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Helping Others Get Started in Family History

by Nancy Kirkpatrick I've been thinking about a few things that I believe have helped people get started in family history. I have done these things at different times through the many years I have served as a consultant (or friend) to try and help people feel inspired to do family history work. First is bearing testimony. When I last served as a consultant a couple of years ago for our ward family history class, the member of the bishopric who was over our Sunday School family history class, advised that we should spend time in the first lesson...

By Nicole Dyer June 14, 2016 LDS Family History No Comments

Family History is for Everyone Spotlight: Retired English Teacher and Storyteller

by Ana Maria Cannon Stories That Bind Us One of my fondest childhood memories is sitting outside at night on the front porch, listening to my father tell jungle stories. Dad worked as a geologist, drilling for oil and water in countries around the world. As a young geologist right out of college, he landed his first job in the Amazon jungle. It was there that his daily experiences evolved into some of the most thrilling jungle stories. He told of the dangers of jungle life, such as wrestling a giant boa constrictor. He even owned a 20-foot...

By Nicole Dyer June 13, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History, Family History is for Everyone Spotlights No Comments

Favorite Reads of the Week: 11 June 2016 – Indexing, Heirloom jewelry and decor, Evernote table of contents

Indexing Giving Back: Indexing & Transcription Opportunities for Genealogists by Heather Collins at Young & Savvy Genealogists - "Check your favorite repositories--local, state, regional, and national--to see what they need from you." Straight Talk About Arbitration at the FamilySearch Blog - "By removing the arbitration results number, we lose something of value, but in our view and in the view of most indexers who were surveyed, we gain something more important and substantial." Creating and Sharing Heirloom Makeover by Manavi Kapur - "Wearing a piece of jewellery that has been in one's family for at least four generations can be a sublime,...

By Nicole Dyer June 11, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month 2 Comments

Track Your Family with a Timeline

Feeling a little bogged down with your genealogy research? Need a fun project for the summer that just might have the added bonus of helping break down a brick wall? Try creating a timeline for your family. I had finished writing the report for my first generation of my accreditation project, but I lacked any mention of church records. Those are important for researching in the south, but my family moved around so much in Indian Territory/Oklahoma, that I didn't know where to start. To find church records, I needed to know my family's religion and an idea of locations where...

By Diana Elder June 9, 2016 Organizing, Research Tips 2 Comments

7 Family History Gifts for Father’s Day

What are you giving your dad this Father's Day? Here are some ideas that won't take long but can be made meaningful by including a little family history. This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission but it doesn't change the price of the item. Thanks! Custom Bottle labels Use an old photo of Dad or another family photo to customize his favorite soda or drink with bottle labels from Pinhole Press. Here's a tutorial about how to remove the original bottle labels and replace with the ones...

By Nicole Dyer June 7, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History No Comments

Amazing Race: Family Reunion Style

Do you need to inject some life into your next family reunion? You might want to try adding an "Amazing Race" element. In today's guest post, Ann Jeppson, shares ideas that you could adapt for your next family adventure. - Diana by Ann Jeppson My father’s family has lived in Lehi, Utah for four generations, so we have a lot of family history that is connected to the town. We wanted the younger generations to feel a connection to that heritage. Making a race out of the “learning experience” seemed like a fun way to do it. We called it "AMAZING...

By Diana Elder June 6, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History, Families and Children, Family Reunions No Comments

Favorite Reads of the Week: 4 June 2016 – How to teach history, talking about DNA at family reunions, writing your last words

Research Tips Don't Wait to Write Up Those Notes - by Michael John Neill at Genealogy Tip of the Day - "Time spent writing up your notes is not wasted. Wasted time is what is spent later trying figure out why on Earth you did certain things or in spending an hour to reach the same conclusion you did earlier a week ago when you were actually researching." The Biggest Mistake in Reading Old Handwriting - and How to Avoid It - Amy Johnson Crow - "As we try to decipher it, it’s normal to focus on the troublesome word. However, focusing too...

By Nicole Dyer June 4, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month No Comments

How to Do an Ancestor Skit Night at Your Family Reunion

Last year, my grandmother planned a reunion for her ten children and 50+ grandchildren. I asked her if we could include some family history activities during the week and do a "family tree gathering," so she put me in charge of Family Home Evening on Monday night. I wanted to plan an activity that all the adults would enjoy and even the smallest children could be involved in too. After giving it some thought, I decided that acting out our family stories would be perfect. Preparation A few weeks in advance, we asked each of the ten families to choose an ancestral couple, read stories about...

By Nicole Dyer June 2, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History, Family Reunions No Comments

Kids’ Book Club June: My Grandfather’s Coat – the hard work, thrift and conservation of our ancestors

My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Barbara McClintock, teaches about the hard work, thrift and conservation of our ancestors. This book club post will share discussion questions, family story ideas, and an activity you can do with your own kids to teach about these important values. This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission but it doesn't change the price of the item. Thank you! Story Summary My Grandfather’s Coat is based on the Yiddish song, "I had a Little Overcoat." The author says the story is an ode to immigrants...

By Nicole Dyer June 1, 2016 Families and Children, Kids Book Club No Comments

Funny in Farsi – A Memoir About Growing up Iranian in America – June Book Club Selection

Do you need a laugh-out-loud kind of book for your summer reading? You might want to give Funny in Farsi: A Memoir about Growing up Iranian in America a try. In honor of fathers everywhere, this Family Locket Book Club selection for June is a hilarious look at author Firoozeh Dumas' Iranian family and their adventures adjusting to the culture of southern California. (This post contains affiliate links. if you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission, but it doesn't change the price of the item. Thank you!) Firoozeh didn't set out to write a humorous memoir....

By Diana Elder May 31, 2016 Book Club, Creating and Sharing Family History No Comments

Helping Others Get Started in Family History

Family History is for Everyone Spotlight: Retired English Teacher and Storyteller

Favorite Reads of the Week: 11 June 2016 – Indexing, Heirloom jewelry and decor, Evernote table of contents

Track Your Family with a Timeline

7 Family History Gifts for Father’s Day

Amazing Race: Family Reunion Style

Favorite Reads of the Week: 4 June 2016 – How to teach history, talking about DNA at family reunions, writing your last words

How to Do an Ancestor Skit Night at Your Family Reunion

Kids’ Book Club June: My Grandfather’s Coat – the hard work, thrift and conservation of our ancestors

Funny in Farsi – A Memoir About Growing up Iranian in America – June Book Club Selection

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