Friends of Layton FamilySearch Center

02/06/2026

Check out the informative classes being offered at the Layton FamilySearch Center this coming week. No reservations are required. You can view all the classes being offered at the Layton FamilySearch Center at the following link:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/layton_utah/classes

02/04/2026

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02/02/2026

Handling Inherited Genealogy:

So what's in that box of genealogy items you just got from Aunt Clara—and how much of it should you keep?

Genealogist and blogger Aimee Cross shares a helpful YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2x3Wjty9Q) that helps you evaluate photographs, charts, original records, and family letters for vital information. The video also shares tips for organizing papers and deciding what to keep, share, or toss.

Learn more about inherited genealogies in Goal 3 of Project 4: Discover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2x3Wjty9Q).

02/01/2026

https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/what-to-expect-from-familysearch-in-2026

FamilySearch has some fun plans this year to help people make more family connections worldwide. Some of the upcoming experiences for 2026 w…

01/29/2026

Colonial Genealogy in New England:

The New England States have a rich tradition in genealogy research, but navigating colonial records can sometimes be a challenge.

In this brief article (https://www.pricegen.com/navigating-england-colonial-genealogical-records/), Price Genealogy breaks down some essential strategies for colonial research, and it provides links to important organizations and archives that can help with New England genealogy.

To learn more about colonial genealogy, check out Goal D3 (https://www.thefhguide.com/project-9-united-statesd3.html ) in the United States page.

01/27/2026

What's Your Plan?

When you encounter a brick wall in your research, do you keep trying the same methods that haven't worked well ... or do you come up with a plan for success?

These two brief Ancestry Academy videos - Create a Plan (https://www.ancestryacademy.com/when-you-find-a-brick-wall-develop-foundational-thinking/videos/create-a-plan) and Break Down a Wall with Your Plan (https://www.ancestryacademy.com/when-you-find-a-brick-wall-develop-foundational-thinking/videos/break-down-the-wall-with-your-plan) - help you develop foundational thinking that goes a long way towards solving genealogy problems.

For more tips and techniques to solve brick walls in your research, see Goal 7 in Project 4: Discover (https://www.thefhguide.com/project-4-discover07.html ).

01/26/2026

Discovering Your Ancestor's Home Town:

Knowing where to look and what records to search can make a big difference in tracking down your immigrant ancestor.

As explained in this article by Family Tree Advice (https://family-tree-advice.blogspot.com/2018/07/4-key-places-to-discover-your-ancestors.html), you can find essential clues in ship manifests, draft registration cards, naturalization papers, and passport applications. The article provides helpful screenshots and examples of ancestor discoveries using these techniques.

See also Immigration: Starting (https://www.thefhguide.com/vault.html -imm) in the Vault.

01/22/2026

CLASS SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR SATURDAY JAN 24. No reservations are required. You can view all the classes being offered at the Layton FamilySearch Center at the following link:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/layton_utah/classes

01/21/2026

Paper Can Be Stronger than Brick:

For some of us, newspapers are just a "nice-to-have" that mentions our ancestors here and there, but for others they can actually help solve research brick walls.

In this RootsTech 2025 video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlNN_bylaug) genealogist Jenny Joyce walks us through several interesting case studies with clues that helped to break through research brick walls as well as flesh out details in family stories.

For more about using newspapers effectively in your research, see Goal F4 in the United States page (https://www.thefhguide.com/project-9-united-statesf4.html -f4).

01/19/2026

Using School Yearbooks for Research:

School yearbooks are a great source of nostalgia and fun, but they can also be a useful resource for genealogy research.

In this article in the MyHeritage Education Center (https://education.myheritage.com/article/using-u-s-yearbooks-for-family-history-research), genealogist Thomas MacEntee offers 10 tips for finding research clues in yearbooks, as well as a list of resources that can help you locate school yearbooks online.

To learn more about how yearbooks can help in genealogy, check out Goal F1 in the United States page (https://www.thefhguide.com/project-9-united-statesf7.html ).