South Davis Family History Center 3350 South 100 East Bountiful, Utah 84010 (801) 299-4239 Hours of Operation Weekdays: Mon. thru Fri. 9 AM to 4 PM Evenings: Tues. thru Thurs. 7 PM to 9 PM Saturdays 10 AM -1 PM Closed Holidays Dear Friends, September - October 2013 It was most interesting to note that the new director of the Salt Lake City Family History Center, Diane Loosle, and Paul Nauta, FamilySearch public affairs manager, both used the same root word to describe the direction in which Family History work is moving. Sister Loosle speaks of, introducing people to family history and discovering their story in a really fun and engaging way. Brother Nauta reported that, We will, in the next 12 months, launch probably three if not five of these very interactive discovery centers. The root word in both statements is discover. The significance of this word and its influence on the direction of family history is linked to the Book of Mormon. In 1 Nephi 5:14 we read that, Lehi, also found upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers; wherefore he knew that he was a descendant of Joseph; yea, even that Joseph who was the son of Jacob, who was sold into Egypt, and who was preserved by the hand of the Lord. Verse 16 then tells us that And thus my father, Lehi, did discover the genealogy of his fathers. We are engaged in a work that is new, it is thrilling, and it is certainly the fulfillment of prophesy. We are also engaged in a work that has ancient and eternal roots. May the Lord bless you as you serve, teach, and help others to discover their own ancestors and their stories. Thank you for everything, John Dietrich -1-
Mark Your Calendars SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, 2013 Staff Training 9:00 AM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 FHC Staff Appreciation Dinner 6 PM Keynote Speaker: Jim Greene, Manager of Member Outreach for FamilySearch. Please FEBRUARY 6-8, 2014 RootsTech 2014 Registration is now open for RootsTech 2014, which will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. https:// rootstech.org/ RSVP: sign-up sheet for Salads, Fruit, and Dessert will be in the Center. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 2013 OGDEN FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE 8:00am to 4:30pm Weber State University Shepherd Union Building 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden UT 84408 PBS SERIES "GENEALOGY ROADSHOW" Explores Roots of Everyday Americans Mondays from 9 to 10 p.m. ET starting SEPT. 23 UGA & ICAPGEN FALL CONFERENCE will be held NOVEMBER 8TH AND 9TH at BYU. Watch for more information coming soon. Be sure to visit our web site at https://www.family- search.org/learn/wiki/en/ogden_familysearch_li- brary/conference for up to date details. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 Logan Family History Conference Bridgerland Area Technical College, 600 W 1400 N, Logan, UT 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/logan_ Utah_FamilySearch_Library/Conference -2- Labor Day...Sept. 2 Fall Recess...Oct. 17-19 Halloween Evening...Oct. 31 Thanksgiving Recess...Nov. 27-Dec. 1 Winter Recess...Dec. 21-Jan. 1
SOUTH DAVIS FAMILY HISTORY CENTER CLASSES 3350 South 100 East (Enter on south side by the Family History Center Sign) Phone: 801-299-4239 Class Schedule September Classes CLASS TEACHER DATE BEGINS TIME RootsMagic 8 Charles Burgoyne Weds. Sept. 11 & 18 2:00 PM Research Series Marsha Roth Thurs. Sept. 12-Oct. 9:30 AM Ancestral Quest Marsha Roth Thurs. Sept. 12-Oct. 1:00 PM Family History Course Kathy Palmer Thurs. Sept. 12-Oct 7:00 PM October Classes CLASS TEACHER DATE BEGINS TIME Byu.Leaf.Edu Charles Burgoyne Weds. Oct. 2 only 2:00 PM Research Series Marsha Roth Thurs. Oct. 3-Dec. 9:30 AM Ancestral Quest Marsha Roth Thurs. Oct. 3-Dec. 1:00 PM Family History Course Kathy Palmer Thurs. Oct. 3-Dec. 7:00 PM These family history classes taught me what I needed to know to find ancestors and family members that needed their temple work done. I also learned where to find stories and pictures about my ancestors that have made them come to life for me. Family History is not hard and boring, it is fun and exciting!!! I am so glad I took this course. I always thought Family History would be difficult to do and time consuming. What I learned was that with all the new technologies available and the new sites to search for records on, I could add to what my aunts and grandmas had found and complete the temple ordinances of persons that were missed. I have learned so much and am teaching my family how to help me!! This has been so rewarding for me, I am very glad I took these classes. Kathy Palmer -3-
CONSULTANT NEWS WELCOME NEW CONSULTANTS NEW STAKE HIGH COUNCILORS: WXN Stake...Mike Shafer NSL Legacy...Damon Glenn North Canyon...Brent Wood NEW CONSULTANTS Lene (Lena) Beckstead...North Canyon NC6...Thursday 2-4pm Julie Gail Newby... North Canyon, NC7...Sat 1&3 10am-1pm WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BIG THANKS TO: Sandra Wardle...Julie Bird...Penny MacKay...Josh Kohler...Garner Wood for all of their service to the Center. If you missed any of the Staff Training Meetings, the handouts will be posted under the Consultant News Button on the FHC Desktops. There is the information there to fix some of the problems in FAMILY TREE. THE FUTURE OF FHC'S The Salt Lake City Family History Library has a new director and new concepts are coming for the library and Familysearch Family History Centers. 1. FHC's will be multimedia rich and interactive discovery centers. They will be more youth and family oriented. Offering fun experiences and activities for the entire family. 2. FHC Staff members should not confine ourselves to the brick and mortar walls of our family history center. We are encouraged to reach out and help via social networking websites as well as FamilySearch s own Wiki. Take an opportunity to turn your work inside out. The idea is to provide to the community help where they want it. Staff members at family history centers often find themselves with no patrons to help", said Art Johnson in his session at the 2011 BYU Family History Conference. Johnson encouraged family history consults to reach out and help via these social networking websites as well as FamilySearch s own Wiki. There is a mistaken idea that we as centers, as consultants, are not supposed to interact with societies. Not true! We have different purposes but we can help one another. Take an opportunity to turn your work inside out, said Johnson. Become more extraverted in helping others. -4-
Notes From Leonard Here is some information about the BYU Conference... These notes are from the Ancestry Insider who attended the sessions. We are blessed to have a Family History calling. Enjoy, Leonard Plaizier BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE Elder Allan Packer My purpose today is to extend to you an invitation to become agents of change, said Elder Allan F. Packer. Elder Packer was the opening keynote at the Brigham Young University (BYU) 2013 Conference on Family History and Genealogy. The theme this year is Strengthening Ties that Bind Families Together Forever. It is really a remarkable time. Perhaps more changes are taking place in family history than at any other time in the world, he said. Elder Packer explained that change is fundamental to life. It is really something we should embrace. He said that there are those who are oblivious to change. There are those who observe it. There are those who participate. And then there are those helping others embrace it. The change that Elder Packer wants us to effect is the involvement of more people in family history. About 60% of people in the United States have expressed an interest in family history, but only a few percent are actually involved. He challenged us to inspire others to become involved. I ask you to ponder what you could do and how you would do it. Now is the time for change, said Elder Packer, because of the greater availability of tools and resources. Because these are available online, the new Family History Center is the home. There is also great cooperation between companies, organizations, and people. One reason to get more people involved is the strengthening effect family history has on individuals and families. Elder Packer quoted from a Parade magazine article by Bruce Feiler. When a team of psychologists measured children's resilience, they found that the kids who knew the most about their family's history were best able to handle stress. There are specific things you can do to get more people involved. One thing is to involve young people. The youth have been amazing as they ve become involved in family history, said Elder -5-
Packer. ( The youth is a term used by the Church to reference Church members aged 12 to 18.) Those becoming involved in FamilySearch Indexing are giving up video gaming time to do so. The Church also encourages local congregations to call youth as family history consultants. The youth know computers and are able to help older people use the technology. To get more people involved, simplify family history and change the sequence of how we introduce people to it. Start by helping people discover themselves. Use stories and pictures. Elder Packer showed the cover of a booklet that the Church is currently printing and preparing to distribute. It is a simplified approach to the introduction of family history to the youth and has some space for stories Each of us have stories that are worth recording, Elder Packer said. He related the story of a man in Ghana. He was sitting in the Church s Ghana Temple when a younger man happened by and by chance struck up a conversation. The two spoke for several minutes when a realization hit the younger man. You are my father! he said to the older man. The two had been separated when the younger man was very young. Separately, each had investigated and then joined the Church. Both had travelled some distance to be at the temple that day. And they happened to strike up a conversation. Imagine the feelings of a little boy having been separated from his father. Image the feelings of the father, said Elder Packer. This story is worth recording. Each of us have stories that are worth recording, he said. Love is the great motivator. Stories create feelings and stories about ancestors create feelings about ancestors. Feelings motivate us to do something. Think about sharing stories with your great, great, great, great, great grandson, said Elder Packer. Think about how knowing his family history your stories might strengthen him to deal with the challenges he will face. Become Agents Of Change. -6-
CONNECT WITH YOUR FAMILY CHANGE A LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE...AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE The blessings of family history aren't reserved for after death. You and your family can be blessed now. Participating in family history can strengthen families much like regular prayer, scripture study, and service do. And it brings with it its own unique promises of assistance from beyond the veil. http://www.lds.org/topics/family-history/family-history-brings-power-to-theliving?lang=eng Family History Brings Power To The Living Promised Blessings Learn more about just some of the blessings that family history brings to the living. 1. Find Protection From The Adversary. Watch Elder Scott testify of the spiritual protection available to those who participate in family history. https://www.lds.org/youth/video/simple-steps-to-find-powerful-spiritualprotection?lang=eng 2. Receive Assistance In All The Affairs Of Life. http://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/untoall-the-world/spiritual-benefits-of-family-history-work?lang=eng Learn what modern Apostles have taught about receiving help from beyond the veil. 3. Bring Your Family Closer Together. Read You Removed My Sadness, an experience in which family history helped reconnect estranged family members. http://www.lds.org/liahona/2013/06/latter-day-saint-voices/you-removed-my-sadness?lang=eng 4. Deepen Your Conversion Watch Elder Bednar testify of the deepening conversion that comes to those who participate in family history. https://www.lds.org/youth/video/family-history-an-invitation?lang=eng#familyhistory-an-invitation 5. Experience Light And Knowledge Through The Holy Ghost Read an experience that illustrates the spiritual promptings that can flow into your life through family history. http://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/10/what-have-you-done-for-them?lang=eng Learn how to get started today. http://www.lds.org/topics/family-history?lang=eng FAMILY HISTORY IS FUN FOR EVERYONE -7-
FAMILYSEARCH: INDEXING IS VITAL FOR RESEARCH Has it been a while since you've done any FamilySearch Indexing? Watch this brief, animated video from FamilySearch and get inspired again. Haven't started yet? Sign up here. https://familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing Indexing Makes Records Free And Searchable. Your Time Is A Huge Gift FamilySearch indexing unlocks access to the world's records by making them searchable for free at FamilySearch.org. Once indexed, people from anywhere in the world can search to find the records that document the lives of their ancestors, providing an invaluable link between the generations. The availability of a single record is often the key that allows someone to discover an ancestor or an entire branch of a family tree. Every record you index is important because it helps document someone's life, and everyone deserves a legacy. Join an army of volunteers who want to make family history records more freely available. Free indexing software lets you quickly and easily make these invaluable records available online. Indexing Is Easy You can help. No special skills or fixed time commitments are required. Volunteer when you can. Register Today, then get started by downloading the free indexing software. Download the software 1. Select a "batch" of records to download to your computer. 2. Enter the requested information (names, dates, events, etc.) in the corresponding spaces. 3. Submit your completed batch to the online system. Get More Help Need Help? Ask one of our indexing specialists. -8-
THE BYU GENEALOGY CONFERENCE Hidden Treasures At Ancestry.Com At the 2013 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy, Loretta Lou Dennis Szucs of Ancestry.com presented a session titled Hidden Treasure at Ancestry.com. Our people are more than names and dates and places, she said. They run in our blood and in our DNA. Ancestry. com now has 11 billion records and is adding more every day. The home page has a section that shows the more recently added and updated databases. The key is to zero in on the records you need, she said. One method of zeroing in is to click the search menu, scroll down, and click a state (or division of another country) on the map. This leads to a space that lists databases with content covering that state. The card catalog is another way to zero in on particular databases. When using the catalog, there are two search fields. Don t use the title field unless you know the exact title. Instead, use the keyword field. Ancestry.com s member trees now number over 50 million with 170 million attached photos, stories, and documents. I made my tree public, she said, and someone spotted it and she wrote to me and said I notice you don t have any pictures [of so-and-so]. I have a picture. Would you like to have it? Making your tree public might lead to treasures for you. The Ancestry.com learning center is a hidden treasure. You can download charts for free and there are all kinds of getting started helps. It is also possible to search by category. Click on Search and then use the categories along the right side of the page. http://www.ancestry.com/ cs/satellite?childpagename=uslearningcenter%2flearning_c%2fpagedefault&pagename=lear ningwrapper&cid=1265124509035 Szucs talked about non-population census schedules. These can add a variety of interesting facts about an ancestor. We often overlook the fact of looking at the big picture, she said. Records of vital events can be found in unexpected places. The ship Liverpool arrived in New York in March 1849. Of the 416 passengers who left England, 37 would die before reaching the American shore. The stories around these records are so compelling, Szucs said. Szucs talked about many individual databases. In these little tiny collections that don t surface right away you might find gold. In closing she said, Ancestry s aim is to preserve family history records across the globe, and to make them searchable online. -9-
Internet Sites Worth A LOOK! Genealogy Links > England Genealogy Links for All England: A great website for finding many links to UK & England genealogy sites. http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ england/index.html Gravestone Photographic Resource An international directory of grave monuments. There are now over 2250 cemeteries, 44,400 different surnames, 328,000 graves and 691,000 people indexed from 23 different countries within GPR. All images are free and have been taken by volunteers. This is similar to FIND A GRAVE, but has many other countries listed. A thumbnail image for the grave monument will be shown if they have available information. If you want a high quality larger version of the image you can "Request a free image of the monument" by e-mail. You will get a photo of it with any other information they may have. You can also Upload your own grave photos. http://gravestonephotos.com/index.php HELP WANTED We need you to serve at the South Davis Family History Center. We will teach you what is required so that you can do your Family History and help others with theirs. If you have a love of Family History & enjoy being around people, we need your HELP! We will train you. You keep the Blessings! Please contact us @ 801-299-4239.???Q & A??? If you have any Comments, Ideas, or Questions that you d like to see addressed in the newsletter please let us know. If you would like to have the newsletter sent to you, please contact Shonny Russell at: johnrussell3308@msn.com -10-