Connect with Your Family: Past, Present, and Future

Connect with Your Family: Past, Present, and Future

Family history provides a powerful way to strengthen your family. Connect with your family’s past to build a legacy through fun and meaningful activities, shared family stories, tools that help you along the way. See this presentation by Mike Sandberg and the activities below to get started.

 

Learn about Your Family

Discover your family history by learning about your ancestors and their lives. Or, expand your family's understanding of FamilySearch apps, tools, and activities.

December 1, 2017
How to Access the Apps The FamilySearch Family Tree, Memories, and Get Involved apps are available for download on multiple platforms. For i…
January 9, 2018
I grew up hearing stories about my ancestors. As I learned the details of their lives, I wondered what it would be like to get a glimpse of …
How to start finding your family and your ancestors.
Simple Ways to Find Your Family
 

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Engage in Family Fun

Dive into some fun family activities for all ages. Whether you're planning a family reunion, a game night, or a Sunday meal, you'll find plenty of ideas here to make family history a part of your gathering.

Try fun family activities to introduce family history.
Activites for the Whole Family
February 8, 2017
Did you realize that you’re creating family history every day just by preparing food and eating it together? Good food has a way of bringing…
What DNA can tell you about your family's history.
Your Family’s DNA History

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Share Your Family’s Story

Family history is all about connections with past, present, and future generations. Find ideas to help you tell your story, connect with other family members, or share memories on social media.

January 5, 2018
Have you ever sat in a room full of people and wondered if or how you might be related to those around you? Relatives around Me, a fun featu…
July 31, 2017
The most complete family histories draw on a wide variety of resources. Documents and records provide important basic facts, while photos pa…
January 3, 2018
Seventeen years after my Grandpa Bob passed away, my dad planned a family reunion at a park in Northern Utah. Prior to the reunion, he invit…

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