Making the Most of Living Relatives

Ten years ago I went to visit my two grandmothers. This was about six months after I caught the family history bug. I had exhausted my PAF program with any name, place, and date that I could find in the verbal and physical information that had been given to me. Since...

Cemeteries and Spiritual Experiences

There are times when I crave a spiritual experience. I love to search and read the scriptures, but sometimes I just want a physical place to go and feel uplifted. This is one of the reasons that I love to visit temples, even just to drive by, go to a visitor's center,...

Records, Records, and Records, Oh My!

There are many ways to find your ancestors and a lot of resources available to help in your search. If you want the big picture of your ancestor's life, characteristics, personality, and other demographics, chances are, you'll have to look in more than one resource....