Cedar Point Ward Youth
Family History
Summer Challenge
June 15th to September 1st
Do any 5 of these activities for a theatre sized box of candy. If 90% of your class/quorum completes 5 activities, you earn a class
ice cream sundae party. If 90% of the entire Young Women or Young Men complete 5 activities, you all earn a pizza/game night.
For answers to questions, or to show your completed challenge, contact one of our great ward Family History Consultants –
Chelsea Landon, Brynna Layton, Ben Black, Michael Dredge, Stephanie Schindler, Lorae Bowden and Shirley Watson.
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Log onto reletivefinder.org and see who you are related to in our ward! Click on groups, join, type in Cedar Point Ward, S
Watson, password Roberts.
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Complete two hours of online training at familysearch.org.
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Learn how to find one of your ancestors in a census. Attach three census records to this ancestor's sources.
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Find an ancestor who immigrated to the United States. Find out what country this person came from, the reason for
coming to the United States, the method of travel, and the size of the family. Write down what you have learned in your
journal and share it with your family.
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Go to www.createfan.com and log in with your LDS account. Choose the Source Tracker option. View your ancestors and
connect sources to two ancestors.
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Go to www.puzzilla.org and log in with your LDS account. Change the view to 9 or 10 generations and find a line that you
can research. Add information to that line.
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Index 200 names.
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Take a class offered by the Family History Center. Rexburg Family History Center is at familyhistorynow.org.
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Make a book with the story and photos of your ancestor. Share it with your family.
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Attach 10 sources to ancestors on a family tree
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Attach 5 stories or memories to ancestors on a family tree.
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Bring a grandparent to the center and show him or her how to log on to FamilySearch.org. Demonstrate the documents,
stories, and photo features.
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Help someone log in to FamilySearch for the first time and show them how to start their family tree
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Interview a living grandparent about his or her life or the life of one of their parents or grandparents. Write down what you
learn. (PP - Faith #2, Divine Nature #2, Integrity #4, BSA-GM #3)
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Add 10 photos to deceased ancestors on FamilySearch.org.
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Attend the temple with 5 family names.
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Find letters or a journal that an ancestor has written, and read them. If they have not been preserved digitally, scan them.
Write down what you have learned.
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Visit the grave of an ancestor. Find that person's history and read it while there. If you do not have their history, learn as
much as you can about the ancestry and write a history.
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What do you want to be remembered about you? Decide to keep a journal and decide how you can preserve your
memories. (PP - Individual Worth #4, Choice and Accountability #2, #6)