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Index


Activities


Activities in The Family History Guide are listed below, alphabetically. Click a link to go to an activity.
Activities marked by an asterisk (*) take little or no prep time.

For activities for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, click here.


A-F

G-L

M-R

S-Z




acting / roleplay
*Ancestor Dress-up, Storytelling
Ancestor Dress-Up, Video
*Charades

arts and crafts
Family History Wall Talk
Scrapbooks, Photos, and Crafts
*Make Your Silhouette
Create a Vision Board
Make Your Family Crest
Make Art about Family History

audio
Audio Documentary
*Interviews, FamilySearch Audio
Make a Podcast about Your Family

autobiography
Autobiography Game Night
Write Your Autobiography

books
Create a Family History Book
Family History Book Club

celebrations
Ancestor Events
Your Life
Someone Else's Life
Living Grandparents

cemeteries
Cemeteries and Smartphones
Find A Grave for Android

collaboration
Cousin Collaboration
Collaborate With Others

DNA
Adding a Bit of DNA
DNA Testing

family history/genealogy
*Family History In 5 Minutes a Day
Build Ancestor Profiles
Four Generations
Know, Preserve, and Record It
Your International Heritage
*Your Ancestor's Occupations
*What is Family History to You?
*Family History, Part of Your Life

family tree
*Print a Fan Chart
*Create a Family Tree
Create Your Family Tree
*How Are You Related?
Discover Your Family Tree
*Print a Chart of Your Family Tree
Make a Giant Family Tree
*Family History Games, Family Tree
Family Tree, Family Photographs
*Who’s Who In Your Family History?
*Little Family Tree
Make a Family Health Tree

food, meals, recipes
Create, Share Family Recipes
Preserve and Share Recipes
Plan a Family History Learn & Dine
*Making Baking Memories
Tasty Treats
Learn, Share a Family Recipe
games
*Charades
*Fruit Basket, Ancestor-Style
*Play Outdoor Family History Games
*Ancestor Guessing Game
*More Fun with Games and Apps
*Family History Games, Family Tree
*Have Fun with Apps
*Family History Fun Basket
*The Human Knot
*Play Games Your Ancestors Played
Ancestor Photo Memory Game
Family History Bingo
Ancestor Guess Who
Not Just for Kids!
*Quick and Easy Time-Fillers
*Photo Shoot
*Matching

games, trivia
*Play Geneopardy
Create Your Own Quiz

games, word puzzles
*Ancestor Crosswords
*Fun with Family History Words
*Word Scramble
*Word Search
*Wheel of Family History Fortune

geography
*Google Maps/Google Earth
*20 Questions with Country Pages
*Use Kinmapper
Where I Come From
Where Did Your Ancestors Live?
Where Did They Live?, Part 2

hunts
*Scavenger Hunt In Grandma's Attic
Detective Night, Scavenger Hunt
*Family History is Everywhere

indexing / zoning
*Index as a Family
Learn FamilySearch Indexing
Make Records Searchable, Indexing
Index Historical Records
Index Records
*Family History Zoning

interviewing
*Capturing Memories from Seniors
*Do a Family History Interview
*Interview a Family Member
*Interviews, FamilySearch Audio

journals
*Family Journal
*Letters to Your Past/Future Self
Keep a Personal Journal
Keep a 30-Day Journal
*Keep a Family Journal
Personal or Family Blog, or Website
*Write About Yourself
Create Personal Histories

look-alike
*Ancestor Look-alike
*See Which Ancestors You Resemble
*Compare-a-Face Activity
memories
*My Family Booklet
*Save Memories on Smartphones
*FamilySearch Memories App
*Add Memories to a Site
*Family History Activity Evening
*Discover Occupations of Ancestors
What Kids Should Know about their Family's History
Honor Your Parents
*Take a Quiz About Your Family
*Record Memories on FamilySearch
Joining Generations with Genealogy
Teenager Challenges

mobile devices and apps
Cemeteries and Smartphones
*FamilySearch Memories App
*Relatives in the Room
*Save Memories on Smartphones
Millennials and the Phone
Use the Famicity App
Free Apps For Mobile Phones

photos
*Recreate Childhood Photos
*Photo Identification Game
Generation Photo Collage
*Digital Family Museum
*Google Photo Scan App (Android)
*See Which Ancestors You Resemble
*Ancestor Identification Challenge
*Google Photos, "Best of" Album
Photos to FamilySearch
Photos to Ancestry
Photos to MyHeritage
Photos to Findmypast
Family Tree, Family Photos
*Compare-a-Face Activity
*Recreate an Ancestor Photo
*Who's Who in Your Family History?

research
*The Family History Guide Tracker
*Track Your Progress
Find Your Family
*Add to the Tree
*Use Kinmapper
Build Ancestor Profiles
Use Find A Grave for Android
Use RootsMagic
*Get Started with Family History

reunions
Reunion Video
Family History Reunions
More Reunion Ideas
Family Reunions Across the Miles
Adding a Bit of DNA
Back to Your Roots
Help Plan a Family Reunion
Family Reunion Ideas
service and sharing
*Sibling Service
Give the Gift of Family History
*Use The Family History Guide
Family History Gifts from the Heart
Give the Gift of Family History
Family History Gift Giving
Teach Family History Skills
Write a Life Story for Someone Else

social media
Blog About Your Family History
Make a Podcast about Your Family
Social Media Ideas
Social Media for Family History
Social Media for Story-telling
Social Media for All Ages
*The 52 Stories Project
A Facebook Family History Page
Facebook for Family History
Facebook for Your Family History
Pinterest
Learn how to use Pinterest
Using Instagram
Use Twitter for Family History
Use the Famicity App
*Family Hashtag
Use Hashtags for Family History
Hashtags, Tweets, and Blogs

stories
*All the Stories
*Record and Share Stories
*Re-Create Ancestor Stories
*Learn the Stories of Ancestors
*Discover Your Stories
*Digital Family Museum
*52 Stories Project
Write Your Own Family History
*Practice Your Storytelling Skills
*Tell Your Stories
Write a Life Sketch
*Record Family History Stories
Write Life Stories
*Record Your Stories
*Preserve Your Family Story
*Record Family Stories
Story Corps App

time and timelines
Moments in History
Create a Timeline
Make a Digital Timeline
*Quick and Easy Time-Fillers
*Family History, 5 Minutes/Day
*Make Time to Make Family History
*Time Capsule
Back in Time

trips
*Field Trips
*Family History Discovery Centers
*Visit a Story Room
*Record in the Story Room
Plan a Family History Trip
Family History Field Trip
Cousin's Camp
Visit Historic Sites & Gen. Societies

videos
Home Movie Challenge
Family Tradition (documentary)
"History of Your Family" Videos
Virtual House Tour
RootsTech Videos, 2018
Life as You Know It
Make a Family History Video
*Ancestor Dress-Up and Video
Create a Video Slideshow with Joyflips
*Have a Home Movie Night
*Visit The Family History Guide YouTube Channel