by Summer O | Dec 21, 2017 | Home and Family
In Part I of this series I discussed how to start your genealogy from the very beginning. Now, on your Family History. Please don’t let that stop you. There is still plenty for you to do. Collaborating on Family History can be fun. And it often takes...
by Summer O | Dec 4, 2017 | Home and Family
The best way to begin your genealogy is to start by writing down everything that you and your family members know about your family history. Items you may find useful: *A pencil *A notebook *A phone *Envelopes *Stamps 1) When possible, make personal...
by Summer O | Aug 7, 2017 | Home and Family
It is a core belief of Latter-Day Saints, that family relationships extend beyond the grave. A Latter-Day Saint man and woman who are married in an LDS Temple by one who holds the priesthood are sealed together for eternity. A marriage performed without proper...
by Summer O | Jul 24, 2017 | Home and Family
A collateral line refers to ancestors from whom you don’t directly descend, but that are still in your ancestral family. Such as aunts, cousins or your 5th Great Grandmother’s siblings. All too often in Family History research, these collateral ancestors are...
by Summer O | Jun 10, 2017 | Mormon Principles, Practices & Precepts
Upon hearing the term, work for the dead, many Latter-Day Saints think only of the actual performance of temple ordinances. But there are many other ways to contribute. In the June 1989 Ensign Article Family History: “In Wisdom and Order” Elder...
