Enjoy the Journey! Logan Family History Center - FH Leaders Quarterly Training Meeting – 6/30/2010 Family History Computer Age meets

Enjoy the Journey “Those of you who have worked at your genealogies, who realize the importance of the work and have felt the excitement that comes from tying families together and learning of your noble heritage, need to share that excitement with others. Help them to see the joy and fulfillment you see in the work. There is much to be done, as you all know, and there are many, many members who could do the work and who would enjoy doing the work if some of us—all of you—would just ignite that spark in them through your enthusiasm, example, and devotion.” (Ezra Taft Benson, Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p. 162)

Unity Among Leaders Quarterly newsletter to those within your stewardship.newsletter –Keep everyone on the same “wave length”. –Share motivational ideas –Share success experiences –Suggest helpful tips, quotes, etc. Involve other organizations –Use correlation and planning meetings effectively. –Make sure you are on the agenda and have something to contribute.

Why Do We Do Family History? For some, the experience is like Laman and Lemuel returning for the brass plates --- arduous and unpleasant. Many LDS members say: “We do family history because we should, because it is right.” For others, it is an adventure because they enjoy the journey.

Change of Heart – Spirit of Elijah Journey lovers often entice the unconverted by doing their research for them. The indifferent find one or two tidbits interesting, but their eyes soon glaze over. They may be grateful, but their heart has not been changed.

How do we Help Others Feel the Joy? The pleasure comes from putting forth effort and eventually having success. Teach them how to fish. It will taste better than the fully cooked fish on a platter.

5 Basic Steps Step 1: Gather and organize what you and other family members already know. Step 2: Decide what additional information you need. Step 3: Search compiled and original records. Step 4: Analyze and evaluate your findings. Step 5: Record, document and share your findings

Step 1: What Do You Know? Select 1 family or individual to work on. On a family group sheet, enter everything you know about the family or individual.

Step 2: What Do You Want To Learn? Sylvia’s Parents

How Do I Locate Sylvia’s Parents? Go Backward to go Forward –Find documents for Sylvia’s information How? –Consult a “Record Selection Table” Where? –FamilySearch Wiki Go to FamilySearch.orgFamilySearch.org Click on Research Helps > Search the Wiki

Enter Record Selection Table You can also add a specific locality if you wish. Search the Wiki

Select the appropriate table.

1. If you need – PARENTS 2. Look first in – VITAL RECORDS –For more help, click on Vital Records!

Vital Records Birth Certificate –Sylvia was born in born in 1880 before vital records were kept. Marriage Certificate –Western States Marriage Index Death Certificate –Check “Record Search” for death certificates ( ) –Sylvia died in 1958, to late for the online death certificates. –Copy ordered from State per information found online at CDC.gov (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)

Father: Hans Peter Hansen Mother: Angeline Deem

Record the information you found then ask: What Do I Know Now? THEN: What Do I Want to Learn? Other Children?

Consult “Record Selection Table” at FamilySearch Wiki. Let’s choose Census and from the information we found in the wiki, follow the family through all available Census records. –Sylvia was born in Feb.1880 so let’s start with the 1880 census. –There is no census available for 1890 –Then check 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 How Do I Locate Other Children? Select a record type to get more help.

Hansen, Hans P, 25 years old, born Denmark. Parents born Denmark Hansen, Angeline, wife, 17 years old, born Denmark. Parents born Denmark Hansen, Emaline, daughter, 4 mo. old, born in Utah 1880

Hansen, Hans P, born Dec 1844 Denmark, immigrated 1875 Hansen, Angeline, born Aug 1863 Denmark, immigrated 1876 Hansen, Sylvia E, daughter, born Feb 1880 in Utah, school teacher Hansen, Camilla S., daughter, born July 1881 in Utah Hansen, Eda M, daughter, born July 1887 in Utah Hansen, Abigail A, daughter, born Mar 1890 in Utah Hansen, Aaron E, son, born Mar 1897 in Utah 1900

Hansen, Hans P, 65 yrs old, 1 st marriage, married for 31 years. Hansen, Angeline, 46 yrs old, 1 st marriage, 5/6 living children Hunsaker, Edith, daughter, 22 yrs old, married, 1/1 living children Hansen, Abigail A, daughter, 20 yrs old Hansen, Aaron E, son, 17 yrs old Hunsaker, Jessie R, grandson, 4 mo. old, born in Utah 1910

Hansen, Angeline, Head, 56 yrs old, widow, immigrated in 1876 Hunsaker, Edith H, Daughter, 32 yrs old, divorced Hunsaker, Jesse R, grandson, 10 yrs old 1920

Christensen, Rudolph A, Head, 51 yrs old Christensen, Sylvia H., wife, 50 yrs old children --- Hansen, Angeline D, mother-in-law, 67 yrs old, widow, immigrated in

Record what you learned then ask: What Do I Know Now? Then: What Do I Want to Learn? Death Dates

How Do I Locate Han’s Death? Consult the “Record Selection Table” Wiki says Record Search has Death Certificates ( ) –Hans died between Hans –Angeline died after 1930 (would be 93 in 1956) Other children (Camilla, Edith, Abigail, Aaron)Aaron Wiki says check USGenWeb for Cemetery Records –Han & Aaron were buried in HoneyvilleHoneyville Found Hans Found Aaron

Born Dec 6, 1844 Died Jun 29, 1915 Parents: Mons Marker Hansen & Cecelia Jensen Buried in Honeyville Cemetery, Jul 1, 1915

Born Mar 12, 1897 Died Mar 8, 1918 Buried in Honeyville Cemetery, Mar 11, 1918 Middle name: Ethelbert

USGenWeb, Utah, Archives, Cemetery records, Honeyville City Cemetery Full birth & death dates for Angeline Who is this?

Record what you know then ask: What Do I Know Now? What Do I Want to Learn? Parent’s birth place

How Do I Locate Parent’s Birth? Consult a “Record Selection Table” Check “Register of LDS Films” or FHLC for church records –Honeyville WardHoneyville Google for bible records, newspapers, obituaries etc.Google Check for Danish parish records. –Akeson, Bornholm, Denmark –Halse, Bornholm, DenmarkHalse, Bornholm, Denmark

Church Records Eliza Full birth dates and towns for all.

Engeline Jorgina Deem born 26 Aug 1863 to Jorgen Larsen Deem and Elizabeth Margrethe Petersen

What Do I Know Now? AND

Now What Do I Want to Learn…