Become a family history detective (kids 8-12)

Notes to self: My Microsoft PowerPoint presentation has been saved online at onedrive.live.com under lcardon801@msn.com

Props: trench coat, hat, glasses, briefcase, notepad and pencil, magnifying glass, ID, camera, recorder w/ microphone

Story: Detective Danny Does it Again

Other Stories:

The Great Family History Mystery

Become a detective!

Family History Mystery  Case #1: The Mystery of the Heirloom

Family History Mystery Case #2: The Future Heirloom

Family History Mystery Case #3: The Mystery of the Funny Story

Family History Mystery Case #4: The Mystery of the Old Photograph

Family History Mystery Case #5: Your Photo

Family History Mystery Case #6: The Mystery of the First Convert

Family History Mystery Case #7: Special Detective Profile: Your Baptism

Family History Mystery  Case #8: Special Detective Profile: Your Favorite Scripture

Family History Mystery Case #9: The Mystery of the Recipe

Family History Mystery Case #10: The Mystery of the Journal

Family History Mystery Case #11: The Mystery of the Family Christmas Tradition

You are now an official Family History Detective!

Remember, A good detective is always on the hunt for a new case. What other family history mysteries can you solve next year?

What can you do on family search? (under ACTIVITIES tab on the top search bar, ALL ACTIVITIES)

In-home activities - help you DISCOVER, GATHER, and CONNECT your family—past and present

*highlight a few - starting with YOU!

FAMOUS RELATIVES: Are you related to someone famous? Find out! (I'm Princess Diane's 12th cousin once removed! And Shirley Temple, Lucille Ball...)

ALL ABOUT ME - what's special about your name and birth year?

*What does your name mean?

*What do you know about the year you were born?

COMPARE-A-FACE - Ever wonder where you got your good looks? See which ancestor you look the most like! (I uploaded my recent photo from April 27. Results: I look 49% like my mom/good blend!, 44% like my dad's mom.)

PICTURE MY HERITAGE - take your photo and put it on the face of someone in native dress.

IN HOME ACTIVITIES:

ABOUT ME

MY FAMILY

Interviewing others:

20 Questions to ask grandma!

Questions you can ask... what did your grandma do for fun when she was your age? (Jackie movie age 13)

artifact suitcase (what was this used for? why are we saving this? Who did this belong to?)

doll that was never played with, old school book, 

THE TEMPLE

Searching for relatives: (searching for Sallie)

make your own gravestones - based on real people in my tree (what do you learn about them?) You found me! (short stories with interesting highlights about their life)

Activities in the Friend magazine:

Family History, Step by Step

25 Terrific Ideas for Family History Fun

Additional ideas from Family History for Children:

Make a Time Capsule - answer questions to put in a box and open on a future date

Family History ABC's - Fill in the blanks with every letter from the alphabet

Family History Funstuff - Can you solve the puzzle?

Story Time - illustrate a family history story like a cartoon

Family Memory Bingo - look through photo albums to fill out your game card

Family Search Sleuth - can you figure out the clues?

Grandma's Trunk - can you match the journal entry to the correct picture?

Family Story Swap - answer the question that matches the color of the item you picked

Crossword Puzzle - fill in the blanks based on clues