If you seek ways to connect young people and families to their ancestors, guest blogger Tanya Neider has developed a set of Google Forms that provides various learning activities. As a fellow member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the LDS family history perspective shines through. Tanya also participated in our Family History is for Everyone series so we could learn more about her, and I’ve included her answers at the end...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the psychological benefits of family history research for young adults. We discuss ideas for celebrating family history month by sharing family history with young people as well as the findings of the study by Brigham Young University professors. The study found that students engaged in family history research had an increase in self-esteem and a decrease in anxiety. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a...
In 2022, three Brigham Young University professors published a paper dealing with the psychological benefits of conducting family history work: Barry M. Lunt, Kelly R. Summers, David A. Wood, “Improving Psychological Well-Being of Young Adults by Conducting Family History Research at a Religious University,” The Journal of Genealogy and Family History 6 (2022): 66-73. You can read the article at https://doi.org/10.24240/23992964.2023.1234541. It shows that those who participate more in family history work have higher self-esteem, reduced anxiety,...
DNA Day is coming up on Sunday, 25 April 2021. This day celebrates the anniversary of the Human Genome Project completion and the day the journal article was published by Watson and Crick that described the structure of DNA. Find a list of some fun and educational activities and resources to learn more about DNA on the CDC Genomics and Precision Health web page https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/events/dna_day.htm The DNA Day Escape Room Challenge looks like fun! ...
Today I’m sharing a guest post for children with some sweet printables for celebrating mother’s day with family history. First, kids can write down their memories of mom. Then moms can write down their memories of the child. What a sweet thing to look back on when children are older. The second printable is a family tree that children can fill out within the PDF file, if they like typing, or print and write on....
Shenley Puterbaugh is the founder of the website inspirefamilyhistory.com. I had the pleasure of meeting her at RootsTech! She is sharing a guest blog post today about how to help children have a discovery experience in family history. I bet you’ll get at least one fresh idea to try from her post. Check out her great ideas at inspirefamilyhistory.com as well! About Shenley Shenley was inspired to love family history when her mom told her...
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...
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...
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...
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...