Tag: FamilySearch

Indexing in Other Languages: An Ever-Growing Need

A few days ago, my wife decided to do some indexing via FamilySearch while I was messaging my grandmother. As we were talking, I mentioned that my wife was indexing, and my grandmother made the following comment in response: “We’re running out of indexing projects for English.” This comment stuck out to me, knowing what I know about my grandmother....

Searching for Clues: When Census and Vital Records Are Not Enough

Growing up as a kid, I loved watching movies about finding lost treasure. The hero usually hears of a legend, finds an ancient artifact or treasure map, and has to follow its clues while fighting off the greedy villain. After a long and difficult struggle, the hero finds the treasure and everything works out in the end! Family history can...

The Family History Guide Will Team Up with FamilySearch at RootsTech 2019!

We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide and FamilySearch are collaborating for a presentation at RootsTech 2019! Scott and I will join Mike Sandberg at 8 am on Saturday, March 2nd to share ideas, tools (some hot off the press!), and inspiration to help families discover their ancestors, gather their stories and information, and make connections. Mike (Senior Product...

Who’s Who In Your Family History?

The Family History Guide added a new activity on the “Activities for Families” page and it is both informative and a lot of fun (see Anytime Activities F1-11). This FamilySearch game offers ten photos of your ancestors and asks you to identify who it is that you are viewing in the picture. You may be surprised at how many you recognize!...

Hello Cousin! Connect with “Relatives Around Me”

FamilySearch has added a fun feature to its Family Tree App entitled “Relatives Around Me” – an easy way to find relatives within minutes! Long-lost cousins are no longer lost – if they happen to be within 100 feet of each other, and logged into the Family Tree app at the same time. You will find the Family Tree App in the FamilySearch.org App...

Where Did You Get Your Good Looks? Try out “Compare-A-Face” for Fun!

Have you ever wondered where you got your good looks? Now you can know through a newly released FamilySearch discovery adventure called “Compare-a-Face.” It uses your picture, the portraits of your ancestors on FamilySearch.org, and facial recognition software to tell you how much you look like your ancestors. Try it out by clicking this link (or put it in your browser):...

Cousin Connections Can Bring Astonishing Results

Have you gone to the Memories section of Family Search yet?  The Family History Guide can teach you how to use this valuable section that is accessible on the Home page Project 2.  The Memories Section of FamilySearch is a compilation of photos and stories and documents that you or others can add to your ancestors’ pages.  The advantage to that...

Fun With Family History Games and Apps

 Along with a myriad of activity ideas and resources, The Family History Guide Kids Corner includes links to family history apps and games to give children an alternative to some that are less productive and educational. They are so much fun and a great way to help kids get interested in family history. A few of our grandchildren were playing a game...

Visit the Discovery Center in SLC, Utah – a Fun Family History Activity Idea

One of the ideas from the family section in the Family History Guide  is to visit the Salt Lake City Family History Library DISCOVERY CENTER to find out about your ancestors! Open for LDS church members and non-members, the Family History Library at 35 N West Temple in Salt Lake City, hosts a myriad of interactive discovery experiences. Check it out...

A Blueprint for Sharing and Posting Family Stories

Preserving and sharing family history stories is a passion for many people, and I am definitely one of those. I want my posterity to know, love, and learn from their ancestors. I have found that combining an activity with telling a story often makes all the difference in its long-lasting influence. Inspiring stories of faith and fortitude that is in...