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Favorite Reads of the Week: 6 August 2016 – Giant family tree, don’t overwhelm newbies, researching at the courthouse

Aug 6, 2016

News Human Remains Accidentally Discovered in Iowa Likely from Several Mormon Pioneers by Danielle B. Wagner at LDS Living Bowie’s family, roots provide strength for Olympian by Jason Munz at The Clarion-Ledger Family history moment: Aunt Mandy by Joyce Baggerly at Deseret News Families and Children Our Family History Staycation by Jana Greenhalgh at The Genealogy Kids Giant Family Tree by Jana Greenhalgh at The Genealogy Kids Our ‘Relative Race’: Extended Stay by Melissa Finlay at Finlay Family Our ‘Relative...

Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box

Aug 2, 2016

Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box is a poignant, true story about a boy named Michael who went with his granddaddy to vote in the civil-rights era segregated south. It’s the kind of family story that gets told and retold because it is filled with joy, excitement, pain, and inspiration. This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission but it doesn’t change the...

The Olympics and The Boys in the Boat: August Book Club Selection

Aug 1, 2016

If you read just one book this year, read The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown. Since we’ll be cheering on our favorite athletes in Brazil this month, this is the perfect book to get into the Olympic spirit. This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission but it doesn’t...

Thoughts on “The Dash”

Jul 25, 2016

When is the last time you looked at your family tree chart and thought about the dash? The dash as in: Edward Raymond Kelsey 1886-1972 or Rachel Cox 1827-1870. The dash represents everything between birth and death. You might know a lot about your ancestor’s life or you might know a little. Your family tree chart doesn’t know or care how much you know, all it provides is the dash. It’s up to us as family...

#MyPioneerAncestor and the Mormon Overland Travel Database

Jul 13, 2016

In celebration of Utah’s Pioneer Day on July 24, I’ve been studying my Mormon pioneer ancestors and sharing their stories on Instagram tagged with #MyPioneerAncestor. It has been a fascinating study. For some, their travels were extremely difficult and required many sacrifices. For others, it was a joyous journey and they became so skilled that they traveled the route again and again to help other emigrants. I began by checking out the FamilySearch Pioneer campaign, FamilySearch.org/Pioneers. It scans your family tree against the...

Family History is for Everyone Spotlight: Autumn Zobrist

Jul 11, 2016

Tell us about yourself. My name is Autumn Zobrist and I’m a stay-at-home mom of two teenagers. My husband’s work and our own interests take us on various travels. I keep busy juggling everyone’s schedules and trying to be available to help my children and my extended family. How did you get started in family history? Do you remember an initial “spark” or incident that inspired you? Did you have any experiences as a...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 9 July 2016 – Serendipity, Mormon Pioneer Polygamy Stories, Founding Fathers’ DNA

Jul 9, 2016

In the News How my family’s history kept me and a police officer safe by Daniel Simon at The Desert Sun Online ancestry searches spike following the EU referendum as people see if they qualify for an Irish passport by Alain Tolhurst at The Sun – “a deluge of new applications from eligible UK citizens concerned over freedom of movement after Brexit” Toronto woman learns her true roots and Jewish ancestry decades after birth in wartime Poland by Joe O’Connor...

Creating a Family Yearbook

Jul 6, 2016

For the last several years, I have been keeping my digital photos organized on my hard drive by year and month. Although it’s nice being able to find my photos when I need them, I would like even more to to have hard copies of them to show off. My goal is to put the photos in an album or book so my kids can easily look back on our family’s memories – which is what my mother...

Are You Related to a Signer of the Declaration of Independence? – “Signing Their Lives Away” – July Book Club Selection

Jul 1, 2016

How much do you know about the signers of the Declaration of Independence? We are all familiar with John Hancock, the first signer. But what about “William Williams: The Signer Who Was Certain He Would Hang,” or “Robert Morris: The Signer Who Financed The War – And Ended Up In Debtor’s Prison?” Fifty-six men put everything on the line to sign a document knowing they would be hunted by the British for perhaps the rest of their...

Laura’s Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder – Kids’ Book Club July

Jun 30, 2016

If your kids have read the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, they will love Laura’s Album, compiled by William Anderson. This “remembrance scrapbook” includes photos of her family, records, letters, and other memorabilia that Laura kept. Laura Ingalls Wilder was an incredible family historian. She preserved countless records and special items from her past. (This post contains affiliate links. If you click the link and purchase the item, we receive a small commission but it doesn’t change...

Favorite Reads of the Week: 6 August 2016 – Giant family tree, don’t overwhelm newbies, researching at the courthouse

Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box

The Olympics and The Boys in the Boat: August Book Club Selection

Family History is for Everyone Spotlight: Autumn Zobrist

Favorite Reads of the Week: 9 July 2016 – Serendipity, Mormon Pioneer Polygamy Stories, Founding Fathers’ DNA

Creating a Family Yearbook

Are You Related to a Signer of the Declaration of Independence? – “Signing Their Lives Away” – July Book Club Selection

Laura’s Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder – Kids’ Book Club July

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