Spain. Mexico. England. Wales. France. Germany. Ireland. You say you know where your ancestors are from. But do you really? Have you ever looked at a map to see exactly where they were born, lived, and died? Websites like Rootsmapper and Kinmapper are fun to do with your kids. It’s neat to see new points pop […]
Archives for March 2016
The Kids’ Book of Family Stories
One of my favorite gifts ever is this simple little book, The Kids Book of Family Stories, that my grandmother put together for Christmas one year. As you can see my own copy has been very much loved. It starts off with a tree listing surnames in my family line. It is divided into two […]
Using Dolls to Share Family History Stories
As part of our female family history unit study my mom came up with this ingenious idea! My girls love their American Girl Dolls so my mom thought, “Why not use those dolls to share family history stories?” She sewed doll outfits to represent our different ancestors. This outfit represents the ones my sister, Vanessa, […]
Female Family History
Julie B. Beck once said, “We study our history to learn who we are. There is a worldwide hunger among good women to know their identity, value, and importance.” Though Sister Beck was talking about learning the history of Relief Society, I think this applies to our family history as well. The Relief Society began […]