In a blog I subscribe to, posted to the The Family History Guide website, I received a link to an article written by Bob Tayler called: Checking Out the 100+ Top Blogs, written April 19, 2020. What a wonderful article! As I reviewed Bob’s favorites (without having to sift through the top 100 blogs myself),… Read More Now That I Have Time For Family History, What Should I do?
When I first found out that our lives would change because of the social distancing that is part of fighting the COVID 19 epidemic, I was kind of excited. I thought of all the things that I could accomplish that I had been procrastinating; cleaning closets and cupboards, doing household repairs, organizing files and so forth. The… Read More Lessons I Have Learned from “Stay Safe, Stay Home”
While listening to the never-ending stream of COVID-19 news the other day, a story caught my attention. The title of the piece was “3 Conversations for More Resilient Families.” Dr. Matt Townsend, a social psychologist in Draper, Utah gave three powerful suggestions to make more of your time together as a family. Perhaps unintentionally his… Read More Conversations During COVID-19
I watched a webinar by Jean Naisbet, Inherited Family Records? Now What?, posted by the BYU Family History Library. BYU Family History Library, posts weekly webinars on various subjects and has a huge archive of webinars on topics that will help you learn what you need to know as you work on your geneaology. On… Read More How Can I Organize Family Records?
You may have had challenges during this 38 days of Social Distancing that have caused you to rethink the way you do things. Even attending Church, attending the temple, having family gatherings and doing Family History work have been different. Our talented Curriculum director, Bob Taylor, and Technology and Facility director, Bob Ives, have been… Read More Granite Family History Center – Spring Schedule
At ancestry.com when I search under “Immigration & Travel” with my name, year 1944, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, the passenger list for PanAm flight number 25655 shows that I arrived on 8 December 1944 in San Juan with my father, mother and baby sister. At this time, it was unusual for a 6 year… Read More Ancestry.com Shows My Family’s Moves
Ever since the announcement was made at the October 2019 general conference, that the April 2020 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints Conference would be unforgettable, I have been excited for this conference. With the global pandemic of COVID-19, and restrictions that accompanied it, this conference seemed even more important. I… Read More What Will You Do With What You Have Learned?
At the Granite Family History Center, I am blessed to be able to post the experiences that consultants, and patrons share on the Granite Family History Center website. This is an experience that was shared by, Jacque Fryer. This story inspires us to listen to the Spirit, and reminds us that Heavenly Father is mindful… Read More Don’t Forget Me
The October 2014 Ensign contains an article by Elder David A. Bednar taken from his address to new mission presidents on June 25, 2013. Elder Bednar shared a statement made by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1837: “After all that has been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel.” Elder Bednar then… Read More WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSIONARIES IN LIMBO
I don’t know if you’ve had this experience while doing Family History, but when my husband and I do ours… we can get lost in the maze very quickly. You know, one thing leads to another and pretty soon you are lost! Though there are many techniques for keeping track of doing the work of family… Read More Master the Maze