If you are looking for a way to get either your family or ward members involved in family history, but they seem a bit hesitant, you might want to consider becoming part of the indexing force which moves research along for others and yourself. How can you do this? The most productive and also fun… Read More Organize an Indexing Event
Many years ago when my siblings and I were cleaning out my parents’ home, I was entrusted with all things genealogy. At the time I was thrilled about having those items in my possession. Almost 17 years later, I am still storing those items on a makeshift pyramid at the back of my garage. Before… Read More What Do I Do with This?
Elder Quentin L. Cook, in the October General Conference, outlined the new format for both Sunday church attendance and also the purposes and blessings which this new change can have in our lives. One of those he listed is the following: “Helping all of Heavenly Father’s children on both sides of the veil through missionary… Read More Looking to the New Year
Ring in the new year with a resolution to learn and do more with your family history. New Sunday hours from Noon to 5:00 pm and a lineup of informative classes begin in January at the Granite Family History Center. What a great place for your family to spend some of your extra Sunday time together!… Read More Granite FHC Rings in the New Year with New Sunday Hours and Classes
Janet Helland, of the Granite Stake, recently shared this idea with the consultants at the Granite Family History Center. We would like to encourage you to take this challenge as well this Christmas season. These ideas came from her daughter’s ward in North Carolina. The hope is that you will find one of these gifts… Read More Remembering Your Eternal Family at Christmas
We mentioned before that you could access classes that have been taught at the Center on our website. Because we are not offering classes during December, you may want to find time to watch some of the classes that have been taped. Just click on the “Resources” link. Under that link click on videos and… Read More Online Classes at the Family History Center
In President Russell M. Nelson’s opening remarks in the October General Conference he stated: “The long-standing objective of the Church is to assist all members to increase their faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and in His Atonement, to assist them in making and keeping their covenants with God, and to strengthen and seal their families.… Read More December 2018 – Director’s Message
Whether you are an experienced researcher or just getting started, there are at least five things you can do with every record you encounter. Just finding the record and attaching it to your tree isn’t enough. Try walking through these five steps with your records. Source the record. This may seem obvious but you might… Read More Five Things to Do with Every Record
We have heard the saying, “If we don’t learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.” Of course, that was originally applied to the destiny of civilizations. But it can just as easily apply to our own personal lives. While we learn the skills necessary for doing family history, we should also look at… Read More Looking Back: How Family History Benefits Families
My mother died in a car accident when I was two years old. She was the youngest of eight children born to my grandmother. By 1955, my grandmother had buried her husband, three babies, and two adult children, one of them being my mother. As a little girl, I would go to the nearby cemetery with… Read More Don’t Forget the Babies!!!