Thinking about doing a DNA test? What do you do with it?

Did someone say Partner Access? What is that?

Pioneer Day is a great way to learn more about your Family

We have a review of a teaching unit which might be interesting in your journey to learn more.

We hope that Pioneer Day will be enhanced by your learning of Partner Access and how to enlarge your family history knowledge and data just by applying the knowledge gained below!  Let us know that it helped you.

What's new from Family Search?

These are just some updates and ideas that you may have

missed on Family Search - wanted to make sure you were in the loop.

Do you have a new Temple and Family History Leader?

We have some suggestions, certainly not directives, of how he could organize his Ward Family History if he were so moved by the Spirit after viewing them.

One is a Ward Family History Planner

This is merely a special excel book which has four sections (by quarter) per year.

Each section has a place for an auxiliary member to weigh in on what their family history

events are going to be that quarter.  There is a link for EQ President, Primary, Young Women/Young Men and Relief Society.  Each link they click on gives them ideas from Family Search that they can ponder and then list what they decided and the date.  

This is great because helps the Bishop keep a pulse on the ward so that when his quarterly report is due to the Stake, the  Stake President knows how many events are being planned and if the Community is involved, the High Councilor over Family HIstory may want to ask the Area Consultants to lend a hand in the event.

Link to a possible Ward Family History Plan for your ward and the Planner

Please download the planner before you personalize it for your ward.

We would like you to send us your email if you choose to download this.

naswfamilyhistory@gmail.com

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjS2RGb0p-4PiTsgyemtQ2lEPyis?e=yqpFXt

Train up a child...from Proverbs...and Family History

There has been a lot of skirmish about the "training" or "teaching" family history to children 11and 12 years of age.  A while back,  I received a message from someone stating that I should back off a little on the "training" of little children as "we would never want to associate the word training with turning the hearts of children to their fathers".   

I have thought long and hard about this and believe that the Proverb, "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.", fits here perfectly.  Family History is a subject, just like Math or History and the research techniques and entering data into a database needs to be trained.  The obvious difference between school subjects being trained or taught and family history is the tremendous spiritual consequences of using your time.  The person admonished me not to train on the Consultant Planner and Partner Access - which I personally believe assists greatly in the work.  Her comments were that we "may need to be prescriptive on what to do with the primary so they do not turn them all into little genealogists.”  Is that really so bad?  

In a world where children are exposed to violent video games, pornography, foul words, online predators, and much more, wouldn't it be nice to have a way to channel their online activities to something very beneficial and constructive?

I do agree with part of her comment that "It is not the intent of the Temple and Family History Department to expect young children to perform complicated experiences in the Tree - there is too much cognitive growth that still needs to occur."  However, we need to make sure they are trained on simple genealogy terms and data entry procedures and learn the power of discernment between records.  In my own family, my granddaughter decided to work on her tree.  She had my 94-year-old mother as deceased.  I can't even undo that - it has to be done by family search or maybe a clerk.  She guessed at people's names and who they were married to.  No one trained her (she is in another state, so I'm blameless here).  She just called me and asked me to work on her tree because she might "have messed some things up."  

People, any people, any age, need to be trained on how to do this work.  The Brethren in Salt Lake have determined that there is no set training for Consultants, but we do have some ideas that we created which are helpful and have proven helpful in the past.  Though we usually just deal with the 9 stakes around us, people have come to us from other regions of the world to ask for our slide decks.  

We are not paid by the church to do this.  It is a labor of love.  We simply love helping others find their families, whether they are a member of the Church, we are here for them.  If you wish to use our ideas and are inspired that they are right for your Ward, then that is wonderful.  

Let us know how we can serve you in your calling.  Below are some of the benefits of doing family history work.  It applies, not just for the youth of the church but for all of us.

This section has been borrowed from this link:  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/spiritual-benefits-of-family-history-work?lang=eng

President Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has taught that “family history work has the power to do something for the dead. It has an equal power to do something to the living. Family history work ... has a refining, spiritualizing, tempering influence on those who are engaged in it” (Boyd K. Packer, “Your Family History: Getting Started,” Ensign, Aug. 2003, 17).

Read what Apostles have taught about the blessings available to us when we engage in family history and temple work.

Help from the Other Side

“Brother Widtsoe reaffirmed that ‘those who give themselves with all their might and mind to this [family history] work receive help from the other side. Whoever seeks to help those in the other side receives help in return in all the affairs of life’” (Boyd K. Packer, The Holy Temple, 252).

“Remember that the names which will be so difficult to find are of real people to whom you owe your existence in this world and whom you will meet again in the spirit world. … Their hearts are bound to you. Their hope is in your hands. You will have more than your own strength as you choose to labor on to find them” (Henry B. Eyring, “Hearts Bound Together,” April 2005 general conference).

Spiritual Protection

“Do you young people want a sure way to eliminate the influence of the adversary in your life? Immerse yourself in searching for your ancestors” (Richard G. Scott, “The Joy of Redeeming the Dead,” Oct. 2012 general conference).

“I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary. As you participate in and love this holy work, you will be safeguarded in your youth and throughout your lives” (David A. Bednar, “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn,” Oct. 2011 general conference).

Increased Testimony and Conversion

“I invite the young people of the Church to learn about and experience the Spirit of Elijah. …

“As you respond in faith to this invitation, your hearts shall turn to the fathers. The promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be implanted in your hearts. Your patriarchal blessing, with its declaration of lineage, will link you to these fathers and be more meaningful to you. Your love and gratitude for your ancestors will increase. Your testimony of and conversion to the Savior will become deep and abiding (David A. Bednar, “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn,” Oct. 2011 general conference).

Enhanced Temple Experience

“Any work you do in the temple is time well spent, but receiving ordinances vicariously for one of your own ancestors will make the time in the temple more sacred, and even greater blessings will be received” (Richard G. Scott, “The Joy of Redeeming the Dead,” October 2012 general conference).

“When members of the Church find the names of their ancestors and take those names to the temple for ordinance work, the temple experience can be greatly enriched” (First Presidency Letter, Oct. 8, 2012).

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Family Search has new records!

June 3, 2019  - by  Laurie Bradshaw

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in May of 2019 with almost 14 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. Over 387,000 new digital images were added as well. New historical records were added from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, England, France, Italy, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, the Ukraine,  and the United States, which includes Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah,and Washington. United States records also include Confederate Officers Card Indexes, Native American Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, and Obituaries from the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. FamilySearch also added digital images from Alaska, BillionGraves,and Spain.

Find your ancestors using these free archives online, including birth, marriage, death, and church records. Millions of new genealogy records are added each month to make your search easier.

Country	Collection	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Argentina	Argentina, Corrientes, Civil Registration, 1880-1930	37,753	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Argentina	Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977	72	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Australia	Australia, South Australia, School Admission Registers, 1873-1985	1,717	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Australia	Australia, South Australia, Will and Probate Records	3,229	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Brazil	Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995	207,754	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Brazil	Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995	1,848,685	0	New indexed records collection
Canada	Canadian Headstones	1,882,916	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Canada	Canada, Nova Scotia, Records of Aliens pre-examined at Halifax, 1923-1933	16,175	0	New indexed records collection
Cape Verde	Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957	9,631	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
England	England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980	40	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
England	England, Northamptonshire, Non-conformist Records, 1840-1894	3,020	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
France	France, Vienne, Census, 1836	3,362	0	New indexed records collection
Italy	Italy, Trento, Diocesi di Trento, Catholic Church Records, 1548-1937	33,197	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Nicaragua	Nicaragua Civil Registration, 1809-2013	59,266	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Other	BillionGraves Index	338,467	338,467	Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
Peru	Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration, 1935-1999	5,618	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Peru	Peru, Lima, Civil Registration, 1874-1996	123,377	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Poland	Poland, Radom Roman Catholic Church Books, 1587-1966	13,835	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Scotland	Scotland Census, 1901	4,437,987	0	New indexed records collection
South Africa	South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950	1,547	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
Spain	Spain, Soldier Personal Service Files, 1835-1940	0	48,650	Added images to an existing collection
Ukraine	Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734-1930	438,196	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United Kingdom	Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935	309,802	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880	5,248	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919	1,058	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Alaska, Pioneer Home discharge index, 1913-1958	3,973	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959	0	92	Added images to an existing collection
United States	Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index, 1959-2014	852,446	0	New indexed records collection
United States	California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935	241	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Delaware, World War I Servicemen Records, 1917-1919	5	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920	10	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Kansas, Gove County Enumeration Books and List of Residents, 1909-1950	1,703	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919	528	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications, 1911-1938	368	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Montana, Rosebud County Records, 1878-2011	108	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Montana, Sanders County Records, 1866-2010	10	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	New Jersey, Jersey City, Holy Name Cemetery, Card Index of Interment, 1849-1984	42,736	0	New indexed records collection
United States	New York State Census, 1905	30,556	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850	1,670,429	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Ohio, Columbus, Union Cemetery, Burial Records, ca. 1878-1980	54,081	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977	145	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919	1,420	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918	230,784	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936	165,566	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Oregon, Yamhill County Records, 1857-1963	82	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Board of Health Birth Return Records, 1908-1911	9,198	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Texas, Cooke County, Deeds, 1895-1924	1,738	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Texas, El Paso Alien Arrivals, 1909-1924	6,722	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Texas, Gonzales County, Birth Records, 1878-1945	74,466	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Texas, Gonzales County, School Records, 1910-1970	447,043	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012	70	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865	104,563	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	United States, Florida, Index to Alien Arrivals by Airplane at Miami, 1930-1942	183	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970	9	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012	374,380	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Utah, Salt Lake County, Enrolled Militia, 1895	8,901	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918	18,884	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945	42,317	0	New indexed records collection
United States	Washington, Pierce County Marriage Returns, 1891-1938	378	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection
United States	Washington, World War I Veteran’s Compensation Fund Application Records, 1921-1925	258	0	Added indexed records to an existing collection