Family History Fun: January 2013

"People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors." -- Edmund Burke

"When a society or a civilization perishes, one condition can always be found. They forgot where they came from." -- Carle Sandburg

"In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage - to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness." -- Alex Haley, Roots

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Fan Chart

Have you created your own fan chart yet? It is so easy and is a wonderful way to see nine generations at once! Go to createfan.com to get started. You will need a family search account or an lds.org account, but if you don't have one, createfan.com has a place you can click to set one up. Once you sign in, they create your chart. It's that easy! On the site they have a couple of companies that will make your chart into a poster if you'd like. I chose chartmasters and ordered a 26"x36" poster of my fan chart on bond paper, laminated. At that size, the font is 10 points. It costs $10 plus shipping. With a bit of creativity, I have been able to print out photos and glue them to the chart. These posters make great gifts!

Family Photo Guess Who

Get an old Guess Who game. Cut out family photos and replace the cards in the game with photos instead. Play Guess Who using the original rules. What a fun way to get to know your ancestors!