This year the RootsTech 2021 conference was open to all and was available digitally. You may have watched the conference but would like to see sessions you missed, or review those you have already seen. Perhaps you were not able to watch the sessions back in February of 2021, and would like to view those… Read More RootsTech Resources
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the closures of many physical resources that had previously been available to us, we have learned to use technology in our homes to continue our family history research. Our leaders have urged us to do things differently, including, church services, ministering, temple and family history, and missionary work. Many of… Read More Family History Library – To Reopen Soon
In a RootsTech session this year, Joe Price, the director of the Linking Lab at BYU, described how his lab, through technology, links names from specific groups to people on the FamilySearch Family Tree. One of his recent projects was creating a database of all Utahns who died in the 1918 flu epidemic using Utah… Read More Growing the Family Tree Through Community Reconstitution
As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, most of us have had the opportunity of teaching others in different settings, and varied callings or assignments we have had. Like you, I have had numerous opportunities to teach, and found that when I teach others I learn more myself. I know I… Read More the Family History Guide – VIP
Have you ever felt a prompting to participate in family history but did not know where to start? Have you ever started doing family history only to get stuck and quit? Do you have boxes of cherished photos, documents, certificates, letters, or other memories that you want to organize and preserve? Do you serve on… Read More WE CAN HELP!
“When you hear the words family history, do you go into a coma? Believe me, until a few years ago, I could have matched my coma with yours any day. It used to be that if I wanted to have a really good sleep, all I needed to do was to think about doing family… Read More Family History – Learning Line Upon Line
One thing that most of us can say we’ve learned during this pandemic is how to host or join a Zoom meeting. We’ve used this virtual way of convening for many things such as school classes, church meetings and social groups, but did you know that this platform also has worked well for one-on-one family… Read More One-On-One Family History Help Via Zoom
Since 2014, FamilySearch and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a partnership with many organizations that provide genealogical resources. Some of these partners can be linked to directly from FamilySearch. If you are looking for records for a family member and want to find additional records, you can search these records… Read More Family Search Partner Sites
Memorial Day in the United States was originally set aside as a day to commemorate the lives and sacrifices of those who died on both sides in the Civil War. It has since extended to commemorate all Americans who have died while in military service, regardless of which war they fought in. Memorial Day continues… Read More Remembering Loved Ones – Memorial Day
In 2018 FamilySearch introduced a wonderful feature called, “Ordinances Ready.” “Ordinances Ready is a FamilySearch tool that simplifies finding names for the temple, allowing you more time to serve your family and enjoy the blessings of the temple… “Ordinances Ready is super simple to use! From the Ordinances Ready web page, all you have to… Read More Are You Ready for Your Ancestors Ordinances?