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October 25, 2020

The Sacrifices of Our Fathers

Note: This article by Elaine Hardman was previously published on granitefhc.com and is used with the author’s permission. When I see the American flag, my thoughts turn to my parents, both of whom grew up in the Great Depression and also served in World War II. My father served in the Navy on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific,...

Memories
September 13, 2020

How Do Genealogically Significant Records Get Preserved? Part One

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Let’s suppose that your great-grandfather wrote a journal during his lifetime and you are the member of the family that ends up with the journal. You might have a couple of concerns: how do you preserve the document...

Memories/Research
August 30, 2020

A Mayflower Story

This coming November marks the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower ship. There are many noteworthy stories of Mayflower passengers and history; a notable recounting is on the Mayflower Story website. I have several friends who are direct descendants of William Brewster, a passenger who became the leader of the Plymouth Colony. However, my Mayflower ancestors, John Howland and...

Memories/Research/Stories
August 10, 2020

“Remember Me…”

On August 1st, as part of our anniversary, my wife and I went and visited the This is the Place monument in Salt Lake City. Although the walkout to the monument was closed, we went to the adjacent Heritage Village and saw the various replicas of houses and stores that were, at one point, built by many of the early...

Families/Memories/Records/Uncategorized
July 12, 2020

Inviting Others to Share

Editor’s Note: This article by David Castleton was originally published in on GraniteFHC.com and is used with the author’s permission. Last year I attended a class at the Sandy Granite Family History Center regarding using social media to assist with family history. The instructor shared a story about a woman whose mother died when she was quite young. She didn’t...

Memories/Social Media
June 28, 2020

Fitting Family History into Your Life

Question: How do you squeeze a huge object (family history) into a small box (your free time to work on it)? Answer: In small pieces. As explained in the 15 Minutes page of The Family History Guide, you can accomplish some amazing things with your family history by approaching it in segments of 15 minutes or more. In the “Fitting...

General/Learning/Memories
June 28, 2020

How Social Media and Family History Brought a Family Together

It is quite amazing to think about how far we have come with technology. Since the creation of the Internet, there have been many changes in the way we shop, research, communicate, and even in how we do family history. More particularly, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, have made it easier to write and share content...

Memories/Social Media/Technology
June 21, 2020

A Gift from My Dad

It’s early on a Saturday morning in Southern California, in the late 1960’s. The aroma of fresh waffles is already starting to fill the house as I peek into the kitchen. My brother’s baseball card collection covers  about half the table (and Mom will make him clean it up before breakfast). I can already guess where Dad is: he’s probably...

Families/Family/Memories/Research
May 24, 2020

Memorial Day: Remembering Those We Lost

My brother-in-law, Mark Sargeant, served in the United States Army for over 20 years as a Military Intelligence officer. His duties took him and his family to Arizona, Germany, Georgia, Kansas, and Nebraska. He retired in late 1999 and worked for 10 years for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, assisting with the security of missionaries in Africa...

Memories/U.S. Research
May 17, 2020

Who’s Interviewing You? How to Tell Your Story

There are many instances where someone asks us something about our past. It may be a new found friend or our children and grandchildren, with such questions as, “What was it like?” or “How did you two meet?” They usually are not seeking for one-liners like “It was quite difficult,” or “We met at high school.” Rather, they want stories...

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