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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 Day to encourage people to collect their family's health history More to be grateful for… by Judy Russell at The Legal Genealogist about Genealogy institutes Gifts...

By Nicole Dyer November 26, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month 3 Comments

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 – to connect with whoever might read it someday. Yet, reading journals of ancestors isn't the only way journals can benefit children. Children gain a...

By Nicole Dyer November 22, 2016 Families and Children No Comments

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 an ancestor in restored glass plate negatives by Beccy Tanner at The Wichita Eagle Quackenbush family member donates World War I uniform worn by ancestor at the...

By Nicole Dyer November 19, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month 2 Comments

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 was glad to learn that the final step in becoming an Accredited Genealogist is signing an ethics agreement. November is here and so is my...

By Diana Elder November 18, 2016 Accreditation, Research Tips 4 Comments

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 who put their all into a business often started in their garage. Looking for the RootsTech Pass Giveaway Contest instructions? Scroll to the bottom of...

By Nicole Dyer November 15, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History 25 Comments

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 one of her Round Barn series for our January Book Club Selection. Let's find out a little more about Jackie and how she got started...

By Diana Elder November 14, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History, Family History is for Everyone Spotlights 2 Comments

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 at Canada's Global News Ten Essential Tasks For U.S. Genealogists on Veterans Day by Janice Brown at Cow Hampshire The Myth of the Quiet War Veteran by...

By Nicole Dyer November 11, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month No Comments

How Diaries Can Link Hearts and Lives: “The Diary of Howard Hunter” Author Interview

Have you ever read the childhood diary of a parent or grandparent? If only I could have the pleasure of finding such a gem! Information about what our ancestors were like as children is hard to come by. Childhood journals, if written in the first place, often did not last through the decades. When Nan Hunter discovered one such little treasure, her family gained delightful insight into the mind of a ten-year-old boy who would become president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She shared his diary with the world in her book, “The Diary of Howard Hunter.”...

By Nicole Dyer November 8, 2016 Families and Children, Kids Book Club 1 Comment

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

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

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

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

What is Innovator Summit? + RootsTech 2017 Pass Giveaway Contest

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

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

How Diaries Can Link Hearts and Lives: “The Diary of Howard Hunter” Author Interview

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