An indexing story ...

Hi this is Becca from The Genealogy Kids. Here's a little story for you: (It's a true story)

So last Sunday I was indexing a batch of World War 2 registration papers and was talking out loud to myself as I put in information...."Race, white. Hair, brown. Eyes, brown. Complexion, light brown. Teeth, yellow........" Just kidding! Why would anyone want to know the color of your teeth? Gross! Well, you know I was just joking around, but right as I said teeth, yellow, Nathan walks into the room and thinks I was saying that his teeth were yellow, so, naturally, he starts pinching my arm and tackling me to the ground. Ha! When I explained what I was really saying he just started laughing. Do YOU have any crazy indexing stories?

And the winner is ...

The soft-hearted Genealogy Kids wish they could give a RootsTech pass to all of you!  But the day has come for announcing one winner.  Watch this video to see who it is!

We hope to see all of you in Salt Lake City in February!  Thanks for entering.

Almost time for someone to WIN!

Don't forget! Our Rootstech Pass GIVEAWAY ends tomorrow! One lucky winner will be announced on the morning of Dec. 1st. Stay tuned!

Family Discovery Day speakers announced!

Just in from Rootstech:

Elder & Sister Renlund, Sister Wixom, and Brother Owen will speak at Family Discovery Day, Feb. 6th!  We're so excited for this day!  If you haven't registered yet, now's the time!  Click HERE to go to Rootstech's website.

Kids can index!

At our house, indexing is not just for adults. Okay, mom helps us login and find kid-friendly indexing projects, but then we're good! Indexing is a great service and a great way for kids to learn what family history records look like. Want to try? Head over to FamilySearch.org and sign up!

ROOTSTECH PASS GIVEAWAY!

We are excited to announce our ROOTSTECH 2016 CONFERENCE PASS GIVEAWAY!!!!

As an official Ambassador for the conference, The Genealogy Kids blog has 1 FREE 3-day conference pass to award to 1 lucky winner!  To enter, watch this cute video and

1. COMMENT BELOW.  Tell us why you would like to win a conference pass to Rootstech!

2. LIKE our Facebook page (and feel free to share it with your friends): www.facebook.com/thegenealogykids

Be sure to enter this month!!!! We'll contact & announce the winner the morning of Dec. 1st!

And to be clear, LDS Church members 8 and older can attend FAMILY DISCOVERY DAY (Saturday, Feb. 6) for FREE, but you MUST REGISTER in advance.  Our pass giveaway is for a pass to the entire 3-day conference (Feb. 3-6) ... a $249 value! (But even with a conference pass you must register separately for Family Discovery Day to attend both.)  If you have already purchased a Rootstech pass, you may still enter our giveaway and be refunded upon winning.

For more information about Rootstech and to register, CLICK HERE.

Register now for Family Discovery Day! (and it's almost time for a GIVEAWAY)

Did you know KIDS can go to Rootstech!?  Family Discovery Day (Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016) is free and open to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ages 8 and up.  If you're in Utah and able to go, you won't regret it!

BUT, even though it's free, you can't just show up.  You MUST REGISTER, and you better do it soon.  This will likely sell-out.  For information about the Rootstech Conference click HERE.

(And for you wise, mature, older genealogists who don't have to go to school on weekdays, pay attention: The Genealogy Kids has a FREE FULL-CONFERENCE PASS (a $249 value) to give away!  We'll be announcing entry rules very soon!)