Wednesday, February 15, 2012
new.familysearch.org
"The men work outside, and the women do chores inside," was the unwritten code when I was growing up. At least I thought that was the way it should've been. For me, family history work has been regarded in a similar manner. Doing research and finding family names has always been an activity my mom and grandma would do. As I have matured I now realize how wrong I was. My patriarchal blessing even mentions how I should engage and "get lost" in performing this service. The new.familysearch.org site has been the kick in the pants I needed. The reengineered website may not be without faults, but it has opened my eyes to how easy and satisfying it can be to spend time performing family history work. If you are new to family history work, the church's new website is a great place to start.
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If you need practice reading cryptic handwriting, or if you're just bored out of your mind, FamilySearch indexing is a great place to start.
ReplyDeleteFamily History work really is something that everyone can participate in, especially with Indexing. Even though I know some of my extended family members are doing a lot more research than I have ever done, I feel like I can contribute when I take names to the temple that they've found. I'm hoping to get more into the actual research part eventually, though.
ReplyDeleteI guess I am still waiting for that kick in the pants. I know family history work is easier now with the technologies we have. It just hasn't motivated me like it has you. Congrats on getting motivated to do something good.
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