I was encouraged to journal as a young girl. When I look back at my teenage thoughts, I can't believe we are even the same person! Just think how your children will enjoy looking back at their teenage parent's musings. Your history is a very important link to the past and future. Take some time to write down your thoughts. Keep a journal in the car to write things down while you are waiting for the kids to finish soccer. Keep a scrapbook of the fun things you to pass down to your kids. I even keep calendars so that I can look back at what our daily lives were like while raising our young son. There are many ways to contribute to your family history!
Posted by Stacy at 10/23/2006 07:29:00 PM | Link
Since October is Family History Month, I thought I would share some websites .
www.familysearch.org ,
www.ancestry.com,
www.rootsweb.com ,
www.ancestry.com/search/nameorigin.aspx ,
www.vitalrec.com ,
www.genealogy.com ,
www.cyndislist.com ,
www.dmarie.com/timecap/step1.asp,
www.worldgenweb.org .
You can also use Heritage Quest accessed through the Public Library. Some of these websites have a subscription fee. If you visit a Family History Center located at the local LDS Church near you, you may visit those websites for free. Thank you to Lori Roth for compiling these sites.
Posted by Stacy at 10/11/2006 01:46:00 PM | Link
I have to admit I rely on my mom to do the family history work for our family. She has traced some of our relatives to the 1200's! Some of the work I have done has been to take a year long calendar with questions, and pose them to my 91 year old Grandma. We have made it through the July questions. Every time I go to visit her in the nursing home, I bring that calendar booklet. She can even remember the names of children she went to school with! In starting your search for your family history, you start by writing down the things you already know. My dad asked me to find out some facts about his mother, and by knowing the state she died in, I was able to find her. I had to tell my dad that he had been spelling her name wrong! Thank goodness for the internet. The website
www.familysearch.org offers several search options and links to other websites. Have you had any luck finding your ancestors?
Posted by Stacy at 10/05/2006 03:40:00 PM | Link