{"id":1400,"date":"2014-06-24T10:35:56","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T17:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2014-06-24T14:22:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T21:22:31","slug":"genealogy-records-are-where-you-find-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/24\/genealogy-records-are-where-you-find-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Records are where you find them…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went on the Relief Society Train Trip last week.\u00a0 We drove to Ogden Utah to catch the FrontRunner<\/strong><\/em> Train to Salt Lake City Utah.\u00a0 Had never done the train…and we sat on the second level where we could see all over.\u00a0 Then we transferred to the Trax<\/strong><\/em> Train to downtown SLC.<\/p>\n

There were 24 ladies, some young with new baby girls.\u00a0 Some mother-daughter combos (including me–my daughter serves as a Councillor in the Presidency of the local group).\u00a0 Some elderly ladies, one in a wheel chair.\u00a0 And a great time was had by all.<\/p>\n

We ate lunch at the Nauvoo Cafe<\/strong> in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.\u00a0 Then had a group photo taken with an old-time camera.\u00a0 Had to hold still without moving for 5 seconds–picture turned out well with everyone laughing.<\/p>\n

Then we toured the Relief Society Building<\/strong>.\u00a0 Built largely with donations from the members:\u00a0 In October 1947, General President Belle Spafford asked each member to donate $5.00 and each LDS Stake Relief Society to donate 50% of their yearly budget. The original list of all those members who donated is in the Cornerstone of the building, placed in October 1954. A typed list fills many loose-leaf binders in the Records Room.\u00a0 And they have a digital list online of the more than 123,000 women who donated their $5.00.<\/p>\n

My mom (with her name spelled wrong), two of my aunts, my mother-in-law, and various other relatives are on the list!\u00a0 With their local church units identified.\u00a0 I discovered that my two aunts attended the same congregation.\u00a0 Very cool.<\/p>\n

Members in Europe and the British Isles were not allowed to send money out of their respective countries this close to the end of World War II.\u00a0 So they sent works of art–some glorious porcelains and paintings which adorn the building.\u00a0 This building houses the World headquarters of three women’s auxiliaries:\u00a0 Primary (children), Young Women (12-17 years), and the Relief Society (adult women 18 years and up).<\/p>\n

You can access the online database at\u00a0 https:\/\/www.lds.org<\/a>\u00a0 Put “R. S. Building donation records” in the search bar.\u00a0 Click on the link “This is your history”.<\/p>\n

In mid-afternoon, we all boarded Trax<\/strong><\/em> then FrontRunner<\/strong><\/em> for the return train trip.\u00a0 What a fun day we had!\u00a0 Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle\u00a0 http:\/\/arleneeakle.com<\/p>\n

PS Genealogy Records are where you find them!<\/strong>\u00a0 Always keep your ears and eyes open for genealogy research opportunities.<\/p>\n

PPS\u00a0 The Casper Wyoming Family History Expo<\/strong><\/em><\/a> will be held this week at one of the great hotels of the West, the Parkway Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Casper.\u00a0 What a great time we expect to have!\u00a0 And I have prepared four new<\/strong> power-point presentations! That is worth the cost of the event alone–Me doing Power-Point.\u00a0 You won’t want to miss this entertaining site.<\/p>\n

PPSS\u00a0 12-13 September 2014, the MidWest Family History Expo<\/a> will convene at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, Kearney Nebraska.\u00a0 Mayor Stanley Clouse will give the welcoming keynote.\u00a0 And the program is a refreshing and informative mix of solid research classes and how to use the latest technology–you can register for the Early Bird Price until 31 July 2014.\u00a0 What a bargain!<\/p>\n

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