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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 Logan FamilySearch
Library will be closed Wednesday, November 25 through Saturday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving recess. We will open again at 9:30 am on Monday, November 30.
Hyde Park 9th Ward Family Discovery Day
7 November, 2015 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
65 East Center Street, Hyde Park, Utah
Richmond Stake Family History Discovery Day
7 November, 2015 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
135 West Main Street, Richmond, Utah
You are invited to take advantage of our Video History Studio and record segments of your life story. Call for more information and to make an appointment - (435) 755-5594.
Friday, November 6, from 1:00 until 4:00 pm you may attend our Family History Consultants Workshop. The instructor will be Wade Nicholas. Open enrollment, individualized training.
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| Whats New in Family Search? |  FamilySearch German Databases Updated
The FamilySearch German Databases updated on 18 September 2015. If you haven't searched the three main German databases available at FamilySearch in a while, it's worth taking a look again. And if you're new to research in Germany (and Prussia), these database indexes are a godsend. Click here to see more.
An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
Using DNA testing to enhance your ancestral discovery needs both skills as a genealogist and information about genetics, according to Diahan Southard, a genetic genealogist, during a Thursday afternoon session of Rootstech 2015. Southard outlined what you need to understand about DNA testing when seeking your family history. To see the outline, click here.
New FamilySearch Collections Update: October 19, 2015
http://blog.eogn.com/2015/10/19/new-familysearch-collections-update-october-19-2015/
Deleting Person Entries in Family Tree
Contributors to FamilySearch Family Tree, particularly those that are new to it, often hesitate to make changes for fear of "messing things up." A common change that can cause real angst is deleting an individual. A recent change to Family Tree should help ease this worry, and safeguard against the accidental or incorrect deletion of persons added by others. FamilySearch has made deletion open only to the user that added a particular person to the tree and if that person has no other contributors. Learn more, click here.
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A. See
if you can puzzle out meanings using the
genealogy word lists on FamilySearch. (Click a letter of the alphabet to find resources for that country, then scroll down until you find the right word list.) You'll get some background on the language and alphabet, and the words for common genealogy terms such as birth ,death and names of months. This may be enough to help you read, say, a microfilmed register of baptisms.
An online translator such as Google's is handy for words or phrases. But online translators aren't ideal for passages from historical records-languages change quickly, and online translation tools are designed for modern alphabets and usage (and even then, you'll often get pretty rough translations).
If you're dealing with a complex document or script (Fraktur, a German script, is notoriously difficult to translate), you may need to find a translator.
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Why Should I Put My Family Tree in More Than One Place?
As a variety of family history websites develop limited and extensive partnerships with each other, people may ask why they should bother to put their family tree in more than one place. It's a good question. After all, using multiple tools means that you have to learn how to use each new tool and how to make them all work together. There's also the time that will be required to keep information updated in all those places. To some, it seems more complicated and time-consuming than helpful. If you're willing to spend a little more effort for more benefits and services, then let me give you a few reasons to keep your tree in more than one place: Click here. . .
On letter-writing, or how will the future remember you?
For family historians, letters are invaluable. They are the "Sunday best" of information sources; the snapshots and snippets of past lives that reveal character as well as information. If public records provide a skeleton of our ancestors and clothe them in the uniform of their time, personal letters (and diaries) show us something of the colour and texture of a life. They are the ribbons and shawls that hint at personality and individuality. Learn more, click here.
Twitter for Genealogists
To many in the genealogical community, this leading social media platform is confusing, overwhelming, and just plain frustrating. What can we possibly share about our ancestors in 140 characters or less?
But don't let your imagination be stifled by character count. Read how it can be very useful - click here.
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| Family History Research Help | 
What Do I Do Next? 5 Tips for Using FamilySearch Partners
How can you best take advantage of these high powered programs? Do you need some help getting started? Try out these 5 tips! Click here.
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| Suggestion for Weekly Bulletin Thought | 
"There somehow seems to be the feeling that genealogical work is an all-or- nothing responsibility. Genealogical work is another responsibility for every Latter-day Saint, and we may do it successfully along with all the other callings and responsibilities that rest upon us...You can fulfill your obligations to your kindred dead and to the Lord without forsaking your other Church callings. You can do it without abandoning your family responsibilities. You can do this work. You can do it without becoming a so called expert in it."
Elder Boyd K. Packer
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Remember...
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The Horse and the Goat
There was a farmer who had a Horse and a Goat. One day, the Horse became ill and farmer called the Veterinarian, who said: Well, your Horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I will come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we have to put him down. Nearby, the Goat listened closely to their conversation.
Next day, they gave him the medicine and left. The Goat approached the Horse and said: Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they are going to put you to sleep!
On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left. The Goat came back and said: Come on buddy, get up or else you are going to die! Come on, I will help you get up. Let's go! One, two, three!
On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the Veterinarian said: Unfortunately, we are going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other Horses. After they left, the Goat approached the Horse and said: Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three! Good. Now faster, come on, Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! You did it, you are a champion!
The Horse got up with tremendous effort. After some more encouragement from the Goat, he trotted and then galloped. All of a sudden, the farmer came back, saw the Horse running in the field and began shouting: It's a miracle! My Horse is cured. We must have a grand party. Let's kill the Goat!
Moral of the story: This often happens in life. Nobody truly knows which person actually deserves the merit of success, or who's actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen.
Remember: If anyone ever tells you that your work is unprofessional, then remember: Amateurs built the Ark [which saved all the species] and professionals built the Titanic [all died tragically].
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Upcoming Classes
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Free classes are offered almost daily at the Logan FamilySearch Library. This week you may be interested in one or more of the following:
Wednesday, 28 Oct 10:00 am Photo Restoration and Enhancement Burnis Skinner
Wednesday, 28 October 5:00 pm Intermediate FamilySearch Lynn Miller
Wednesday, October 28 7:00 pm Library Services CEC (Staff Only) Barbara DeBoer
Thursday, October 29 5:00 pm Intermediate FamilySearch Martin Peterson
Friday, October 30 10:00 am FamilySearch Family Tree Lynn Miller
Monday, November 2 10:00 am Using DNA testing for Genealogy Von Taylor
Monday, November 2 3:00 pm RootsMagic Yvonne Curry
Tuesday, November 3 10:00 am Ancestral Quest Ordinance Reservation Robert Gerber
Wednesday, November 4 1:00 pm Swedish Online Records Irene Burton
To book a class visit our website
www.loganfsl.org
You may call the library (435) 755-5594 for assistance
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Billy K. Jones
Director of Training
Logan Utah FamilySearch Library
Phone: (435) 755-5594 |
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