Genealogy–or Family History–is by all accounts one of the fastest growing and most popular hobbies in the world today. In ever-increasing numbers, people are searching for their roots, trying to learn more about who they are and who came before them. For those dedicated devotees of this pursuit, there are as many stories of the… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Family History
The Memory Keeper
This is a post I originally wrote last spring. But with the holidays approaching and lots of family get-togethers on the calendar for many of us, I thought it was again timely to share it with you. ______________________________________________ I was watching the news last night as Diane Sawyer took us on a tour of Joplin,… Continue Reading
Getting Creative with Family History
A few weeks ago, I helped out with a Relief Society Activity on preserving personal and family history. We had asked the sisters to bring the different ways they do it, and I was amazed! I didn’t know I was surrounded by such creative and talented women in my ward. I took so many mental… Continue Reading
Use Kids’ Rooms to Create Childhood Memories
Happy Humpday, Mollies! I’m so excited today to introduce you to a new contributor to Modern Molly. Jeanette is an Interior Designer & has great ideas to share with us about making our homes and lives more beautiful and usable. Please help me welcome Jeanette so she’ll want to stay and play! ______________________________________ We all… Continue Reading
The One
Archibald McPhail left Scotland at the age of 40, to join the saints in Utah. He and his family were a part of James G. Willie’s handcart company and Archibald was made a tent captain. Each night, Archibald and other captains would go after the stragglers – bringing them safely back to camp. There were… Continue Reading
Eating the Genealogy Elephant
I come from a family of genealogy and family history loving people and one of my first memories is being in my grandmother’s house, looking at the pedigree and family group sheets lining the hallway. My Grandma told me wonderful stories about my ancestors and she also taught me how to figure out how people… Continue Reading
Glorious Light of Truth
When my great-great-great Grandmother Sophia Lois Goodridge crossed the plains with her family and many others, she was only 24 years old. Close to my age. Could I have gone through what she went through? Accomplished all that she did? Felt the blessings of the Lord the way that she had? June 29th, 1850 –… Continue Reading
Family History made EASY as 1…2…3..!
Recently I have been bit by the Genealogy bug again. A few years ago I had it bad.. I was staying up all hours of the night, praying to find people. I was down at the Family History Center every day I could go, looking through records and indexes. Making phone calls to Anti LDS… Continue Reading
Generational Biscuits
I have the pleasure of being part of a family of biscuit-makers. I grew up on a ranch in the mountains of Arizona, and had the distinct pleasure of knowing that my next biscuit-fix was always just a day or two away. Our Ranch Cookouts seemed to happen as frequently as we went to church,… Continue Reading
FamilySearch Indexing
Hello to all! Things have been a bit crazy here at the UK Yankee house, and I have been a bit under-inspired. But then I thought of a post I did on my blog earlier this year and thought I would adapt it to post on here. July 2008 When I got home from my… Continue Reading