When most people think of the words “Family History” or “Genealogy”, they probably think of Grandmas and Grandpas and huge Pedigree Charts. That’s what I used to think of too. [Read more…]
I talked about the Worldwide Indexing Event the other day. Did you participate in the Worldwide Indexing Event? I did! The anticipated goal was met and far surpassed. They hoped to have 70,000 participants, but had over 100,000! [Read more…]
Have you ever wanted to be part of something bigger than yourself? Sometimes amidst the laundry and diaper changes, I lose my sense of self. About 5 years ago, we had almost 3 kids, my husband was working and going to school, and I was needing something to help me feel like I was making a difference (because sometimes you just don’t feel like you are making a difference in the day-to-day mommy stuff!). Enter family history.
I had taken Family History classes and could never figure out what they were talking about and then was asked to teach a class on Indexing to my ward. I learned how, and have never looked back [Read more…]
