By Olivia Jewell

A fun and effective class, about helping crazy-busy people learn about the tools available for incorporating family history into their every day life. Contact me about teaching this class at your Family History event, OR come enjoy the class at BYU Ed Week this Summer.

The syllabus can also be used for those who haven’t attended the class as an idea guide:

Page 1 - a list of my reccommended apps and websites to use for each category of family history.

Page 2 - a help guide for those who want to take on a challenge of doing family history every day for an alloted amount of time, as Sister Wendy Nelson has invited us to do. Use it as a quick help guide for getting started and sticking with your challenge.

Family History● Grandparent & parent Interviews (Storyworth or Pass it Down), by

phone (ACR app) or in person, about themselves or about someone else● Digitizing & Organizing● Uploading & tagging photos, stories, or documents● Reviewing family documents to ensure the information is on your

family tree● Write a story down about a loved one

Personal History● Journal (Daily, Monthly, Yearly)

○ Journey, Social Media○ #52stories by familysearch.org

● Taking photos, and creating something with them○ Books: Google Photos, Mixbook, My Canvas, Four Bears, etc...○ Online Albums: Google Photos, Adobe Spark○ Videos: Adobe Spark, Proshow○ Games: Shutterfly

Genealogy● Indexing or Zoning● Build your tree across various platforms & using Record Hints

○ FamilySearch Tree○ Ancestry○ My Heritage○ Find My Past

● Use a tool to find cousins or research opportunities○ Virtual Pedigree○ Pandora’s HopeChest○ Find-A-Record

● Research in books● Research in newspapers

Discovering● Reading stories or viewing pictures

○ All the Stories & FamilySearch Memories● Play a family history game

○ Geneaopardy, GenQuizitive, Scrambled Tree, Roots & Branches board game, Pando, The Game of Genealogy

● Learn something new about research; watch a webinar (live or recorded)○ Family History Library Webinars○ The Family History Guide

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By Olivia Jewell

❏ Set up Google Photos, download Backup & Sync to your phone, tablet, & computer❏ Set up your Indexing account ❏ Set up your Zoning Account (Do the Training)❏ Set up your tree on different sites: FamilySearch, Ancestry*, My Heritage*, Find My Past*❏ Install each sites App:

❏ FamilySearch Tree❏ FamilySearch Memories❏ Ancestry❏ My Heritage

❏ Install call recording app: ACR* (or another of your choosing)❏ Setup StoryWorth* or Pass It Down❏ Set up your Adobe Spark account❏ Download ProShow* for making videos

❏ Index a batch❏ Zone a project❏ Attach a record hint❏ Find a new person to research❏ Add a new person to your tree❏ Search for an ancestor in books❏ Search for an ancestor in a newspaper

❏ Call a parent or grandparent, record the call❏ Scan some photos❏ Scan some documents❏ Organize some files you’ve digitized❏ Tag pictures or documents❏ Upload a photo, story, or recording to share❏ Sort family documents, verify information is on your tree❏ Share a photo, story, or document with a family member

❏ Pick a photo from your life, write a story about it❏ Write in your journal❏ Answer a life question❏ Do a #52Week Challenge Question❏ Write down a story about a parent, g-parent or child❏ Create or add to a Google Photos Album❏ Create or add to an Adobe Spark Web story❏ Create or add to an Adobe Spark Animated Video❏ Create or Add to a Proshow Video❏ Create or add to a book

❏ Read a story of an ancestor❏ Look at a picture of your ancestor, learn about

everyone in the photo or the location❏ Play a family history game, involve a family member❏ Watch a webinar❏ Read a family history article❏ Use the wiki to learn about a locality in your family

history

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*Cost for full access