Memories – Page 6 – The Family History Guide Blog

October 19, 2018

The Benefits and Blessings of Keeping A Family Journal

A family journal can be a simple means to great blessings and benefits for your family! Create a lasting record of your comings and goings, the guests who visit your home, the events and holiday celebrations and share the scribe opportunities with the whole family! Learn more In Trina Holden’s article, 24 Ways and Reasons to Keep a Family Journal. She gives the following suggestions:...

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October 5, 2018

How Will You Write Your Own Story?

As you consider how to write your own story, you might find just find the help and encouragement you need in the blog post 18 Writing Tips …How To Tell Personal and Family Stories With Confidence. The author explains that “no one is more qualified” to tell your story than you are and shares the following example: Seventeen years after my Grandpa Bob passed away,...

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September 9, 2018

Happy Grandparents Day!

Today (September 9th, 2018) is National Grandparents Day in the USA — established by former President Jimmy Carter to be the first Sunday after Labor Day. Go to this site to see when Grandparents Day is celebrated in other parts of the world. What a great way to focus on the unique contributions grandparents make and to thank and celebrate them! According to The...

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August 12, 2018

How To Create and Reap The Benefits of Family History Blogs

As a creator of seventeen family history blogs (with plans for more), I am obviously and unabashedly a proponent of this simple way to record, track, organize, access and share family history! Blogging is now easier than ever. With the varied platforms available and an abundance of online help, why not take advantage of this fantastic family history tool to...

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August 5, 2018

The Transformative Power of Family History Field Trips

A family history field trip could be across the country, to another continent, or just around the corner. When you visit places your ancestors lived and worked, or visit places where they traveled, you can gain a new perspective which is impossible to experience while looking at a computer screen. Sunny Jane Morton quotes Dr. Carla Santos in an article entitled,...

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July 24, 2018

Utah, USA, Celebrates Pioneer Day! (Along with People All over the world!)

“A pioneer should have imagination…” ― Willa Cather, O Pioneers! Happy Pioneer Day to Utahns and to all who celebrate the spirit of adventure, the courage of ancestors who sacrificed to make a better life for themselves and for their posterity, and to all who are modern-day pioneers in this world of ours. A beautiful day of gratitude for your...

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July 21, 2018

Remembering Memories

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Peter Thorne, a missionary at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and long-time journalist, for sharing this article with us. Stories are a window into our lives. They are your personal soap opera. They tell us about the why of our lives, our feelings and emotions. Stories provide an opportunity to put some humanity...

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July 15, 2018

What Matters Most

Mitchell’s Journey is a tender, heartbreaking, inspiring story about an incredible young boy who was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at an early age, and eventually died from the disease. His father, Christopher M. Jones established a Facebook page to chronicle his son’s journey and continues to post photos, essays, and videos about Mitchell’s story. His personal reflections on...

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July 14, 2018

Inside the Guide: Using Newspapers for Family History Research

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! If you looked through old newspapers, you would find startling headlines, amusing anecdotes, and a glimpse of everyday life for the people who lived in the particular place and time period. Old newspapers are not just full of stories about abstract people and events; they are also a valuable genealogical tool that you can use...

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June 25, 2018

The Power of Family Recipes

It may be making mom’s potato salad (though it never tastes quite as yummy) or mixing up grandpa’s famous peanut butter fudge that spurs childhood memories and turns an ordinary moment into a bonding one. Cooking recipes from our heritage can bring a sense of togetherness that spans generations by strengthening ties with the living and the dead. Family recipes are...

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Category: Memories

The Benefits and Blessings of Keeping A Family Journal

How Will You Write Your Own Story?

Happy Grandparents Day!

How To Create and Reap The Benefits of Family History Blogs

The Transformative Power of Family History Field Trips

Utah, USA, Celebrates Pioneer Day! (Along with People All over the world!)

Remembering Memories

What Matters Most

Inside the Guide: Using Newspapers for Family History Research

The Power of Family Recipes