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RootsTech speaker predicts 7 billion to participate in genealogy
By 2060 nearly 7 billion people will participate in family history, FamilySearch’s former Chief Executive Officer Jay Verkler told attendees at RootsTech. FamilySearch has grown 3 percent per year, said Verkler, who retired last month. He is being replaced by Dennis Brimhall. The future and...
Ancestry easier to discover thanks to worldwide genealogy volunteers
Earlier this year, a family historian named Carol was trying to piece together the Ohio branches of her family tree. “They were shattered by death, marriage, remarriage, name changes, and lack of records,” she said. “Using the records indexed through FamilySearch [an organization of The Church of...
RootsTech Conference brings genealogy to digital age
Mormon Life says: Email, MP3s, cell phones, personal GPS devices - technology touches every part of our lives, and genealogy is no exception. This week at the RootsTech Conference, innovators and genealogists are uniting to forecast some of the exciting developments for family history.
The parents and grandparents of this generation know better than anyone how quickly technology can evolve. They watched as the music record morphed into the cassette tape. After what seemed a...
LDS resources for questions and answers
The power of the Internet manifests in so many ways, but one of the nicest services is the ability to ask questions to experts who then turn around and answer with the best of their ability. You likely use this method while online shopping or with help with technical problems, but did you know you...
New family history centers opens in Oregon
Ever been curious about where your family came from or if you are the descendant of royalty? Many people are, according to Pam Hansen of the Bandon branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Those people now have a wealth of resources at their fingertips as well as trained...
What makes a missionary journal a good historical source
Mormon Life says: The tips are actually good ideas for journal writing in general.
In my chosen hobby, good sources are a valuable treasure. In that regard I have been fortunate. While researching Tennessee LDS history, I have run across several really good missionary journals....
FHE: Family History
Mormon Life says: "The Spirit of Elijah affects people inside and outside of the Church. However, as members of Christ’s restored Church, we have the covenant responsibility to search out our ancestors and provide for them the saving ordinances of the gospel." -David A. Bednar
Conference Talk:For more information on this topic read “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn” by Elder David A. Bednar, Ensign, Nov 2011, 24. Thought: The Spirit of Elijah affects people inside...
Youth respond to invitation from apostle
For Sarra Erb, 17, of Oklahoma, USA, it really began in the spring of 2011, when she was called to serve on the youth conference committee for her stake’s 2012 pioneer trek in Nauvoo, Illinois. The youth of the stake were to prepare family history names to take to the temple, which meant that all...
Saints in Dominican Republic Hold First Church-Sponsored Family Conference
They say that family history is catching. If the increase of family history-related events around the globe is any indication, this is one bug that is spreading far and wide. For instance, on October 29, 2011, the San Gerónimo stake of the Dominican Republic held the first Church-sponsored family...
Three genealogy powerhouses join forces to publish 1940 US census
Three leading genealogy organizations, Archives.com, FamilySearch International, and findmypast.com, announced today they are joining forces to launch the 1940 US Census Community Project. The ambitious project aims to engage online volunteers to quickly publish a searchable, high quality name...
Family history fan chart
Home for the holidays and want to enjoy some family history?
You can quickly create a family history fan chart to visually see your genealogy through the new website CreateFan.com.
Family history organizations announce effort to publish 1940 census index
FamilySearch, Archives.com and findmypast.com are joining to launch the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project to help quickly publish a free, searchable, high-quality name index to the 1940 U.S. Census after it is released in April 2012 by the National Archives and Record Administration of the United...
New leader’s guide to temple and family history work helps change lives
In November 2010 the Springfield First Ward council in the Springfield Illinois (USA) Stake decided to invite a newly reactivated family, the Michael and Jessica Dauphinee family, to meet with ward family history consultants. With encouragement from priesthood leaders and the consultants, the...
How to write a life
Mormon Life says: Great advice on resources to use when writing someone's life history.
Scott K has shared with us a short biography of one of his ancestors, Charles Price. It’s the kind of thing many of us would like to write about our own ancestors. (Many of us have – Kevin Folkman...
{LDS How-to} Conduct a Family History Interview
Mormon Life says: Interviewing family members about family history can be like using a water pump - you might get a gush of stories that need to be "filtered" afterward. Or you might get just a few drops.
Have you ever asked a relative about your family history? The experience is like lifting the handle on an old-fashioned water pump. You never know what’s going to come out. Maybe nothing: maybe the...
