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August 8, 2026

Outstanding Repair of Old Damaged Photographs by Google Gemini

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. The basic issue with the AI repair of old damaged photos in the concept that the AI recreates the image in the form of a copy of the original, while adding the details that are impacted by the damage. The old Photoshop technique was to work pixel by pixel and...

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August 8, 2026

New Guided Learning Videos: Vital Records

Recently we added 9 new Guided Learning videos. These videos cover vital records research in the following U.S. states: We hope you enjoy the new Guided Learning videos for U.S. states! More videos are on the way soon for vital records in other states.

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August 1, 2026

Online Fake Genealogy – Surname Scams

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. To legally and legitimately claim an authentic Tanner coat of arms, a researcher must trace their direct, unbroken male line back to a specific ancestor who was officially granted or recognized as bearing those arms by an official heraldic authority. Because there is no authentic, traceable lineage of my...

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July 27, 2026

11 Years for The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide website launched on July 25, 2015 at the Brigham Young University Family History Conference. We have now reached 11 years helping to spread family history throughout the world and make learning family history easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable. Before The Family History Guide was a site or even a brand, it started out as a...

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July 24, 2026

I Have a Question: Obituary Records

There’s a new “I Have a Question” video – “How do I get the most from obituaries?” This video helps you find obituaries, glean the essential information, and analyze your findings. Thanks to our BYU intern, Natalie Gibby, for the research for this video. This brings the total number of “I Have a Question” (IHAQ) videos to 18, plus 45...

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July 19, 2026

Another Vacation Week

We’re enjoying another summer week off, but the blog articles will return on July 27. See you then!

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July 11, 2026

New Guided Learning Videos for U.S. States

We’ve added quite a few new Guided Learning videos over the past few weeks, for doing basic research in U.S. states. This completes the set of 50 states, from Alabama to Wyoming. On the Guided Learning page, these are divided alphabetically into states from A-M and from N-W. Here is a list of the recent additions: We hope you enjoy...

Research/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG

July 11, 2026

Keep or throw away: the challenge of genealogical documents and photos

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. This may not be obvious, but it is a generated image and it does bear a significant relationship to the recent status of the boxes in my basement. The past few weeks, various members of my family have come and “assisted” us in working through the piles of boxes in...

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July 6, 2026

On Vacation

The Family History Guide blog is on vacation this week – see you next week with some new family history articles. Have a great week!

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