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Favorite Reads of the Week: 7 May 2016 – Ancestor book for kids, new genetic genealogy workbook, FamilySearch tips

I wish I had more time to read all the wonderful blog posts and articles that are posted each week about genealogy and family history! Here are some of the posts I did get to read. I love the Eyre's idea to make an ancestor book, and am excited about the new Genetic Genealogy Workbook by Blaine Bettinger and Debbie Wayne. There were lots of great tips for using FamilySearch.org, and in the Family History is for Everyone section, you'll find an interesting new website that tells if you're a cousin to Donald Trump. Mother's Day 5 Ways You Can...

By Nicole Dyer May 7, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month 2 Comments

5 Reasons To Buy a Local Family History Book – Even When Your Ancestor Isn’t Included

Have you hit the proverbial brick wall in your family history research? Are you at a loss for taking the next step? What you might need is to invest in a local family history book written about your ancestor’s town, county, or general area. I wrote about the importance of understanding localities in my post “Location, Location, Location: Putting Your Ancestors in their Place.” Today's post is about learning even more about that place where your ancestors lived. I was at a loss about how to research records in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory that would become part of Oklahoma...

By Diana Elder May 4, 2016 Research Tips 2 Comments

Family History is For Everyone Spotlight: Attorney and Mother of Three

Why is genealogy important? Joey Caccarozzo says, "I think it is important to understand the decisions, challenges, and sacrifices that our ancestors made in order for us to be living our lives today." For today's spotlight, she shares how she got started in family history, school projects that inspired her, and the what she does now to share family history with her children. I met Joey at a genealogical society seminar in our area a few months ago. Despite being a busy mom of three working full time, she makes does family history research as a way to challenge her brain and forge connections with family...

By Nicole Dyer May 2, 2016 Creating and Sharing Family History, Family History is for Everyone Spotlights 1 Comment

Favorite Reads of the Week: 30 April 2016

Here are seventeen articles that I liked this week. Enjoy! Preservation Week During Preservation Week, libraries all over the country encourage us to carefully preserve the unique items in our family's holdings. Tips for preserving valuable family history collections, items by Twila Van Leer at Deseret News I have pictures and letters and mementos and a whole bunch of this and that. I have it in boxes, in bags, in bins, in drawers, in my cedar chest (which is a bit of memorabilia in itself, having been a gift to my mother from my dad on the day I was born)....I invited...

By Nicole Dyer April 30, 2016 Favorite Reads of the Month 1 Comment

“The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less” – May Book Club Selection

In honor of mothers everywhere, this month we're reading Terry Ryan's memoir: "The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less." Growing up as the middle child in a family of ten, Terry watched her mother scrape together milk money by entering the jingle contests of the 1950s and 60s. Evelyn Ryan's knack for rhyme enabled her to win one out of every four entries. Her husband's drinking habit used up most of the family budget so when Evelyn discovered that she could win everything from a toaster to a car by writing advertising...

By Diana Elder April 29, 2016 Book Club, Creating and Sharing Family History No Comments

Me and My Family Tree – Kids Book Club

For May, the Family Locket Book Club for Kids is reading "Me and My Family Tree" by Joan Sweeney, illustrated by Annette Cable. We are sharing two family tree projects to do along with reading and discussing the book. This post contains affiliate links. If you click the links and make a purchase, we receive a small commission but it doesn't change the price of the item. Kids love learning about their place in the world. Joan Sweeney's other books, Me on the Map, Me and My Amazing Body, Me and the Measure of Things, Me Counting Time: From Seconds to...

By Nicole Dyer April 29, 2016 Families and Children, Kids Book Club No Comments

Stories and Leaves: A Ward Family History Tree

Today's post is by Devon from A Patient Genealogist. If you have an idea to share in a guest post, please contact nicole@familylocket.com. We'd love to hear what you're doing to share, teach, and encourage others in family history! When we focus on stories of the heart, we turn people willingly to family history. Ask someone to tell you a story about a father, grandmother, or aunt and many will have no problem thinking of something. A teenager can remember the funny story of how her grandmother greeted patrons to their family restaurant. A 30-something can remember a motivational story about his...

By Nicole Dyer April 28, 2016 LDS Family History, Youth and Primary 1 Comment

Family History and the Daffodil Principle

Every spring when the tulips and daffodils start blooming I'm reminded of a story I heard when I first began my family history journey. My dad had just given me the suitcase full of his thirty years of research and I felt overwhelmed with the task ahead of me. I attended a local family history fair hoping for practical help and inspiration. In one of the classes, the young presenter related a story written by Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards titled "The Daffodil Principle," and how it related to family history. Jaroldeen's daughter, Carolyn, had invited her several times to make the two...