Creating and Sharing Family History – Page 21

“A Christmas Memory” – December Book Club Selection

Dec 2, 2016

Do you have a Christmas memory that stands out as particularly significant? Maybe an incident involving a family member or friend or maybe the year you learned giving was better than receiving? It could be a hodgepodge of memories centering around a family tradition. Have you shared that memory about a Christmas past? We’re reading the classic “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote for our December Book Club selection. Capote wrote this short story in...

“Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas” – Teaching about Heirloom Decorations

Nov 30, 2016

Do you have any heirloom holiday decorations? My mother, sister and I were all married in December and have kept the ornaments used to decorate the trees at our wedding receptions. I also have a special advent calendar that my grandmother cross-stitched for me. Every year we tie candy or activity ideas to the advent calendar, just like my mother did when I was a little girl. My husband’s stocking was lovingly created by his Grandmother....

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

Nov 22, 2016

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...

What is Innovator Summit? + RootsTech 2017 Pass Giveaway Contest

Nov 15, 2016

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...

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

Nov 14, 2016

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...

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

Nov 8, 2016

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...

The Greatest Generation: November Book Club Selection

Nov 1, 2016

Do you have any members of The Greatest Generation still living in your family? Have you recorded their stories? If you’re not sure why those who united their efforts during World War II to defeat evil were dubbed “The Greatest Generation” by journalist and author, Tom Brokaw, you might want to join us in reading his book this month. Veterans Day, celebrated on November 11th, gives us the perfect opportunity to remember the men and...

RootsTech: Making Family History Accessible to Young People

Oct 31, 2016

Last year was my first time attending RootsTech. In prior years, I watched the live streamed sessions from home. I knew that I wanted to go eventually, so after I started this blog in August 2015, I decided that I would go to RootsTech in February 2016. Although I was pregnant and had two kids at home, I made arrangements with my family and a babysitter to be able to attend. I flew to Utah...

“Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas” – Teaching about Heirloom Decorations

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

What is Innovator Summit? + RootsTech 2017 Pass Giveaway Contest

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

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

The Greatest Generation: November Book Club Selection

RootsTech: Making Family History Accessible to Young People

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