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Please help make this newsletter a success by submitting your Family History questions, tips, favorite websites, surname queries, quotes and stories to share with others. Submit.
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Announcements
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Logan FamilySearch Library
monthly staff training meeting will be held Wednesday, February 11 at 9:00 am in the Tabernacle Chapel. All staff members are requested to be there.
The Legacy Useres Group will meet in the Main Classroom of the Logan FamilySearch Library Thursday, February 5th. It will begin at 1:00 pm and be directed by Sister Irene Burton.
A Family History Consultant Workshop will be conducted by Wade Nicholas on Friday, February 6 beginning at 1:00 pm. This is an open format and everyone is invited to attend.
By popular demand
We are offering a two week class entitled "RootMagic 7 - Quick Overview - Not A Beginner Class". This class will begin Wednesday, February 25 at 10:00 am and continue Wednesday March 4. Enrollment is limited to 20 people. Please register at loganfsl.org. Instructor is Dave Winkler. Those attending should have a working knowledge of the basic functions of RootsMagic.
A new class is being offered Monday, February 9th beginning at 1:00 pm entitled "My Family-Stories that Bring us Together". This class demonstrates the use of the new FamilySearch booklet to help Hasten The Work. You may register online (loganfsl.org) or walk-in. All classes are free.
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List of Facebook Genealogy Resources
from Sassy Jane Genealogy
Have you heard about the list of Facebook Genealogy Resources? You can download the 120 page PDF of 4,130+ links to genealogy resources on Facebook (updated 18 October, 2014). The list of Facebook Genealogy Resources-with the ability to post photos and records-are a natural evolution from the internet email lists that served us all for several years. Follow this link to learn more.
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Puzzilla.org / View options
In my calling as a Ward Family History consultant, I have found a great deal of value in the Puzzilla.org tree viewer. It is a fantastic way to see at a glance what areas of one's tree need attention (ordinances, possible duplicates, hints, etc) without having to constantly check EVERY record periodically. Unfortunately, now those options have been changed to Premium services requiring a subscription. Is there anything in the works to make this service a part of "Partner Sites"? I use Ancestry all the time, but I find much Puzzilla much more useful than either of the other partners thus far.
Puzilla is a great alternative perspective of a tree. I can't speak for why or how a third party company decides to make features available for free versus paid for.
But I can say those features are available for free in the FamilyTree today, on the Person details page and also in the Descendancy view of the tree.
joe martel - FamilySearch
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Give a Little Back
Alona Tester
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted".- Aesop
Think of how much we take for granted these days as a researcher. We log on, and we can search newspapers, we can search indexes, we can see original documents, even old photos of people and areas. Then there's headstone photos and transcriptions ... I could go on, but you get the idea. I'm sure you can all relate to losing entire days just sitting, getting lost looking at data and records online. It's phenomenal what you can find these days. Just remember every entry, every photo, every document takes the work of someone to put it there. And while there are literally BILLIONS of records already available to search, there are many, many more just waiting to be indexed or transcribed. And that's where you can help. Call it crowdsourcing, volunteering or just helping out - it all means the same thing. And there are many places around the world that are calling out for volunteers for indexing, transcribing and photographing. And as the quote says "no matter how small, it is never wasted". Or as I say, "every little bit helps"
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another." - Charles Dickens.
So I ask you, can you spare an hour or two a month? Or maybe a week? If so, why not give back to genealogy community by being a volunteer indexer. Visit FamilySearch.org/indexing.
The 4 Family Stories You Must Save for Your Children
Karen Hanna
Stories are what bring family history to life. That's why FamilySearch added a way to preserve stories and audio recordings. To inspire you to save your family stories in FamilySearch, we've gathered together a collection from bloggers we love. Enjoy their beautiful tales, and think about how you can preserve similar stories from your own family. The Love Story, The Holiday Tradition, The Family Adventure Story, and The Story Behind Treasured Possessions help you remember your ancestors and bring your family history to life. Learn more by visiting this link.
FamilySearch Releases 570 Million New Hints Between Family Tree and Records
Robert Kehrer
Users of Family Tree will see these new hints displayed in the Record Hints box in the top right section of the person's details page, or with the Record Hints badge on the descendancy view. Clicking on a hint presents the user with information about a person or people in the record in relation to an individual in the Family Tree and displays the known information about each, enabling the user to quickly determine if the two sets of people are the same. If so, they can link the records to Family Tree ancestors as documentation. We invite everyone to visit to FamilySearch and see records you may have never seen about your ancestors, find a new ancestor in records to add to your tree, and if you are experienced with genealogy, reach out and share your excitement and skills with family and friends who have yet to discover the joy of getting to know their past.
MyHeritage Searches for FamilySearch Family Tree Profiles
MyHeritage announced today, in a blog post titled "MyHeritage Adds 900 Million Global Historical Records" that they have added historical person profiles from the FamilySearch Family Tree to their SuperSearch results. "The new content has been made available thanks to MyHeritage's partnership with FamilySearch and consists primarily of family tree profiles that have been submitted by more than 22 million FamilySearch users. Integration ensures that this data is refreshed on MyHeritage on a daily basis as it is updated on FamilySearch." Read about using this feature by clicking here.
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Consultant Webinar Series
Need some help getting your members engaged? A series of webinars for family history consultants explores new tools and techniques for helping members with family history and temple work. Watch past recordings or register for future events. Descendancy Research: Finding the Past in the Present, Igniting Interest Through Stories,
Engaging Members with Free Partner Access are a few of the tools available for your use. See these and more at: https://www.lds.org/callings/temple-and-family-history/family-history-consultants/webinars?lang=eng
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| Suggestion for Weekly Bulletin Thought | 
"Don't be gloomy. Do not dwell on unkind things. Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. Even if you are not happy, put a smile on your face. 'Accentuate the positive.' Look a little deeper for the good. Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life."
Gordon B. Hinckley
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Remember...
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Love Among the Juniper
By Shilia Halea
The birds will come back, I thought. They have to.
But outside, on the window sill of my guest room, there were none to be seen. Not one. They'd stopped coming when Dad died, December 26. In the days since, there was still no sign of them. It was as if the birds too were in a state of mourning and the whole world was a darker, gloomier place because of Dad's death.
I sat down on the bed where Dad had spent his last days surrounded by family. I looked out the window at the thick bough of greenery I'd tacked outside the window sill just after Thanksgiving.
Weak from chronic lung disease, Dad couldn't get out of bed. A few juniper branches were a poor substitute for the outdoors he loved, but it was the best I could manage. "It's beautiful," Dad said when he saw it. But I wished it was more.
A few hours later, I was in the living room when I thought I heard him laughing. Dad, who struggled just to get a breath? No way. I ran into the bedroom. "I've never seen such antics," Dad said, pointing to the window.
A variety of birds-finches and cardinals, tufted titmice and blue jays-frolicked about the greenery. I quickly spotted what had attracted them there. Interspersed through the branches were dozens of silvery blue berries. A real holiday feast!
"I've never see antic's" Dad said pointing to the window. A variety of birds-finches and cardinals, tufted titmice and blue jays-frolicked about the greenery. I quickly spotted what had attracted them there. Interspersed through the branches were dozens of silvery blue berries. A real holiday feast.
All through December, every day, the birds came to the window. When they had eaten all of the berries, I cut more from the junipers on our property and restocked the buffet. Often I sat on the edge of Dad's bed and we watched the little angels together, listened to them sing. God's own choir, Dad called them.
"They'll be back," he always said when they flew off. But now he was wrong. The birds were gone and Dad was too, never to return. My heart filled with sadness. I got up from the guest room bed and took a step toward the doorway. Thump.
Startled, I looked behind me. There att he windowsill a small, gray bird pecked at the berries. Two others joined up. They'd come back. Just as Dad knew they would.
Perhaps they'd been busy escorting him to heaven where God's choir of angels would sing for Dad while his feathered friends sang for men.
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Upcoming Classes
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Logan FamilySearch Library Class Schedule
Winter Term
Register online at loganfsl.org or call (435) 755-5594
| Date | Title | Teacher | # wks | Time |
| | Wed, Feb 4 | Introduction to Online Swedish Records | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Thu, Feb 5 | Computer Basics | Stacie Gomm | 1 wk | 5 pm |
| | Thu, Feb 5 | Family History Research | Bob Curry | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Fri, Feb 6 | Family History Consultant Workshop | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 1-4 pm |
| | Mon, Feb 9 | Indexing II - Beyond the Basics | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Mon, Feb 9 | "My Family-Stories that Bring Us Together" Booklet | Billy / Sherrie Jones | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Mon, Feb 9 | Search and Source in Family tree - Beginner | John Burton | 1 wk | 3 pm |
| | Tue, Feb 10 | BSA Genealogy Workshop | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Tue, Feb 17 | Young Women Family History Workshop | Linda Clark | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Wed, Feb 18 | Using Facebook in Family History Research | John Burton | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Wed, Feb 18 | Photos in Family Tree Memories | Billy / Sherrie Jones | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| Wed, Feb
18 | Learn How to Merge Records in Family Tree | Wade Nicholas | 1
wk | 6
pm |
| | Thu, Feb 19 | Personal History Preparation | Martin Peterson | 1 wk | 5 pm |
| | Thu, Feb 19 | Family Tree (taught in Spanish) | Joe / Martha Thurston | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Fri, Feb 20 | FamilySearch | Lynn Miller | 6 wks | 10 am |
| | Fri, Feb 20 | Family History Consultant Workshop | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 1-4 pm |
| | Sat, Feb 21 | BSA Genealogy Workshop | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Sat, Feb 21 | Why You Need a Program in Addition to Family Tree | Gale Bartholomew | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Mon, Feb 23 | Indexing Obituaries | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Mon, Feb 23 | Introduction to Online Danish Records | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| Mon, Feb 23
| Legacy | Yvonne Curry | 4 wks | 3 pm |
| Wed. Feb
25 | RootsMagic 7-Quick Overview
(Not a beginner class) | Dave Winkler | 2
wks | 10
am |
| | Thu, Feb 26 | Mobile Apps-FS Tree, FS Memories | Stacie Gomm | 1 wk | 5 pm |
| | Thu, Feb 26 | Family History Consultant Workshop | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 6-9 pm |
| | Mon, Mar 2 | Find My Past | Bob Curry | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Tue, Mar 3 | Introduction to Online Swedish Records | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Tue, Mar 3 | Family Tree (taught in Spanish) | Joe / Martha Thurston | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Wed, Mar 4 | Fun Ways to Find, Write and Use Stories of Your Family | Mary Anderson | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Wed, Mar 4 | Family Tree Sources | Wade Nichiolas | 1 wk | 5 pm |
| | Wed, Mar 4 | Ancestry.com | Dedee Dalebout | 2 wks | 7 pm |
| | Thu, Mar 5 | FamilySearch | Bob Curry | 2 wks | 7 pm |
| | Fri, Mar 6 | Family History Consultant Workshop | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 1-4 pm |
| | Sat, Mar 7 | Descendancy Research | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Mon, Mar 9 | Indexing I - Beginning Indexing | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Tue, Mar 10 | How to Write Your Personal History | John Clark | 1 wk | 5 pm |
| | Tue, Mar 10 | BSA Genealogy Workshop | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Thu, Mar 12 | "My Family-Stories that Bring Us Together" Booklet | Billy/Sherrie Jones | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Sat, Mar 14 | Learn How to Merge Records in Family Tree | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Mon, Mar 16 | Indexing II - Beyond the Basics | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Tue, Mar 17 | Young Women Family History Workshop | Linda Clark | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Wed, Mar 18 | Photo Enhancement | Burnis Skinner | 2 wks | 10 am |
| | Thu, Mar 19 | Computer Basics | Stacie Gomm | 1 wk | 5 pm |
| | Thu, Mar 19 | Family Tree (taught in Spanish) | Joe / Martha Thurston | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Fri, Mar 20 | Family History Consultant Workshop | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 1-4 pm |
| | Sat, Mar 21 | BSA Genealogy Workshop | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Sat, Mar 21 | Why You Need a Program in Addition to Family Tree | Gale Bartholomew | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Mon, Mar 23 | Family History Research | Bob Curry | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Mon, Mar 23 | Are You Climbing the Wrong Tree? | John Burton | 2 wk | 1 pm |
| | Mon, Mar 23 | Indexing Arbitration | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 3 pm |
| | Tue, Mar 24 | Introduction to Online Danish Records | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 1 pm |
| | Wed, Mar 25 | Descendancy Research | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 5 pm |
| | Wed, Mar 25 | Learn How to Merge Records in Family Tree | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 7 pm |
| | Thu, Mar 26 | Family History Research Methods | Martin Peterson | 1 wk | 5 pm |
| | Thu, Mar 26 | Family History Consultant Workshop | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 6-9 pm |
| | Mon, Mar 30 | Indexing Obituaries | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 10 am |
| | Mon, Mar 30 | My Heritage | Yvonne Curry | 1 wk | 3 pm |
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Billy K. Jones
Director of Training
Logan Utah FamilySearch Library
Phone: (435) 755-5594 |
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