Talking Pictures!

This is another great video from FamilySearch. Can't you just feel the excitement coming from the kids? Let's generate that excitement in our kids! The older I get, the more I realize that I don't want to be forgotten, even if I am a very ordinary person! :)

Ancestry.com and FamilySearch Join Forces Again!

 © 2013 Eva Ekeblad 
( used under CCBY-NC-SA 2.0)

Ancestry.com has announced a long-term partnership with FamilySearch. It is anticipated that one billion international genealogical records will be digitized in the next five years. Read the rest of the article here to gain a perspective of what this truly means for the genealogical community at large!

More Cool Things from FamilySearch.org

FamilySearch.org continues to introduce new features that make family history come alive. Although I am one of those people who loves names, dates, and places, I can see how those things just don't excite everyone. However, adding photos and stories makes ancestors come alive! For the visual younger generation like my kids, this may be the way to interest them.

The newest feature that has just been introduced in the past few days involves the seeing at a glance the photos that you have added AND the photos that others have contributed that tie into your family line.

I didn't contribute any of the above pictures, but they all tie into families that connect to me. If you click on the tab that says "Find photos of your ancestors," this is what you get.

See the new filter option? There are 49 tagged people. You can use the drop down arrow to select different options. As you can see, I have contributed 7 of the total 49 photos. Thanks to those who contributed! Photos do make a difference! Also notice that you can print out a PDF (top right hand corner) of the thumbnails of the photos. Multiple uses for that!

When you click on the yellow sash on each picture, it takes you to the photos of that particular person PLUS stories about that person. It is so cool to see the photos and stories married together in one click!

Just when I decided to write this post, the stories and photos are a little unstable and aren't showing at the moment. I guess that is to be expected as new features release...I will add the next screenshot photos as soon as things settle down and I can catch the screenshot. Just know that this feature is here!

Mormonism in Pictures

Peter & Anna Brunski
Photo in possession of Rayanne B. Melick

Photos say a lot! The above photo speaks to me. It is my grandparents on their wedding day in 1919. A recently published essay titled Mormonism in Pictures from mormonnewsroom.org also says a lot. It depicts some of the reasons why I personally find family history so exciting and fulfilling! Read the whole essay here!

Legacy Family Tree is at it Again!

Photo from legacyfamilytree.com

Can I just stay that I LOVE LegacyFamilyTree Webinars! They are always so informative and easy on the ears! The next webinar will be Wednesday, May 4th. The presentation is Preserving Family Photographs: 1839 to the Present by Maureen Taylor. The presentation is at 2:00 pm EST, 12:00 noon for us in the Mountain Time Zone. Go to legacyfamilytree.com/webinars to register. You won't be sorry! Another nice thing about these webinars is that if you miss them at the scheduled time, most of them are recorded and posted for a week (or more) so that you can catch them on your time!