The Year I Was Born

What do you know about the year you were born? It can be fun to learn more about what life was like when you came into your family.

• With a parent’s help, learn about important events or inventions from the year you were born. What inventions have come since your birth?
• Try to find photos or documents of when you were a newborn. Ask a parent or other family members about what you were like as a baby.

• On FamilySearch, find an ancestor you'd like to learn more about. Look up his or her birth year. Using a search engine, learn what world events or inventions happened that year. How was life different back then?

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