The Hineston Chronicles Volume 11 Number 1

 The Hineston Chronicles  

Volume 13 Number 4

 

 Photo added to

Historic Hineston
Facebook group 

by 

Chris Perkins

Carolyn's Corner

RootsTech and Could We Be Related 

I know you all have heard of FamilySearch - a free genealogical website and is owned and operated by FamilySearch International.   It is a nonprofit organization that is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.   The organization has been gathering and sharing genealogical records for many decades.    Most of these records are not online and searchable.   Included are 300,000 plus digital books that cannot be found any place else. 

Another thing FamilySearch sponsors each year is RootsTech (which is all about connections).    Before 2020 the event was in person only.  During the pandemic it was virtual; however, now it is both in person and virtual.   Since it has been virtual I have attended each year and I will be attending virtually this year.  

February 29–March 2, 2024

It is free to sign up for RootsTech.  (links at the end of the writing).    At the present, there are 119,410 total participants and 178 Countries Represented.  You can pre-register for the classes that you would like to attend.

What else does RootsTech provide?   The wonderful tool - Could We Be Related?

Each year I am busy trying to connect to everyone that I can.   I have found close relatives, and, not so close relatives.  It does, however, help me fill in some of the spaces on my data base.  Also, I have made some great friends by connecting as a cousin.   Some of you may have seen this tool on the front page of my FaceBook Account.  

But the good news is, you don't have to be registered for RootsTech to participate.   All you need is a FamilySearch Account.   As long as you have connected yourself to the FamilySearch tree and have ancestors on that tree, you can participate in this experience and see how you are related to any other FamilySearch user 

Even thought his article appears much shorter than most of mine in the past, it is full of technical information, and, information that can certainly:

1.  Help you in your research

2.  Play with some of the apps for fun to see who are kin to

3.  Play with some of the apps to learn more technical information; 

4.  Have you a space to do your family trees!!!!!  

Good luck and have lots of fun!!!  ;-)   

Are you my cousin ?   Try the app and see! ;-)   

https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/

https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/rootstech-2024-schedule

https://alicechilds.com/relatives-at-rootstech-are-we-related/  

https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/

Carolyn Dyess Bales "Kaite" 
-Guild Of One Name Studies #5916 
-Regional Guild Representative for Delta Region 
-DYESS One Name Study 
-BONNETTE One Name Study 
-Hineston, Louisiana - One Place Study 
-DNA Administrator - Surnames: DYESS -- BONNETTE -- McILWAIN -- ROUGEOU
~318.792.8426(AT&T)
~979.820.1212(Verizon) 
-Alexandria, Louisiana USA

Deaths 

Barbara "Bobbie" Lynn Afeman, 79, of Hineston, passed away on October 22, 2023,

Don Wayne Townley, Sr., 66, of Alexandria, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2023. Burial was in Fellowship Cemetery, Hineston, LA.

Caiden Allen Stokes, 20, of Boyce  passed away on October 23, 2023. 

Barbara "Bobbie" Lynn Afeman, 79, of Hineston, passed away on October 22, 2023.

Rachael Lynae Cloud, 35, of Oakdale, passed away on October 24, 2023, Burial was in Resthaven Cemetery, Oakdale, LA.

Ruth Faye Morrison, 97, of Anacoco, passed away on October 24, 2023. Burial was

in Stephens Cemetery, Leesville, LA.

Robert Glenn Burnette, 77, of Glenmora, passed away on October 26, 2023. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery, Calcasieu, LA. 

Stacy Lynn Nessmith,  60, of Pineville passed away on October 29, 2023. Burial was in, Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery, Glenmora LA.

Essie Clark Lewis, 91, of Sieper, passed away on November 8, 2023. Burial was in Burrough Cemetery, Gardner, LA.

Kenneth Cecil "K.C" Robinson, of LaCamp passed away on November 8, 2023 Burial was in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Leesville, LA.

Floyd Wavell Gray, 81, of Boyce passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

Elizabeth Ann Walker, 73, of Gautier, Mississippi passed away on December 11, 2023.  Burial was in Alexandria Memorial Gardens, Woodworth, LA.

Julia Ann Calhoun, 78, of Pitkin passed away on December 5, 2023. Burial was in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Hineston, LA

Rose Elaine Nagel, 81, of Sheveport passed away on December 25, 2023. Burial was in Forest Park East Cemetery, Shreveport, LA.

Martin David Wellman Jr. 97, passed away on December 21, 2023. Burial was in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Leesville, LA.

Shirlean Aldy Afeman, 81, of Hineston passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023. Burial was in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Hineston, LA