July-August 2013

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South Davis Family History Center3350 South 100 East

Bountiful, Utah 84010(801) 299-4239

Hours of OperationWeekdays: Mon. thru Fri. 9 AM to 4 PM

Evenings: Tues. thru Thurs. 7 PM to 9 PMSaturdays 10 AM -1 PM

Closed Holidays

All of us are born with a natural desire to believe that there

is a God in Heaven. Our contact with the world and worldly

influences can, over time, diminish that belief and our

inherent desire to know Him. Similarly, we are also born

with an inherited desire to connect with our ancestors

and our roots. Even the ancient philosopher Cicero

understood the need to relate to our ancestors when he wrote,

"Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain

perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it is

woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history"

Our work provides a legacy and a depth of purpose for future

generations, as our lives are woven into the lives of the ancestors who

brought us to where we find ourselves today. The stories and the

photographs that we preserve for our own posterity will provide them

with the threads that they will use to weave their own stories into the

tapestry of the eternal family.

John Dietrich

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Mark Your Calendars

Saturday June 29-Monday July 8

4th of July Week

July 22-27

Pioneer Days

August 31-September 2

Labor Day

Saturday, September 14, 2013

2013 OGDEN FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE

Weber State University

"Of Roots and Branches".

Come learn about new tools and techniques

to search the roots and explore the branches

of your family tree. There will be informa-

tion about Scanning, Composing and Printing

a Family History, Smart Phone Family History,

Converting Old Tape Recordings, and many

other helps. "Young folks, old folks, everybody

come …" Come join the conference and you'll

have a lot of fun all day Saturday, Be sure to

visit our web site at https://www.familysearch.

org/learn/wiki/en/Ogden_FamilySearch_Li-

brary/Conference for up to date details.

July 30-August 2, 2013

The 44th annual BYU Conference on Family

History and Genealogy will offer more than 100

classes, allowing participants to gain new skills

and helpful information.

The conference will be in the BYU Conference

Center (770 East University Parkway, Provo,

Utah). http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwgen/

http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwgen/registration.cfm

$50 Registration Discount for Family History

Consultants.

Saturday July 13th & August 10th

9-10 AM

STAFF TRAINING CLASSES

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Save the date for the

FHC Staff Dinner

19 Aug. 2013–23 August 10th 2013

BYU CAMPUS EDUCATION WEEK

Register Now~Online Registration Closes: 17 Aug. 2013

http://ce.byu.edu/edweek/register.php

"Who Do You Think You Are?"

Premieres July 23 on TLC

Class Schedule

SOUTH DAVIS FAMILY HISTORY CENTER CLASSES3350 South 100 East (Enter on south side by the Family History Center Sign)

Phone: 801-299-4239

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Fam-ily Tree part3 9:30 AM

Staff Training9-10AM

Family History Center Closed July 1-6th

Family History Center Closed July 22-27th

Staff Training9-10AM

Find My Past9:30 AM

Fold39:30 AM

September Classes

will begin starting September 11th.

Watch for further notices of class schedules at

the Family History Center toward the end of

August.

Leonard Plaizier will teach Legacy 8 classes on

Wednesday evenings after the new release is

available.

Marsha Roth's Research Classes will continue

on Thursday mornings starting September 12th

from 9:30-10:30 AM.

Kathy Palmer will teach the 16 week Consultant

Training Series on Thursday evenings starting

September 12, 7-8 PM.

Other classes will also be added later.

Staff Dinner

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Our Family History Consultants will be available during

open hours to help you with hands on training.

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CONSULTANT NEWS

WELCOME NEW CONSULTANTS We Would Like To Welcome New Consultants

John Wilcox...North Canyon, North Canyon 6

Karyl Lee Rodabough...Woods Cross North, Woods Cross 6

Shanna Bills...Bountiful East, Bountiful 23rd

Megan Jorgensen...Foxboro 5th Ward, NSL Legacy Stake

Sally Montgomery...Foxboro 5th Ward, NSL Legacy Stake

We would like to Thank Richard and Luan Hixson for thier service to the Center.

If you missed the Staff Training Meeting on June 8, 2013, the handout will be posted under the

Consultant News button to help you learn how to fix some of the problems in FAMILY TREE.

FAMILY HISTORY CALLINGS

A collection of online resources to help you fulfill your calling

https://www.lds.org/callings/temple-and-family-history?

ONE FAMILY AT A TIME

From FamilySearch Wiki

Research is usually more successful when you work on an entire family group (father, mother and

all children). Important clues about an individual are found in his relationships to his family. Com-

munity and family context helps us correlate and corroborate data, or reveals inconsistencies.

Often it is only by learning about brothers or sisters that you can prove parentage. Experienced

genealogists recognize the importance of completing work on an entire family before moving to

a different family. It may even help to work on clusters of families that married into each other.

Research works better on an entire family group.

If researching two or more families would move you toward your overall quest, start with the

family that is already the best documented and has the most complete event places and dates.

Leave the families with less well documented events, or events with vague places or dates until

later. A good research goal is to complete genealogical research and document each event on a

selected family group record.

The Life Of Charlotte Ann Hillstead Bates,

born in Hull, England on 31 Dec. 1858. Her parents are John Blakey

Hillstead and Charlotte Gray. Her husband is Myton Bates. This is a

wonderful biography, written by Charlotte covering her entire life. It

includes her growing up years, the births of her brothers and sisters.

Her fathers occupations and his teachings. She tells of experiences

both good and bad, both uplifting and heartbreaking. She tells of the families conversion to the

gospel and their journey to Zion. This would be a priceless treasure to the family of this wonderful

woman. I would be delighted to give it to a family member.

The Second Biography Is Of Ormus Ephraim Bates,

written by his great granddaughter Ruth Elizabeth Bates Child. Ormus was the son of Cyrus Bate

and Lydian Harrington, he was born in Ellisberg, New York on 25 March 1815. This is a delight-

ful biography covering his life as a Mormon pioneer. It tells of his wife, Phoebe Mariah Matteson,

and their children. He was a devoted member of the church and experienced the persecution of

Missouri and Nauvoo. He helped with the immigration of people from Council Bluffs, Iowa and

helped outfit the wagon train and handcart companies. He married Morilla Spink in 1844 and

Matilda Reeves in 1847. He and his families migrated to Utah in 1851 in the Williams Cummings

company. After arriving in Utah they continued on to the westward point of the Oquirrh moun-

tains and built a fort and ranch for the families to live on. They were in constant threat of being

attacked by Indians, so the fort provided the protection they needed. He left the ranch and fort to

serve a mission in 1860 and served with Orson Pratt in the Eastern States. He continued to help

with the immigration of the saints and organized many companies from Florence, Nebraska. The

biography tells of some funny pioneer stories and insights into the character of Ormus. This is a

interesting and well written biography and would be a great addition to the Family History of the

Bates family. The Family Tree ID numbers for Charlotte Ann Hillstead Bates is KWNK-FQX and her

husband is KWNK-FQF. You can link to Ormus from her page.

Thanks Kathy Palmer

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FROM THE BOOKSHELF

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Do any of these items belong to you?We have a number of items that have been left at the FHC that we'd like to give back

to their owners. We also have a number of papers that were left in the printers,

research notes, also a folder with documents for John & Anna Mann, etc.

IF ANY OF THESE ITEMS BELONG TO YOU, PLEASE PICK THEM UP AT THE FHC.

This pack rat has learned that what the next generation will value most is

not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were

and the tales of how we loved.

In the end, it's the family stories that are worth the storage.

-Ellen Goodman, The Boston Globe

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PERSONAL ANCESTRAL FILE (PAF) IS DISCONTINUED

June 20, 2013 By David Pugmire

Beginning July 15, 2013, PAF will be retired and will no longer be available for download or support. PAF

users should consider alternative products to meet their ongoing personal genealogy management needs.

For full details and for information on alternative products, please visit http://familysearch.org/PAF.

A Great New Opportunity

PAF began in 1984, has had over 3.2 million copies distributed, and has fulfilled a great purpose for the

world. At the same time that we give a big “Thank You!” and “Goodbye” to PAF, we are excited to embrace

what the future holds! For the last several years, FamilySearch has focused on building relationships with

partner organizations to deliver better overall services to the market. This has facilitated better patron ex-

periences with FamilySearch and the partner products. FamilySearch recently introduced the Family Tree to

all users in multiple languages. Family Tree provides the capability for patrons to manage and share their

family history information online at FamilySearch.org. Each of our partners’ products support connectivity

with the Family Tree. FamilySearch is committed to strong partner relationships that enable more quality,

choices, collaboration, and availability of records. We encourage our patrons to use the products provided

by these partners. FamilySearch has worked hard to offer upgrades to all PAF users through partners that

have produced significantly better alternatives to PAF. Please visit http://familysearch.org/PAF for details,

and get started with your upgrade today!

Guidelines For Patrons

When working with ward members, please encourage them to visit http://familysearch.org/PAF, and help

them get started in migrating to one of the recommended products. It is appropriate and encouraged to

host events or train patrons on how to migrate to the various products, discuss the advantages, and allow

them to make their own choices. When using church buildings and resources for these activities, please

remember not to solicit sales or exclusively promote only a specific product to patrons, because we must

maintain a neutral position while providing informative guidance to them. Also, third parties must abide by

these guidelines if their employees or representatives are invited to participate in the activities in person or

by phone or web conference. Significant investment has been made to bring FamilySearch-certified prod-

ucts developed by partners to our patrons, and your help in moving patrons forward on a journey inclusive

of our full offering of third-party solutions, within appropriate bounds, is much appreciated. For the full

story, see the main FamilySearch blog.

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Internet Sites Worth A LOOK!

Which ancestor should I work on?

This new program helps you focus your genealogy

by finding the leaves in your tree that need your attention.

The leaf web site is a free service provided through the BYU Open Source

Lab. They are currently in the process of developing additional free family history

software, including an iPad and Android tablet application to help teens become involved in gene-

alogy, using some of the technology we have developed with leaf.

• ThesiteworkswithintheFamilyTreesiteatFamilySearch.SinceFamilyTreehasbeen

opened to the general public, this means leaf is also open to the general public.

• Anewdescendantschartthatshowsthreegenerationsofdescendantsatonce--acouple,

their children (and spouses), and their grandchildren.

• Userinterfacetomakeiteasiertonavigate.Therearepopup-boxesifyouclickonanyper-

son in the ancestor or descendant chart, and from this popup you can use a small menu to view

that person's ancestry, profile, descendancy, or search.

This is a new program and concept that works and searches within the Family Tree. They are con-

tinually improving this site and adding other new programs. https://leaf.byu.edu/

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS SITE

leaf

PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES

If you're interested in Pennsylvania history and want information relating to historical events, facts

about ancestors, or original documents to support a research paper, the Pennsylvania Archives

is an important publication to explore. This series contains essential records relating to one of

America's earliest colonies, from 1664 to 1780, including military, tax, marriage, and land re-

cords, as well as documents from American history covering the Revolutionary War and the Whis-

key Rebellion.…http://www.fold3.com/title_450/pennsylvania_archives/

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CHURCH HISTORY LIBRARY

The Church History Library collects materials by or about The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints and its members. These materials come from a wide spectrum of sources

and represent numerous points of view. The public can access many historical materials in

a large, open library area, while other materials are located in archival storage rooms and

can be brought to a secure reading room upon request by a patron. The Church

History Department is committed to making its records available to the public to the extent

it can reasonably do so without compromising those that are sacred, confidential, private,

or otherwise restricted for legal or ethical reasons. Find Items Relating To The History Of

The Church: Go to the Church History Catalog to search for Church history content from

several different libraries combined to one location. http://churchhistorylibrary.lds.org/

primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=CHL_PUBLIC

Looking for your Pioneer Ancestors? This is a wonderful place to find journals, pictures,

and other articles devoted to the LDS Church History. You can get a digitized copy by

request of many pioneers. Ever wonder how to preserve your mission photographs, or

your grandfather’s journal, or great-grandmothers wedding dress? Try asking the Church

History Conservators! Click on the link below to send them a personal question. They will

respond via e-mail. https://chl.libraryresearch.info/reft100.aspx?key=Con

15 East North Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84150801-240-2272

HELP WANTED We need you to serve at the

South Davis Family History Center. We will teach you what is required so that you can do your Family History and help others with theirs. If you have a love of Family History & en-joy being around people, we need your HELP!

We will train you. You keep the Blessings!Please contact us @ 801-299-4239.

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