August 1st - Respect for Parents Day. Give your parents a call and express your appreciation for them, or record your appreciation for your parents in FamilySearch.
August 3rd - National Twin Day. Check your FamilySearch account to see if there are any twins in your family.
August 4th - Hooray for Kid's Day. Write up a memory with or about a child, send it to them, or add it to your Person Page in FamilySearch. They'll only see it after you die, so it could be a surprise story for them in the future.
August 9th - National Book Lovers Day. Record a video at the Center about your favorite book.
August 10th - Update Your Bio Day. What a great idea! Add that bio to your FamilySearch Person Page for safekeeping.
August 12th - National Middle Child Day. If you're a middle child or have a middle child, reach out to your older and younger siblings and share with them how special you are as a middle child to have each of them in your life!
August 13th - International Lefthanders' Day. Check out FamilySearch and see if you can find any left-handers in your family. If you know of any left-handers in your family, add that information in as a custom event to share the information with future generations.
August 16th - National Tell A Joke Day. There's an option to share your favorite joke on the Record My Story under Activities in FamilySearch.
August 18th - Never Give Up Day. Use this day to "try again." We all have dead ends in our family trees. Go to one of those dead ends and take a second look. Maybe today will be the day to find the clue or the source you need. If not, don't give up, and try again later. Did you know you could record yourself reminder notes under the consultant planner section within FamilySearch? Want more information about how to use the consultant planner for more than just consultants? Check this blog post.
August 19th - Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan; a celebration between a brother and his sister. Reach out to your brother or sister and have a good chat with them, or record a favorite memory of your siblings on FamilySearch if they are deceased.
August 22nd - Be an Angel Day. Learn how to use Record Linking Lab and be an "angel" helper for future users in FamilySearch. Check out their Facebook page for current projects and how to videos.
August 25th - Sacrifice Our Wants for Others’ Needs Sunday (the last Sunday in August). For inspiration, check out this article from a RootsTech presentation given in 2017.
August 27th - World Rock Paper Scissors Day. Just a fun way to remember childhood games. Maybe you didn't play rock paper scissors as a kid. If not, what games did you play? Record them in FamilySearch or share your favorite games with your children or grandchildren.
August 31st - We Love Memoirs Day. What is a memoir? According to Oxford Dictionary, a memoir is "a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources." That means we all have memoirs to share. Choose one to share with your family now, or start writing a family book as a Christmas gift. Personal gifts are great, but they take a great deal of time. Also, watch for classes at the Center about writing your own personal history or stories about others.
Check out this post for more options.
When you've finished the celebrating, and since the kids have jumped back into learning and researching, maybe it's time for you to do so too!
There are a lot of options, here's just a few.
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New research option, only recommended for experienced researchers. Turning on the 3-Star Record Hints in FamilySearch. Check out the blog post for more information.
