Extra! Extra! Exciting News!
A pulled pork lunch will be provided to those who RSVP prior to February 1st. In order to ensure we have enough food, RSVP’s are required. To RSVP go to the event website link above and click on the RSVP link there. Lunch will be available from 11 am to 1:30 pm, so you can choose which time fits with your interest of classes available. If you prefer to bring your own lunch or snacks, please feel free to do so. There will be tables set up in the gym all day.
The gym will be a hub of activity, in addition to the luncheon, we will have some live music playing throughout the day. The gym will also be lined with booths with various opportunities to learn more about the Burley Family History Center digitizing options, the progress of the Burley Temple, chat with the missionaries, a question and answer booth run by some consultants from the center, and options to learn about other projects and opportunities within the community to further family history work. We will also have a drawing for some DNA kits, umbrellas and toy pioneer replicas for participating in a QR scavenger hunt throughout the day. Fun for everyone!
This will be a great option to jump start those New Year’s Resolutions that relate to doing more family history work in 2023. Mark your calendars, invite your friends and RSVP if you plan to have lunch with us.
Center News
January class calendar is full. Classes being offered several times a week with new options this month. Highlighting just a few of them.
Children's Class on January 15 at 4:00 p.m. taught by Trina- Children.... there is someone moving around in your family tree. Who's footsteps could those be? Come to the Burley Family History Center, Sunday, January 15th from 4- 5 pm, ages 3-10 (younger are invited with a parent.) It will be a day to discover Grandpa and treasure boxes filled with promised blessings! Take home an owl that will keep you cheering on your family tree. Bring Grandpa or a show-n-tell about Grandpa. Call or text Trina Winn with your questions. 208-242-6217
Note: This is the the end of a five part class. Trina is available to teach this class whenever another group (or family) wishes to have another set of classes. Just contact her for more information.
How to find unindexed images on FamilySearch- taught by Shaura - January 31 at 10:30 a.m.
Consultant Training classes are January 17 at 7 p.m. and January 24 at 2 pm. The topic this month is Memories App. Please have the app downloaded and be logged into your account on your device prior to class. Note: the FamilySearch Memories app is not the same as the FamilySearch Family Tree app. These classes are taught by Tammy. Note: If one is unable to attend, check out the blog for the outline of the meeting including at home learning options and the monthly top tips and tricks links.
Our Research Like a Pro class is starting again on January 18 at 10:30 a.m. This is a hands on intermediate research class taught by Shaura and Tammy. We meet once a month for 4 months with specific homework assignments each month. It's based on Diana Alder and Nicole Dyer's book "Research Like a Pro." This is not how to use specific websites, but how to follow a research process. Because all of the homework and assignments are google docs, there is a google prep class for it in the January 10 at 10:30 a.m. to familiarize class members on how to use google drive and docs.
Family History Fanatics shared a presentation about 10 Little-Known Free Genealogy Websites Professionals Use
Legacy Tree Webinars recently had Devin Ashby from FamilySearch share 5 More Links You Have to Try at FamilySearch
Kathryn Grant presented a class on Understanding the new Home Page and Person Page on FamilySearch- check it out.
Back to Basics with Marriage Records- Part One - Marriage Bonds by Nicole Dyer
Family Tree Magazine published an article about Witnesses and Bondsman which might be helpful with some of those brick walls
Looking for a new productivity tool for your family history. Check out Notion. Family Tree Magazine has an article explaining what it is and how to use it.
9 tips to writing your own family history story by the editors at Family Tree Magazine.
Check out our blog for updates links to more community projects. Burley Family History Center Happenings- Community Projects. Including new links to the albums on FamilySearch with some of the negatives recently digitized from the Cassia County Historical Society Museum's collection. See if your family is included in their collections.
Just for some fun watch this little video by Ancestry- Pentatonix’s Holiday Family History SHOWDOWN | 2 Lies & A Leaf® | Ancestry®
Legacy Tree Webinars recently had Devin Ashby from FamilySearch share 5 More Links You Have to Try at FamilySearch
Kathryn Grant presented a class on Understanding the new Home Page and Person Page on FamilySearch- check it out.
Back to Basics with Marriage Records- Part One - Marriage Bonds by Nicole Dyer
Family Tree Magazine published an article about Witnesses and Bondsman which might be helpful with some of those brick walls
Looking for a new productivity tool for your family history. Check out Notion. Family Tree Magazine has an article explaining what it is and how to use it.
9 tips to writing your own family history story by the editors at Family Tree Magazine.
Check out our blog for updates links to more community projects. Burley Family History Center Happenings- Community Projects. Including new links to the albums on FamilySearch with some of the negatives recently digitized from the Cassia County Historical Society Museum's collection. See if your family is included in their collections.
Just for some fun watch this little video by Ancestry- Pentatonix’s Holiday Family History SHOWDOWN | 2 Lies & A Leaf® | Ancestry®
Another fun and simple option of sharing family connections
On November 29, 2022, Jolene Hunsaker (Rupert 5th Ward) posted the following on her family's Facebook group:
"Dear Family:
My great-grandparents were Thomas and Phoebe Watts Jones. They lived in Hooper, Utah, with their 12 children. Their eighth child was my grandma Alice Louise Jones Smith.
In the winter, Thomas, along with three work crews, would saw ice from a fresh water pond. The ice was shared with the crew, as needed, and the rest sold to the local mercantile.
When the town had a celebration, Thomas and Phoebe would use some of their ice to make ice cream. They did this with a horse-powered ice cream freezer. Thomas and Phoebe were very popular at parties!!!
So here is the challenge: Together with your family, make home made ice cream as part of your Christmas celebration. The horse is optional!
Well ok . . . if you have no way to make ice cream, you can buy it and share the story with the family.
I would love to hear from you when you've completed the challenge."
What a simple, wonderful way to share a piece of family history!
The Burley Family History Center will be CLOSED:
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 - Tuesday, January 3, 2023
for Christmas and New Years!
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