I had an opportunity to prepare a presentation at a Stake Family History Discovery Day. My assigned topic was Working with Old Family Photos. Being a life long photo geek and a late life family history enthusiast this was for me an easy topic to present. I struggled with how to begin the class because […]
Today, the 27th of October 2015, is the 100th birthday of my grandfather, Leon A. Westover. I had hoped by now to have more of his personal history compiled. In the absence of that, I would hope that you would log in and spend some time looking over the Leon A. Westover Collection of photos […]
For the past several months I have watched my father go to work on his mother’s history. My Grandma, Maurine Westover, was a shining example of one devoted to the work of genealogical research, temple work and family history. In the early 1980s while serving as a missionary with Grandpa at the Martin Harris Farm […]
It has been a source of some bitterness to me that on top of all we have been through this year we had to make a move we didn’t anticipate and didn’t want. We literally left our home of the past several years kicking and screaming in protest. And it was a pretty ugly experience […]
It has been announced that registration for Roots Tech 2016 opens in about a month, on September 15, 2015. Roots Tech will be held Wednesday, February 3rd through Saturday, February 6, 2016. We want to encourage as many family members as possible to register and attend as their resources and time allows. Roots Tech is […]