Many of us know that FamilySearch partners with several commercial family history websites, but what does that really mean for us as individuals doing family history? For one thing, it means – as Latter-day Saints – we can have access to these additional sites with their billions of additional records free of charge. This could… Read More Find Your Family Easier with FamilySearch Partners
My husband Dean serves as the patriarch in the Granite Stake. One of the business things that must be taken care of each time a candidate comes to our house for a blessing is to verify the information on each recommend. This includes names of individual, parents’ names (maiden name of mother), place of birth,… Read More Where Was I Born?
Compare-a-Face is a fun FamilySearch discovery experience. Simply upload a picture of yourself and FamilySearch will compare it with the pictures of your ancestors already uploaded on FamilySearch. Using facial recognition software, it will rank the ancestors you most closely resemble and their resemblance percentage. I tried it with a couple pictures of myself—one as… Read More Ever Wondered Where You Got Your Good Looks?
RootsTech 2019 is just a couple of weeks from being launched. Are you going to be part of that experience? It isn’t too late to register. “Connect, Belong,” the theme of this year’s conference, promises to be an exciting and informative event. Just looking at the lineup of planned speakers suggests that you should be… Read More RootsTech 2019
Family Discovery Day is quickly approaching. This free RootsTech family history event is designed especially for Latter-Day Saints. You’ll find fun for the whole family–a devotional by Elder and Sister Bednar, informational breakout sessions and hands-on activities. As mentioned, this is free, but you must register. Family Discovery is held on March 2 in conjunction… Read More Don’t Miss “Family Discovery Day”–and It’s Free
A number of years ago I attended the funeral of the father of a friend of mine. I was particularly touched and impressed by a tribute paid by one of the father’s daughters. She expressed great appreciation to her father for giving her “roots and wings.” Since that day I have pondered this concept many… Read More Roots and Wings
One of the difficult things about doing family history work is finding all the women in the family. Even if you don’t know a wife’s maiden name, you at least have a clue when there is a “Mrs” mentioned. Women have often been discounted in records, especially the farther back you go. This is especially… Read More Where are the Daughters?
Here’s a fun game where it pays to know your family history. Similar to Wheel of Fortune on TV, this game tests your knowledge of your family’s ancestor names. It can be played individually or with up to four individuals–play as a family or as teams. Wheel of Family Fortune is a free, fun, web-based… Read More Wheel of Family Fortune
Indexing is such a great way to introduce yourself to family history if you haven’t already begun. If you are already involved in family history, you’ve seen the benefits of indexing as blue hint boxes pop up on your screen signifying a source hint for an ancestor. Indexing is a great –and fun—way to help… Read More Indexing – Making Important Records Searchable
One of the records that we all hope to find about our ancestors is some kind of death record. These have become more plentiful and available over the last 100 years. But we need to know what we can expect to find in the them and also how accurate that information is. To find whether… Read More Evaluating Death Records