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Family History unites community. Building a family history and genealogy community is about giving back and connecting with others. Together, we can learn from each other, inspire each other, and build a toolbox of resources to help everyone.
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Please feel free to share how you are connecting with others through family history work within your community.
Sharing and Healing:
- 21 Day Family Connections Experiment
- Help Friends Discover Their Family History
- IKEA 2018 Family Connection Christmas Commercial
- NY Times - The Stories That Bind Us
- WSJ - The Secret Benefits of Retelling Family Stories
- The Bridge - Google Drive of Notes, Links, Recordings
Project Ideas & Examples:
African Heritage
- Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society - AAHGS
- Coming to the Table - Working together to heal racial wounds
- Article: Documenting & Preserving African American Cemeteries in North Carolina
Cultural Heritage
DNA
Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries
Food
- FS Blog - Share Your Family's Food Story
- FHG-The Power of Family Recipes
- Rooted in Foods Website
- Family History Food Website
Gathering
Photos
Schools/University Projects/Teaching
Social Media
- FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups - Wiki page
- FamilySearch Facebook
- FamilySearch Instagram
- FamilySearch Pinterest
- FamilySearch Twitter
- GeniBLISS RootsTech 2018 - Using FaceBook & Free Apps to Engage Family
Stories - To Share, Educate, and Heal
- Community Building
- Refugee Story
Youth & Family Involvement
- Engaging Youth in Family History - FS Community Group
- BYU Family History Technology Lab
- Discovery Experiences
- Escape Rooms
- Family History in the Classroom
- Family History Summer Camps
- Geocaching
- Indexing
- Inspiring Family History
- Keeping Moving Forward With Me
- Scavenger Hunts
- The Hidden Branch
- The Family History Guide - Family Activities
Project Organizational Tools:
Group Member's Personal Projects:
- Kelli Ship - GeniBliss RootsTech 2018
- Miles Meyer - Genealogy Blogspot
- Robert Bubb - Research to Preserve African American Stories and Traditions
- Olivia Jewell - 21 Day Family Connections Experiment
- Mckell Keeney - Connected Tempe
- Mckell Keeney - Facebook Connected Tempe
Genealogy Learning:
Additional Resources:
- Community Code of Conduct
- How To Use The FamilySearch Community (Video)
- Wiki Pages - The Power of Community
- FamilySearch Blog
- FamilySearch Solutions Gallery
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Comentarios
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A more recent and definitely more informative FamilySearch page has been created to help provide information on both reason why a library would want to consider becoming a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, as well as the steps to apply, is at:
Additionally, I did a presentation for Texas Connect as part of RootsTech earlier this year on our experiences with bringing our local library (which turned out to be a four county and 7-branch system) into the FamilySearch Affiliate Library system. If it would be of help, you can find it at:
It was presented at the request of the NA FamilySearch Records - Texas Mission, and was nicely edited by one of those missionaries to include some of the better questions asked by participants. (There are some other excellent presentations in that section of RootsTech by the way - well worth exploring, and all on YouTube now for easy access.)
Chris
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