I loved visiting my grandma. As a kid we would often make the six hour drive to visit her during the summer, where we would spend a couple weeks. We'd play in her backyard and beg Grandpa to push us on the exceptionally tall swing. At the end of a day of adventures, we'd sit

A couple months ago, my aunt sent an email to her extended family. She had been reading through the journals of her grandfather, Orson Clark (my maternal great-grandfather), and thought it would be interesting to share excerpts with all of us. Since then, we've received daily emails sharing his amazing experiences as a missionary in

Although I've participated in various family history activities since I was a kid, I still consider myself fairly inexperienced. I've contributed to my family tree, participated in indexing, taken family history courses, etc., but I still struggle with finding information on ancestors. I realize that's kinda the main challenge for everyone working on family history,

Family history can be really fun. But if you’re like me, it can also be very intimidating and frustrating. First of all, there’s the name “Genealogy.”  I’m finally to the point where I don’t have to look it up just to spell it (I always wonder if there’s an “o” or an “a” right before

Do you remember the favorite gift you received on your 13th birthday? What about how you felt the first week your child started school? Memories have a way of fading over time. It's easy to forget details the further we get from the event. Some details we completely forget, but often they remain dormant until

Remembering past experiences can be a lot of fun. Sharing them with a friend gives you someone to laugh with. Here are some ideas to make the process more enjoyable. Add your personality Once you share your memories on Early Me, they will be around for a long time. You can share them with old