Recently, a relative of my husband passed away and I felt moved to view her page on FamilySearch’s Family Tree. This led to spending some time exploring my husband’s ancestral line. I was amazed at all the pictures and records that were attached to his ancestors. They told a story and prompted me to find… Read More Learning Their Story
A few years ago I wrote a history of my father. He died quite young, and my children and grandchildren did not get to know him. I wanted to help them learn about his life and experiences. As I began writing, I realized I did not know much about my father. As part of my… Read More DON’T FORGET THE AUNTS AND UNCLES
Attention all parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles! Do you have someone getting ready to go BACK TO SCHOOL? Consider arming your students with stories from their own family history! A study done in the mid 1990s by Dr. Marshall Duke and Dr. Robyn Fivush found that “the more children knew about their family’s history, the stronger… Read More Back to School
Being called to be a Relief Society Family History and Temple Rep led me to work as a consultant at the Family History Center, not quite a year ago. What a blessing this journey has been! I would encourage anyone that experiences the prompting to begin this important work for their ancestors. I would like to share… Read More Preserving What Was Lost
In the fall of 2020, I felt like the Holy Ghost was nudging me along to finish a project that I had started a few years earlier. I felt an urgency to complete it. I had borrowed some pictures from my mother-in-law of her parents and other family members that were from the Netherlands. I… Read More “Thank You for Remembering Us”
My early experiences with family history were overwhelming and daunting. Once, when I was at the Salt Lake Family History Library, I looked through a book with a line of my ancestors and noticed a vital date for my father was wrong. When no one was looking, I may have made a small correction! I… Read More Stories of Gathering my Family History
Relationships change over time. Just consider the difference in your relationship with your parents when you were a child, teenager, young adult, married with kids, and when your parents are in their later years. Our strongest feelings about a relationship tend to be the nature of the relationship at the moment and we often forget… Read More RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
November is a time when we gather together as family and friends and recall the blessings in our lives. Oftentimes, we reminisce about those who have gone before and even the more recent past. This is a perfect time to capture some of those stories from our loved ones. It doesn’t have to be overwhelming. … Read More Tell Me a Story
This September, will be the 5-year anniversary of my Mother’s death. She lived a long and full life. During her life, she was diligent in collecting and writing the stories of her family members, and herself. In addition to these written stories, about 5 weeks before her death, she went to the “Story Room” at… Read More Telling Your Story
When my parents passed away, I was left with much of what they felt was important and had accumulated over a lifetime. Sorting through photographs, letters, diaries and journals, has been an overwhelming and often confusing task. Knowing that I can’t possibly save everything, the challenge of knowing what to keep, and how to best… Read More Making, Saving, and Sharing Memories