We all know that newspapers are gold mines for information about our ancestors. Old newspaper databases hold gems worth digging for. But were you aware of that just stopping with the regular newspapers, daily and weekly, often leaves facts yet to be found. There are at least three other kinds of newspapers that you should… Read More Newspapers Genealogists Should Know
The kids are back in school, and fall is in the air. The beginning of the school year always brings back memories of days spent in classrooms and adventures with friends. Fortunately for me and my husband we still have copies of our high school yearbooks to help us reminisce and remember the stories of… Read More What You Can Learn from Your Ancestor’s Yearbook
Name searches are the backbone of genealogical research. But if you only use a person’s full name, you are missing opportunities for discovery. Remember that uniform spelling rules were not even established until well into the late 1800s. Your ancestor may not have spelled his name the same way consistently. Records may have been kept… Read More Full Name Searches Don’t Always Work
We all know the value of finding obscure records that may help us fill out our family trees. But records are lost every year because of five threats to historical records. FamilySearch is saving memories, historical records, that may be the only remaining witness to an individual’s existence. These irreplaceable documents include birth, christening, marriage,… Read More FamilySearch Helps to Preserve the World’s Archives
It seems like we were attending and talking about RootsTech 2018, and now we can begin planning our participation in RootsTech 2019! RootsTech 2019 is wanting to help us prepare for the upcoming conference. To do that they have produced a video series, The Road to RootsTech, that can help us know what to expect. … Read More RootsTech News
By now you’re probably aware of the terrific classes being offered at the Sandy Granite family history center. I just attended one this morning, “Changing Vital Information in Family Tree” taught by Debbie Weaver, and it was very well done. You can see the schedule of classes at https://www.granitefhc.com/classes/ Here’s something you may not know… Read More Learn Family History Anywhere!
On a Sunday afternoon in September, the FHC was filled with over 50 youth, mostly 12 to 14 years old, who came to be enlisted in the Youth Battalion of Zion’s Army. You may remember President Russell M. Nelson’s worldwide youth devotional on June 3, 2018, wherein he invited the youth of the church to… Read More October 2018 – Director’s Message
General Conference time is such a wonderful time. Uplifting and powerful messages are delivered by our prophet and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints each Conference. As our next Conference is quickly approaching, here’s a look back at just a few messages from April 2018 Conference to help remind us of… Read More April 2018 Conference Reminders
Most genealogists know about the missing 1890 U.S. census. If you are new and don’t know what happened: On January 20, 1921, there was a fire in the Commerce Building which damaged many of the records, including the 1890 census. Not everything was destroyed in that fire, but the remains of the records were later… Read More Filling the 1890 Census Gap
I have been interested in knowing how the youth of our church have responded to the challenge put out by President Russell M. Nelson at RootsTech 2017. His challenge? “I invite you to prayerfully consider what kind of sacrifices you can make to do more temple work and family history work.” Although I have heard… Read More Youth Responding to Challenge