tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91719528547742271562024-03-13T21:35:40.618-06:00Grove Creek Family HistoryThis blog is for anyone interested in family history, especially those who are served by the Grove Creek Multi-Stake LDS Family History Center.Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.comBlogger436125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-17043731218610875392015-10-11T13:07:00.000-06:002015-10-11T13:07:00.659-06:00The Transformation of FamilySearch
Bundles of census records, including the first census of the United States on truck, Washington, D.C
This is an interesting article providing some information about FamilySearch.org, where they have been and where they are going. I like where they are going! They aren't perfect, but I sure will take what we have today over anything we had even two years ago! Next time you want to gripe Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-46322944862238303352015-10-09T00:02:00.000-06:002015-10-09T00:02:00.360-06:00Family History Education
Did you know that family history education is only a few keystrokes away? You may be thinking that you don't live in Utah and therefore, can't take advantage of the world class Family History Library. Well, there may be some things that might be missed, but with the ability to connect remotely to the library for classes and such, your excused for not doing family history are dwindling! :)
Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-15154729247160575452015-10-07T09:28:00.000-06:002015-10-07T09:28:37.788-06:00Press Release for Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group Meeting (UVTAGG)
Press Release for UVTAGG meeting Saturday morning, 10 Oct 2015, Provo
The next meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group) will be on Saturday, 10 Oct 2015, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. This is the regular second-Saturday-of-the-monthRayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-9933226162191196912015-10-02T08:14:00.000-06:002015-10-02T08:14:37.202-06:00Are You An Indexer?
Census Record
Are you an indexer? Are you wondering where all of the "easy" stuff is? If so, this article is for you! The fact is, we have indexed most of the easy, English language records. That is good news! The not so good news is that there are still English language records available to index, but they take time, patience, and some skill that can be acquired with practice. We can do hard Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-77999139023045174202015-09-25T08:17:00.000-06:002015-09-25T08:17:03.591-06:00SwedGen to Teach at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Do you have Swedish ancestry? SwedGen is a genealogical society in Sweden that has given lectures and research assistance for Swedish American descendants all over the United States. We are fortunate that SwedGen will be making a stop this year in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The free events in Salt Lake will be held at the Family History Library on Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-75891591175168614672015-08-08T18:14:00.002-06:002015-08-08T18:14:39.322-06:00Two Free Presentations for the Public at the FEEFHS Conference
feefhs.org
Curious about your ancestors or distant cousins that lived in Eastern Europe during Nazi Rule? The Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) invites you to attend two special guest lectures during their upcoming conference. Diane Afoumado, Ph.D., and Ina Navazelskis, MSc, MA, both from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, DC will be Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-68401403761899375822015-08-02T17:31:00.001-06:002015-08-02T17:31:24.777-06:00August 2015 Webinars and Classes at the Salt Lake Family History Library
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August 2015 Family History Library Webinars and Classes
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Want to attend a class in person? Download this class calendar.
During August 2015, the Family History Library will be hosting several family history online webinars as well as free classes at theRayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-81185246722693894992015-07-27T15:10:00.002-06:002015-07-27T15:10:51.011-06:00A New Helper in the Family History World!
Family History Guide Overview
The Family History Guide has now been released. I like the format it uses, complete with links to other sources and helps.
The goal of The Family History Guide is to "raise the number of people involved in family history, worldwide, and help them be more successful."
Bob Taylor, CEO of The Family History Guide
Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-76767400456163573882015-07-18T19:55:00.003-06:002015-07-18T19:55:47.706-06:00Early Bird Deadline Ends Today, So Act Fast!
“Don’t miss the early-bird discount deadline for FEEFHS conference, today, 7/18 FEEFHS - Foundation for East European Family History Studies. This is a great opportunity to learn all you didn't know you didn't know regarding eastern European family history research!Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-89005645512968068362015-07-16T19:57:00.000-06:002015-07-18T19:57:57.078-06:00Up Close & Personal with Baerbel Johnson
Baerbel Johnson
Baerbel graduated from BYU with degrees in Sociology and “Family and Local History Studies” as it was called back in the day. She is a widow and has three children of her own plus a foster son: two girls, two boys, but all grown up at ages 32 to 24. Baerbel loves to sing and has been a member of the German Chorus Harmonie for over 20 years. She served an LDS mission fromRayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-63413594518937234222015-07-07T19:59:00.000-06:002015-07-18T20:00:01.875-06:00Hey Dave... Where is Volhynia?
Dave Obee is one very busy man. He is both a journalist and a genealogical researcher with a dozen books and almost 600 presentations at conferences and seminars in Canada and the United States to his credit. He travels the world both researching his family and helping others with their family research.
Dave is Editor-in-Chief of the Times Colonist in Victoria, British Columbia. He has workedRayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-48570041053971329292015-06-29T20:01:00.000-06:002015-07-18T20:04:08.864-06:00DNA and Genealogy...A Match Made in Heaven?
Paul Woodbury is a new presenter at the FEEFHS conference this year. I thought that we should get to know him a little more before the conference. He will be talking to us about genetics and DNA in genealogy. I’m excited to have him answer my burning question—”I’ve done some DNA testing, now what?”
Memorizing all of the capitals of the world and being able to draw each nation’s flag from Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-62910528286591331712015-06-19T17:51:00.000-06:002015-06-19T17:51:47.958-06:00FEEFHS (Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies)
We are pleased to have Diane Afoumado return this year as our opening plenary keynote speaker.
Diane Afoumado, Ph.D., Chief, International Tracing Service (ITS) Research Branch, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will share information with us about the records of the ITS (International Tracing Service) and how they can help us in our research.
Although connected with the Holocaust Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-30557728726356682872015-06-03T07:42:00.000-06:002015-06-04T07:54:35.166-06:00Do You Have Ancestors From Eastern Europe?This conference is for you!
FEEFHS.org
Take a look at the conference overview here. As a personal statement, I started going to this conference two years ago because I was stumped with my Lithuanian heritage. When I went to this conference, I realized that "I didn't know what I didn't know!" This conference gave me the start of a great foundation upon which to build. I found that I was Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-15372040319493590292015-05-29T10:30:00.000-06:002015-05-29T10:30:04.185-06:00Danish Research Webinar June 4, 2015
Map: Jarke
June 4: Danish Research—Using Multiple Record Types to Find Your Family Webinar. This class starts at 7:00 P.M.
Instructions for attending webinars can be viewed by going to FamilySearch.org.
Click the Search link.
Select Wiki.
TypeFamily History Library in the search field and click the top entry (Family History Library).
Click&Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-3514017107143302592015-05-26T09:35:00.000-06:002015-05-29T10:30:57.455-06:00How Does the FamilySearch Family Tree Work?
LDS Media Library
The Family Tree at FamilySearch is a great online tree with many features that help family historians capture and consolidate families with photos, documents, stories, audio, etc. It isn't perfect, but it is a great resource for us. Check it out here! It is totally free and living people are private. You don't have to belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsRayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-49018846742025900672015-05-01T20:58:00.003-06:002015-05-01T20:59:39.273-06:00Join the Worldwide Arbitration Event!
Join the Worldwide Arbitration Event!
When: May 1-8, 2015
Goal: Arbitrate 2 million images
Where: Endless possibilities
Go here to check out the specifics. Add your support to this wonderful project!Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-82693095680241233482015-03-23T20:51:00.000-06:002015-03-23T20:51:37.180-06:00German Resources WebinarThis is a post from the familysearch.org blog!
German Resources Webinar Open for Public Access
March 23, 2015 By Yvonne Sorenson
Be the first of your German friends to find out all about the German website Genealogy.net also known as Compgen.de. This useful website will be explained on Saturday Mar. 28 in a webinar presented from 9:15am to 12:15. The following Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-67672040010642048622015-03-06T15:52:00.000-07:002015-03-06T15:52:36.651-07:00Family Discovery Day is Here!
Tomorrow, March 7th is the Grove Creek/Timpanogos Stakes Family Discovery Day. Anyone who is in the area is welcome. It is going to be great! The schedule is below!
Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-46170883908408268662015-02-27T10:13:00.000-07:002015-02-27T10:13:22.759-07:00Salt Lake Family History Library Classes for March 2015
There are some great classes scheduled for the month of March at the Salt Lake Family History Library. For more information beyond the titles, click here.
March 7: New England States Research Series.
March 7: Arbol Familiar Para Principiantes Webinar
March 14: Hispanic Research Methodology: A Case Study Webinar.
March 21: Hispanic Research Series Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-48898092656977638932015-02-06T08:07:00.000-07:002015-02-06T08:16:00.945-07:00If You Are In Utah...(or visiting!)
Our third annual Family Discovery Day will be held on March 7, 2015 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. All are invited and the event is free. Registration information is provided above. This day is for all ages and abilities and you don't have to live in the Pleasant Grove area. We welcome all! Hope to see you there!
Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-53552290045705728062015-01-30T09:51:00.002-07:002015-01-30T09:51:33.316-07:00February Classes at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City
This is from the FamilySearch Blog...
During the month of February, the Family History Library will be hosting a number of free online family history classes as well as a Boy Scout genealogy merit badge workshop. These classes and workshops are designed to help individuals and families find their ancestors and teach important family history techniques. They are free to the public. Information Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-36381914331437305352015-01-20T16:57:00.000-07:002015-01-20T16:57:00.673-07:00England Research Series--January 26-30, 2015
Photo Credit:David Iliff
There will be two topics presented each day at 11:00 am & 1:00 pm. The topics included will be Online Websites, Maps & Gazetteers, England & Wales Census Records, England & Wales Civil Registration, Church of England Church Records, Nonconformist Church Records, Probate Records, Parish Chest Records, and Poor Law Records. If you have English ancestry, Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-29436977669815156842015-01-08T00:01:00.000-07:002015-01-08T00:01:00.101-07:00Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge
Photo Credit: BSA
Do you know of a Boy Scout that needs help earning the Genealogy Merit Badge? Possibly you are in an area where there isn't much opportunity to earn this badge? On January 17, 2015, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah will be presenting a Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge Workshop. It is 90 minutes long and you will need to register at least one week prior to Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9171952854774227156.post-24365135790877788832014-12-26T00:30:00.000-07:002014-12-26T00:30:00.169-07:00Spanish Genealogy Classes
Family History Library
In January 2015 there will be two Spanish genealogy classes offered by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 1:00pm
Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Click here for more information.Rayanne Melickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992803288302022309noreply@blogger.com0