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Training Families


Help parents and children use The Family History Guide to explore their family history.

About

Adults and older youth can learn from the Projects in The Family History Guide, while younger youth and children can take advantage of the Activities pages. There's plenty of material here to keep families motivated and successful in their family history journeys.

Overview

You can help families get started with their family history and make significant progress. It's a unique experience to watch the joy of family members discovering their ancestors and learning about their lives.

Setup

  • Who—Identify families for training.
  • Where—Decide where the training will be held: at a FamilySearch center, another public building, or in the family's home. Note : If you are training in the home, be sure to avoid one-on-one situations, and meet in a family living area.
  • When—Arrange a schedule the family that fits their overall learning needs.
  • Children—If there are younger children who can focus on activities, share the Children's Page in the Family History Guide with the parents so they can provide those activities later.
  • Trackers—Have each person fill out Tracker sheets to pre-assess family history skills.
  • Common ground—Find common topics first, then turn individuals loose on different parts of their tree or different tasks.
  • Coaching—Check in with the learners as you go—give each one sufficient coaching.
  • Mentors in the family—Find out what Choices the parents (or teens) are comfortable with, so they can mentor others in the family on those topics later on, using The Family History Guide.

After ...

  • Follow up—Check up by email or social media to monitor ongoing progress. If the individual or family is Latter-day Saint, involve the Ward Temple and Family History Coordinator.
  • Design a plan—Map out a strategy for ongoing learning with The Family History Guide. The Online Tracker can be very helpful in creating a learning plan.

Success

With successful family training, learners should:

  • Understand the purposes and benefits of The Family History Guide.
  • Know how to navigate the website and use its features.
  • Confidently proceed with family history activities.


Train Youth and Children


You can help children get involved with family history activities so they develop an understanding and connection with cultures, history, and their ancestors. This can also help them as well as understanding their own family traditions and connections.

Activities

An important key is making use of the Activities pages in The Family History Guide. There is a wide variety of activities there, on the following pages:

Activities on each page are arranged by category.

Setup

Groups—Encourage parents to bring children to a group training that you are hosting.

Delivery

After

Follow up by email or social media with parents to get feedback on the activities and how the experience went for the children.

Success

With successful training activities, children should: