Cottonwood
13th Ward:
To help get everyone in your ward registered on the Internet IGI so that they may obtain up-to-date ordinance information, you could print off the following instructions and give them out at R.S. and Priesthood Meeting. You could also have some available in your FH Center. You could give a supply to the Bishop to give out during Temple Recommend Interviews (he could give them their confirmation date at that time. Membership numbers are now printed on Temple Recommends).
Instructions for registering for ordinance information on the Internet IGI (to print off-2 sides if printed from here----1 side if you copy and paste it into Word before printing):
Jordan North FHC:
Our Center is a little unique because of our bulletin boards. Information that patrons need or would like to know about on how to effectively use the Center is in plain sight in an informative style on those bulletin boards. I have gotten a lot of feedback on how it makes for a better atmosphere than Centers with just bare walls and computers as well as being a learning and teaching tool.
Director: Dorothy Walker
(When I asked her permission, Dorothy was kind enough to let me post the good talk that she gave at her Stake Conference Saturday night Meeting, in case it gives you ideas for your talks.)
Sandy Crescent Stake:
Rick Bennett, High Councilman, has worked up a project called "Ancestral Search and Rescue", which he gives as a demonstration on a screen for the people in his stake. Then he devotes Thursday nights to teaching and helping people find ancestors to take to the Temple. He gave us a CD of his presentation and offered to let us post it on this webpage for all of you to download. It is 5,160 kb, 52 pages (PDF). We appreciate his willingness to share his idea and his work. It might take 30 - 60 minutes to download if you just have dial-up, so you might want to find someone with high-speed connection to download it and burn a CD for you.
You may need to download the free PowerPoint Viewer in order to view the PowerPoint Presentation
Evanston Wyoming FHC:
Dale Peterson gave permission to share his Saturday Evening Stake Conference talk on FH/Temple Work. Also their Family History Consultant Guidelines.
Magna Stake: Link to Fireside script that they performed at their FH Fair:
www.LDSsplash.com has some very good, helpful, ideas and information.
PAF Calendar: You can print a calendar from PAF 5.2 that will automatically put in all the birthdays (plus age), anniversary dates, etc. that you choose to list. Saves lots of work writing them all in. Instructions (link):
Calendar Gift Idea: For a wonderful family gift, make the calendar with birthdays and anniversaries printed on it, print (or paste) on heavier paper. Put photos of family, grandchildren, etc. on the part of the calendar that usually has a nature scene. Our daughter-in-law makes us a photo calendar every year for Christmas. As you save them from year to year, it provides a meaningful history of that year, both in pictures, and your life as you write in your schedule and activities and appointments on the different days. This could be a fun family project for Grandparents, etc. for next year-----start now!
Family Newsletter:
Events in the extended family of Apostle Russell M. Nelson are chronicled monthly in a detailed and illustrated newsletter originated by Dantzel. In existence for more than twenty years, the Nelson News provides a solid bridge to family communications and relationships.
To help get everyone in your ward registered on the Internet IGI so that they may obtain up-to-date ordinance information, you could print off the following instructions and give them out at R.S. and Priesthood Meeting. You could also have some available in your FH Center. You could give a supply to the Bishop to give out during Temple Recommend Interviews (he could give them their confirmation date at that time. Membership numbers are now printed on Temple Recommends).
Instructions for registering for ordinance information on the Internet IGI (to print off-2 sides if printed from here----1 side if you copy and paste it into Word before printing):
Jordan North FHC:
Our Center is a little unique because of our bulletin boards. Information that patrons need or would like to know about on how to effectively use the Center is in plain sight in an informative style on those bulletin boards. I have gotten a lot of feedback on how it makes for a better atmosphere than Centers with just bare walls and computers as well as being a learning and teaching tool.
Director: Dorothy Walker
(When I asked her permission, Dorothy was kind enough to let me post the good talk that she gave at her Stake Conference Saturday night Meeting, in case it gives you ideas for your talks.)
Sandy Crescent Stake:
Rick Bennett, High Councilman, has worked up a project called "Ancestral Search and Rescue", which he gives as a demonstration on a screen for the people in his stake. Then he devotes Thursday nights to teaching and helping people find ancestors to take to the Temple. He gave us a CD of his presentation and offered to let us post it on this webpage for all of you to download. It is 5,160 kb, 52 pages (PDF). We appreciate his willingness to share his idea and his work. It might take 30 - 60 minutes to download if you just have dial-up, so you might want to find someone with high-speed connection to download it and burn a CD for you.
You may need to download the free PowerPoint Viewer in order to view the PowerPoint Presentation
Evanston Wyoming FHC:
Dale Peterson gave permission to share his Saturday Evening Stake Conference talk on FH/Temple Work. Also their Family History Consultant Guidelines.
Magna Stake: Link to Fireside script that they performed at their FH Fair:
www.LDSsplash.com has some very good, helpful, ideas and information.
I may have some help for those of you, who like me, are concerned about training. I have developed a series of detailed training manuals concering basic internet genealogical reserach. The manuals are free. They can be downloaded from learnpaf.com and then viewed or printed from any computer.
Manuals available are:
Introduction to Family History and using PAF program
Using FamilySearch.org
Using Ancestry.com
Using Google.com
Using U.S. Cities Galore
Exporting and Importing Files
Using the Pedigree Resource File
Using PAFInsight
Preparing names for temple ordinances
From Maryanne Berrett, Director of the Cottonwood FHC:
After searching for USB 4-ft. cords for their center (to use for the Quick/Jump/Flash Drives) and finding them for $20 every place she checked, her son located them for $4.95 each at the following website: http://www.mptools.com
She said by ordering 3 or more, there was no shipping and handling charges. She received them within a week.
PAF Calendar: You can print a calendar from PAF 5.2 that will automatically put in all the birthdays (plus age), anniversary dates, etc. that you choose to list. Saves lots of work writing them all in. Instructions (link):
Calendar Gift Idea: For a wonderful family gift, make the calendar with birthdays and anniversaries printed on it, print (or paste) on heavier paper. Put photos of family, grandchildren, etc. on the part of the calendar that usually has a nature scene. Our daughter-in-law makes us a photo calendar every year for Christmas. As you save them from year to year, it provides a meaningful history of that year, both in pictures, and your life as you write in your schedule and activities and appointments on the different days. This could be a fun family project for Grandparents, etc. for next year-----start now!
Family Newsletter:
Events in the extended family of Apostle Russell M. Nelson are chronicled monthly in a detailed and illustrated newsletter originated by Dantzel. In existence for more than twenty years, the Nelson News provides a solid bridge to family communications and relationships.