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Jump Start your Family History at the RootsTech 2017 Family Discovery Day

What is Family Discovery Day and why should you go? Designed for families and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this is a unique opportunity to introduce people of any age to family history. Nicole and I attended RootsTech for the first time last year and for Family Discovery Day held on Saturday afternoon, fifteen of my ward’s youth and their leaders joined us. The youth ranged from age 12 -17 […]

By Diana Elder November 28, 2016 LDS Family History, Youth and Primary

Favorite Reads of the Week: 26 November 2016 – Franksgiving, family history gifts, footsteps of ancestors

Method Genealogy: Standing in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps by Janet Few at the In-Depth Genealogist – how method acting can be applied by genealogists who want to understand their ancestors’ lives 5 Reasons Why Podcasts are Great Learning Tools for Genealogists by Shelby Ward at Next Gen Genealogy Network Thanksgiving Franksgiving by Jacqi Stevens at A Family Tapestry Know Your Family Health History at the 23andMe Blog – In 2004 the U.S. Surgeon General declared Thanksgiving Day as National Family History […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 26, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

Family Reminiscing and Gratitude Journals: Helping Children Give Thanks as They Remember

Just think – the journal you are keeping now might someday benefit your grandchildren. What? You don’t want anyone to read your journals? I agree, many of my teenage diaries may not paint a perfect picture of myself for future generations. Yet, I hold out hope that reading about those childish, dramatic, imperfect moments in my thirteen-year-old diary may help my descendants feel more connected to me. This is why I write in my journal […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 22, 2016 Families and Children

Favorite Reads of the Week: 19 November 2016 – FAN, Memoir, Thanksgiving

FAN Principles Unfolded by Tony Proctor at Parallax View Google’s New Free App Could Revolutionize How We Preserve Family Photos and Records at Family History Daily FamilySearch CEO Steve Rockwood Will Keynote Free November Seminar at the FamilySearch Newsroom Do Research and Memoir Belong Together? by Laura Hedgecock at Treasure Chest of Memories Shaler teacher digitally links with Smithsonian at the Pennsylvania State Education Association Genealogy is good for your health by Lynn Howard at The Preston Citizen You might find […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 19, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

Becoming an Accredited Genealogist: Levels 2 & 3 Study Group – Session 4, The Oral Review and Ethics Agreement

What do ethics have to do with genealogy? Turns out, a lot. If you’re paying someone to research your family, you expect the results to be accurate, not fabricated to achieve an objective. You should feel like your money has been well spent and the researcher has used their time well. A simple Google search brought up ethics agreements from numerous genealogy organizations, including ICAPGen, The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. I […]

By Diana Elder November 18, 2016 Accreditation, Research Tips

What is Innovator Summit? + RootsTech 2017 Pass Giveaway Contest

When registering for RootsTech last year, I tried to find more information about Innovator Summit to know if it was for me. After finding only one blog post about it, I decided that my interest in entrepreneurship and technology was reason enough to attend. I have always admired friends and family members who start their own businesses. I respect their courage, inspirational work ethic, and determination. I love to watch ABC’s Shark Tank and learn about people […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 15, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History

Family History is For Everyone: Jacqueline Dougan Jackson – author, professor, family farm archivist

Today I’d like to introduce you to Jacqueline Dougan Jackson, family historian, author, and retired professor. I met Jackie online when she and her daughter discovered our blog and the Family Locket Book Club. She has been writing for over eighty years and promised her grandfather at age fifteen that she’d write the story of the Round Barn, the unique barn he built in 1911 for his growing family dairy business. We’ll be featuring volume […]

By Diana Elder November 14, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History, Family History is for Everyone Spotlights

Favorite Reads of the Week – 12 November 2016: Veterans day, royal lines, preserving your legacy

Veterans Day From the attics and shoeboxes of Virginia, a trove of historical gold by Gregory S. Schneider at The Washington Post A Veteran’s Decision to Serve by Jen at Repurposed Genealogy The Facts That Matter Most This Veterans Day by Nicole Fisher at Forbes Honor Roll Project Success! by Schalene Dagutis at Tangled Roots and Trees Indexing WWI Soldiers by Sophie Boudarel at The In-Depth Genealogist Remembrance Day 2016: More than half of First World War records now online by Monique Scotti […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer November 11, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month