Alva Review-Courier -

James and Jonnie Holland, missionaries with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, are in Alva for the next several months offering free assistance with genealogical research to people in the community.

Jonnie Holland has been involved in genealogical research for more than 20 years – she began when such research meant hours upon hours in libraries, scrolling through endless microfiche to find a single reference to a family member.

Nowadays, researching your family tree is much easier.

The Hollands primarily use an internet-based program called Family Search, which contains a vast da...