Activity Ideas for Collecting and Sharing Family Photos (including MyHeritage Slideshows)

Looking for a fun family history centered activity for the holidays? Gathering, identifying,  labeling, and sharing photos from the past (along with the stories behind them) can be an exciting, unifying experience that can connect your family in remarkable ways.  For example, if you have photos in your MyHeritage gallery, consider sharing them in slideshows. This is a great way...

The Church Announces Major Changes for Youth Participating in Baptisms for the Dead

The Church  recently announced that there have been major (and amazingly wonderful, in my opinion) changes for all priests holding the Aaronic priesthood and young women with limited-use temple recommends!  This news, according to lds.org, expands opportunities and will be directed by temple presidencies in the 159 operating LDS temples worldwide.    The First Presidency wrote a letter to general authorities, area authorities, stake, mission and...

Tips to Start Your Family History Journey

It is sometimes difficult to know where to start when you become interested in doing family history work.  These helpful tips are from  Findmypast which is one of The Family History Guide Partners.  The following categories are included in the drop-down menu for the Findmypast learning path (see tabs on the main page): 1. Account 2. Family Tree 3. Docs/Photos 4. Research 5....