-----Weekly Newsletter-----                                           16 September, 2015 - Vol 16, Issue 37
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Announcements
Youth and Family History
Questions/Answers
Favorite Websites
Family History Consultants
Bulletin Thought
Remember...
Upcoming Classes
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Announcements
Quarterly Training for family History Consultants will be held in the Tabernacle on Wednesday, September 30.  Newly called Family History Consultants and Priesthood Leaders will meet downstairs at 6:30 - 7:15 pm.  The General Session will be in the Tabernacle Chapel beginning at 7:30 pm.  Your support is appreciated.

On Wednesday, Septemnber 23, beginning at 7:00 pm as special class will be offered for Family Tree in the Spanish language.  Sister Martha Thurston will instruct.  Please let those who may be intrested know they are welcome to attend.




 Whats New in Family Search?
Help Desk
Add option to upload a file from your computer as a source. 
Please consider adding an option to upload an image file as a source. There is no direct link to my source that I can add. The source doesn't exist on family search now. 
Secondly, is a link to a source a good idea in the long run? I'm a web developer and I know links can change. What if ancestry.com or any other site decided to change how they arranged their site contents and all of a sudden no sources from there were valid?

You're right. The only links that are guaranteed to persist are the Family Search system sources, the ones with the tree by. Any source with a link to another web site could vanish any day. As far as adding an image file as a document, you can do that now. 
Here is an nice explanation of how to do it: 
http://www.ancestryinsider.org/2013/12/attach-photo-or-document-to.html

Favorite Websites
 The Disciplined Researcher's 20-Question Guide
What is your success rate as a researcher? Does every effort advance your goals or bring you closer to resolving a specific research problem? Do you invest hours that generate no relevant information at all? Do record sets and databases never seem to yield the needed answers to your key questions about events and identities, associations, and relations? Or have you amassed great quantities of data that remind you of the Shakespearean line about "much sound and fury, signifying nothing"?
Success as a researcher begins when we recognize that success requires discipline. So, here's a quick set of 20 questions with the power to change your life-and your odds-as a researcher.Click here or

4 Things To Do When Using a Genealogy Database
The launch of a big new database is genealogy's equivalent to chumming shark-infested waters. Everybody and their brother (and cousins) rush in to search. Some people come out with tasty morsels; others come out empty-handed and frustrated. Whether you're looking at the latest database on Ancestry or FamilySearch or exploring a new-to-you collection, here are 4 things you should do when using a genealogy database.  Learn more here.


More on land mapping at the Bureau of Land Management
Here is a great feature that the BLM offers.  
The BLM will plot the piece of land onto a present day map. Learn how to use this feature-click this link.

Spend some time and think of all the changes that have happened in your lifetime, think about some Major event that took place that impacted you in some way. Now write about it. Let's all leave our own accounts of History for our future generations.  Read more here.

Family History Research Help
U.S. Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-2000
We all know that church records are a valuable source of information about our ancestors.  They are likely the only records in existence for births, baptisms, marriages and deaths, in the 17th, 18th and part of the 19th century.  I have quite a few of those records, from both the U.S. and over in Scotland.
 However, I've recently discovered a new branch of the family, the Cooper's, who were members of the Dutch Reformed Church in New York.  Apparently, for several generations.  With that came the discovery of a database on Ancestry.com for the U.S. Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1639-2000.  Learn more here.

Genealogists often face conflicting requirements. We want to publish our own family information online in hopes that others will see it and recognize connections to their own family. Those other genealogists then can contact us, and we can collaborate to expand the known family trees of each of us. The problem is that today's news is full of alarming articles about identity theft, fraud, and similar illegal acts. While some of the news articles describe real threats, others are published as "scare tactics" that magnify smaller issues to sound as if there are imminent dangers for all of us. Alarmist articles often strike unnecessary fear into the hearts of those who do not understand the difference between major and minor threats.  Read all about it here.
http://blog.myheritage.com/2015/09/privacy-issues-for-family-historians/
Suggestion for Weekly Bulletin Thought
    "You are unique, and there may be many incidents in your experience that are        more noble and praiseworthy in their way than those recorded in any other life.      There may be a flash of illumination here and a story of faithfulness there; you        should truthfully record your real self and not what other people may see in you."
   President Spencer W. Kimball
Remember...
The Whisper
Recently, I heard a touching story which illustrates the power that words have to change a life -- a power that lies right in the hands of those reading this article. Mary had grown up knowing that she was different from the other kids, and she hated it. She was born with a cleft palate and had to bear the jokes and stares of cruel children who teased her non-stop about her misshaped lip, crooked nose, and garbled speech. With all the teasing, Mary grew up hating the fact that she was "different". She was convinced that no one, outside her family, could ever love her ... until she entered Mrs. Leonard's class.

Mrs. Leonard had a warm smile, a round face, and shiny brown hair. While everyone in her class liked her, Mary came to love Mrs. Leonard. In the 1950's, it was common for teachers to give their children an annual hearing test. However, in Mary's case, in addition to her cleft palate, she was barely able to hear out of one ear. Determined not to let the other children have another "difference" to point out, she would cheat on the test each year. The "whisper test" was given by having a child walk to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, and then repeat something which the teacher whispered. Mary turned her bad ear towards her teacher and pretended to cover her good ear. She knew that teachers would often say things like, "The sky is blue," or "What color are your shoes?" But not on that day. Surely, God put seven words in Mrs. Leonard's mouth that changed Mary's life forever. When the "Whisper test" came, Mary heard the words: "I wish you were my little girl."

Dads, I wish there was some way that I could communicate to you the incredible blessing which affirming words impart to children. I wish, too, that you could sit in my office, when I counsel, and hear the terrible damage that individuals received from not hearing affirming words--particularly affirming words from a father. While words from a godly teacher can melt a heart, words from a father can powerfully set the course of a life.

If affirming words were something rarely spoken in your home growing up, let me give you some tips on words and phrases that can brighten your own child's eyes and life.These words are easy to say to any child who comes into your life. I'm proud of you, Way to go, Bingo ... you did it, Magnificent, I knew you could do it, What a good helper, You're very special to me, I trust you, What a treasure, Hurray for you, Beautiful work, You're a real trooper, Well done, That's so creative, You make my day, You're a joy, Give me a big hug, You're such a good listener, You figured it out, I love you, You're so responsible, You remembered, You're the best, You sure tried hard, I've got to hand it to you, I couldn't be prouder of you, You light up my day, I'm praying for you, You're wonderful, I'm behind you, You're so kind to your (brother/sister), You're God's special gift, I'm here for you.

John Trent, Ph.D.

Upcoming Classes

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                        You may call the library (435) 755-5594 for assistance

Sincerely,

 

Billy K. Jones
Director of Training
Logan Utah FamilySearch Library

Phone: (435) 755-5594

 


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