Celebration of Family History
Videos Commemorate FamilySearch Event
Thousands of genealogy enthusiasts filled the Conference Center Thursday, 29 April 2010, to enjoy an evening of music, stirring speeches and moving video presentations as part of the National Genealogical Society 2010 Family History Conference. The event, entitled "A Celebration of Family History," was organized by FamilySearch and served as an inspirational complement to the lectures, presentations and other learning opportunities offered at the conference.
Throughout the program, video segments projected on giant screens depicted the personal journeys and dramatic discoveries of a handful of individuals in pursuit of their family history. "In telling these stories, we want to show what growing numbers of people are discovering—how family history research fulfills a need to belong or feel connected," said Jay Verkler, CEO of FamilySearch. "Each new discovery into our family history provides immense satisfaction. What we learn can expand family relationships in the present and helps us better understand ourselves as we realize our ancestors struggled with similar or greater challenges."
One video depicted the journey of Mailie Mossman, a Hawaiian woman who found uncommon inner strength that helped her survive her own breast cancer. Through her research, she learned of the remarkable life of her great-grandmother Emma Lyons Waimau, who suffered from Hansen's disease (leprosy). Emma had been forced to leave her family on Christmas day 1894 to live in Kalaupapa, a quarantined colony inhabited by others who had the disease. While there, she fell in love, married, and went on to give birth to six surviving children. By law, she was forced to send each child away from Kalaupapa within the first year of life to ensure the children did not contract the disease. After searching through thousands of grave sites twice, Mailie finally found the resting place of her great-grandmother Emma. The experience was very emotional for Mailie, as years of her searching, pain, loneliness and joy finally came together. "As a result of my having breast cancer, I have been able to look at what happened to Emma and how she dealt with her illness. I've learned so much about life—my life—through Emma's life," Mailie continued.
The video segments may be viewed by clicking the following links:
Woven Generations
http://broadcast.lds.org/familysearch/2010-national-genealogical-society-conference/2010-04-0000-Woven-Generations-768k-eng.mp4
Letters from Estonia
http://broadcast.lds.org/familysearch/2010-national-genealogical-society-conference/2010-04-0000-Estonia-768k-eng.mp4
Finding Emma
http://broadcast.lds.org/familysearch/2010-national-genealogical-society-conference/2010-04-0000-Emma-768k-eng.mp4
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Por medio de la historia familiar descubrimos el árbol más hermoso de la creación: nuestro árbol genealógico. Sus numerosas raíces se remontan a la historia y sus ramas se extienden a través de la eternidad. La historia familiar es la expresión extensiva del amor eterno; nace de la abnegación y provee la oportunidad de asegurarse para siempre una unidad familiar".
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