A number of years ago I attended the funeral of the father of a friend of mine. I was particularly touched and impressed by a tribute paid by one of the father’s daughters. She expressed great appreciation to her father for giving her “roots and wings.” Since that day I have pondered this concept many… Read More Roots and Wings
One of the difficult things about doing family history work is finding all the women in the family. Even if you don’t know a wife’s maiden name, you at least have a clue when there is a “Mrs” mentioned. Women have often been discounted in records, especially the farther back you go. This is especially… Read More Where are the Daughters?
Here’s a fun game where it pays to know your family history. Similar to Wheel of Fortune on TV, this game tests your knowledge of your family’s ancestor names. It can be played individually or with up to four individuals–play as a family or as teams. Wheel of Family Fortune is a free, fun, web-based… Read More Wheel of Family Fortune
Indexing is such a great way to introduce yourself to family history if you haven’t already begun. If you are already involved in family history, you’ve seen the benefits of indexing as blue hint boxes pop up on your screen signifying a source hint for an ancestor. Indexing is a great –and fun—way to help… Read More Indexing – Making Important Records Searchable
One of the records that we all hope to find about our ancestors is some kind of death record. These have become more plentiful and available over the last 100 years. But we need to know what we can expect to find in the them and also how accurate that information is. To find whether… Read More Evaluating Death Records
In a recent blogpost in FamilySearch, Jan Meyer listed what we can expect to see coming in 2019 to FamilySearch. Besides the over 300 million additional records and images available for our use, there are at least four items to be added this coming year. Online Interactive Discovery Experiences. These have only been available at… Read More What’s New in Family Search in 2019
While RootsTech 2019 is still a few months away (27 February-2 March), it isn’t too early to plan on attending. And as the event draws closer, speakers and activities will be announced. After the success of RootsTech 2018, the organizers have decided to keep the same theme for RootsTech 2019: “Connect. Belong.” Once again you… Read More RootsTech 2019
Last June I went on a business trip with my husband back to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both of us have ancestors who lived in Pennsylvania in the 1700 and 1800’s so we decided that we would extend our business trip by a couple of days and go and see the towns and areas where our ancestors… Read More Rainy Day Miracle
Each day of our lives we engage in all kinds of activities and entertainment in an effort to feel joy and satisfaction. However, often the activities we participate in leave us unfulfilled, frustrated, upset, tired, or discouraged. Have you ever stopped to realize the unique and abundant joy you feel when engaged in temple or… Read More Joy and Spirit of Elijah
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
