Sandpoint Idaho 2015 Family History Fair.
Our theme this year is
STRENGTHENING OUR FAMILY THROUGH FAMILY HISTORY
DATE: March 14
TIME: 9am-3pm
LOCATION: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – Sandpoint, Idaho (across from the fair grounds)
COST – FREE
Everyone is invited! Please bring your family, friends, neighbors, children, grandparents, EVERYONE. Dress is casual.
This is not just for genealogist but for everyone to learn ideas on how they can strengthen their family through learning about their family. We will have a variety of booths to give you ideas on what you can do in family history. We also have a Guest Teacher who will present 3 classes FREE.Lunch and snacks will be provided throughout the day. COME AND JOIN US for a day of fun and ideas.
GUEST TEACHER – Stacy Julian (www.bigpictureclasses.com) – Awesome teacher!
11-12 – Creating and Preserving Family Traditions and Memories
12-1 – Journals/Pictures Made Easy and Fun
1-2 – (repeat class) Creating and Preserving Family Traditions and Memories
FAIR BOOTHS –
PHOTO – Come get your family picture taken in old fashioned clothes (FREE – Take your picture home with you!)
FAMILY HOME EVENING – Get Family Home Evening ideas on how your family can share the love of their ancestors and each other through Family History.
PHOTO SHARING – Learn some basics about photo editing and putting your photos in Family Tree
TElL A STORY – Journal writing, putting stories on Family Search, and lots more.
DEATH RECORDS – Learn some basic research tools using death records.
MILITARY RECORDS – REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVED – Learn how to search for ancestors who served in the military.
INDEXING – Join in on a World Wide Service Project – easy and helpful to all. Learn how to help index some of the vast genealogical record collections recorded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The information from these records are available to everyone free of charge.
SEARCH FOR YOUR FAMILY – Come into the Family History Center for some one-on-one assistance from experienced staff in searching for your family using some wonderful programs available online.
VIDEOS FROM ROOTS TECH – Every year Roots Tech presents wonderful teaching information at their tech seminars. We will present several topics in video format of some exciting and informative lessons that will assist you in your research.
9:30-10:30 Family History on the Go, Rhonna Farrer
& Crystal Beutler
10:45-11:45 6 Steps to Choreograph Your Research Across
the Internet, Janet Hovorka
12:30-1:30 Personal History Triage: How to Tell the Best Ten Stories
of your Life, Alison Taylor
1:45-2:45 Getting the Most from Ancestry, Crista Cowan,
Amy Johnson Crow, and Juliana Szucs
FREE LUNCH – Served from 11am-2pm (Soup, rolls, cookies, and drink) – Refreshments 9-3.
COME JOIN US!
For questions or more information send us an email – FHCsandpointSTAKE@gmail.com.