On Sunday, April 13, 2014, Elder Brimhall, the Area Representative and Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ, released Elder Bryce Jones and Sister Nicole Jones as Directors of the St. George FamilySearch Library. He then introduced Sister Diane Loosle as the new Director.

Sister Loosle is currently the Director of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. She oversees every Family Search Library and Family History Center under the direction of the Church Of Jesus Christ throughout the world. Diane is a certified genealogist with a degree in Family History from BYU and a Master of Business Administration from the U of U.  She grew up in Springville, Utah and is married to Michael Loosle. 

 Although her stay may be limited to a few months, her knowledgeable training will remain and help to prepare our missionaries and our facility for the future.

When Elder and Sister Jones became directors of the St. George FamilySearch Library last September,  they were encouraged to create an environment to bring more people into the SGFS Library particularly . . .

April 16, 2014 By Deborah S. Gurtler

As a research specialist for Latin America at the Family History Library every day, I meet people anxious to discover their family story and origins. It’s a great privilege to be able to guide them as they make those important first discoveries and break down their brick walls. However, we at the Family History Library recognize that there are many of you who might never get the opportunity to visit us in person and get individualized help. With those needs in mind, we’ve decided to write a series of articles designed to help you with your research in Latin America. . . .

April 11, 2014 By Steve Anderson

There have been numerous accounts in the media of late about a new online security vulnerability that could expose users’ passwords. It has been called the Heartbleed bug. FamilySearch.org has thoroughly examined the software used on our site and its servers, and we can report that we are and always have been safe from this vulnerability. We have never employed the code that can lead to the Heartbleed vulnerability.  Learn more . . .

Mark your calendars for May 17, 2014. This will be a great evening for everyone. Bring your family for a taste of what life was like for your Polynesian ancestors. Come discover your family history on a more personal level while having a blast. Don’t have Polynesian ancestors? 
Plan to come for the fun.  
Click on the video below.

From an article by Michael Judson 

It’s April, time for the annual neighborhood Easter egg hunt—except this year I’m not going because last year those big boys beat my little daughter to all the eggs, and all she got was a smashed piece of chocolate that had been stomped on by someone with muddy shoes.

Actually, I just made that up, but that’s sort of how it feels as a new indexer to go to the Download Batch screen and not find a . . .

From Fold3 and Dick Eastman

In remembrance of the Civil War’s commencement in April 1861, Fold3 invites you to explore all records in its Civil War Collection for free April 14–30.

Explore Civil War documents featuring everything from military records to personal accounts and historic writings. Soldier records include service records, pension index cards, “Widows’ Pension” files, Navy survivors certificates, Army registers, and much more. Other record types include photographs, original war maps, court investigations, slave records, and beyond. Items such as . . .

By Jelean Reynolds

This is a story of a 13-year-old girl who became enthralled with family history. She loved researching their names, standing as proxy to stand in for their baptisms and confirmations. She felt a closeness to them and to her extended family.

When Tiffany turned 12, she received a Book of . . . 

                                                                                                      From Ancestry Insider
Not long ago names were often spelled phonetically. As spelling solidified, siblings sometimes adopted different spellings. Clytee Kleager Gold experienced this within her own family. Members of the family, all buried within two rows of each other, spelled their names three different ways. Clytee provided these pictures:

 Clytee’s favorite is August Kleager’s (third one over). Apparently, not all his survivors were willing to help pay for the grave marker. Notice the inscription at the bottom: “Bought by Henry only.” 

“What a lasting epitaph,” wrote Clytee. “Way to go Henry, we are proud that you would pony up for a tombstone!”

“Yup, that's my family!” Darned family disagreements!

Thanks you, Clytee, for sharing.

by Jeff Hawkins of FamilySearch

There are two updates to FamilySearch Family Tree.  They cover the following two items:

1. How to Hide Your Changes so you only see other's changes and not  your own for ancestors you have chosen to "watch."
2. How to view and change your choice of picture to display in the Main Person Position when there are multiple spouses from which to choose.