured over at Geneabloggers this week! News The Transformation of the Family History Library for Grand Opening at RootsTech 2017 by James Tanner at Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad 3rd Annual 2017 Rootstech Innovator Showdown Accepting Submissions by Diane L Richard at Upfront with NGS National Museum of African American History and Culture National Museum of African […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 8, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

What Family History Blessings are Raining Down on You?

Do your loved ones ever question your passion for genealogy and family history? Would you like a new perspective to motivate the youth in your ward to give it a try? Maybe you just need a boost in your own family history efforts? Try taking a few minutes to think of the blessings raining down on you because of your family history labors. Recognizing those blessings will help you share your love of family history with anyone. […]

By Diana Elder October 6, 2016 LDS Family History, Youth and Primary

perfect for wedding gifts - two types of wedding family trees

Wedding Family Tree Charts – Two Types

I went to a wedding a while back and I decided to make them a “wedding family tree” chart for their home. I’ll share what I made in case you would like to make one. I used PowerPoint, since I don’t have fancy photo editing software. I like PowerPoint because you can change the size of the canvas and then save it as a .png file or .jpg file. Once you’ve done that, you can send it […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 5, 2016 Crafts and Projects

Elan, Son of Two Peoples – Author Interview

Kids Book Club – October “Always remember you are the son of two proud nations, whose roots are as sturdy and deep as this oak tree,” a mother tells her son in Elan, Son of Two Peoples. In this captivating children’s story, which is based on true events, reader’s learn about a 13 year old boy coming of age through the traditions of two different cultures – the Jewish bar mitzvah and Acoma Pueblo manhood ceremony. This post contains affiliate links. If you […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 3, 2016 Families and Children, Kids Book Club

Little Family Tree, A Genealogy App for Children, Now FREE to Download

I recently received the following press release for a family history games app for children that we love! I’m so excited to share this news. Little Family Tree, A Genealogy App for Children, Now FREE to Download Herriman, Utah, October 1, 2016Yellow Fork Technologies LLC has just released a major update to their app, Little Family Tree, making it FREE to download through the mobile app stores. Little Family Tree is an app that […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 3, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History, Families and Children

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Favorite Reads of the Week: 15 October 2016 – Education, genealogy professionals, scary and skeletons

6 Talks About Family History from October 2016 General Conference

Have You Heard of the New FamilySearch Partner, Geneanet?

Family History is For Everyone Spotlight: CNA, Doula, and Student Midwife

How To Plan An Engaging Family Reunion

Favorite Reads of the Week: 8 October 2016 – NMAAHC, Benefits of Storytelling for Elders and Teens

What Family History Blessings are Raining Down on You?

Wedding Family Tree Charts – Two Types

Elan, Son of Two Peoples – Author Interview

Little Family Tree, A Genealogy App for Children, Now FREE to Download

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