For our (Canadian) Thanksgiving dinner, we were expecting 30 family members.
I wanted something that would turn the hearts of family members to special experiences we have enjoyed over the years, Some family members are not members of the Church and others are currently less active. I wanted to remind them them of earlier times without appearing to "preach" to them.
I had the impression that a slide show running silently on the TV would be a good option. People could choose to watch it or not. And it might invite the spirit,
I considered various ways of doing this, Some of them seemed rather labor intensive at short notice. Then I remembered that FamilySearch Memories Albums have a Slideshow option and checked to see if I had an album that would be suitable. After a few false starts, I found exactly what I was looking for.
Is there a way to cast it to the living room TV from my computer?
Yes. In the Chrome browser, I right-clicked, selected "Cast", and chose "Living Room TV."
I put the slideshow on a continuous loop and chose half speed.
It worked beautifully, Family members would point out to their children or grandchildren "That was me when I was small.."
It was a great family history activity, and once I had figured it out, it only took 5 minutes to set it up because I had already created a suitable album.
Albums are also a handy way to send hundreds of photos in an email. (Clue: send the URL of the album.)
