Mt Jordan 4th ward Family History Class #1

Notice who's hiding in the back? My grandma Nellie Virginia Guinn. 

Thank you for visiting my blog, in case you missed the class, here is the information and assignments:

Information we covered: Familysearch.org

• If you don't have an account, sign up with your membership number to get all of the benefits of partner access sites.
• You can also use the same log in as LDS Tools.
• We talked about navigation tools.  (see handout)
• Memories Section
• January 2018 Ensign article:  "Family History at your Fingertips".
• Camera teams from the Church are capturing 500 million records per year.
• 1 million records a day are being digitized.  (they need to be indexed!)
• President George Q Cannon taught those who are joining the church are  joining because their Ancestors have been praying for someone to do their work.  (Quoted by Wendy Nelson at Rootstech 2017)
• We have access to 80% more data than 50 years ago.  
• For 63 direct line ancestors you may have up to 38,000 cousins that need temple work done!
• Even Pioneer or well-researched lines are only 1 % complete. 
• FamilySearch.org is ONE big world tree.  It is meant to encourage us to collaborate with our family members/cousins to do the work.  Other people can edit your work.  Sources are important!  There are lots of errors.  Don't believe any information that is not sourced!
• Living people cannot be seen by anyone else.  Their information is private. 
• Contact Sister Wendy Almond,  our ward Family History Consultant for 1:1  help. 

Homework (choose one):

• Pray and ask that the Holy Spirit guide your efforts in Family History work.
• Log in and take a look at your tree
• If you don't have an account, create one.  
• Check that your information and that of your children is complete and correct
• Keep a journal.
• Start your life story.
• Interview a relative, or yourself.  Record on your cell phone and upload to Memories.
• Label some family photos.
• Upload photos to Family Search Memories.
• Get youth involved by asking them to help you use the technology.  
• Come prepared next week to share a success story!

Links to Resources:  

https://www.lds.org/ensign/2018/01/family-history-at-your-fingertips?lang=eng

https://www.thefhguide.com/vault.html#1-1 Click here to visit the Family History Guide to get detailed instructions on computer basics as well as getting started in FamilySearch.  The Family History guide is approved by Family Search.