Elder Brent H. Nielson stated in his talk at General Conference this past April 2024: “My friends at FamilySearch have taught me that over one million new names are added to FamilySearch each day. If you didn’t find your ancestor yesterday, I invite you to look again tomorrow.” (See Link) A month ago, I was… Read More Lost and Found
Note: This article was previously published on The Family History Guide Blog. (see link) As we celebrate Independence Day in the United States, let’s remember our ancestors who lived in British Colonial America (what the United States used to be). There are some helpful resources in The Family History Guide to get you started or… Read More Tracing Your Ancestors in Colonial America
The world is full of noise – some of it encourages us to do good things, and some of it encourages us to do things that might not be in our best interest. How prepared are we to discern which voice to listen to? How often do we do something, only to realize that perhaps… Read More LEVEL-UP YOUR FOUNDATION
As we celebrate Memorial Day, it’s natural for our thoughts to turn to those who have come before us. And while I celebrate the opportunity to decorate the graves of those who have come before me and express my love & appreciation for their examples and the love they have shared with me, I am also… Read More We Can Do More for Them
We have been taught that remembering can help us maintain meaningful connections to those that went before us. “A Memory with My Mother” is our center’s “Remember and Record” topic this month. With both Memorial Day and Mother’s Day in May, this prompt made me think about my amazing mother, Elinor Critchlow Frost, and the… Read More Was She Wonder Woman—No, She Was Just My Mom!
I have many fond memories of my mother, beginning when I was a young child and continuing through adulthood. She has been a steady strength and support to me through the years and continues to be today. She has taught me great lessons through her example of being kind, patient and courageous. My mother immigrated… Read More My Mom Plays Volleyball!
Recently I was working with the youth at the Granite FamilySearch Center. The weekly activity was to find ancestors using burial sources such as “Find a Grave” and “Billion Graves.” The teens enjoyed learning how to use the sites and discovered interesting information about their relatives. Find a Grave is an important resource because it provides cemetery… Read More Find a Grave
In the 2015 General Priesthood Session, Elder Neil L. Anderson spoke of faith saying that, “Faith is not by chance, but by choice.” (link) The scriptures give several examples of the Savior either commending people for their faith or admonishing them to exercise more faith. A question we could all ask ourselves is how would the Savior perceive my… Read More Increasing Our Faith Through Family History Work
Our children love stories, and stories can help us preserve memories. Back in 1996, I started a family history Valentine’s Day project by sending out a questionnaire to my parents and siblings about their courtships and marriages. I thought those stories were important for my children to know. Because I didn’t complete it in time for… Read More Family History Valentine
President Russell M. Nelson declared, “Anytime you do anything that helps anyone—on either side of the veil—take a step toward making covenants with God and receiving their essential baptismal and temple ordinances, you are helping to gather Israel. It is as simple as that.” Do you ever have family, friends or ward members say that all their family history… Read More Helping with the Gathering of Israel