Merry Christmas from everyone at the Burley Family History Center!
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Spotlight for December
Discover Your Ancestors Christmas Traditions
Have you ever wondered what you ancestors did for Christmas?
Did they set up nativities in their homes?
What things did they eat as part of their celebration?
We are excited to announce the Burley Family History Center will be sponsoring a fun activity on Sundays in December for families to learn more about their ancestors' traditions, customs and even some recipes of foods to try.
December 5 from 2 to 5 pm (closing early for the 1st Presidency Devotional)
December 12 from 2 pm to 6 pm
December 19 from 2 pm to 6 pm
Example of a fun Swiss tradition: Advent marks the start of the Christmas preparations. Advent calendars and crowns are both popular. In some villages, there are "real" advent calendars with different houses decorating an "Advent Window." On the day when it's your house with the advent window, you hold a party for the villagers in the evening. There's food, mulled wine (called Gluhwein), and music.
Bring your family or friends in and see what we can help you learn about your ancestors' traditions. You might find some fun traditions to include as part of your own festivities this year.
Treats for everyone.
Looking for the perfect gift this year?
Check out this blog for ideas for a journal for your mom/dad grandma/grandpa
A tribute to a deceased family members or a memory jar for living relatives
Spend Time Together- Have a Family Show and Tell Evening- (and other ideas)
How about a Photo Tree? (and 4 other options)
Use this Christmas season as a time to record some family stories
Make this Christmas a time for sharing stories
And then record them on FamilySearch for generations to come.
Need some ideas of questions?
Check out the following interview options
Need some assistance in using Memories on FamilySearch?
1- Come to class on December 2, 10:30 a.m. taught by Tammy.
Bring a photo or story you wish to upload to FamilySearch and have the FamilySearch Family Tree app and the FamilySearch Memories app downloaded on your phone.
2- If you can't attend the class, check out these options on The Family History Guide for assistance in using the apps.
Other information
Fun Find by Charlotte- BYU Family History Lab
This is a website developed by BYU students with some fun family history options, including some games like Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Simply go to the website and click on the option of interest. Then you will be asked to sign in with your FamilySearch username and password to create the option based on your FamilySearch information. Thanks to Charlotte for sharing this fun website.
Please check out the calendar for our limited hours in December.
The only class this month is "Using Memories" on December 2, 10:30 a.m.
We will open with our regular schedule starting January 4th.
Sundays 2 pm to 6 pm
Mondays 12 pm to 4 pm
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday 10 am to 6 pm
Evening appointments available on Wednesdays 6 pm to 9 pm (by appointment only, call the center to schedule for your group)
Watch for a full class calendar in January, we will being having classes four days a week.
