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Family History is for Everyone: Business Owner & Mother of Five and Her Daughter

Do you want to get started in Family History but you’re nervous about the time commitment or your abilities? Do you feel overwhelmed whenever you think about just getting started? Today I’d like to spotlight my friends and neighbors, the Rickenbach family. We belong to the same LDS ward and I’ve worked with their family for the last several months doing family history. Craig and Corinne took my beginning Family History Sunday School class in […]

By Diana Elder April 18, 2016 Family History is for Everyone Spotlights

Favorite Reads of the Week: 16 April 2016 – Youth doing family history; Ancestor devotion; Wearable genealogy tech

I read several articles this week about how children and teens benefit from family history in some form: teaching others family history, interviewing grandparents and great grandparents, school projects, and close relationships with grandparents. Two articles I enjoyed were about Chinese roots – the ancestor devotion aspect of Confucianism and the benefits Chinese college aged youth gained from doing a genealogy project and documentary contest. I also thought the article about the future of wearable tech and […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer April 16, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

Grandpa’s Guns

How do you help a child who has lost a beloved parent or grandparent? In our own grief do we sometimes dismiss that of our children? This week I wrote about dealing with the loss of loved ones by creating forget-me-nots, memorials to help keep our loved ones present in our lives. I thought of my sister, Nancy, and her son, Ty. He was just twelve when his grandpa died and he really suffered from the […]

By Diana Elder April 15, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History

Creating a Memorial to Your Loved One – A Review of “Passed and Present”

Losing a loved one is part of life. Living without that loved one is also a part of life, but how can you keep their memory alive in a meaningful and appropriate way? Allison Gilbert, author shows us how in her new book “Passed and Present.” (This is an affiliate link. If you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission). We love the book so much, we want to give […]

By Diana Elder April 12, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History

See Yourself in the Temple – Family History FHE Lesson

Elder Quentin L. Cook talked about the joy of doing family history work and preparing for the temple in his April 2016 General Conference talk, “See Yourself in the Temple.” I’ve created a family home evening lesson plan that you can use with your family to discuss this important topic. “The combination of increased numbers of temples and advanced technology to fulfill our sacred family history responsibilities for our ancestors makes this the most blessed […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer April 11, 2016 General Conference, LDS Family History, Youth and Primary

Favorite Reads of the Week: 9 April 2016

My favorite article this week is about genealogical education opportunities. Check it out! There’s a Degree in That?? Genealogical Education Opportunities | Legacy Tree At Legacy Tree Genealogists, our core team members have at least one of the following: a genealogy or genetics-based degree, a professional accreditation, or a minimum of ten years’ professional-level research experience. While our educational pursuits have prepared us for our current careers, there are many people who don’t know that such […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer April 9, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month

family history and temple work from april 2016 general conference

12 Things I Learned About Family History and Temple Work from LDS General Conference

In the recent LDS General Conference, church leaders spoke about a wide range of topics that comforted, taught, and inspired us. Many of the talks focused on personal conversion and our relationship with the Savior. Many other messages were about strengthening families and how we can improve our relationships with each other. As a family history consultant in my ward, the insights shared about why we should do family history research and proxy temple work for […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer April 8, 2016 General Conference, LDS Family History

Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive – from the Book Passed and Present – an Interview with Allison Gilbert

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Allison Gilbert’s new book, Passed and Present, about celebrating the lives of relatives we’ve lost. Enter our giveaway of the book here! Remembering loved ones who have passed away is a unique kind of challenge. We want to celebrate their lives, yet sometimes sharing memories can be difficult. We may wonder if our family members (children, teens, etc.) are even interested. As family historians, we have many stories […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer April 7, 2016 Crafts and Projects, Creating and Sharing Family History, Families and Children

The Wonderful World of Webinars

Do you need to reignite your genealogy spark? No time or money for a genealogy conference? Maybe what you need is to try out a free webinar and see how easy it is to build your knowledge one hour at a time, from the comfort of your home. I had been hearing about webinars for years, but just hadn’t jumped on the bandwagon . . .until last month. I got an email about joining the […]

By Diana Elder April 6, 2016 Research Tips

Family History is for Everyone Spotlight: DNA Cousin Don Royston

Family history is all about people and meeting new cousins is often a highlight in our genealogy ramblings. Ten years ago, long before Ancestry’s DNA became hugely popular, I participated in a YDNA test group that not only proved my connection to Thomas Royston, who arrived in Virginia in 1635, but led me to a new cousin. Today I’d like to introduce you to Don Royston, my DNA proven cousin and fellow Royston researcher. I met Don […]