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What Do I Do Next? 5 Tips for Using FamilySearch Partners

Save Not sure what to do with the Family Search Partners that now appear on the Person page of Family Search? Have you clicked on one of them for fun and been completely overwhelmed with the amount of information you see? Or were you underwhelmed with the lack of relevant information returned? Because of FamilySearch’s partnership with Ancestry, Find My past, and MyHeritage, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have access to free LDS accounts. If you have not registered for the partner websites, go to familysearch.org/partneraccess and create your free accounts. Keep your log-in information handy because you’ll...

By Diana Elder October 16, 2015 FamilySearch FamilyTree, Research Tips 5 Comments

6 Children’s Books About Family History

Save This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and purchase the item, we receive a small commission. This doesn’t change the price of the item. Homeplace Save by Anne Shelby, 1995 A Grandmother tells her granddaughter the story of the home she lives in, starting 100 years before with the girl’s 4th great grandfather who built the house. The Jan Brett-like illustrations with lots of farm imagery invoke a very homey, country feeling. Each generation builds onto the “homeplace” and improves the property. Each generation is introduced by saying “ONE of the babies was your…” This book is filled...

By Nicole Dyer October 9, 2015 Creating and Sharing Family History, Families and Children, Sharing Stories 5 Comments

The Search for William Henry Kelsey’s Journal

Save Do you know of a diary or journal of a pioneer ancestor that used to be in the family and no one knows what happened to it? Would you like to hold the original and see your ancestor’s actual handwriting? If you suspect you might have an ancestor who left a diary or journal you can follow the same steps I did to locate, view, and share it. My ancestor, William Henry Kelsey, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1843 in England. During the 1850’s he traveled the area as a missionary. He kept a detailed...

By Diana Elder October 8, 2015 Creating and Sharing Family History, FamilySearch FamilyTree, FamilySearch Memories, Sharing Stories No Comments

Mothering through Generations

Save Elder Holland’s beautiful talk about mothers today made me think of all the generations of mothers that have gone before me. It is staggering to think about the lifelong carrying that all of them have done throughout time to make my existence possible. It is not only the prenatal carrying but the lifelong carrying that makes mothering such a staggering feat. Speaking directly to mothers, Elder Holland said: Thank you to all mothers everywhere for giving birth, shaping souls, forming character, demonstrating the pure love of Christ. Thank you for your crucial role in fulfilling the purposes of eternity. Be peaceful,...

By Nicole Dyer October 3, 2015 General Conference, LDS Family History No Comments

Going the Second Mile

Save Elder Hugo Montoya spoke during the afternoon session of General Conference today about bearing one anothers’ burdens. One way to do that is to go the second mile. “The Savior said, ‘Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.’ As an example, we are asked to attend the temple regularly, as our individual circumstances allow. Attending the temple requires a sacrifice of time and resources especially for those who have to travel a great distance. “Nevertheless, this sacrifice could be considered part of the first mile. We will be walking the second mile when...

By Nicole Dyer October 3, 2015 General Conference, LDS Family History No Comments

FINDING FRANKLIN: Helping Youth Use Census Records

Save Need a fun activity to help your youth learn to research census records? “Finding Franklin” gives them the opportunity to discover the wealth of information that can be found in a census. Questions about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States lead the youth to find specifics about his family and occupation over a span of 48 years. They can then use the skills they’ve developed to find their own family in the census records. I created this to use with FamilySearch.org, but you could try it with Ancestry.com or MyHeritage.com also. Each website has different search boxes and filters,...

By Diana Elder October 2, 2015 Activities, Research Tips, Youth and Primary No Comments

Review of “My Mother’s Pearls” by Catherine Fruisen

I’ve been gathering up all the children’s books about family history that I can find. There are lots about family trees, and some about family heirlooms! Save My Mother’s Pearls Save Story and art by Catherine Myler Fruisen My Mother’s Pearls was originally published in 1999. It’s out of print now but you can still find used copies on amazon. I got a copy from the library. The inside flap reads, “A young girl’s love of an heirloom opens a door of discovery to her rich and wonderful heritage. … My Mother’s Pearls beautifully evokes the special bond between mothers...

By Nicole Dyer September 25, 2015 Creating and Sharing Family History, Families and Children, Sharing Stories No Comments

Ten Steps to Success: Visiting the Family History Library

Save The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest of its kind in the world. Chances are, if you love searching for your family, you’ll want to pay a visit to this amazing library. For information on location, parking, classes, hours, and tips, here is your one stop web page: Family History Library Save The missing piece of your family’s puzzle is probably somewhere in one of the books or microfilm available in this fabulous library. If only you knew where and how to find it! Novices in the genealogy world may hope that just by...

By Diana Elder September 23, 2015 Research Tips 8 Comments

Lehi’s Genealogy Discovery

Save I read 1 Nephi 5 this week and was struck by the story of Lehi searching the brass plates and what he found in them. Hugh Nibley, in his lectures on the Book of Mormon, said that Lehi didn’t have the genealogy of his fathers because the records on the brass plates were rare and secret. The law was read publicly once a year by the scribes and pharisees, and that was all the access the people had to what we now call the Old Testament. So, when Lehi and his family fled from Jerusalem, the Lord commanded Lehi to...

By Nicole Dyer September 18, 2015 LDS Family History No Comments

What Do I Do Next? 5 Tips for Using FamilySearch Partners

Mothering through Generations

Going the Second Mile

FINDING FRANKLIN: Helping Youth Use Census Records

Ten Steps to Success: Visiting the Family History Library

Lehi’s Genealogy Discovery

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