Writing Your Personal History

Did you know that you can use familysearch.org to help you write your personal history? 

-Go to familysearch.org and click on the Activities tab.

-Select All Activities and choose “Record My Story”.

-Select one of the nine categories. 

-Select one of the questions and the next window will give you a space to type your answer. 

-Your story will be saved in your personal account.





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