When I was a young girl, one of my favorite things to look forward to in the summer was spending a week with my cousin at our grandparents’ house in Nephi, Utah. Their house was so different than living in the city. They had a large plot of land with a barn, chickens, a cow, horses, and… Read More Keep Family History Alive Plant; Something in Honor of An Ancestor
This is Beth. She was born in 1919 – that was 100 years ago. Beth was the youngest child in her family. She had two older sisters and two older brothers. There was also an older sister that died as a child that Beth didn’t ever know. One Christmas when she was about 8 years old – I think… Read More Toe of My Stocking
For many years, the term “Black Friday” has been a colloquial term for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marked the start of the Christmas shopping season and used to be the busiest shopping day of the year. In recent years, Black Friday creeped into Thursday and, more recently, black Friday… Read More WHITE FRIDAY
As a Mexican in a multicultural marriage living in the U.S., it is important for me to share the tradition of Day of the Dead with my children. I grew up learning about my ancestors at home by seeing and helping my mom build an altar for all the family members that had passed before… Read More Day of the Dead
Do you have some fun family traditions that you do at Christmastime? Laurie Bradshaw in a recent FamilySearch blog, Share Your Family’s Holiday Traditions, gives some ideas for some new traditions you may want to try. Decorate your home as a family Read nightly holiday stories Decorate a unique Christmas tree for each person Put… Read More Christmas Traditions
Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by Bonnie Mattson on “The Family History Guide” blog site and is used by permission. Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It is one of the most cherished celebrations of the blessings we receive from God. Many people make a concerted effort to be together… Read More The Gratitude that Comes from Family History