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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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The Quarterly Family History Consultants Training meeting will be held Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 pm
for all Family History Consultants, Ward and Stake Priesthood Leaders and Stake Indexing Leaders. Held in the Tabernacle Chapel. New Family History Consultants and Priesthood leaders will meet at 6:30 pm in the FamilySearch library.
RootsTech Family Discovery Day
76 South 100 West, Newton, UT 84327
Smithfield South
Stake Family Discovery Day
451 South 250 East, Smithfield, UT 25 April, 2015 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Family History Palooza 197 North 100 East, Smithfield, UT (behind McDonalds) 18 April, 2015 - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
RootsTech Family Discovery Day Hosted by Mendon Stake
460 South 100 East, Mendon, Utah
18 April, 2015 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
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| Whats New in Family Search? | 
Free Historic Book Collection Online Hits 200,000th Milestone
Imagine a free virtual online library of rare historic books from all over the world to help you discover rich, unknown details about the lives of your ancestors. What if the historic book collections held by significant public libraries and venerable societies were the sources of these contributed books? You'd have a dynamic, priceless online repository of some of the greatest hidden historic treasures predominantly unknown to man. International, and a growing host of partnering libraries and organizations and volunteers, have announced today that they've reached the milestone of publishing 200,000 historic volumes online for free atbooks.FamilySearch.org. The growing online collection, which began in 2007, is invaluable to genealogists and family historians in finding their ancestors. Click here for more information.
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| Help Desk | 
Question: Child not listed in proper birth order --- WHY?
I have one individual who has one daughter, not shown in proper birth order All of the children have good birth years given. Why is Lena displayed out of order?
Answer: Make sure the Birth or Christening date of the daughter has a standardized value. Any events written by Ancestry to FamilyTree (FT) do not have standardized values so you have to go fix them in Family Tree afterwards.
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| Favorite Websites | 
Online Trees Are Clues--Clues--Not Gospel
When I'm stuck on a person or family and am seeming to make no headway, I will look and see if their name appears in any of the online trees on the various sites. Submitted trees are only as accurate as the compiler, the information they used, and their research methodology. Some compilers are careful about their research and others are not. Click here to find suggestions when using online trees.
Short Lesson on Research Reports
Why create a research report? Isn't that overkill? Imagine you work a difficult problem for several months, then set it aside and work on something else. You come back to it in a couple of years later when more records are online or you can visit the Family History Library in Salt Lake, or you receive answers back from inquiries sent to record custodians. Get some insight into how a very experienced genealogist works. Click here to read more.
What makes a good source... beginner version
Much can be written about what is a good source and what isn't. The short version is... a original document, recorded as close to the time of an event and reported by the individuals who know the details of said event first hand. Read more about "How to Prove It" - click here.
Revealing Roots and Branches
Amy Archibald has a new blog you may be interested in viewing. The generations on either side of me link me to my past and my future. My view of family history involves revealing the roots and the branches. Click here to reach her site.
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| Family History Consultants |  5 GREAT TIPS FOR YOUTH FAMILY HISTORY CONSULTANTS
1. Register your calling on LDS.org. Sign in to lds.org. Click on Resources, Under Callings click on "All Callings" on left sidebar click on "Family History Callings" scroll down to "Register Here" https://familysearch.org/consultant/profile
2. Get in the habit of checking out "What's New" at the top of FamilySearch; and don't forget to follow the FamilySearch "Blog" for recent news as well.
3. After Registering, go back to "Training for My Calling" (right above the "Register Here") link. Click on this link and you will be able to navigate to a collection of online resources to help you fulfill your calling.
4. Become familiar with Leland Moon's "SHORT" training videos. Go to FamilySearch, click on "Get Help", Click on Learning Center Video Courses, under Most Popular Courses click on first link, "Family Tree Training Lessons and Videos." Scout out the FamilySearch Family Tree Curriculum http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilyTreeCurriculum /index.html
5. Working with your counterpart Family History Consultant, set up a training night for your group. Prior to beginning your research, start with a prayer in your heart. Seek out the assistance of the spirit of Elijah and invite your ancestors to assist you. They share your joy and experience your challenges; and, they want you to succeed!
Mesa FamilySearch Library
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| Suggestion for Weekly Bulletin Thought | 
"No work is more of a protection to this Church than temple work and the family history research that supports it. No work is more spiritually refining. No work we do gives us more power. No work requires a higher standard of righteousness. Our labors in the temple cover us with a shield and a protection, both individually and as a people."
Boyd K. Packer
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Remember...
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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED?
About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, read his name in the obituary column. The news papers had reported the death of the wrong person by mistake. His first response was shock. Am I here or there? When he regained his composure, his second thought was to find out what people had said about him. The obituary read, "Dynamite King Dies." And also "He was the merchant of death." This man was the inventor of dynamite and when he read the words "merchant of death," he asked himself a question, "Is this how I am going to be remembered?" He got in touch with his feelings and decided that this was not the way he wanted to be remembered. From that day on, he started working toward peace. His name was Alfred Nobel and he is remembered today by the great Nobel Prize.
Just as Alfred Nobel got in touch with his feelings and redefined his values, we should step back and do the same.
What is your legacy?
How would you like to be remembered?
Will you be spoken well of?
Will you be remembered with love and respect?
Will you be missed?
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Upcoming Classes
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Logan FamilySearch Library Class Schedule
Register online at loganfsl.org or call (435) 755-5594
| Thu, Apr 16 | Family History Research | Robert Curry | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Fri, Apr 17 | Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed) | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 1-4 pm | | Mon, Apr 20 | Legacy | Yvonne Curry | 4 wks | 10 am | | Mon, Apr 20 | Indexing Obituaries | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Mon, Apr 20 | Cloud Storage--How It Can Help | Dave Winkler | 1 wk | 3 pm | | Tue, Apr 21 | How to Write Your Personal History | John Clark | 1 wk | 5 pm | | Tue, Apr 21 | Young Women Family History Workshop | Linda Clark | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Wed, Apr 22 | Photo Enhancement | Burnis Skinner | 2 wks | 10 am | | Wed, Apr 22 | Introduction to Danish Online Records | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 1:00 PM | | Wed, Apr 22 | You Can Find Cousins Using Puzzilla | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 5 pm | | Thu, Apr 23 | Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed) | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 6-9 pm | | Fri, Apr 24 | Intermediate FamilySearch | Lynn Miller | 6 wks | 10:00 AM | | Sat, Apr 25 | Probate and Family History | Gail Bartholomew | 2 wks | 1 pm | | Mon, Apr 27 | Indexing Arbitration | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Mon, Apr 27 | Find My Past | Robert Curry | 1 wk | 3 pm | | Wed, Apr 29 | Family Tree (Taught in Spanish) | Joe/Martha Thurston | 1 wk | 7:00 PM | | Thu, Apr 30 | Family Tree | Robert Curry | 5 wks | 5 pm | | Fri, May 1 | Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed) | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 1-4 pm | | Mon, May 4 | Roots Magic Users Group (No Registration Needed) | Yvonne Curry | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Mon, May 4 | Indexing I--Beginning Indexing | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 3 pm | | Tue, May 5 | Ancestral Quest Users Group (No Registration Needed) | Robert Gerber | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Tue, May 5 | Learn How to Merge Records in Family Tree | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Wed, May 6 | Intermediate FamilySearch Family Tree | Lynn Miller | 6 wks | 5 pm | | Wed, May 6 | Ancestry.com | Dedee Dalebout | 2 wks | 7:00 PM | | Thu, May 7 | Legacy Users Group (No Registration Needed) | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Thu, May 7 | Computer Basics | Stacie Gomm | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Sat, May 9 | You Can Find Cousins Using Puzzilla | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 10 am | | Mon, May 11 | Indexing II--Beyond the Basics | Von Taylor | 1wk | 3 pm | | Wed, May 13 | Introduction to Swedish Websites | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Fri, May 15 | Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed) | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 1-4 pm | | Sat, May 16 | Using Facebook in Family History Research | John Burton | 1 wk | 10:00 AM | | Sat, May 16 | How to Merge Records in Family Tree | Gail Bartholomew | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Mon, May 18 | Indexing Obituaries | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 10 am | | Mon, May 18 | Family History Research | Robert Curry | 1 wk | 3 pm | | Tue, May 19 | Young Women Family History Workshop | Linda Clark | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Wed, May 20 | A Closer Look At Swedish Records | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Wed, May 20 | Family Tree (Taught in Spanish) | Joe/Martha Thurston | 1 wk | 7:00 PM | | Thu, May 21 | Mobile Apps--FS Tree, FS Memories | Stacie Gomm | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Wed, May 27 | Photo Enhancement | Burnis Skinner | 2 wks | 10 am | | Wed, May 27 | Danish Research (May 27, June 3, 10, 24) | Ida Niederhauser | 4 wks | 1:00 PM | | Wed, May 27 | Ancestral Quest | Arlene Miller | 3 wks | 7 pm | | Thu, May 28 | Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed) | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 6-9 pm | | Sat, May 30 | Probate and Family History | Gail Bartholomew | 2 wks | 10 am | | Mon, Jun 1 | Roots Magic Users Group (No Registration Needed) | Yvonne Curry | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Mon, Jun 1 | FamilySearch | Robert Curry | 2 wks | 3 pm | | Tue, Jun 2 | Ancestral Quest Users Group (No Registration Needed) | Robert Gerber | 1 wk | 1 pm | | | | | | | Thu, Jun 4 | Legacy Users Group (No Registration Needed) | Irene Burton | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Thu, Jun 4 | Research Methods | Martin Peterson | 1 wk | 5 pm | | Fri, Jun 5 | Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed) | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 1-4 pm | | Sat, Jun 6 | FamilySearch: Introduction and Overview--Beginner | John Burton | 1 wk | 1:00 PM | | Mon, Jun 8 | My Heritage | Yvonne Curry | 1 wk | 10 am | | Mon, Jun 8 | Indexing I--Beginning Indexing | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Tue, Jun 9 | How to Separate Records in FT with the Same PID | Robert Gerber | 2 wks | 10 am | | Tue, Jun 9 | How to Write Your Personal History | John Clark | 1 wk | 5 pm | | Thu, Jun 11 | Computer Basics | Stacie Gomm | 1 wk | 5 pm | | Thu, Jun 11 | Find My Past | Robert Curry | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Sat, Jun 13 | Family Tree Sources | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Mon, Jun 15 | Indexing II--Beyond the Basics | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Tue, Jun 16 | Roots Magic | Dave Winkler | 3 wks | 5 pm | | Tue, Jun 16 | Young Women Family History Workshop | Linda Clark | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Mon, Jun 22 | Indexing Obituaries | Von Taylor | 1 wk | 1 pm | | Tue, Jun 23 | Learn How to Merge Records in Family Tree | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 7 pm | | Wed, Jun 24 | Making a Family History Page in Facebook | Dave Winkler | 1 wk | 10 am | | Wed, Jun 24 | You Can Find Cousins Using Puzzilla | Dedee Dalebout | 1 wk | 5 pm | | Thu, Jun 25 | Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed) | Wade Nicholas | 1 wk | 6-9 pm | | Sat, Jun 27 | How to Merge Records in Family Tree | Gail Bartholomew | 1 wk | 10 am |
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Billy K. Jones
Director of Training
Logan Utah FamilySearch Library
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