-----Weekly Newsletter-----                                           22 April, 2015 - Vol 16, Issue 16
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Announcements
Youth and Family History
Questions/Answers
Favorite Websites
Family History Consultants
Bulletin Thought
Remember...
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Announcements
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.

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)
25 April, 2015 - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Family History Consultant Workshop
Thu, April 23, 6pm - 9pm     Instructor: Wade Nicholas
Logan family Search Library

Ask our staff about our Oral History program and the Outreach Oral History Project.


 




 Whats New in Family Search?

New Interface for FamilySearch Family Tree

FamilySearch has started testing a new home page.  The new page is called the "Logged In Home Page" and has been released to 5% of the English speaking patrons in the United States. A release date has not been established.  One of the testers has written a blog article that you may be interested in viewing.  Click here to see Amy Archibald's initial review.

 

Help Desk

How can I order Family Discover Day and Other Support Materials?

 

Are you hosting a family discovery day and looking into printing customized posters, fliers, and other materials? Are you looking for materials that will help you engage and teach Church members and community members with family history? Problem solved! You can order support materials from two places: BYU Print Services and Store.LDS.org.  Choose this link to learn more.

Favorite Websites

HistoryLines Oficial Launch and Special Offer

HistoryLines, a leading provider of historical solutions for genealogists and educators, today announced the official launch of historylines.com, a new website for users interested in genealogy and family history. The site allows anyone to better understand the lives of their forebears by describing the historical events and cultural influences that surrounded their lives. Users see their relatives in historical context with a personalized timeline and map, and can read a detailed, editable life sketch based on when and where their ancestor lived in history.   HistoryLines.com provides an automatic, editable life sketch for your ancestors based on when and where they lived. What did your ancestors experience? What were their daily lives really like? Don't have the elusive records that tell their personal story? HistoryLines can help!  HistoryLines is available online at    https://historylines.com.

 

Digital Microfilm -- Browse Probate Record Collections on FamilySearch 

Think of this process as "digital microfilm."  You have to manually search for the information you seek.  Rather than obtaining a series of microfilms (an Index, a Record Book, another Record Book, etc.), you do it online on FamilySearch; for FREE, in your pajamas.  Rather than turning a microfilm crank, you can advance image by image or by guessing an image number to zero in on the desired page.  And guessing again.   Click this link to learn how to use this feature in FamilySearch.  


 
5 Steps To Finding and Interpreting Clues in a Family Photograph

 In an ideal world, a genealogist inherits the perfect family photograph-one in which relatives are thoughtfully posed in a well-lighted photography studio. Family members have passed down the photograph in pristine condition with the photographer's imprint and logo clearly marked, and a legible note in pencil on the back indicating the date the photographer created the image  and who is in the picture, along with where and why the photograph was taken. The sum total is a checklist of sorts-four questions everyone must ask when analyzing Jewish family photographs: who, where, when, why. Rounding out the ideal photograph is a full-length view of the family appearing in the latest fashions, replete with hats, jewelry, and clearly visible shoes-the costume clues.  Follow the steps by clicking here.


 Protect an Overlooked Genealogy Treasure
When it comes to recording, preserving and conservation genealogists have impressive skills. Genealogists will scan or photograph original documents for later review. They will enter their data in a genealogy program - and even cite the sources! They will put family letters into protective sleeves and precious photos into acid free boxes. But there's one area that genealogists often overlook.

When was the last time you saved your email? While all email can be considered important, let's just consider the email related to your family history. This could be correspondence with a distant cousin or sending a request to an archive for a document. It could be a group collaboration on a sticky genealogical puzzle. Or it could be correspondence with a genealogical professional located in your ancestor's home town.  Read more here.

 

Determine the Relationship Between Two Family Members 

Your familiar with the titles father, mother, brother, sister, grand father and grand mother but, do you know what "third cousin twice removed" means?

When doing family history, it can be helpful to know the proper terms to describe relationships. Here are some definitions that can help you sort out all the people in your extended family tree.  To look at this site click this link.

 

Hillary Clinton Family Tree a Wake-Up Call for Genealogy 

When Irish America requested that I research and write a piece on Hillary Rodham Clinton's heritage (pages 50-52), I was concerned. Why? Because delving into the ancestral past of celebrities has become something of a sub-hobby in the world of genealogy, so I knew that countless others would have climbed the branches of her family tree. What would I possibly be able to add that wasn't already known?

Fortunately for me, but regrettably for genealogy in general, there was plenty of fresh terrain because I soon realized that everyone had a quarter of her family tree wrong. And when I say "everyone," I mean dozens of people on at least eight family history websites.  Read the complete analysis at this link.

 

Finding A Family Hero - An Obscure Canadian Database You Might Not Have Used But Should 

 Canada, like many countries, presents honours and awards to its citizens as a way of paying tribute to acts of bravery and achievements that benefit the country and humanity.  Most importantly for genealogists, the Governor General's website offers a searchable databaseand you might just be surprised to find a relative or ancestor who received a national honour or award.  Read more-click here.

 

Family History Consultants
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.
Member Triage-
Adapting to Individual Needs

Getting the most out of your LDS-Ancestry Membership on Ancestry.com
                       Engaging Youth in Family History Using BillionGraves
                            New Tools for Finding Our Cousins
                            Igniting Interest Through Stories
                            Descendancy Research:  Finding the Past in the Present
                            Go to this website:
                            https://www.lds.org/callings/temple-and-family-history/family-history-consultants/webinars?lang=eng

Suggestion for Weekly Bulletin Thought

"Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine." 
 Gordon B. Hinckley 

 

Remember...

Where A Forest Has Grown
I was giving myself a bad time of it the other day. It was one of those moments when you question your life. I kept wondering if I had done enough to learn, to grow, to help others, and to make this world a better place. I was being a tough judge on myself too. It was then, however, that God in His infinite wisdom gave me peace by awakening in my mind an old story that I had read many years before.The story begins when a young man taking a lone hiking trip loses his way and finds himself stranded without water in a desolate treeless valley. He is saved, though, when a widowed shepherd finds him and leads him to a spring. The man learns that the shepherd after losing his wife had decided to restore the ruined landscape by single-handedly planting a forest, tree by tree, with only a curling pole and acorns that he had collected from many miles away.

Many years later the man returns and finds a growing forest in the valley and the shepherd, now a bee keeper still at work cultivating and nurturing the woodland. The man continues to visit the valley each year and watches as over four decades the tree planter turns the valley into a Garden of Eden. In the end the man helps his friend to get the government to protect the forest and many people move there. He also visits him one last time as the now very old tree planter peacefully passes away.

Thinking of that story made me realize that each of us is a tree planter too. We plant trees of goodness with every loving thought we think, every kind word we share, and every caring act we do. We plant these trees each and everyday of our lives. We should waste no time judging ourselves then while there are more trees to plant. And at the end of our lives when we face our Heavenly Father, we can smile and see where a forest has grown.

By Joseph J. Mazzella 

Upcoming Classes

Logan FamilySearch Library Class Schedule

Register online at loganfsl.org or call (435) 755-5594 

 

Wed, Apr 22Photo EnhancementBurnis Skinner2 wks10 am
Wed, Apr 22Introduction to Danish Online RecordsIrene Burton1 wk1:00 PM
Wed, Apr 22You Can Find Cousins Using PuzzillaDedee Dalebout1 wk5 pm
Thu, Apr 23Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed)Wade Nicholas1 wk6-9 pm
Fri, Apr 24Intermediate FamilySearchLynn Miller6 wks10:00 AM
Sat, Apr 25Probate and Family HistoryGail Bartholomew2 wks1 pm
Mon, Apr 27Indexing ArbitrationVon Taylor1 wk1 pm
Mon, Apr 27Find My PastRobert Curry1 wk3 pm
Wed, Apr 29Family Tree (Taught in Spanish)Joe/Martha Thurston1 wk7:00 PM
Thu, Apr 30Family TreeRobert Curry5 wks5 pm
Fri, May 1Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed)Wade Nicholas1 wk1-4 pm
Mon, May 4Roots Magic Users Group (No Registration Needed)Yvonne Curry1 wk1 pm
Mon, May 4Indexing I--Beginning IndexingVon Taylor1 wk3 pm
Tue, May 5Ancestral Quest Users Group (No Registration Needed)Robert Gerber1 wk1 pm
Tue, May 5Learn How to Merge Records in Family TreeWade Nicholas1 wk7 pm
Wed, May 6Intermediate FamilySearch Family TreeLynn Miller6 wks5 pm
Wed, May 6Ancestry.comDedee Dalebout2 wks7:00 PM
Thu, May 7Legacy Users Group (No Registration Needed)Irene Burton1 wk1 pm
Thu, May 7Computer BasicsStacie Gomm1 wk7 pm
Sat, May 9You Can Find Cousins Using PuzzillaDedee Dalebout1 wk10 am
Mon, May 11Indexing II--Beyond the BasicsVon Taylor1wk3 pm
Wed, May 13Introduction to Swedish WebsitesIrene Burton1 wk1 pm
Fri, May 15Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed)Dedee Dalebout1 wk1-4 pm
Sat, May 16Using Facebook in Family History ResearchJohn Burton1 wk10:00 AM
Sat, May 16How to Merge Records in Family TreeGail Bartholomew1 wk1 pm
Mon, May 18Indexing ObituariesVon Taylor1 wk10 am
Mon, May 18Family History ResearchRobert Curry1 wk3 pm
Tue, May 19Young Women Family History WorkshopLinda Clark1 wk7 pm
Wed, May 20A Closer Look At Swedish RecordsIrene Burton1 wk1 pm
Wed, May 20Family Tree (Taught in Spanish)Joe/Martha Thurston1 wk7:00 PM
Thu, May 21Mobile Apps--FS Tree, FS MemoriesStacie Gomm1 wk7 pm
Wed, May 27Photo EnhancementBurnis Skinner2 wks10 am
Wed, May 27Danish Research (May 27, June 3, 10, 24)Ida Niederhauser4 wks1:00 PM
Wed, May 27Ancestral QuestArlene Miller3 wks7 pm
Thu, May 28Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed)Wade Nicholas1 wk6-9 pm
Sat, May 30Probate and Family HistoryGail Bartholomew2 wks10 am
Mon, Jun 1Roots Magic Users Group (No Registration Needed)Yvonne Curry1 wk1 pm
Mon, Jun 1FamilySearchRobert Curry2 wks3 pm
Tue, Jun 2Ancestral Quest Users Group (No Registration Needed)Robert Gerber1 wk1 pm
Thu, Jun 4Legacy Users Group (No Registration Needed)Irene Burton1 wk1 pm
Thu, Jun 4Research MethodsMartin Peterson1 wk5 pm
Fri, Jun 5Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed)Wade Nicholas1 wk1-4 pm
Sat, Jun 6FamilySearch: Introduction and Overview--BeginnerJohn Burton1 wk1:00 PM
Mon, Jun 8My HeritageYvonne Curry1 wk10 am
Mon, Jun 8Indexing I--Beginning IndexingVon Taylor1 wk1 pm
Tue, Jun 9How to Separate Records in FT with the Same PIDRobert Gerber2 wks10 am
Tue, Jun 9How to Write Your Personal HistoryJohn Clark1 wk5 pm
Thu, Jun 11Computer BasicsStacie Gomm1 wk5 pm
Thu, Jun 11Find My PastRobert Curry1 wk7 pm
Sat, Jun 13Family Tree SourcesWade Nicholas1 wk1 pm
Mon, Jun 15Indexing II--Beyond the BasicsVon Taylor1 wk1 pm
Tue, Jun 16Roots MagicDave Winkler3 wks5 pm
Tue, Jun 16Young Women Family History WorkshopLinda Clark1 wk7 pm
Mon, Jun 22Indexing ObituariesVon Taylor1 wk1 pm
Tue, Jun 23Learn How to Merge Records in Family TreeWade Nicholas1 wk7 pm
Wed, Jun 24Making a Family History Page in FacebookDave Winkler1 wk10 am
Wed, Jun 24You Can Find Cousins Using PuzzillaDedee Dalebout1 wk5 pm
Thu, Jun 25Family History Consultants Workshop (No Reg Needed)Wade Nicholas1 wk6-9 pm
Sat, Jun 27How to Merge Records in Family TreeGail Bartholomew1 wk10 am
 

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Billy K. Jones
Director of Training
Logan Utah FamilySearch Library

Phone: (435) 755-5594

 


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