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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...

Family History Activities/Memories
June 18, 2018

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....

Family History Activities/Memories
June 1, 2018

Why Visiting Grandparents Matters More than We Might Think

So many people have wonderful memories of visiting grandparents over the years ( I sure do), but how many of us knew at the time there were so many resultant benefits from those visits–things that make a difference in varied and numerous aspects of the lives of both the visitors and the visited? Recording stories and memories during our visits...

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