Family History Center Director Newsletter

March 2015

Organize a Family Discovery Day

On February 12–14, 2015, the RootsTech conference again took place in Salt Lake City, Utah. On Friday, there were classes particularly geared toward family history center directors. On Saturday, a special family discovery day was held. The good news is most of the class material and presentations from General Authorities will be translated in several languages and be made available online to enable stakes around the world as they schedule and host their own local family discovery day.

Monthly Reports—The Voice of Family History Centers

Have you ever wished you had an open line to the Family History Department so you can share your successes and obtain help with challenges in your family history center? You have one with the monthly report! We call the monthly report the voice of family history centers.

Celebrating Families across Generations: Who Inspires You?

As Church members pass your center’s open door, is their curiosity stirred by what they see? Do your walls inspire visitors to think about their own ancestors? Many family history center directors are responding to the challenge to inspire visitors by decorating their centers with inviting photo displays that celebrate families across generations.

Serve a Family History Mission

Many visitors to the FamilySearch Missionary booth at RootsTech 2015 were surprised to learn about full- or part-time FamilySearch missions. The fact is that there are 10 kinds of service opportunities to choose from, stretching from around the world to an individual’s own home or hometown. Have you been thinking about serving a family history mission?

Latin Research Webinars in English and Spanish

Whether you live in the United States, Mexico, Spain, or other countries with a Latin heritage, you may be interested in webinars offered by the Latin American research team of the Family History Library. Most of the webinars are offered in Spanish and cover a variety of subjects, from reading old handwriting to organizing your genealogy research.

FamilySearch Photo Tools Support Find, Take, and Teach

Most family history centers have various types of picture scanning equipment. The Family Tree experience is greatly enhanced by using photo scanners to attach photos and documents to family members in Family Tree. The FamilySearch mobile app Memories allows you to take a photo you snapped on your phone, add it to Family Tree, and then link it to the correct individual. Both of these are great ways to build photo albums and document files on Family Tree.