Last fall, while on a trip to Meridian, Idaho to see five of our grandchildren, along with their parents, I took the opportunity to visit with my 14-year-old grandson about his Scouting progress. We talked of recent camps, merit badges, and activities. As I discovered he had not yet earned the Genealogy merit badge, I… Read More March 2018 – Director’s Message
You are looking for the marriage records of your ancestors. What can you hope to find in those records? Some of the most common details you can expect to find are: ° Names of the bride and groom ° Where and when the marriage took place ° Ages of the bride and groom ° Residences… Read More Marriage Records
Sometimes we are so caught up in researching online that we forget one of the most valuable resources is often just a phone call away: our oldest living relative! If you are lucky enough to still have someone alive in your family who could give you valuable information about your ancestors, now is the time… Read More Live Relative Research
February is the month of love, and it is only normal for us to wonder about the marriages of our ancestors. Have you been successful in finding all the marriage records you need? If not, then perhaps a little help in knowing where to find those records is in order. In a recent blogpost on… Read More Where Did They Marry?
Throughout the first half of 2018, on the fourth Sunday of each month, quorums, groups, and Relief Societies have been instructed to discuss the topic of the Sabbath Day. Numerous approaches and learning activities have been suggested in the Ensign to address this fundamental doctrine. Some of these include: • The Sabbath is a day… Read More February 2018 – Director’s Message
Hopefully, you have made the decision to attend Rootstech 2018. 28 February-March 3. It promises to be an event that will both teach and entertain you. Gold-medal figure skater, Scott Hamilton will kick off the conference on Thursday as the keynote speaker. Hamilton is known as the eternal optimist, having battled cancer and other challenges… Read More RootsTech 2018
We often hear “She’s my fifth cousin, twice removed,” or “He’s my second cousin, nine times removed.” Sounds confusing, doesn’t it? Trying to state the relationship between two related persons, not in the same generation or not sharing the same relationship with a shared ancestor can be confusing. And then there’s the part about how… Read More Cousins Twice Removed? 6th Cousins?
If you have ever heard that a county is burned from someone, you might want to reconsider that statement. Sometimes it’s easier for a clerk to tell you that when the truth is otherwise. If a county has been reported burned, perhaps not all the county was destroyed. Local researchers living in the area may… Read More Is It Really a Burned County?
With the 2017 history, and 2018 now begun, I can’t help but reflect on the tremendous blessing it is to have such a fine Family History Center facility right in our neighborhood. I also pause to review some of the wonderful accomplishments attained during the past year. We have the third busiest family history center… Read More January 2018 – Director’s Message
Are you preparing to attend RootsTech 2018? If you haven’t considered attending, you might want to rethink that decision. As of December 2017, all of the keynote speakers have been announced. Thursday’s keynote speaker is Scott Hamilton of Olympic gold ice skating fame. Hamilton is known as the eternal optimist, having combated cancer after losing… Read More RootsTech 2018