Tag: Activities for Families

Take Family History Outdoors!

If the weather gets warm enough in your part of the world, consider taking advantage of the open air to make family history memories outdoors with your family. Plan ways to share stories about your ancestors while including the whole crew in the action. Many of the activities found in the Family History Guide activity pages for families, individuals, youth, and kids can be even more...

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...

Mark Your Calendars for RootsTech 2019!

The Family History Guide Association is excited to announce our participation in the upcoming RootsTech Family History and Genealogy Conference which will be happening February 27–March 2, 2019 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah!  We will be presenting, and hosting a booth in the Exhibit Hall. We are looking forward to being part of this monumental event,...

Family History Classes and The Family History Guide Booth At BYU Education Week

The long-awaited week is finally here!  If you have ever attended BYU Campus Education Week you are familiar with the exceptional event that it is–providing the opportunity for thousands to attend classes all week to be edified, inspired, and instructed. We are pleased to announce that The Family History Guide Association will host a booth in the Wilkinson Student Center...

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...

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,...

The Human Knot

You may be familiar with the lively, entertaining, interactive activity The Human Knot. The instructions are simple: Gather as a family or group and stand in a cluster. Grab each other’s hands then try to untangle yourselves into a continuous circle without letting go of each other’s hands! What implications for family history can be found in this activity, and how...

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...

The Amazing Audio Feature of The FamilySearch Memories App

A few weeks ago, my husband and I took my eighty-seven-year-old father to visit his ninety-seven-year-old brother in a nearby city. Holding each other’s hands, they reminisced about memories such as planning to run away from home as young boys. They laughed at how their mom offered to make them sack lunches to take along in case they got hungry....

Stepping into the Shoes of Our Ancestors

As a professional costumer, I enjoy studying fashion trends and creating clothing that represents historical time periods and various cultures. I am continually fascinated by the transformation that takes place when a person dons the costume for a character he or she is portraying in a theatrical or film production, or even a family history home video or skit. Dressing...