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The following excerpt is from an article posted in the 1 April 2013 edition of the Deseret News. The author, Alexis Jones, details some of the tips on using your Smart Phone for recording family history that Susan Kitchens gave Continue reading Using Your Smartphone for Recording Family History→

From Erie to Panama, American Canals played a vital historical and economical role in the growth of the United States and cities throughout the country; especially, in the eastern states were canals were in use long before the iron horse Continue reading The Best from American Canals Number VI→

The following U.S.A. & Canadian vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog updates all five of the Online Database groups (see below) through 15 February 2013. We’ve also updated all five of the GenealogyBlog Continue reading FamilySearch U.S. and Canadian Vital Records Databases Updates as of 15 Febrary 2013→

Perhaps by now we are all just a bit tired and feeling a bit gnarly hearing about snow. About now “snow” is something we’ve slid our cars on , shoveled enough of, and are tired of seeing dirty piles of. Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………. Week’s Peek→

At a past national conference, I heard a very entertaining speaker use the Dismal family as his example. “When you find your Dismal family, or are doing Dismal genealogy, or are writing up your Dismal story or are planing a Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………… Week’s Peek→

This week I’ve been sad for a good friend and I suspect that many of our Salt Lake Christmas Tour family are sad too.  Our dear friend Bill from Tampa informed us that his daughter had unexpectedly passed on. Many Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…….. Week’s Peek→

  This is Selma showing off her nearly full 5 Generation Primary Families Chart…….. way to go, Selma! She now thinks she might ought to take up a new and different hobby; what advice would you give her?? Can we Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………. Week’s Peek→

This is the view out my kitchen window this morning….. we have nearly a foot of the fluffy white stuff and it’s still coming down…… so it’s a grand day for some trivia!! Did you know that the Arlington National Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……… Week’s Peek→

It’s that time of year………. the time to be making New Year’s Resolutions. Some of our Christmas Tour “Family” have shared their resolutions with us: Donna Heine is going to master using her new Samsung Galaxy Note. Jan Healy wants Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………. Week’s Peek→

Some of the best books I reviewed this year were U.S. atlases and gazetteers. I think my favorites were part of the “An Atlas of” series, including: An Atlas of Northern Trails Westward From New England An Atlas of Appalachian Continue reading U.S. Maps, Atlases, & Gazetteers→

Here are some of the Lunch Bunches. We all enjoy walking the two blocks to the LDS Church Office Building cafeteria and having a fabulous lunch………. can’t you tell by the big smiles?     Big thanks to Carol for Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…………… Past Peek→

  Ever looked at the website for ShipIndex.org?  This is a fairly new website where you can obtain a photo of the ship your ancestor served aboard or came to America on. Do check it out! Here’s from their recent Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……………. Interesting Peek→

Our 2012 (and 28th annual) Salt Lake Christmas Tour is now history and it was a most successful time had by all. On the last evening, at the Farewell Ice Cream Social, we asked for a show of hands of Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…………….. Week’s Peek→