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Family History Songwriting Activity: Reunion Fun

Two years ago, my Dad’s family gathered for an epic reunion. His parents, their 10 children and spouses, and over 50 of their grandchildren convened for several days of activities and evening programs. One evening included a songwriting activity that turned out to be entertaining and storytelling-inducing. Each family was given a piece of butcher paper and an assignment to re-write the lyrics to a familiar song to be about my dad’s family growing […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer August 23, 2017 Family Reunions

Family History Charades – a Family Reunion Game

When the family is all together at a reunion, it’s a great time to celebrate the family stories that we all share. We did this at my dad’s family reunion with his 9 siblings a couple years ago. I wrote about the ancestor skits we did in this post: How to Do an Ancestor Skit Night at Your Family Reunion. Seeing each other perform our family history stories was memorable and, at times, hilarious. Reading about […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer August 23, 2017 Family Reunions

Family Reunion Activities for All Ages – August Blog Link Up

Family reunions are one of the most popular times to share family history. Hardly a year goes by that we don’t have some kind of reunion, and as you can probably guess, I make every effort to go because I don’t want to miss any fun family history moments! For this month’s Family History for Children blog link up, we’re inviting bloggers to share their memorable family reunion moments. What activities has your family done […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer August 10, 2017 Families and Children

Becoming an Accredited Genealogy Professional – Diana Elder, AGⓇ

Have you been following my journey of accreditation for the past two years? If so, I’m pleased to announce that as of July 15th 2017, I am now an Accredited Genealogy Professional. Today I’ll fill you in on my path to accreditation including the bumps and pitfalls along the way. July 2015 I attended the BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy. Included in the conference was a track of classes by The International Commission […]

By Diana Elder August 10, 2017 Accreditation

Research Like a Pro, Part 4: What’s the Plan?

Have you ever sat down at your computer to do some genealogy research and two hours later you come up for air? You’ve found interesting documents and looked at a lot of websites, but you didn’t find what you wanted and you don’t know where you looked? If so, you are not alone! Disciplining yourself to create a simple research plan and follow through is the hallmark of the true professional. The fourth in the […]

By Diana Elder August 5, 2017 Research Like a Pro, Research Tips

Felt Family Tree – Interactive Activity for Kids

One of my favorite family tree creations for kids is this felt family tree. What could be more fun for a toddler than moving around pictures of the people he loves and sticking them to a tree?! What’s even better is that this project requires no sewing. All you need is felt, family pictures, glue, fabric scissors, a way to laminate your photos (even packing tape could work) and about an hour and a half. […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer August 2, 2017 Crafts and Projects, Creating and Sharing Family History, Families and Children

Networking with Accredited Genealogists at the #BYUFHGC 2017

One of my favorite parts of the BYU family history conference is getting to know Accredited Genealogists and professors from the BYU family history department. This year as we attended, we reflected about the difference this conference has made in our lives. Two years ago Diana attended for the fist time and took the ICAPGen classes about becoming an accredited genealogist. She made a friend who then became a study buddy throughout the process. Later that […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer July 29, 2017 Accreditation, Research Tips

Forensic Genealogy, Burned Counties, Same Name Individuals and more: Tidbits from the #BYUFHGC

We have been at the BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy in Provo, Utah this week, learning about records, methodology, and discovery. Here some highlights. Forensic Genealogy, Unclaimed Inheritances, and Missing Persons In a fascinating class by forensic genealogist Michael McCormick, AG, I learned about the real world problems that paid, professional genealogists solve. Certified and accredited genealogists are freqeuently hired by attorneys who need legal problems solved. In fact, Michael pointed out that “forensic” […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer July 28, 2017 Research Tips

Mind Mapping Your Genealogy – #BYUFHGC Presentation

Today Diana presented at the BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference about Mind Mapping. Here is a link to view her presentation on google slides: Look at Your Family in a Whole New Way: With a Mind Map Questions from the class: Can you use Google’s MindMup 2.0 with an iPad? I’m not sure. I couldn’t find any mobile apps for MindMup, and their tagline is “free online mind mapping,” so that makes me think […]

By Nicole Elder Dyer July 25, 2017 Creating and Sharing Family History, Organizing, Research Tips

8 Ways to Incorporate Family History Into Family Travel

When my family travels anywhere that has a connection to our past, we do our best to teach our children about their family history. Children can experience family history first hand when they do “field trips” to family sites. Experiencing the places of significance to our ancestors has great potential for being memorable and fun. In the very least, it will be a photo op to help you remember for years to come. Children are […]