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Announcements
Announcements
From the Logan FamilySearch Library-
The Library is currently closed for our Christmas Recess.  It will open on the 4th of January at 9:30 am.  We are looking forward to improved service to our patrons in the new year.  Take time now to plan your visits and get new ideas from our workshops and classes.  The new classes can be reviewed and booked at our "loganfsl.org" website.
"I am enthusiastic about the future.  You can be too.  You are living in the most exciting period of time in history". 
 Richard G. Scott
 Whats New in Family Search?
Share Tales from Your Family Tree in the New Memories Gallery
In family history, it is stories about ancestors that illuminate their lives for us. Tales of bold action and achievement define a family legacy, setting the stage for our lives while inspiring us to feats of our own.
With FamilySearch's new Memories Gallery, collecting stories from your family tree is easier than ever - whether you are compiling tales of ancestors from long ago or chronicling living relatives. Learn how-click here.

How To Incorporate Your Family History Into Your Home Decor
I often hear other researchers talking about how tough it is to get relatives interested in genealogy. Many of us are the lone nutjobs who like dead people family historians in our clan, and it can be hard to rope the relatives into listening to us talk about our finds. One of the ways I've gotten the (brief) attention of my husband's teenage nieces and nephew is by incorporating their family history into our home decor. That way I can secretly work on getting them hooked every time they visit.  Learn how-click here.

How to Attach Records to Your FamilySearch Family Tree
FamilySearch.org has an awesome tool that lets you attach historical records you find onFamilySearch.org to your FamilySearch Family Tree. When you find a record, you'll launch this tool when you select the Attach to Family Tree button.  Learn the complete method-click here.

New Features Make it Easier to Find and View Family Records
FamilySearch collections are growing every day, adding genealogically relevant sources to one of the largest databases in the world. A key FamilySearch goal is to improve the tools that provide access to these records by users searching for the details of their family story. Some enhancements were recently made to the historical image viewer as well as the search interface that should make accessing the growing amount of information that much easier.
Click here to learn more.

 Help Desk
Adding PDF file to Source area of Person Document
Question: I am trying to copy a PDF file into the Source Section of a Person page.  I have been following the instructions from a Knowledge Article.  I get to the step where it says to click "Attach to Source" but there is no "Attach to Source" button displayed.
Answer:  What you need to do is: 
(1) upload the pdf document to Memories/Documents . . . . there you can give the document a Title . . . and tag the individuals in the document . . . followed by attaching the document to each tagged individual (the tagging and and attaching is optional for a document that is purely going to be used as a source - but I like to do it). 
This does not add the document as a "Source" but puts it into the your Memories and the "Memories/Documents" for each tagged individual. 
(2) From the Source section for any of the individuals concerned . . . you would choose to "Create" a new source . . . selecting the option to "Add a Memory" - which will take you to your Memories where you can select the particular document you wish to uses as the source. 

Favorite Websites
All you want for Christmas...
So... if that's you this year, if what you really want for Christmas is a DNA test kit ... which one do you get?  Find out about what to get and what it costs-click here.

U.S. 2020 Census Will Be Done by Internet
Technology is replacing a lot of things: landline phones, television armoires, pocket pagers, election paper ballots, and now paper census forms. The U.S. Census Bureau expects to use the Internet - plus smart phones and perhaps some other technologies yet to be invented - for the next decennial census, in 2020. Welcome to iCensus2020!  Find out the reason-click here.

Is that Memory Real? Understanding Relatives with Dementia and Memory Loss
When a loved one suffers from dementia or Alzheimer's, it can be difficult to gather their memories-or to understand how "real" the memories are.  Many of us have (or will have) loved ones who Alzheimer's or dementia and memory loss. When they start to become memory-impaired, can we still gather and preserve any of their memories?  Click here to learn more.

Family History Research Help
There was at least one man who used the name Santa Claus in U.S. history,

*  In the 1910 census, "Sante Claus" was age 23, single, a farm laborer, living as a hired man in the household of David Fleshman in Liberty township, Saline County, MO (NARA T624, Roll 823, ED 172, Page 4A).

*  In the 1920 census, "Santy Clause" (age 31, single, a boarder) resided with his brother Earl Clause in Blackwater township, Pettis County, MO (NARA T625, Roll 939, ED 125, Page 4B).

I was unable to find Mabel Claus or the two children, William and Raymond, in the 1920 census - perhaps someone else would like to try! My best guess is that they may be in Colorado then, or back in Saline County MO.

*  In the 1930 census, "Santa Claus" (age 42, married, first at age 24, born in MO, a laborer, works in river construction) resided in Marshall township, Saline County, MO with his wife Mabel Claus (age 36, married, first at age 18 in MO), son William Claus (age 15, born MO), son Raymond Claus (age 12, born CO), son Fred Claus (age 9, born MO), son Joseph Claus (age 6, born MO), son James Claus (age 3, born MO) and daughter Dorthy Claus (age 0, born MO) (NARA T626, Roll 1246, ED 20, Page 12A).

Notice that son Raymond Claus was born in Colorado, not Missouri. And also note that Santa was in Missouri in the 1920 census listed as single, but he obviously had a wife and children in 1920 if the 1930 census records are correct.

*  In the 1940 U.S. census, "Santa Claus" (age 52, married, born in Missouri, completed 4th grade, a sewer man) resided in Marshall, Saline county, Missouri with his wife Minnie Mabel Claus (age 46, married, born Missouri, completed 6th grade); son William Owen Claus (age 24, single, born Missouri, completed 7th grade); son Raymond Elbert Claus (age 22, single, born Colorado, completed 8th grade, a yard man); Fred Claus (age 19, single, born Missouri, completed 7th grade);  son Joseph Claus (age 16, single, born Missouri, completed 1st year of high school, a new worker); son James Claus (age 13, single, born Missouri, completed 6th grade); daughter Amy Ruth Claus (age 9, single, born Missouri, completed 3rd grade); daughter Edna May Claus (age 3, single, born Missouri).

Suggestion for Weekly Bulletin Thought
Part of the purpose for telling the story of Christmas is to remind us that Christmas doesn't come from a store. Indeed, however delightful we feel about it, even as children, each year it 'means a little bit more.' And no matter how many times we read the biblical account of that evening in Bethlehem, we always come away with a thought-or two-we haven't had before...
I, like you, need to remember the very plain scene, even the poverty, of a night devoid of tinsel or wrapping or goods of this world. Only when we see that sacred, unadorned child of our devotion-the Babe of Bethlehem-will we know why... the giving of gifts is so appropriate.
Remember...
The "W" in Christmas                                                                                                                
Last December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience.   I had cut back on nonessential obligations - extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning of Christmas.       
My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season for a six year old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's "Winter Pageant."  I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher.  She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the presentation.  All parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to come then.  Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy with the compromise.                 
So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes early,  found a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the room, I saw  several other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform their song. Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday as "Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun, commercial        entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and good cheer.
So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly taken aback by its bold title. Nicholas was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters, and bright snowcaps upon their heads.  Those in the front row- center stage - held up large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child would hold up the  letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each child holding up his portion had presented the complete message, "Christmas Love." 
The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her; a small, quiet, girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down -  totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W".  The audience of 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's mistake. But she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W".  Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together.  A hush came over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that instant, we understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the holiday in the first place, why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for our  festivities. For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear:
"C H R I S T   W A S   L O V E"  
 
And, I believe, He still is.
Author unknown

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