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Courage to Face the Chaos – Helping Children Find Strength From Ancestors

Courage to Face the Chaos – Helping Children Find Strength From Ancestors

Mar 29, 2020

Have you taught the children in your life about food rationing? Charlotte's timely post today is about a food shortage role-play activity she did with her children. I love that she taught about her grandmother's experience with rationing in Hawaii during WWII and tied that together with today's chaotic circumstances. I wholeheartedly agree with Charlotte that learning about our ancestors surviving troubled times gives us strength when our lives are upturned. I hope you enjoy this guest blog post. -Nicole Early last Saturday morning, I got in my van alone and braved a rare Washington blizzard to pick up a...

Share Ancestor Character Traits with Kids: A Simple Activity

Share Ancestor Character Traits with Kids: A Simple Activity

Mar 19, 2020

Today I'm sharing a guest post from Charlotte Barnes, author of the new book Turning Little Hearts: Over 90 Activities tot Connect Children with their Ancestors. Charlotte is sharing a fun idea for teaching children about the character traits of ancestors by creating a man out of a paper bag! This easy activity takes minimal time to set up and provides an opportunity to learn about ancestors in an engaging way. To watch a video of Charlotte's family doing this activity, click here.  - Nicole Share Ancestor Character Traits with Kids: A Simple Activity by Charlotte Barnes In a rare, quiet...

RootsTech 2020 and The Story of You

RootsTech 2020 and The Story of You

Mar 5, 2020

Did you attend RootsTech 2020 or watch the live streams? If so then you know that the overarching theme of the conference was "The Story of You." Besides the excitement of the keynotes, expo hall, and presentations - I was impressed with the small and simple things that make up our stories. Do we get so involved in finding the stories of our ancestors that we forget to record our own? Nicole and I started our RootsTech story in 2016, so this was our 5th time attending this massive conference. Each year has been different depending on our activities. 2016...

Felt Family Tree Craft Kits – Available at RootsTech

Felt Family Tree Craft Kits – Available at RootsTech

Feb 22, 2020

Do you need a fun way to engage your small children with family history? Look no further. One of my favorite ways to introduce family history to little kids is with this felt family tree activity. Showing a toddler a family photo album is fun, but it's even more fun to show them pictures of their ancestors on an interactive felt chart with movable pieces! I have made these for each of my kids and several friends, neighbors, nieces and nephews. They love having a way to talk about family history with little ones while playing. We will have over...

Letters of a Woman Homesteader – Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Letters of a Woman Homesteader – Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Feb 8, 2020

Do you love a good story? Ever wondered what it was like for your ancestors as they homesteaded in the western United States? Reading the original letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart, you get both - the stories from the viewpoint of a homesteader.  The Atlantic Monthly first published Elinore's letters in 1914, then Houghton Mifflin published them as the book titled Letters of a Woman Homesteader. The complete book has been digitized and is available on Internet Archive. Elinore Pruitt was born in Indian Territory on 3 June 1876, now Garvin County, Oklahoma. Elinore and her siblings were orphaned when she was...

Turning Little Hearts-Over 90 Activities to Connect Children with their Ancestors

Turning Little Hearts-Over 90 Activities to Connect Children with their Ancestors

Jan 23, 2020

I'm excited to share a new book with you today - Turning Little Hearts-Over 90 Activities to Connect Children with their Ancestors by Charlotte & Jonah Barnes. (This is an affiliate link). Charlotte reached out and asked if we would like to feature the book on our website. I love helping children connect to their roots, so I jumped at the chance! Charlotte wrote this guest blog post to introduce the book and share what you might find inside. Learn more about Charlotte and Jonah Barnes and their book at their website, Turning Little Hearts. Turning Little Hearts-Over 90 Activities to...

Win a Pass to RootsTech 2020 Salt Lake City – Nicole’s Giveaway [CLOSED]

Win a Pass to RootsTech 2020 Salt Lake City – Nicole’s Giveaway [CLOSED]

Dec 18, 2019

Diana's giveaway is over and now it's my turn to give away a free pass to RootsTech! The RootsTech 2020 conference in Salt Lake City is themed "Discover the Story of You." Many of the classes are focused around this theme. It is a great conference to bring your non-genealogist friends and family members to, with many beginner classes and fun keynotes. It's also a great way to gain intermediate to advanced knowledge of family history research. Many of the presenters are experienced genealogists, including professional genealogists and accredited genealogists. There will also be talks by developers who are on...

Finding True Connections: How to Learn and Write About a Family Member’s History – Book Review

Finding True Connections: How to Learn and Write About a Family Member’s History – Book Review

Dec 11, 2019

Have you wanted to write a family member's history but run into challenges? Perhaps they don't want to talk about the past or you don't know how to broach a difficult subject. We know that learning how our ancestors worked through the challenges of their lives can benefit the next generation, but how exactly do we discover the stories and then write them. Finding True Connections: How to Learn and Write about a Family Member's History by Gareth St John Thomas can help. The introduction explains: You are about to embark on a very privileged journey. Discovering a person's life...

Curating and Preserving Personal Digital Archives With the Permanent Legacy Foundation

Curating and Preserving Personal Digital Archives With the Permanent Legacy Foundation

Nov 20, 2019

FamilySearch recently announced a new partnership with The Permanent Legacy Foundation.  The announcement described the foundation as providing “a service that allows people to upload document, photo, audio, and video files in a secure, permanent place for current and future generations to enjoy and cherish.”  My initial question on reading about this partnership was “Why would I choose to upload and store materials in a Permanent Archive at Permanent.org when I am already uploading memories to FamilySearch?”  Immediately on the heels of that question came the question, “Why store my digital items at Permanent.org as opposed to other cloud-based storage...

Win a Free Pass to Rootstech 2020: Discover the Story of You

Win a Free Pass to Rootstech 2020: Discover the Story of You

Nov 19, 2019

Is 2020 the year that you attend RootsTech in person? Maybe you've been watching the live stream or recorded videos and thinking it would be exciting to take in the RootsTech experience. 2020 is the perfect year to attend. It marks the 10 year anniversary of this unique conference and if I know the RootsTech team, they will have some very special events planned. As a RootsTech Ambassador, I'm giving away a free pass. Why shouldn't you be the lucky winner? Contest details below. If you'd like to try out RootsTech in a small dose, I have a special promo...

   Diana Elder, AG®, and Nicole Dyer

We are mother & daughter professional genealogists sharing ideas for finding ancestors and keeping them close to the heart. Check out our ‘how to’ articles on the blog, then check out our services page for professional research assistance. We are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read more about us here.  Thanks for visiting!

Robin Wirthlin

We are thrilled to have Robin Wirthlin as our genetic genealogist. Robin has a B.S. in Molecular Biology from BYU and a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University.

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