At RootsTech 2020, Ty Davies, the Records Portfolio Director for Family Search, talked about the amazing developments occurring with respect to indexing, including the following: At the rate we are indexing it will take us 170 years just to index the images currently available. The process of indexing takes about two years from the photographing… Read More Indexing – Alive and Well
Dear patrons and consultants, starting immediately, and until further notice, the Granite Family History center will be closed. There are many online resources available to help you with your Family History work. Click here to find links to these sites: https://www.granitefhc.com/family-history-links/ . We will notify you when the GFHC is open again. We look forward… Read More Announcement: Granite Family History Center Closed
One Sunday afternoon at the Granite Family History Center, while serving a shift, I was indexing a batch of records. Something came up that seemed to be a unique situation that I didn’t know how to deal with. I looked at the “project instructions” and asked the other Consultants who were serving on the shift,… Read More For Strength of Youth
Many of us get intimidated when we hear the word “research”, it conjures up memories of assigned research papers or research projects, reluctantly completed, often after much anxiety and procrastination. Our lack of desire to do Family History research may stem from bad past experiences, a lack of knowledge and skills required to do the… Read More I Don’t Need to do Family Research Anymore, Right?
Why visit a family history center? Maybe you have asked yourself this question. Since there are so many resources that can be accessed at any time, and virtually any place, by using a computer or even a phone, isn’t going to a Family History Center obsolete? In an article written by Annelie Hansen titled: Family… Read More Why Should I Visit a Family History Center?
We don’t often realize the impact that doing temple and family history has on our own lives and the lives of those we serve. This is an experience that Janet Helland shared. Janet Helland is a Granite Family History Center consultant, and consultant trainer. The experience she shares gives us some insight into the work… Read More Miracles Happen Here
We want to remind you that the Granite Family History Center will be closed this week, Wed-Sat, February 26-29, for the RootsTech conference. If you need help from one of our consultants, visit us today, February 25, or consider using some of the online resources found at the FamilyHistory Guide , Family Search or partner… Read More GFHC Closed This Week for RootsTech2020
I have spoken to many friends and associates who have attended RootsTech conferences in the past, they shared their experiences of attending the conference, with great enthusiasm. I have a strong desire to be part of this event, and had set a goal to attend 2020 RootsTech, being held in Salt Lake City, February 26-29,… Read More You Can Be There, Even If You’re Not
Have you ever been searching for information to expand your family tree, only to hit a dead end? Maybe you were looking for parents, or children of your ancestor to attach to your family tree. Perhaps you have done a thorough search for the record, on FamilySearch and partner sites; (Ancestry, Find My Past, My… Read More Don’t Give Up
In an article titled; “Ministering Through Family History” printed in the February 2020 Ensign Magazine, we can find ideas to help us connect with those we minister to, through Family History. In this article, stories are shared by church members, of how they were able help those they minister to, with temple and family history.… Read More Family History and Ministering