Family History Event - Camelback Stake - 5/21/22

     It's a choice opportunity to be able to participate in these events.  We met such wonderful people today.  Some were even from as far as Texas, San Tan Valley, Gilbert, Phoenix, California, and even Utah and Wyoming.   As you can see, it was not just people from our stake but many people close by who were non-members and had been seeking a way to find information on their families.  To be able to give that gift to them was a particularly choice moment in our lives.  A lot of new bridges to friendship were built today and Ted and I are so grateful we were involved in such a great community event.  Thank you all who participated!

Regrets?  Only that we were so busy we didn't have a chance to go around and take pictures of the booths (of which there were 13).  Some of you who came to our last Zoom meeting saw our plan of action at work today.  Thank you Br. Cashen for not only taking pictures but also doing some exit interviews.     

Positive takeaways: 

1 This year we added table numbers matching the directional map plus

2 I made all new signage for the tables.  You can see the table numbers in the pictures.  

3.  We also added monitors for each booth.  Ted bought 4 but then for those consultants without a computer, he and the director brought out a couple of computers from the library.   

4.  We noticed that as we worked on a patron's family tree, they were very much excited to participate when they were able to see because the monitors were all facing them.  It was fascinating.

5.  Our team really worked so cohesively together - each enjoyed the experience.  Here are the booth titles.

    #1 - in the overflow, we created a kid's section and they loved the game boards about family history we created.  

   #2 - Membership records and Login/password help for Family Search.  At this booth I also provided little 3 x 4 leather notebooks that I picked up for less than a dollar each.  This way, they could leave knowing that little notebook was something they should always bring to their family history center.  

   #3   This was Partner Access - our team members helped them sign up and then taught them how to use the bridge method to increase accuracy and decrease time at research.

   #4    This booth was about showing members how to capture memories and upload them to their family search accounts.  With the new Family Group settings, it is now possible for someone to share their memories with their family while they are alive.

   #5    Ancestry and Ancestry DNA was my booth.  I was thrilled to show them how they could align their research with their bloodlines and for the most part, Ancestry DNA has proven very helpful in figuring out if you are on target with your research matching the bloodlines.

  #6    This was one of my favorite booths.   if you have ever accessed the BYU lab/ applications and played with  stories.familyfoundapp.com you know what I mean.  As you enter your family search login and password, it brings all your information into the app and pulls out any stories about your family that you would  not normally know were there.  

#7 - Printing service - for cards, names, or anything you needed, as well as scan pictures to a drive you brought,  or one of our flash drives at 2.00 each.

#8 - We had the Director, Mlee print down a person's fan chart then go over the chart and show what needed to be fixed and how to fix it.

#9 - Puzzilla.org - how to use it for descendancy research

#10 - Demonstration of My Heritage colorization of pictures.  Here is one we like to show because the change is so dramatic

#11 was the new online indexing method in hopes of educating more people to help with the 1950 census.  

#12 - this was Scrapbooking - a very real way to journal one's life.  Fran Johnson stands out in our ward as someone who has achieved excellence in her 86 years of scrapbooking.  We were very proud to show her work to inspire others.  Scrapbooking is a great hobby because it forces us to organize categorically and chronologically.  If you have problems with the organization of various things or know a person who suffers from ADHD, this is a great way to help your kids with this diagnosis.  It's calming, and without really them knowing you are teaching them a valuable skill.

#13 As we did in October because of the good ideas from another Stake - Mesa North Stake, we incorporated Grandma's cookies.  Several members of the ward and this is open to the community as well, bring a well-favored and beloved recipe that they remember Grandma making for their family when they were young.  Not stopping there, and realizing that it takes a village to raise a child, this person of choice influence could be an Aunt, a Sister, or any person who influenced your life - a fun way to honor them.  

What brought it all together were the gorgeous decorations from Julie and Ken Keith.  

All in all - special thanks to Ron Watkins, the HC over Family History, (for his patience and for singlehandedly setting up every table before we got there with the table cloths and centerpieces) Ray Cashen, Mlee R. Clark, the Family History Center Director, Spencer, and Megan Irvine, Fabian Foote, Ann Wilmeth, Bryant Scott, Terry Canova, Mike Girand, Jay Curtis, Lexieanne Swapp, Eric Anderson, Eric Brown, Gwyn Knowles, Fran Johnson, Barbara Girand, Julie Marriott, Ken Keith.  We were missing two because of illness, Ted Keller and Priscilla Sanders.

HOW TO PLAN THE PERFECT FAMILY HISTORY EVENT

Make sure you come to our Stake Center on next Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm for

a terrific time!   Please drop by our booths and introduce yourself.  I will be in booth #5 and Ted will be in booth #9

Here is the address:  2202 N 74th Street/ Scottsdale, AZ  85257

ZOOM VIDEO FROM 5-14/22

PDF OF PRESENTATION

Greeter table in foyer

tickets to give away - 200 for 6.98 (Avery Labels)

Documenting your History

Teaching about indexing so that anyone who wants to can help index the 1950 Census just released in April

Scrapbooking is just another way to express yourself when documenting

someone's life.  I'll drop some supplies off at Fran Johnson's booth (#12) 

FAMILY HISTORY GUIDE TO THE FAIR ON 5-21-22

 

Community Event

STAKE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022

10 AM TO 1 PM

 

Here is a sneak peek of our

Family History Guide to the Fair

May 21,  2022

This tells you what each booth needs - and which booth will answer your questions about your genealogy.   

Our Zoom meeting will  be on the 14th of MAY 2022 from 5 PM - 6 PM

YOU WILL LEARN THE STEP BY STEP DIRECTION TO BEING ABLE 

TO PUT ON A FABULOUS MEETING.

Here is an invitation to our Zoom Meeting on 5/14/22

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HOW TO PREPARE 

FOR

 A FAMILY HISTORY FAIR 

will be the theme

HOW TO PLAN A STAKE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR

Saturday, May 14,⋅5:00 – 6:00pm

Location:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7270583299?pwd=MGdXUEVSTjI1dUpiaXNVbndPUS9iZz09

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FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2022

USING THE BRIDGE METHOD OF GENEALOGY RESEARCH WITH PARTNER ACCESS

Question.  Did you install Partner to access and find that it didn't work so well??

That's because though they gave us this wonderful idea, they never

trained one person on how to use it.  Maybe whoever released it just didn't

realize that when you use it in the way told in the following video, it's going

to blow your mind.

Keep watching!  You will hear them try it and they are getting 

back quality data for generations.

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PROMO for CAMELBACK STAKE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR ON SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022 ...

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SAVE THE DATE!

Camelback Stake Family History Fair

Saturday, May 21, 2022, from 10 am to 1 pm

14 booths!   Kids welcome! FREE!

Open to the entire community

* Grandma's Cookies *

Location:  

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2202 N 74th Street

Scottsdale, AZ   85257

(cultural hall)

https://goo.gl/maps/6z8LFk9v3rFBBYa36

Come see how easy it is when you have great help from our team.  

Can't wait to meet you!

Above is our tease for the upcoming FH fair.  There are a lot of steps to putting on a Fair.  Some that you aren't even aware of but they are important.  

Our ZOOM call  May 14, 2022 at 5:00 PM ( see zoom info below)weekend (the 2nd Saturday of every month) will be on what the steps are.

SNEAK PREVIEW 

WILL BE SHOWN

HERE LATER TODAY 5-2-22

HOW TO PREPARE 

FOR

 A FAMILY HISTORY FAIR 

will be the theme

HOW TO PLAN A STAKE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR

Saturday, May 14⋅5:00 – 6:00pm

Location:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7270583299?pwd=MGdXUEVSTjI1dUpiaXNVbndPUS9iZz09

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FREE COMMUNITY EVENT - FAMILY HISTORY FAIR

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT

FAMILY HISTORY FAIR

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

2202 N 74th Street, Scottsdale, AZ   85257

Saturday, May 21st from 10 am to 1 pm

 

   

Want to see how beautiful Grandma was in living color?

Let us teach you how to colorize your old photos

      

You will be able to do this with your relative.  Finally you can stand close to them and see them move as if they were still with us.

Did you take an Ancestry DNA  test?

Does your research mirror your bloodline?

April 9th ZOOM - SERVING OTHERS USING THE 1950 CENSUS

                                 THE 1950 CENSUS IS OUT!!!

This has been a long month and it is just the 9th of April.   The last time we were together for a zoom it was right after my hip replacement.  That was fine.  I was home recuperating very nicely when 4 days later, I was merely walking across the kitchen floor from one room to another and I "heard" what sounded like breaking a dry piece of wood in half, even the sound of the splinters.  It was quite the eerie thing to hear.  I looked around, trying to see where it might have come from.  The next thing I knew, as I touched, literally touched my toe to the ground was horrific pain and then a lot of screaming.  I took one hop and landed at my place at the table.  Ted came out, probably expecting to see blood, but quickly assessed that something had happened with my hip.   We calmly tried to figure out how I could get to the car so he could take me to the hospital.  The thought of compacting into the Pssaat, kept me in an eternally head-shaking motion like a hula doll in the window of a 1950's car (see you wondered how I was going to fit that in, didn't you?)  Ted said, "We gotta' make the call - paramedics - 911 - now!"  I agreed.  I wasn't happy about it though.

1950 - SERVING OTHERS WITH THE 1950 CENSUS

    When we got to the hospital I don't remember very much - they must have sedated me.  It turned out that I fractured my femur.  The hardest bone in the body to break, and I did it.  So they kept me down and calm until they could get an OR scheduled.  That was a while back I just got out rather recently, now, I am relegated to my recliner for 3-4 months.  We've had so many health professionals coming and going, that we should put in a revolving front door.  We almost canceled the 1950 presentation today but decided to go ahead and record it for you.  

PDF VERSION WITH CLICKABLE LINKS

    The point is - most of you are going to tell me that you've done all your family history so you didn't really need to come or view it.  But consider this fact.  Have you recorded your parents or Grandparents telling stories  of when they were young parents?  You need this for your children and grandchildren.  So laced througout this video you'll see things we remembered from those times when we were kids along with the instructions on how to do the new indexing program as well as the direct links to the 1950 census platforms.  The whole thing has not been completed, however the powers that be have seen you in action.  

    In 2016, when we were all indexing trying to get ready for the Washington Smithsonian building for African American memorial, I've never seen the world come together better than when you were all indexing and trying to get 1 million images indexed by the opening of the Exhibit.  You were amazing!

Ted and I expect no less - let's show them how fast we can get the entire United States 1950 census indexed and ready to use!

We hope you enjoy it - please drop us a line (naswfamilyhistory@gmail.com).  We love talking to you and helping you.  I'm going to be fine, but we are at the pain management and "cheer up cupcake!" stage of the injury.  

1950 - SERVING OTHERS WITH THE 1950 CENSUS

Sample Stake Family History Plan

We love helping you - let us know if you experience the same types of miracles we have

as we mentioned in this video.  Heavenly Father wants the work done, it's our job to find 

a way that will increase family time, reduce research, and increase FH activity by using tools that

will allow you and your children to get to know your family members by studying what they

experienced in this dispensation.  How does it make you feel when you feel their presence, and a warm feeling that they are grateful for what you have done with your time on earth?

Ted and Karen Meyer, Area Temple and Family History Advisers

Scottsdale Arizona

Coordinating Council, 

THE 1950 CENSUS RECORDS ARE HERE!

 Lets explore the pros and cons as well of the best sites to use for viewing the 1950 Census records.  What have you discovered?  Come on our Zoom next week and reveal your secrets to help others!

We love you all - hoping you are enjoying Conference!

Earlier this month I had two surgeries within 4 days of each other.  I had a blessing before the first.  The second was an emergency repair of a fractured femur, which just snapped while walking from one room to another, and because I lost a lot of blood during both surgeries (they can’t tourniquet a hip joint), they had several days to try to stabilize my blood pressure which only after 5 transfusions did it start rising over 80/40 at best.  I felt a loving Heavenly Father helping me throughout the whole time.  This past week there has been a lot of pain but none  preparing for our zoom meeting with you on the 1950 Census on April 9 at 5:00 pm.  So preparing has been like a painkiller so to speak.  We look forward to showing you how to get involved next Saturday.  Thank you to all of you who sustain us as helpers of this great work.  I can’t remember exactly when it was but someone definitely, probably Ted,  when I was coming out of it, whispered in my ear, “Believe the blessing”, and those words buoyed my spirit. 

Ted and Karen Meyer, naswfamilyhistory.blogspot.com are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting NEXT SATURDAY, April 9, 2022 at 5pm MTN time to see what time it is where you are when it is 5pm here, go to timeanddate.com.

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When April 1, 2022, rolled around, for genealogists, it was like opening a gift at Christmas.  This gift is full of treasures never explored before.  Have you ever been given such a gift?  For Free?  What should you be looking for?  
It depends on when you were born.  If you were born in the 1930s - 

you Will find information about when you were living with your parents

•  and check the records for the county where you grew up.  See if you can find your house on maps.google.com it might still be there.
• Look for evidence of your parents' education - try Ancestry's yearbook records.
• For information of your Grandparents, see what they did for a living. 

Was your father in World War II?

    Check FOLD 3  thru Ancestry

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[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]

What is something through family history that has helped you grow closer to the Lord?

        Just wanted to thank everyone who came to our Zoom last night.  I have added the videos part 1 and part 2 (my computer turned off during the zoom) - but we got back as quickly as we could.  We really appreciated the stories that were shared as to how family history draws you closer to the Lord.  

We were especially grateful to the Jex family for sharing the message from the Ukraine 2nd Counselor in the Stake.  

Your stories are uplifting and edifying.  We hope by posting them here, that others enjoy them as well.  

                                      WATCH VIDEO - Part 1                      Watch Video Part 2

Excerpts from Ted's story he told by Bishop Kurt Matthews

It's been a Crazy Week!  Sometimes strange things happen while we are filming and speaking with consultants and we get disconnected, disturbed, you name it.  The adversary does not want this work to get done and he does attack our efforts frequently, but we will prevail!  We love this work and finding out about others' family histories is so fascinating to us.  I had been working on the 1950 census deck for indexing which is next month's topic when I started to get tired and knew I had to get to bed early that Monday night but couldn't push myself away from the keyboard.  That's how this next story started...

        It's been a rough week.  It started out Monday night getting ready for my 3rd hip replacement (the right one this time!).  We knew that we had to get up Tuesday morning to go to surgery at 4:30 am so we retired relatively early at 10:30.  Of course, I would have an anxiety nightmare and wake up at 1:30 wide awake.  I walked around the kitchen trying to decide if I could sneak a sip of just about anything.  Knowing the answer was an equivocal no(!), I sent myself to my chair without further adieu to distract myself with family history research.  

      After a few minutes, I heard loud voices outside my front door.  Suddenly there were loud bangings on my front door and someone was fumbling with the lock and handle.  I screamed, "Who is it?"  Nothing just more banging.  I told them to,"Go Away!" - nothing just louder banging.  I told them, "I will call the police!"  More banging.  I thought my loud voice would surely wake Ted but he was out for the count.  I was frozen with fear but finally got the power to make it to our room and wake him.  I tried to fill him in but I am not sure how much of my language was discernable... but the bottom line was, "Bring your gun!".  

  

       We went to the front door - he, unlike me, was tall enough to see over the door to the arch-like transom window.  The house across the street is a "coveted by all" very busy AIR BNB home.   He could see that a car was waiting across the street and the person had made his way back to the car.  We watched the rest from our camera room.  We could see and deduce that he was inebriated, (see no shoes, sunglasses still attached - probably been drinking since before sundown).   He walked a lot like me, but I doubt his untamed gait was caused by hip surgery.  

       Needless to say, only got maybe 2 hours of sleep that night.  The rest of the week was spent trying to get some semblance of independence back under my wing, learning to walk all over again.  Have you ever noticed when you are in the hospital, that they wake you up from a perfectly good sleep to give you........a sleeping pill?   That happened a lot and I kept thinking I would They had told me that I would be released the same day, go home and get a lot of restful sleep, but my body rejected that idea.  They couldn't get it to obey.   The operation was much longer than the normal operation as there was much to repair.   Apparently, my blood pressure would not raise.  It kept hovering under 80/40 the whole week.  Finally Thursday night we got 3 in a row about 110/70 and they let Ted come get me.  

      Long story shortened a little, I'm back!  I'm recovering and have already started the deck for our April Zoom which will be on "Serving others through the 1950 Census!"  We hope you will join us on April 9th at 5:00 pm - same zoom room, same password -  

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