Why share Family History with Kids?

  There are many hurtles that prevent people from learning about their family history.  They might be really busy, not have the education to know where to begin or a million other reasons why, but kids?  Well, their only stumbling block is us as their parents! What child doesn’t love sitting on their parents lap […]

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Day 40: Your Experience!

We did it!  Day 40 of our 40 Day Family History Challenge.  I hope you now have planted in your heart the love for your ancestors as you began this amazing journey with us.  If you are just stumbling upon our website, start your own 40 day challenge today!  There are links on the right […]

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Day 37: Share It!

We just had a great family reunion last Saturday.  We shared some fun ways to get going with family history.  I will post some details to help you plan your next family reunion soon.  Here is a video highlighting some of our ancestors.  What would they tell you if they were here to speak with […]

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Day 35: Fathers

Today, we honor our Fathers.  I must of stood in the right line in heaven because I have the greatest fathers a girl could ever dream of.   Here's a sweet video about remembering dad.  Add the stories of your father here.

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Day 34: A Free Gift

Today is Black Friday.  Thousands of people are running about looking for the best deals to give to their loved ones.  What better gift would there be to give, then the gift of family history!  I posted a gift idea I did for my mother on Day 11.  You can create a similar gift as […]

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Day 32: Connect

Today's challenge is to find out how you connect to your ancestors.  What are some things about the country your ancestors are from that you feel connected too?  Once you find out more about where they came from, teach your children about how you feel connected to them.  During our Youth Conference which was all […]

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Day 31: Save It!

My mother is the Queen of saving important documents.  She has kept so many of my memories alive by the things she has saved for me when I was a child.  I have some hair from my first hair cut as a baby, my first tithing slip when I paid a few pennies, my first […]

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Day 30: Facebook

Just 10 more days left for our Family History Challenge.  I hope it has been a success so far.  I'd love to hear your stories, feel free to post any comments on one of your favorite posts from this series.  Today, we are going to talk about how to use Facebook in your family history […]

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