Getting Started With Family History

Getting Started With Family History

I’m shy and it is not easy for me to go out and try to convert the world. However, when I joined the church, I learned a new type of missionary work that didn’t require me to talk to anyone at all—at least not at first. I discovered family history. You may have joined...

Documentation in Family History Research

One of the most frustrating things for me when doing Genealogy, is gathering information from others, asking them where they got the information and having them tell me, “I don’t know.” I sometimes feel like tearing out my hair, wondering why no one if what I’m...
Children and Family History

Children and Family History

Mention the word ‘genealogy’ to me and odds are my eyes will immediately begin to glaze over. It’s not that I don’t value genealogy or that I’m not interested. Well, maybe just a little bit not interested. A lot of people are able to embrace genealogy. My mother is...
Family History Centers

Family History Centers

Family History Centers are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Founded in 1894, the Family History Library at present contains over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records. You can read more about the Family History Library’s...
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