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The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are – Spring Book Selection

Apr 8, 2020

Have you taken a DNA test for the fun of discovering your ethnicity estimate only to be blindsided with an unexpected relationship? If so you are not alone. With more people taking consumer DNA tests, family secrets from long ago and not so long ago are being revealed. How does one deal with a new half sibling or biological parent? These questions and more are addressed in Libby Copeland’s new book, The Lost Family: How DNA...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are – Spring Book Selection

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

Share Ancestor Character Traits with Kids: A Simple Activity

RootsTech 2020 and The Story of You

Felt Family Tree Craft Kits – Available at RootsTech

Letters of a Woman Homesteader – Elinore Pruitt Stewart

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

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

Curating and Preserving Personal Digital Archives With the Permanent Legacy Foundation

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