I know many people shy away from doing their DNA testing, and rightly so if they are not willing to accept that their ancestors were human. They had no idea their secrets would be revealed through a simple test. A few years ago, my husband discovered a half-sister that even his 96 year old aunt… Read More DNA Connections
I became interested in genealogy during late 2014 and have used both Family Search and Ancestry to facilitate my research. I am first generation American on my father’s side; and was especially interested in learning about my Swedish heritage. My grandparents were from Uppsala, Sweden and converted to the gospel while they were still in… Read More My Family History Journey
Due to the pandemic during much of 2020, we have been isolated from circumstances where we feel that we belong. Not being able to associate as we have in the past at work, church, in the community and even with extended family, have made us keenly aware of the value of those relationships. When we… Read More BELONGING
A couple years before I was born, President Spencer W. Kimball said, “I believe that the Lord is anxious to put into our hands inventions of which we laymen have hardly had a glimpse” (“When the World Will Be Converted,” Ensign, Oct. 1974, 10). How true that is today! In the palm of our hands,… Read More The Blessing of the Family Tree App; Map My Ancestors Feature
My mother-in law’s mother died when she was 5 years old, and her father placed her and her sister for adoption in separate families. Consequently, she had little knowledge of her parent’s families, though she did have some contact with her father. She had a letter written by her paternal grandmother to her father and… Read More Following the Clues in Family History Research
My missionary grandfather with his companion, other missionaries and members swimming at Coney Island – 1926 In 2017, I started a journey to learn more about my father’s father, Clair Pingree. My grandpa Pingree died in 1966, at age 61, when I was eight years old. My memories are the memories of a child. He… Read More Who is Your Oldest Living Relative?