No Time? Try Five Minute Family History Ideas!

The clock is ticking! Can you really do family history in just five minutes? This post and the accompanying Rootstech class will help you discover fast and fun ways to make family history part of your daily life. Research suggests that even small amounts of family history may have psychological benefits. Join me and put that theory to the test!

Let’s keep the fun going! Post how you do #FiveMinuteFamilyHistory on social media! Use the hashtag #FiveMinuteFamilyHistory, #RootstechConnect, and #21DayExperiment so we can all see! Tag me @Keepmovingforwardwithme on Instagram/Facebook or @KeepMovingTara on Twitter.

Here are a few of my favorite Five Minute Family History Ideas and tutorials. The list is not meant to be static! I will be adding more regularly. Feel free to comment with an idea of your own if you would like me to add it!

Check out the  21 Day Family Connections Experiment Idea Generator. –  dozens of quick, easy, and techie family history ideas that can be done on the go! 

Save family memories on Family Search.

Learn More About Your Ancestors through Stories and Photos.

Colorize/Animate a photo with MyHeritage.

• Create a family history meme to share on social media using these fun and free templates. 
• See what ancestors you look like with Compare a Face on Family Search .
• Reverse index with the BYU Record Linking Lab.
• Look up family members in the yearbook collection on Ancestry.com.
• Standardize place names with Family Search.
• Request photos, take photos and add GPS coordinates for Find a Grave or Billion Graves. 
• Upload and tag a photo to Family Search. 
• Lookup a family address on Google Maps. 
• Share family stories at bedtime. 
• Download the Family Tree, Ancestry, or MyHeritage App. 
• Use the Interview Question Generator at dinner time. 
• Interview a family member with the Speed Interview game. 
• Use the Map My Ancestor feature on the Family Tree app. 
• Make a family recipe for a meal. 
• Share a family story on Marco Polo or Whatsapp. 
• Share a photo or story to social media. 
• Say “thank you” to someone who uploaded a family photo to one of your ancestors. 
• Play a family history game like Geneopardy. 
• Record a story on the Family Tree app.