Tag: Activities for Singles

New Video – Overview of Family History Activities in The Family History Guide

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but a video is worth a million! Check out this new video that gives an overview of some of the activities for families, individuals, youth, and children found in The Family History Guide. The activities tab is located on the menu of our home page. Reap the benefits of planning and participating...

The Family History Guide – Bringing Families Together

“We all carry inside us, people who came before us.”  Liam Callahan Doing family history can bring us closer to our ancestors who have passed on. A desire for these connections seems to be innate in people everywhere. In this new video produced for The Family History Guide, Joseph Ssempalla describes this desire beautifully as he talks about his family heritage...

The Family History Fun Basket – It’s Ready when You Are!

Circle up the family for a fun, easy to create family history game that will have you all laughing, learning, and making memories at a moment’s notice! It might be a small, last minute family get-together, or a planned evening with loads of cousins ready to party – whatever the occasion, you will have it covered! You will not only have...

The Family History Guide, Coco, and Your Online Ofrenda

I love a happy ending in the movies I watch, and the Pixar Movie Coco met that qualification with shining colors! Not only is the storyline both magical and intense (with a few surprising twists in the plot) – it is a FAMILY HISTORY movie and in my book, those are some of the best!  Coco is one of those movies that...

The Family History Guide’s Quicklist for Creating Family History Memories

There are times we just need an idea for creating a “Family History Memory” for those we love. It could be that the family has gathered, and there is that perfect moment to involve them in family history. It could be that you have a family reunion coming up, or you are planning a holiday celebration or road trip and...

Make Family History with Home Videos – How to Create, Save and Share

In a blog post entitled Creating Traditions That Make Family Memories Cora Foley writes that “Traditions are a set of customs or rituals passed down from one generation to the next. They help shape a family’s legacy, while also instilling family values in its newest members, whether they be a baby or a spouse. Family traditions can also help solidify the bond between...

Ideas and Help for Using Social Media – “The New Language of Family History”

Social media has been referred to as “the new language of family history,” and The Family History Guide is here to help anyone learn to speak it! In addition to suggestions found in Social Media Activities for Youth, Families, and Individuals, more tools for learning and using social media for family history are listed in Project 7, Goal 3 (FamilySearch) or Project 6 Goal 3 for Ancestry,...

Are You Ready to Make 2018 a Fantastic Family History Year?

Whether you’re new to family history or a seasoned researcher, the beginning of the year is a great time to evaluate where you are right now in your family history journey, and where you would like to be at the end of the year. What would you like to learn to do? What would you like to improve? Are there...

Giving the Gift of Family History

Because I am passionate about family history, and because it is Christmas-time, I searched “family history gifts” on Google. There were about 3,870,000 results in 0.62 seconds!   This information leaves no question in my mind that people love to give family history gifts!  These gifts bless lives all around the globe – they “keep on giving,” and can truly make a...

Family History Ideas to “Light The World” through service to others

The Family History Guide Association invites you to join us in serving others during the month of December in a special initiative sponsored by  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints entitled, Light The World – 25 Ways in 25 Days: “The teachings of Jesus Christ show us a pattern of service for our lives. Apply these 25 teachings over the 25 days...