A Perfect Gift for Father’s Day Many articles have been written about how to take meaningful family history trips with your family. It is worth a reminder that a “road trip” might just be the perfect gift for Father’s Day! My dad was famous for his road trips. He loved taking us to ghost towns and while… Read More Road Trip with Dad
We all know the responsibility President Russell M. Nelson has placed on each one of us when it comes to the gathering of Israel. He has profoundly emphasized that our unique responsibility is to help gather scattered Israel and prepare the world for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Fortunately for all of us, our Father… Read More Helping to Gather Israel
Over the years, the Center has collected many family history resource books. Early on, an effort was started to catalog the books and make them available to the patrons and consultants. Not long after, a new batch of books was donated and has been waiting to become part of the Center resources. Fast forward a few years… Read More New at the Granite FamilySearch Center
Happy Memorial Day In the last few years, our family has done a better job of honoring Memorial Day than in years past. It has become a meaningful holiday beyond enjoying a family BBQ on a beautiful Monday evening. Thanks to FamilySearch, they have made it so simple to look up our ancestors and friends who served… Read More DISCOVER ★ REMEMBER ★ SHARE
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking at my tree on FamilySearch with my nephew, Tony. He is 12 years old and interested in doing family history. This makes my heart soar, especially since I have a hard time getting my own children interested in doing it. I decided to look at my mother’s… Read More Keeping Looking For Those Hints
My husband, Ray, and I were going on a road trip to Nauvoo, Illinois to visit some historical places of our stalwart pioneer ancestry. On the trip, we were passing through Fort Madison, Iowa which lies west of the Mississippi River before getting into Nauvoo. As we were driving through Fort Madison, a memory clicked in… Read More Spiritual Experience in Fort Madison, Iowa
Have you ever thought about messaging an unknown distant relative on FamilySearch or other family history sites? Reaching out to unknown family members is a great way to develop relationships with extended family and add information to your family tree. Back in the 1990s before online research, I connected with Geoff Sadler, who was researching… Read More Making New Family Connections
After a busy day or week, most of us enjoy a quiet evening settled on the sofa to watch a little TV. The challenge is finding shows that are “of good report” and worthy of our time. Some entertainment that we have come to appreciate are a few of the Family History shows found on BYUtv. Here are… Read More An Evening with Family History
My mother died in 1989 at 99 years of age and 3 weeks. I inherited a number of her keepsakes. Enclosed is a translation of a letter that was written to her in 1926 by a young man who had proposed marriage to her. Out of the many proposals that she had, this is one… Read More Is It Just a Coincidence?
In a RootsTech presentation in 2017, President Russell M. Nelson made an important connection that family history work can aid missionary work. Here is a link to a 2-minute excerpt from his remarks: https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/family-history-can-aid-missionary-work Among other things, he said the following: People have an inborn desire to know something about their ancestors. That can become… Read More Family History Can Aid Missionary Work