Season for Family

A community of women finding time for family connections.

Ancestor Drawing

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Maybe you are in need of some last minute fun with your kids before they head back to School… One of my kids’ favorite things to do is sit down at the kitchen table, dump their art supplies out all over & create their own little works of art.

This #seasonforfamilyactivities is super easy yet impactful! Simply grab your phone, open up the FamilyTree App & let your kids scroll through the photos of their ancestors to find someone to draw.

My daughter Avery found this photo of her great-great grandparents, Howard & Clarissa Nuttall & I love how it turned out! While she was drawing I told her a little about them & she was very proud of the finished product (as she should be! 😍) Give this a try & let us know how it goes!

JESSIE MCKINLEY

missgenealogy.com
IG: @missgenealogy

Step 7: search for other records

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If you missed step 6, find it HERE

https://youtu.be/GMzerdDeHjk

There are SO many different types of records that are available that could contain information about your ancestor. Using the information you’ve learned about them so far (where they lived and when), start looking for other records about them. For example: church, probate (wills), court, tax, land, military, pension, directories, immigration, naturalization, obituaries, newspaper, cemetery records, area histories, or family histories.

Use the FamilySearch Wiki, the FamilySearch Catalog, or Ancestry Card Catalog, to locate what records are may be available for them. Search for your ancestor and compare what is known to what you find. Look for distinguishing information to confirm it is about your ancestor. As you search for these records you can improve the accuracy of the information about your ancestor and find clues about additional relationships. You will likely need multiple pieces of evidence to prove a certain fact, so take advantage of all that is offered and be sure to write down clues in your research log!

Be sure to follow me on @moderngenealogy for more tips and info about family history research.

MEGAN HILLYER

IG: @moderngenealogy

4 Tips for Getting Started Recording Your Personal History

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https://youtu.be/TX0fcHefNxc

Recording our personal history is an important part of our family history! I feel like some times, this part of family history can be overlooked as we spend time learning about the ancestors that came before us. But, as we look forward, we will have future generations who will want to know about US! As we record our own personal histories, we are strengthened as we see our own growth AND we provide a way for future generations to know and connect with us. 💛

You can also read my article from The Small Seed Blog and learn why recording my personal history is so important to me.

Today I’m sharing 4 tips for getting started recording your personal history. We’d love to hear what goals you set or how you record your personal history already! Also, keep an eye on our stories today where I’ll feature some of my favorite ways I record my personal history!

SARAH GARNER

thekindredpress.com
IG: @thekindredpress