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The Best of 2024: Curating an Album with FamilySearch Memories

January 30, 2025
by Alice Childs with One Comment 5-Minute Family HistoryDiscoveryFamily History on the GoMy TribeWriting Your Family History

When my children were young, I started creating scrapbooks for each of them. I kept this up for a few years, but it's been a couple of decades since I did any scrapbooking. Every year, I determine that this is the year I am going to create a digital ...

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Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: The Why, the What, the How

November 25, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment Discover Your Heritage

I recently spoke with a group of Family History majors at Brigham Young University about the ICAPGen accreditation process. I shared the requirements for and benefits of accreditation with them. This teaching opportunity caused me to reflect on my ow ...

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Finding Your Ancestor’s Church

April 23, 2024
by Alice Childs with One Comment Records

Church records can be a key record type when researching your U.S. ancestor before civil registration of vital events was required. Church records were generally kept in a register by the local clergyman and might include baptism, marriage, and buria ...

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RootsTech 2024 Recap

March 13, 2024
by Alice Childs with One Comment RootsTech

RootsTech 2024 was an amazing experience. Being there in person meant that I was able to see many friends and colleagues in person, which was a gift. From planned meetups to bumping into people in the expo hall, at the FamilySearch Library, and while ...

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See the Impact of Your Indexing Efforts

March 10, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment DiscoveryRootsTech

Have you ever wondered if your efforts to index and complete tasks on FamilySearch are meaningful? FamilySearch introduced a new feature at RootsTech called Your Impact. This is an amazing feature that shows how you have aided others in their search ...

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Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part Five: Resolving Conflicts

February 28, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment Records

Welcome to the fifth installment in a six-part series about evidence analysis, or the process by which we determine the reliability of the evidence we discover in our research. Part One discussed the value of evidence analysis and presented ...

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Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part 4: Evidence

February 26, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment Records

Welcome to the fourth installment in a six-part series about evidence analysis, or the process by which we determine the reliability of the evidence we discover in our research. Part One discussed the value of evidence analysis and presente ...

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RootsTech 2024: Pro Tips for the In-Person Conference

February 23, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment Genealogy EducationRootsTech

RootsTech is just six days away! I am excited to attend in person for several reasons. This post is all about the things I look forward to at RootsTech and some tips for navigating the conference weekend. Keynote Addresses I'm sure you've heard ...

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RootsTech 2024: My Online Class Recommendations

February 20, 2024
by Alice Childs with One Comment Genealogy EducationRootsTech

RootsTech is just around the corner! If you aren't attending in person, have you registered for the virtual event? It's completely free, and so many good things are in store for you! I know it can be overwhelming to look at the schedule and decide wh ...

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President’s Day Activity

February 18, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment 5-Minute Family HistoryDiscovery

Tomorrow we celebrate President's Day in the United States. Although the holiday began as a day to celebrate our first president George Washington's birthday, it has evolved to become a day to recognize and celebrate all our presidents.Eric Lagatta, ...

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Alice Childs, AG®

Alice Childs

As an Accredited Genealogist® professional, I am excited to help you connect with your ancestors through family history and genealogy research. Whatever your age or skill level, there is something here for you!

 

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