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Genealogy Fun

On the recent podcast interview with Sindi Terrien where we were discussing her book “Genealogy fun whilst developing new genealogists” we talked about using games to encourage our relatives (and others) to be interested in our family histories.

One of her suggestions was a Word Search.

There are several free online options which you can use to create your own word search. I used a random selection of words for mine and you can see the results below.

Try making your own: puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com.

It’s very easy to do, simply choose how big you’d like it to be, add your words and create it. Once you’re happy with it, then print it off.

You could choose family names, professions or occupations, places they lived, interesting facts and anything relevant to your family.

There are several other types of puzzle you can create on this website including crosswords and cyptograms.

For an online, shareable crossword puzzle creator try crosswordlabs.com

Sindi’s book has many other suggestions for engaging others in your family history and is available from her new website funwithgenealogy.com or directly from Amazon. There’s also a workbook.

The suggestions in the book may also be helpful for genealogy societies who want to encourage younger members to get involved.

To listen to the interview click on the image below or this link.

And if you have any suggestions of your own please add them to the comments below and Sindi may use them in a future edition of her book (with your permission and crediting you).

I hope this will start lots of conversations and create lots of genealogy fun across the world!

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  1. EdwardHill

    Hello
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    Live in Moment over work in Germay Wattenfall Swedish State Company as Manager Power Plant Electric .In a Housfire are all my Family dates lost.In the National Archives from London,Uk many back.Now my Question:I will find in Somerset Shepton Mallet or London Uk Family Hill..My Dates is from 1890 to 1925 in London for Hill .The Family Hill has 5 Sisters in London and Somrset Shepton Mallet near.That Problems living Family to find is in Uk given little and small Family Rgistry. In Germany is uncomplicate.Now the letzt Change is over DNA Family to find.When you can help me then is good for us.Can give more living Details over my Family.
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    Thomas Edward Hill
    Thomas Edward Hill

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