Black Family History Day to be held at Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center

The following is a news release from The Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center.

IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center will commemorate Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 8, with Black Family History Day. The free event, which is specially designed to help people research their black ancestry, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, located at 750 West Elva Street in Idaho Falls.

Family history classes during the day include “Introduction to the 10 Million Names Project” at 10 a.m., “Resources for Finding Your Black Family Roots” at 11 a.m., and “Creating Oral Histories and Their Value to Society” at 1 p.m.. Tours of the FamilySearch Center will be offered, along with a
cultural tasting table at noon. The classes may also be viewed over Zoom and class links can be found at www.familysearch.org/en/centers/idaho_falls_idaho

Bob Comstock, co-Director of the Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center, said, “We are here to help all community citizens find their family connections. Because February is Black History Month, we wanted to do something to help people who are doing research on their black family roots.” Comstock added, “Family history helps us understand who we are. It connects our past to the future, and our community is better when we connect with each other.”

The Idaho Falls FamilySearch Center is one of 15 large regional FamilySearch centers throughout the world and is staffed by more than 130 volunteers. All services are free. Besides providing resources to research people’s ancestry, there are technology resources to help people digitize and preserve photographs, slides, home movies, books, journals, audio recordings and more. Many fun educational activities are also available for children, youth groups and adults.

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