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YMYW Primary Relief Society Priesthood

Family History Centers LDSWC Home Page

Additional Helps may be found on the Lessons page and the FHC page.

Ideas to share?

FamilySearch family tree Help and Training >>
Research Helps >>
Ward Family History Consultants Training >>
Family Home Evening Lessons on Family History >>
Lessons on Family History for Classes >>
Data Entry Standards for PAF files >>
Standard Approach to Using Insight and Pal >>
Family History Questionnaires >>
Consultants Check List >>
General Family History Check List >>
Interview Questions >>
Hispanic Family History Helps >>
Quotes and Tips of the Week >>
Temples List >>

We are creating this page to provide Family History Consultants with ideas on how to share their enthusiasm for Family History with others. If you have an idea or experience that would help others and would like to share it, we would love to include them on this page.

To submit ideas, send an email to FHC@ohanasoftware.com

Help and Training for FamilySearch family tree (aka new FamilySearch)

This is a new section with helpful ideas and training for FamilySearch family tree. (new.familysearch.org)

Click here to view or download these resources

Research Helps

This is a spreadsheet in PDF format for reference to help find different types of help for your research or when you are helping others.

Click here to view or download Research Helps by Lucina Johnson of the Littleton Colorado Family History Center

Ward Family History Consultants Training

Several individuals have contributed resources for Family History Consultant Training and Magnifying your Calling

Click here to view or download these resources

Click here view webinars that are currently available.

Family Home Evening Lessons on Family History

Sister Jerry Cowley has developed a series of Family Home Evening lessons on family history that she is sharing.

View or download them on our Family Home Evening Page

Family History Questionnaires

Do you need a survey to find out just what your ward members need in the area of Family History Work?

See our Questionnaires

Lessons on Family History for Classes

Loueen Anderson, the Stake Family History Consultant for the Washington, Utah Stake has submitted her stake's Family History Lesson Program.

They call it the Five Generation Program, which they teach in the individual ward Sunday School classes as well as an evening stake class. It takes 12 weeks. Each week as they meet, they give out the handouts listed for that week and demonstrate them. Then they help each class member to perform the tasks they taught. They also ask them to commit to at least 2 hours per week outside of class.

View, download or print the handouts for these classes

Data Entry Standards for PAF Files

With the use of computers for Family History, it is necessary to have some standardization of entry methods. Without standardization, it is difficult for files to accurately be displayed in or interface with the online IGI and other databases. Correction of incorrectly entered places in temple submissions causes needless extra work for those maintaining the online IGI, etc. and to manually make corrections so that information will display correctly. B. Nielson of Upland, California has graciously shared his standards for data entry as a guide for correct entry of information. This file is in WORD format.

Data Entry Standards for PAF Files by B. Nielsen

Standard Approach for Using Insight and Pal

This document will help you use Insight to search the IGI for completed ordinances and update your file. Proper searching technique will help avoid duplication of ordinance work. Thank you to B. Nielsen for developing and sharing this document.

Standard Approach for Using Insight and PAL by B. Nielsen

Consultant's Check list

This check list can be used to keep track of the progress of members you are helping.

Check List by Carol Cox

You will need Adobe Reader to read this file.

General Family History Check List

This file is in PDF format and was graciously shared with us by Wayne Ware. It is a list of steps to guide someone from beginning their Family History Research to submitting names to the Temple.

General Family History Check List

Interview Questions

Do you need help with a Life History? Are you at a lose for words when interviewing relatives? Do you need ideas for those blank days when writing in your journal?

See our Interview Questions *New Questions added Dec 2, 2004

Hispanic Family History Helps

AYUDAS PARA HISTORIA FAMILIAR

These pages include presentations on Family History created by generous Spanish speaking Family History devotees. They are created in the Spanish language.

Página Hispánica *** Added Oct 28, 2006

Quotes and Tips of the Week

An easy and effective way to get your ward interested in Family History is to include a "Family History Tip of the Week" in your weekly Ward bulletin. These short but informative messages include bits of Family History information that many ward members may not know. You can also include quotes from General Authorities on Family History and Temple Work.

See the Family History Tips of the Week