5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (186+ words) Author Frank G. Honeycutt’s fascinating exploration of the connection between genealogy and theology takes readers into the lives of two of his ancestors and how their circumstances and actions influenced the person he became. In 1908, Honeycutt’s great-grandfather Sheriff Frank Honeycutt of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (259+ words) Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone have all created pathways to citizenship, hoping to turn ancestral ties into tourism, investment — and lasting connections. Benin has even recruited Hollywood director Spike Lee, who received citizenship and became an ambassador for the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1109+ words) About this time, FamilySearch was encouraging people to share names that hadn’t yet been completed. Reluctantly, I submitted Aunt Jenny’s name to the temple file. A short time later we were preparing to attend a stake temple day. I didn’t…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (351+ words) A retired doctor from Penarth has published a new book. Dr John Pitts, 77, has turned his attention to 15th-century Wales in his latest work, focusing on the Donne family of Kidwelly. He said: "The Donnes of Kidwelly represented examples of…...