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
November marks the next to last month of answering questions about your life. But this doesn’t mean that you need to stop working on your life history. Make good use of the holiday season to glean additional stories about yourself and your family. ❶ Is there a motto or creed that you live by? An… Read More #52Stories: Causes & Convictions
What will be you be doing in February and March of 2018? If you are at all interested in furthering your knowledge of family history, you will be attending RootsTech 2018. Whether you are new to family history or a veteran, you have something to learn at RootsTech. Why? Because the genealogical community has no… Read More RootsTech 2018
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
by Glenn Steenblik Recently, my dear wife and I attended a major-milestone high school reunion. Among those present were long-time friends, with whom I had shared amazing bonding experiences earlier in my life. How terrific it was to be reunited, to catch up on the comings and goings, ups and downs, life events, challenges, and… Read More October 2017 – Director’s Message
As always, you can answer all the questions for August or select one a week and elaborate. ❶ What were your most common childhood vacations like—road trips, visits to grandma’s house, camping trips, weekends at the lake or the beach? ❷ What was the biggest, most exotic vacation you took with your family when you… Read More #52Stories: Travels & Vacations
Utah Pioneer Jubilee Liz Kennington Have you ever seen this medal among the artifacts passed down in your family? You might if your ancestor was part of the 1847 pioneer migration to the Salt Lake Valley. In 1897 a commission was established to organize the 50-year celebration of the arrival of pioneers in 1847. The… Read More Utah Pioneer Jubilee