I joined the church when I was 15 years old. I had no idea why prior to joining the church I was drawn to genealogy. I would go to the Ohio Historical Society and spend hours in the microfiche looking for family members in newspaper articles and books. I was drawn to know who they were… Read More The Mystery in Genealogy
The FamilySearch Center Portal (previously known as the Family History Center Portal) is the way patrons of family history centers around the world can have free access to a variety of genealogical websites. These include websites such as ArkivDigital, Fold3 and NewspaperArchive, which are all excellent websites for researching your family history and normally require… Read More The FamilySearch Center Portal
In the book, “The Holy Temple,” by Boyd K. Packer, as first published in 1980, Elder Packer addresses the skepticism he encountered by others regarding the need to provide temple ordinances for the entire human family. To the claim, “That is impossible,” Elder Packer responded, “Perhaps, but we shall do all that we can do.”… Read More THE POWER OF REVELATION IN FAMILY HISTORY
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
Over the past 2 years, we as a family have set a goal to increase our temple attendance. One part of this was taking our son to do baptisms for the dead once a month. The goal was to research names and take family names each month. This has been an incredible experience for us.… Read More “Let’s Keep Searching”
My great grandparents left Sweden and crossed the plains and, shortly after arriving, went on to settle in the Bear Lake Valley. My husband’s great grandparents came from the Eastern United States, crossed the plains and also settled in the Bear Lake Valley. So it was there that my grandmother and my husband’s grandmother were born… Read More Connections at the Lake: Family Ties, Cousins and Memories
For the year 2022, our ward has the Temple and Family History Plan called, “Past, Present and Future.” Our Elders Quorum counselor asked a few of us in the ward, who serve as Temple and Family History consultants, to help. Each of us has been assigned one of the topics for four months during the year. With… Read More Stand as a Witness
Are you looking for a new vacation destination with exciting adventures and meaningful experiences? Have you ever thought about visiting the lands of your ancestors? Today there are many resources to help you learn about and prepare for a visit to the lands where your ancestors were born. A little preparation before can add meaningful… Read More VISITING THE LANDS OF OUR ANCESTORS
I have been a Temple and Family History Consultant since 2015 and have been doing my own family history research for over 15 years. But recently I stumbled on a well-kept (though I don’t believe an intentionally-kept) secret! While helping a friend to begin his family research I had the challenge of diving into the… Read More My Secret Sauce: FamilySearch Community Groups
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