Road trips can do more than take you from one place to another– they can take you back in time. Visiting meaningful locations offers a unique way to share family history and strengthen connections with loved ones.
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Recording Moments that Mark History: Charlie Kirk and Much More
Often, unexpected moments in history surprise or shock us, stirring an overwhelming awareness of both the highs and lows of our human experience. Value lies not only in recording these events, but also in capturing the responses we feel and the actions we take when facing them.
Organize a Community Project to Document Gravestones
BillionGraves’ new guide offers step-by-step help for planning a cemetery project that records gravestones, preserves family history, and brings communities together to protect vital records for the future.
Deaf and Legally Blind: Shirley Robideau Still Wrote Her Personal History
Shirley Robideau entered the hospital at age two, dying from polio. Her struggle, perserverance, faith and hope brought her to her 77th birthday, a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Making a Spiritual Record in Family History
Personal encounters with the Divine–small moments of guidance, comfort, and revelation, can become treasured chapters in your family history. Here’s how to record moments of faith for future generations.
Forgotten Cemeteries
Across Virginia’s hills and hollows, one woman devoted her life to uncovering forgotten family cemeteries.
Making Memories Last: Creative Ways to Pass On Family Heirlooms
Have you ever held something that comes down from your family’s past? A photo? A piece of clothing? A ring? Something that makes a person or piece of history come alive? These "memento memories" can help us connect with our family history.
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