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Campus

BYU Cambodian Oral History Project connects generations

By Emma Benson
August 07, 2018 12:00 AM
Three generations of Cambodians pose for a photo: interviewee Him Hen with his daughter, Him Sophea and his grandchild. The family is part of the Cambodian Oral History Project. (Matt Boyd)
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Campus Events

BYU hosts family history exhibit

By Anna Johnson
July 31, 2018 12:00 AM
The Evolution of Family History exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the BYU Conference on Family History & Genealogy. (Ty Mullen)
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Religion

LDS Church helps preserve genealogy in Africa

By Lauren Malner
April 16, 2018 12:00 AM
Tattered and deteriorating records at the Office of the Deputy Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths in Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 2017 (Mormon Newsroom)
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Local

President, Sister Oaks speak to thousands on the blessings of family history

By Jenna Alton
March 06, 2018 12:00 AM
Thousands exit after watching President and Sister Oaks speak on family history. (Jenna Alton)
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Local

BYU family history students, grads participate in RootsTech conference

By Jenna Alton
March 05, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU junior Janae Brown and BYU graduate Lauren Wake volunteer at the BYU booth at the annual RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City. (Jenna Alton)
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Healthy Living

83-year-old BYU alumnus hikes the Y daily

By Jacob Osborn
November 03, 2017 12:00 AM
83-year-old Henry Miles hikes the Y for the 213th time this year. (Dani Jardine)
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Good in the Universe

BYU alumna serves women locally, internationally

By Madalyn Mcrae
August 07, 2017 12:00 AM
The workroom is a whirlwind of eclectic fabric scraps and the roar of machines as BYU alumna Kimberly Foote arrives to pick up more supplies. The noise in the room ebbs and flows as women bustle in and out, chatting and carrying scissors and bundles of zebra-striped or polka-dotted fabric in their arms.
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Good in the Universe

Video memories capture a day in the 'Lifey'

By Abby Hobbs
May 31, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU alumnus Alex Balinski is the founder and videographer of the YouTube channel “Prepare to Serve.” At the start of 2017, Balinski kicked off a service called “Lifey” where he records and edits life histories for anyone wanting to cherish their life memories through video.
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Religion

Mormons travel for family history work

By Kate Blood Ferguson
May 15, 2017 12:00 AM
Avery Miyahara Harding, left, looks over family records with her third cousins in Hiroshima, Japan. (Avery Harding)
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Campus Events

Nearly 6,000 graduates honored in BYU commencement exercises

By Sarah Averett Harris
April 22, 2016 12:00 AM
Spring commencement exercises honored students graduating from BYU's doctoral, master's and baccalaureate programs at the Marriott Center on April 21. Nearly 6,000 students received degrees according to President Kevin J Worthen.
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Campus Events

YouTube videos make family history easier to learn

By Madison Mcbride
March 25, 2016 12:00 AM
Part-time church service missionary in the BYU Family History Library James Tanner sets up to teach a family history webinar. The BYU Library is creating more online ways for students to learn how to do family history. (Maddi Driggs)
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Campus News

Quiet study place in HBLL doubles as family history center

By Jessica Parcell
September 28, 2015 12:00 AM
A BYU student and service missionary works on genealogy in the HBLL Family History Center. Students and other members can come to this center and research their ancestors. (Maddi Driggs)
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Campus

Education Week: Using FamilySearch.org to find family names

By Kjersten Johnson
August 17, 2015 12:00 AM
The Descendancy option is a new way to look at your family tree from a different angle and find those whose work has not yet been done.
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Local

Family history and genealogy conference held at BYU

By Kjersten Johnson
July 27, 2015 12:00 AM
The Family History and Genealogy Conference will be held July 28–31 at the BYU Conference Center in Provo. The conference will discuss new features in FamilySearch. (BYU)
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Life

Chatbooks: The new-age scrapbook

By Mccall Turner
July 23, 2015 12:00 AM
Chatbooks are printed at a printing plant in Provo.
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Local

Ancestry.com DNA analysis draws praise and criticism

By Kirsten Clancy
May 18, 2015 12:00 AM
A map showing different types of groups where people may come from.
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Music

David Archuleta, Studio C to perform at RootsTech family history conference

By Mckayla Lundeen
February 11, 2015 12:00 AM
Jason Gray (left) and James Perry, of Studio C, perform at Stadium of Fire. Studio C will perform at the closing event for the RootsTech family history convention. (Elliott Miller)
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Featured

Inmates find purpose indexing vital records

By Jordan Moroz
February 06, 2015 12:00 AM
Inmates in Utah, Arizona and Idaho have found a new hobby as indexing becomes all the rage even with prisoners who aren't members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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