If you were lucky enough to attend all the days of RootsTech in person, you were most probably richly fed. For those of us who were unable to attend, the online options were satisfying and filled the need this year. I was able to watch all keynote addresses and found what was offered to be… Read More RootsTech 2018 Online
Did your ancestor have a passport? You might be surprised at how much information you can glean from both the application and the passport itself. What treasures can you discover if you are lucky enough to find either the application and/or a passport of an ancestor? Name of applicant Birthdate or age Birthplace Date of… Read More Passport Treasures
RootsTech 2018, the world’s largest genealogy gathering, was once again amazing and inspiring. Many of us were able to participate in person or online. The Leadership Session, informative individual breakout sessions, Discovery Day, the multitude of exhibits, along with the personal connections made, were all helpful and motivational in both temporal and spiritual ways. What… Read More April 2018 – Director’s Message
If you are an indexer, you have probably wondered just how effective your work really is. Do people actually search the records you index? I had the answer to that question recently when I received an email informing me that someone I had indexed from the 1940 U.S. Census records, John Kostelac, had been added… Read More Have You Wondered?
I frequently hear individuals talk about how much they like storing all their genealogy information on FamilySearch Family Tree. I cringe when I hear this because I know the value of storing all my information on a desktop program designed for family history. While Family Tree is a great program, it was not designed for… Read More The Right Tool for the Job
The Sandy Utah Willow Creek Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has compiled a list of activities that you can do with your family centered around family history. These would all make great family activities with your children and grandchildren. Over the next few months, we will share those activities with… Read More Family History Activities
All through 2017 we focused on various questions you could answer to begin writing your own personal story. Now what? Knowing facts and presenting them in interesting ways may be two completely different things. Here are some suggestions made by Angie Lucas in a FamilySearch blogpost that might help you continue working on your personal… Read More Own Your Story
Last fall, while on a trip to Meridian, Idaho to see five of our grandchildren, along with their parents, I took the opportunity to visit with my 14-year-old grandson about his Scouting progress. We talked of recent camps, merit badges, and activities. As I discovered he had not yet earned the Genealogy merit badge, I… Read More March 2018 – Director’s Message
You are looking for the marriage records of your ancestors. What can you hope to find in those records? Some of the most common details you can expect to find are: ° Names of the bride and groom ° Where and when the marriage took place ° Ages of the bride and groom ° Residences… Read More Marriage Records
Sometimes we are so caught up in researching online that we forget one of the most valuable resources is often just a phone call away: our oldest living relative! If you are lucky enough to still have someone alive in your family who could give you valuable information about your ancestors, now is the time… Read More Live Relative Research