October is Family History Month

Did you hear about this yet?  October is Family History Month.  As a newbie like myself, you may be wondering what you can do for Family History Month.  I did some digging to find out what other people are doing to celebrate this month.  You may want to try some of these ideas out for yourself.  I know I will be.

• Pick one ancestor from your tree and share an interesting story about him/her on your favorite social media platform (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
• Have old VHS or 8MM videos hanging around - why not have them converted into digital files and upload them to YouTube or another video sharing site.  (Note:  You can restrict viewing access to just the people you choose - check the video site's settings before posting)
• Have an old family cookbook or recipe box - try making one of those recipes with your kids or grand kids while discussing your memories of the ancestor whose recipe you are using
• Sit down with the family and just flip through some old photo albums explaining who the various people are and how they are related
• Start a new memory.  Do something special with your own family and take pictures, document your experience and save it in a scrapbook, photo album or one or more of your social media accounts
• Give back to your community by helping someone else find their family.  Participate in an indexing project or volunteer for a cemetery project like Find A Grave's Community Day on October 17th

Make October an extraordinary time for your entire family - past and present.