Often good things come to us through our struggles. One of the blessings I have received while navigating my way through pandemic restrictions and limitations has been the gift of time. My mother passed away 29 years ago. When my sister, who had been living in the family home, moved away, I “inherited” boxes and… Read More Memories From My Basement
My distant cousin handed me a black leather diary and asked, “Would you like to transcribe this?” And, that was the beginning of my testimony of family history. In the months that followed I was privileged to transcribe the journal of my great grandmother’s sister Ann Fellows. Written when she was about twenty years old,… Read More Because of Ann
With all the resources available for us to meet virtually, sometimes we forget the basics. We have Zoom meetings, Google meet, Microsoft Team, share screens, FaceTime, etc. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I’m so caught up in the latest and greatest, that I forget the basics to help with family history. I have… Read More Helper Resources
This past week I logged on to Family Search and noticed that a family member whose genealogy I had been working on the previous week appeared on my homepage, under recommended task, with a “record hints available” icon next to their name. Since I had hit a dead end on this family line, I was… Read More Record Hint Available
While listening to “Music and the Spoken Word” a couple of weeks ago, something that was shared really stood out to me. “Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny.” (President Russell M. Nelson). It struck me how applicable this thought is to our family’s history. We can look back… Read More Looking Back
I love the Disney Pixar movie “Coco”. From the first time I saw it I was touched by the concept of the Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos), especially the remembrance altars (Ofendas). Every year since then I have celebrated the Day of the Dead by putting together my own alter with pictures of… Read More Remember Me
The journey we have taken with my husband’s Norwegian family has been such an interesting one. As time has gone on and more indexed records have become available through Family Search, we have been able to piece together lives of family members that we have never met and yet we feel such a kinship to… Read More Just Ask
It was in the 1950’s when my mother and I became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family had always been religious and interested in their ancestry, keeping letters, pictures and stories close. The Spirit of Elijah had parked on their doorstep, including mine. He is a permanent fixture and… Read More FAMILY HISTORY REMEMBRANCES
When you open up the “Home Page” for The Family History Guide, and read the mission statement: “OUR MISSION: To greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone’s family history journey easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable.”, you will know you are in the right place! Many of you have… Read More Such a Treasure; The Family History Guide
Due to the pandemic during much of 2020, we have been isolated from circumstances where we feel that we belong. Not being able to associate as we have in the past at work, church, in the community and even with extended family, have made us keenly aware of the value of those relationships. When we… Read More BELONGING
