If you have family roots in the United Kingdom – UK, (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland), or countries historically connected to the UK (such as Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand), you may be familiar with the tradition of celebrating “Boxing Day”. I had never heard of Boxing Day, until I served a mission in… Read More Happy Boxing Day
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
Have you tried the new web indexing? While is was nice to have the program on your own desktop, the days of that technology have passed. The software making a desktop program possible has quickly gone out of date and changes have been in the works for several years. The sheer numbers of indexers have… Read More Web Indexing
by Glen Steenblik November is a month of the year associated with the theme of Thanksgiving and Gratitude. It is a time of family gatherings, when we reflect on and express gratitude for the multitude of blessings we have received from a loving Heavenly Father. President Thomas S. Monson taught: “Regardless of our circumstances, each… Read More November 2017 – Director’s Message
by Liz Kennington I love Thanksgiving! If I were to choose a holiday that I look forward to each year it would have to be Thanksgiving. It could very well be turkeys but not the eating kind. I have collected turkeys for years now and have even made many of my own, like the Butterballs,… Read More Reflections
November marks the next to last month of answering questions about your life. But this doesn’t mean that you need to stop working on your life history. Make good use of the holiday season to glean additional stories about yourself and your family. ❶ Is there a motto or creed that you live by? An… Read More #52Stories: Causes & Convictions
What will be you be doing in February and March of 2018? If you are at all interested in furthering your knowledge of family history, you will be attending RootsTech 2018. Whether you are new to family history or a veteran, you have something to learn at RootsTech. Why? Because the genealogical community has no… Read More RootsTech 2018
by Norm Weiss When I came home from my mission back in the mid 70’s, I was excited to do some genealogy work thanks to some of the members in Illinois, where I served. My mom told me that we could only go back 4 generations because my parents were from Nuremberg, Germany, where everything was… Read More My Genealogy Story
While we continue to “Find, Take, and Teach,”we also need to keep in mind that part of the process should involve learning the story of your family. Our family stories can be dramas with lots of turns and twists. Very few of us have “perfect” families. How can we preserve all the stories, aspirations, and… Read More Preserving Your Family Story
by Glenn Steenblik As we here in Utah celebrated the 24th of July holiday, marking the day when the main company of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley, I paused to reflect on my own pioneer ancestors. They were not among that first, second or third groups which arrived in the valley, nor were they… Read More August 2017 – Director’s Message