My mother died in a car accident when I was two years old. She was the youngest of eight children born to my grandmother. By 1955, my grandmother had buried her husband, three babies, and two adult children, one of them being my mother. As a little girl, I would go to the nearby cemetery with… Read More Don’t Forget the Babies!!!
On a Sunday afternoon in September, the FHC was filled with over 50 youth, mostly 12 to 14 years old, who came to be enlisted in the Youth Battalion of Zion’s Army. You may remember President Russell M. Nelson’s worldwide youth devotional on June 3, 2018, wherein he invited the youth of the church to… Read More October 2018 – Director’s Message
by Liz Kennington A normal practice in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was post-mortem photography. By today’s standards this would be considered morbid and definitely taboo. But the photos, commissioned by grieving families, were often the only visual remembrance of the deceased and also a treasured possession. The pictures were taken of the recently… Read More Post-Mortem Photography
by Liz Kennington This past Spring, the British royal family welcomed a new prince, the son of Prince William and Princess Kate. The young prince was born on 23 April 2018, and there were a few days where the name of the new prince was not known. On April 27 the name of the new… Read More What’s in a Name?
by David Castleton What an exciting time to be on earth! In the past six months we have seen so many positive developments with the way we minister, church leadership, Melchizedek priesthood quorums, and family history. This month the youth of the world had the chance to spend a Sunday evening with President and Sister… Read More July 2018 – Director’s Message
by Liz Kennington Around the turn of the 20th century, books designed to teach women how to make men happy were a big item. But advice books for men were rare. In 1883, a Methodist minister named George W. Hudson wrote a book geared to helping young men pick the proper woman to marry and… Read More Men’s Guide to Marriage
by David Castleton What a joy it has been for me to return to the Family History Center. I have such fond memories of its beginning over five years ago and marvel at its growth and influence. I am grateful to see the participation of the Granite, Alta View, Granite View, and Willow Creek stakes… Read More June 2018 – Director’s Message
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
Hopefully, you have made the decision to attend Rootstech 2018. 28 February-March 3. It promises to be an event that will both teach and entertain you. Gold-medal figure skater, Scott Hamilton will kick off the conference on Thursday as the keynote speaker. Hamilton is known as the eternal optimist, having battled cancer and other challenges… Read More RootsTech 2018
If you have ever heard that a county is burned from someone, you might want to reconsider that statement. Sometimes it’s easier for a clerk to tell you that when the truth is otherwise. If a county has been reported burned, perhaps not all the county was destroyed. Local researchers living in the area may… Read More Is It Really a Burned County?