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
Have you tried the new web indexing? While is was nice to have the program on your own desktop, the days of that technology have passed. The software making a desktop program possible has quickly gone out of date and changes have been in the works for several years. The sheer numbers of indexers have… Read More Web Indexing
by Liz Kennington I love Thanksgiving! If I were to choose a holiday that I look forward to each year it would have to be Thanksgiving. It could very well be turkeys but not the eating kind. I have collected turkeys for years now and have even made many of my own, like the Butterballs,… Read More Reflections
by Norm Weiss When I came home from my mission back in the mid 70’s, I was excited to do some genealogy work thanks to some of the members in Illinois, where I served. My mom told me that we could only go back 4 generations because my parents were from Nuremberg, Germany, where everything was… Read More My Genealogy Story
Recently I logged into my personalized page in FamilySearch.org and found that another feature had been added to that page, Celebrate Your Missionary Heritage. It listed several of my ancestors who had served missions during the 1830-1930 timeframe. One fun activity on the webpage is an interactive map showing where my ancestors served their missions.… Read More Missionary Heritage
What’s in Your Genes? If you have small children still in the home or plan on entertaining grandchildren this summer, Familylocket.com may just have an idea that could convert those little ones to family history work! In a blog post, 5 April 2017, Nicole Dyer (daughter part of the mother/daughter team) shared an great experience… Read More What’s in Your Genes?
Director’s Message Glen Steenblik At the end of each school year a phrase often expressed among friends is, “Have a great summer!” My invitation to you this month is “Have a sensational summer”; that is, a Sensational Family History summer. “Sensation” is defined as “the action of the senses; power to see, hear, feel, taste,… Read More July 2017 – Director’s Message
What started out as a good month for adults indexing turned in to a competition with the youth. When the youth discovered that the adults had indexed more names than they had, they decided to even the score. Over 1,000 names were indexed in May by the youth at the Family History Center. The youth… Read More Watch Out for Those Youth!