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What is Young Family Homepage?

Young Family Homepage is a personal family archive and memorial site. It gathers genealogy, memorial videos, mission-trip videos, self-published writing and music by family members in one place, rather than serving as a blog, business or social network.

H3 What you'll find there

• Memorial videos for Merle, Norma, Cyndi, Monique and Paul, plus a Christmas 2021 section.
• Mission trip videos, including Jenny in Africa, Cyndi in Panama and Andrew in Thailand.
• A book by Jenny Young, A Journal of our time in Namibia, Africa 1992–1993, offered free through the Apple Books app on iOS.
• Songs by Jenny Young — a numbered list of 16 tracks with lyrics, from "Lost in His Love" to "Pilgrim."
• Genealogy, described as extensive, with one line traced back 27+ generations to the 1000s, plus family photos and named family groups such as the Ann Gransbury family (1875) and Reuben/Hettie Gates (1892).
• Contact links for Jenny and Ron.

H3 Who it's for

It suits relatives, descendants and researchers following a specific family line, and anyone who knew the people memorialised. Someone tracing the Gates or Young line, or looking for a first-hand account of mission work in Africa or Panama, will find material here that is unlikely to exist anywhere else. A casual visitor with no family connection will find little of interest.

H3 How to use it

Start with the section matching your purpose rather than browsing at random: genealogy for names and dates, memorial videos for remembrance, mission videos and the Namibia journal for historical context, and the songs for creative work. Because it is a personal site, treat details as family-supplied rather than verified records, and confirm dates against civil or church records before relying on them.

For comparison, formal genealogy databases such as FamilySearch are better for cross-checking names and sources, while this site is strongest as a store of family-made videos, writing and music. If you want the Namibia journal, open it through Apple Books on an iOS device; there is no indication of a print or non-Apple edition.

How can I watch the memorial videos for Merle, Norma, Cyndi, Monique, and Paul?

The memorial videos for Merle, Norma, Cyndi, Monique, and Paul are hosted directly on the Young Family Homepage, so you can watch them without creating an account or paying anything. Look for the "Memorials" section near the top of the page, then choose the person whose video you want: Norma, Cyndi, Monique, and the others are listed there. The site also links to a "Goto Memorial Videos" page, which is a separate collection you may want to check if the name you're looking for isn't in the first list.

A few practical notes:

• The page is an older personal site, so the layout is simple and the video links may open on a separate page or player.
• Videos are likely embedded or linked rather than streamed through a modern platform, so give them a moment to load on slower connections.
• If a link doesn't respond, try a different browser or check the "Family Photos" and "Genealogy" sections, which sometimes include related tributes.

If you're watching on behalf of a family member who isn't comfortable with a computer, the easiest route is to open the homepage on a tablet or phone, tap "Memorials," and hand it over—no login or navigation beyond that is needed. For a larger group, casting the page from a laptop to a TV works well since the videos are self-contained.

If you're looking for a specific person and don't see them, the "Contact Jenny" link at the bottom of the page is the direct way to ask about a video that may not be posted yet.

What mission trip videos are available on the site?

The site's mission-trip section points to three individual videos and a group of “Goto Mission Trip Videos”:

• Jenny in Africa
• Cyndi in Panama
• Andrew in Thailand
• Goto Mission Trip Videos (listed as a set alongside the three personal ones)

The personal clips are organized by person and country, so the quickest way to use the page is to pick the traveler or region you already know. If you are researching a specific field — African, Panamanian or Thai missions — start with the matching name; if you want the broader family effort, open the Goto collection.

For context, the same page also gathers memorial videos for Merle, Norma, Cyndi, Monique and Paul, plus a Namibia journal book and a set of songs, so mission footage sits within a wider family archive rather than a dedicated mission channel. A practical next step is to watch one personal video and then the Goto set to see whether the group footage covers the same trips or adds different locations.

How can I get Jenny Young's book about Namibia for free?

According to the site, Jenny Young's book A Journal of our time in Namibia, Africa 1992-1993 is available free through the Apple Books app on iOS. So the practical route is: open Apple Books on an iPhone or iPad, search for the title and Jenny Young's name, and download it there.

A few things worth knowing before you try:

• The site describes the download as free via Apple Books, not as a general free download from the website itself.
• If you use Android, Windows or another platform, Apple Books is not the natural place to look; the page does not indicate another distribution channel.
• Searching by author plus title is usually more reliable than title alone, since journals with similar names exist.

If you cannot find it in Apple Books, a reasonable next step is to use the site's contact page to ask Jenny or Ron directly about availability. That is also the best route if you need the book in a non-Apple format.

The same homepage also lists Jenny Young's music and mission-trip videos, so if your interest is her writing about Namibia specifically, the book is the item to focus on rather than the songs or memorial pages.

Where can I listen to or find lyrics for Jenny Young's songs?

Jenny Young's songs are hosted directly on the Young Family Homepage, under the "Songs By Jenny Young" section. The page lists 16 tracks — including titles such as "Lost in His Love," "Daughter of the King," and "Pilgrim" — and also provides a separate "Lyrics to Jenny's Songs" link, so lyrics and audio are grouped together on the same site rather than scattered across streaming services. You can reach it at Young Family Homepage.

If you want to listen or read along

• Listening: the song list on the homepage appears to be the primary place the family has published these recordings; treat it as the starting point rather than assuming the tracks are on major platforms.
• Lyrics: use the dedicated lyrics page linked from the same songs section, which is more reliable than transcribing by ear.
• Wider context: the same site also hosts memorial videos, mission trip videos, family photos, a genealogy line, and a free book by Jenny Young about time in Namibia in the early 1990s — useful if you arrived looking for one item and want to understand the collection.

A practical next step

Open the songs section first, then the lyrics page in a second tab so you can follow along. If you are researching the family's missionary history, the Namibia book and the mission videos are the natural companion material. For a broader listen to independent Christian music, official starting points include Apple Music and Spotify, though these particular recordings may not be listed there.

How far back does the genealogy on the site go?

The site states its genealogy is “extensive,” with one line traced back 27+ generations to the 1000s. That is the only depth figure given; no specific ancestor, country or source record is named on the page.

If you want to check the claim, start with the family pages rather than the memorial or music sections. The listed “Ann Gransbury Family – 1875” and “Reuben / Hettie Gates – 1892” entries look like the kind of starting points that would connect into the older line, so open those first and work backwards. A 27-generation line is unusual enough that most researchers would want to see the linking generations, place names and record types before treating it as confirmed.

For comparison, a personal family history site like this is strongest for photographs, names and family stories, while large shared trees such as FamilySearch are better for checking individual records across many families. Use the Young Family Homepage for the family’s own material, then verify the early generations elsewhere.