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Favorite Reads of the Week: 29 October 2016 – Teaching history, skeletons and RootsTech news

My favorite story of the week this week was: #WHA2016 and creativity in the K-20 social studies classroom by Glenn Wiebe at History Tech – Glenn summarizes a panel of social studies teaching experts who discussed engaging children in history through inquiry, telling stories, using evidence, archival material, and connecting. The panel discussion took place at the Western History Association Conference. I’ve been working on the syllabus for my upcoming RootsTech lecture – “Kid Genealogists – Inspiring the Next Generation” […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 29, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

“Turn Their Hearts”: How We Engaged Our Ward Youth in Family History

Have you been trying to get your ward youth excited about family history? Do you need some fresh ideas to spark interest? For the past two years, I’ve been working with teens age 12-18. Along with my fellow family history consultants, we’ve made a lot of progress in how our youth perceive family history. They’ve gone from reluctance to genuine interest. Here are some of the things we’ve done to turn their hearts to their […]

By Diana Elder October 27, 2016 FamilySearch FamilyTree, LDS Family History, Youth and Primary

Favorite Reads of the Week: 22 October 2016 – Underground railroad, DNA testing older family members

The Underground Railroad at Pleasant Hill by EvaAnne at The Family Library – a fascinating house history How to get your pictures off your phone by Jennifer Wise at Heritage Makers – a good thing to know. She gives some ideas, but doesn’t include google photos. I use google photos to backup every photo on my phone at full size. I love it. Organize Your Genealogy Files by Denise Levenick at the Family Curator Concepts – Why DNA […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer October 22, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

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