Last month while serving my shift, I invited a friend to join me at the Family History Center. Her tree has many blanks in it giving us opportunities to find more family members and add them to FamilySearch Family Tree. Unfortunately, the previous generations of her family were very poor and there are not many records. Many relatives… Read More Searching for Great-Grandpa
The 1921 England & Wales Census is now online and available exclusively on FindMyPast! Why is this exciting? A new census record provides information such as who is still alive since the last census, new children in a household, a new marriage with children, and so much more. Besides this, the 1921 census provides unique… Read More The 1921 England & Wales Census is Here
At ancestry.com when I search under “Immigration & Travel” with my name, year 1944, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, the passenger list for PanAm flight number 25655 shows that I arrived on 8 December 1944 in San Juan with my father, mother and baby sister. At this time, it was unusual for a 6 year… Read More Ancestry.com Shows My Family’s Moves
Ever since the announcement was made at the October 2019 general conference, that the April 2020 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints Conference would be unforgettable, I have been excited for this conference. With the global pandemic of COVID-19, and restrictions that accompanied it, this conference seemed even more important. I… Read More What Will You Do With What You Have Learned?
Many of us get intimidated when we hear the word “research”, it conjures up memories of assigned research papers or research projects, reluctantly completed, often after much anxiety and procrastination. Our lack of desire to do Family History research may stem from bad past experiences, a lack of knowledge and skills required to do the… Read More I Don’t Need to do Family Research Anymore, Right?
Why visit a family history center? Maybe you have asked yourself this question. Since there are so many resources that can be accessed at any time, and virtually any place, by using a computer or even a phone, isn’t going to a Family History Center obsolete? In an article written by Annelie Hansen titled: Family… Read More Why Should I Visit a Family History Center?
Have you ever been searching for information to expand your family tree, only to hit a dead end? Maybe you were looking for parents, or children of your ancestor to attach to your family tree. Perhaps you have done a thorough search for the record, on FamilySearch and partner sites; (Ancestry, Find My Past, My… Read More Don’t Give Up
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Bob Taylor on “The Family History Guide” blog site and is used by permission. Doing family history research in the United States? You’ll enjoy the resources in the Family History Guide; there are separate research pages for each of the 50 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto… Read More Researching in US Counties
Thinking of traveling to an ancestor’s homeland to learn more about your heritage? Sunny Morton in a recent FamilySearch blog, Heritage Tourism: Create a Personalized Travel Experience, gives some tips for creating your own heritage tour specific to your own personal history and heritage. Sunny suggests customizing your tour by using the following tips (which… Read More A Heritage Tour
Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by Bonnie Mattson on “The Family History Guide” blog site and is used by permission. Years ago I went to my first BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference and one of the speakers said, “If you want to find your ancestors, do other people’s research!” There was… Read More Are You Giving the Gift of Family History?