Relative Finder

So, inspired by Steve’s post, I made an Extended Freeman Family group, so if you and your spouse both join, you can see how closely you’re related (if you dare)! Ex. Andrea and I are 9th cousins, 4 times removed.

So you (and your spouse) should hover over “Groups,” and select “Find” and search for “Extended Freeman Family.” Then click “Add,” and it will ask you for a password, which is “Freeman” (case-sensitive). Then go to “Relatives” and select the applicable box and “Show Relatives” to see how closely-related you are.

Independence History

Here in time for Independence Day is a list of 25 signers of the Declaration of Independence that according to this BYU/Family Search thing we are related to.  If for some reason it doesn’t work, try signing in with your Familysearch info and register with the site to see the list.  You can check out how you are related and what the exact relationship is (ex: 12th Cousin 8 times removed is……Samuel Adams)

Enjoy!

Reunion Events

K, it’s time to hash out what exactly everyone wants to do during this reunion. Comment on what days and when during the day. So far this is what we have:

Tuesday- Travel Day

Wednesday- Various Nauvoo Events/R&R

Thursday- Temple in the morning
Dad’s Birthday/Christmas at night (4pm)

Friday- Carthage

Lincoln and the Book of Mormon

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I just finished reading “The Lincoln Hypothesis” by Timothy Ballard (my Father’s Day gift) in which he describes how Abraham Lincoln checked out a copy of the Book of Mormon from the Library of Congress and how it affected his outlook on the Civil War. Pretty interesting book and highly recommended. It made me appreciate Lincoln even more and made me excited to try to visit his Presidential Library next summer!

Freebie for American History buffs

I received a link to this freebie audio download page all about Benjamin Franklin–it is put together by The Homemaker’s Mentor (a Christian group that makes and sells various homeschooling curriculum and tips and ideas for keeping a good home and raising kids with good values).

It looks like some good stuff–there is a range of stuff applicable to different ages.

Will and Trish, maybe your kids would like this or you could use it to supplement some of your curriculum for this coming year? Also Justin and Laurie? I saw this and thought of Malachi!

This download is ONLY available through this Saturday the 21st! So hurry if you want it!

Here is the link: http://www.homeschoolradioshows.com/FranklinFreebie/

–Andrea