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Show LIFE&STYLE . SECTION B) Daily'sHerald SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2006 LIFE & STYLE EDITOR| Elyssa Andrus - 344-2553 - eandrus@heraldextra.com LaRae Free Kerr ‘It’s All Relatives FAMILY RECORDS ARE THE BEST 1 easeconotlet his whereabouts be knownfor good reasons...” the note said, quoted in the roughly copied fourpage journal of mygreatgrandfather, a copygiven to me bya family member. Thenote led metointerviewother membersof the Daily Herald Vivkie Larson, left, and Kimberly Taylor cheerfully fold washcloths as partof the Worldwide Sisterhood Through Service event held TO SERVE AND LEARN during a past Women's Conferenceat BY! More than 90 concurrentsessions will be centered aroundthe theme“Rise to the Divinity Within You” family. Had I not asked for any and all materials from all family members, I would never have known mygreat- grandfather had kidnapped his own son. Onlyfamily sources had this information Thethird step in genea- logical research is to collect all family and homesources fromany and all family mem- bers, even the mostunlikely and documentthem. No re- positorywill havethe kinds of records on your family that your familywill have. Surprisingly, some researchers skip this all-important step and gorightto the In- ternet It takeseffort andtrustworthiness to get family members to give up their ar- tifacts and documents, even though photocopying makes sharing easier. This means that anything you are given or allowed to photocopy needs to be thoroughlyidentified right there on the scene wherethe giver cansee his or her name onthe back. The materials should be preserved in archival qualityfolders from the beginning. Once Ashley Banks HERALD family memberssee that you If you go housands upon thousands of women(and a handful of teens and men)will be care about what they have swarmingthe campus of » When: May 4 and 5 Brigham Young University come May 4 and 5. » Where: BYU campus in Provo What's the occasion? It's nearly obvious, given the intended patrons,butyes,it’s time again for BYU's annual Women’s Conference. %, Co-sponsored by the General Relief Society of The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the BYU Women’s Conferencewill offer attendees several opportunities for spiritual and practical learning, service and entertainment This year's Women’s Conferencewill feature addresses from President Boyd K. Packer,acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the General Relief Society Presidency, a panel of university presidents’ wives and Sandra Rogers, conference chair. Approximately 90 concurrent sessions given by more than 200 presenters wil] be centered aroundthe theme“Rise to the Divinity Within You.” The sessions will shared, more materials will likely be madeavailable to you. BYU Women’s Conference Then you must ask. and ask and ask for family materials. After requesting family » Registration: Available to men and women16 andolder. $45 for the full confer- ence, $25 for one day. Call 422-8925for registration information. » Parking: Available in lots north and northeast of the Marriott Center and those near LaVell Edwards Stadium: Courtesy shuttles will be available to transport participants to key campus sites. ) Broadcasts: Eight hours of the conference will be broadcastFriday and Saturday, May 19 and 20, from 2 to 6 p.m. and from 6 to 10 p.m. on BYU-Television and byubroadcasting,org. Selected sessionswill be available on KBYU-TV begin- information for years, | was proofreading thefinal blue pagesof our family history whenI received a large envelope containing photocopies of a Wadsworth record book. Includedin the book weredescriptions of family members. Theywereall red-heads.In ning May 28. D Info: Call 422-7692, e-mail womens_conference@byu.edu orvisit womenscon- none of the many interviews we had done. had anyone ference.byu.edu for more information. was red-headed. Sometimes people are reluctantto give up their discuss such topics as addiction, dealing with disabilities, teaching children chastity, effective communication between men and women,being purein heart and the powerof musicin raising children. expectedto attend — and they won't all be women.Menandteens 16 andolder arealsoinvited to attend the conference. The present-day Women’s Conference This year, 16.000 to 18,000 people are See CONFERENCE, B2 mentioned the whole family familyinformation because they have family secrets they want kept that way. I ran into sucha secret while writing the familyhistory. | found only one much-older relative who knewwhatit was, and he completely stonewalled me. Bless his heart, he died without revealing the secret. And sometimesrelatives just don’t think what they haveis important; they don't RELIGION BRIEFS “Music and the Spoken Word” Where were you on July 15, 1929? That’s when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir presented its first broadcast of “Music and the Spoken Word.” On April 30, the 4,000th consecutive , broadcast of “Music and the Spoken Word”will air on radio and television across the ‘nation at 9:30 a.m. The pro- knowwhatyouare looking for. Soit is important to kindly, gently educate them. Family records comein ernor Jon Huntsman Jr. and U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch will be read, with remarksto follow from LDS ChurchPresident Gordon B. Hinckley, Bonneville International President and CEO Bruce Reese, choir president Mac Christensen and choir director Craig Jessop. The entire event, including the ret- rospective, broadcast and remarks,is open anyone8 yearsof age and older. A free ticket is required for admittance, and 's aré requested to be in their seats inside the Conference Center nolater than 8:45 a.m. 2006 Madeleine Festival of _ the Arts.revs up At 10 a.m., immediately after the conclusion of “Music and the Seal Word,” proclamations from Ut: If you're looking for an uplifting cultural experience, then you can put a circle around Sunday evening on your activities calendar for the next several weeks. The Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City is preparing to once again hostits annualartsfestival. The 2006 MadeleineFestival of the Arts and Humanities kicks off April 30 at 8 p.m. with a performanceof the oratorio “La Luce delle Tacite Stelle” (“Light of the Silent Stars”), featuring the University of Utah Singers and the University of Utah Harp Ensemble. The festival will continue through June11, iviost festival events are held on Sunday eveiings at 8 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple St.in Salt Lake City. All events are free and opento the public. For a complete scheduleof performances,visit the festival online at www. saltlakecathedral.org/festival.php. Preparedness Expo on tap in Orem preparedness, particularly as empha- sized by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, may want to attend an expo that begins Friday in Orem. é The two-day event, whichis not formally sponsored by the LDS Church, will be held at the Blentec building at 1206 S. 1680 West in Orem. The four categories:original, compiled, created and found. The first category consists of original items suchas letters; diaries and journals; ledgers; scrapbooks; deeds: featured presenterwill be Roger K. Young,with participation from neardeath survivor Surah Menet and emeritus LDS General Authority Hartman Rector Jr. Theexpo will take place from 7-10 p.m. on Friday. with events scheduled from 9 a.m.until 8:30 p.m. on April 29. Additional informationis available by contacting Kenneth Moravec at 429- nouncements andinv:itations; church records; awards and citations; educationa! and occu- 9029. charts; published histories; Those with an interest in emergency WWWIHERALDEXTRACOM=CALL 375:5103-T0SUBSCRIBE: pational notices.such as work bulletins and report cards. Compilations of materials composethe second category: obituaries and other newspaperarticles; family group sheets and pedigree unpublished manuscripts; and — Cody Clark, Daily Herald See RELATIVES, B6 um |