November 2017 – Page 2 – The Family History Guide Blog

November 17, 2017

What’s New in the Online Tracker

The free Online Tracker for The Family History Guide has been up and running for about 7 months, and it now has over 1,100 registered users. (It’s the only part of The Family History Guide that requires a username and password; the rest of the site does not.) With the Online Tracker, or “OLT” as we sometimes call it, you can...

Training/What is new at The FHG

November 16, 2017

Context Switching and Family History: From Foe to Friend

I am proud to say that I can walk and chew gum at the same time! I’ve done it so often that I’m quite confident in my skills. When the tasks gets more complicated than that, however, I don’t always do so well. Many of us consider ourselves true multi-taskers, but there are some trade-offs there, especially when it comes to...

Learning/Training/U.S. Research

November 15, 2017

Happiness is … an Amazon Smile

Along with the roll-out of the new Home page and the new menu system for The Family History Guide, we also updated the footer section for each page. Here’s what it looks like now: Notice that at the very bottom of the page there is a new tile for using the Amazon Smile program with The Family History Guide.

General/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG

November 15, 2017

Anytime Pie Night and Thanksgiving Party Games from The Family History Guide = Holiday Fun!

In many parts of the world, the Thanksgiving holiday is quickly approaching and anticipation is mounting for this perfect opportunity to make fun memories with our families. To add to the festivities, consider planning a Pie Night to accommodate those family members who can’t make it to Thanksgiving day celebrations (but can join the family another day or time) or plan...

Family History Activities/Memories

November 13, 2017

New Look for the Home Page and Menus

We are excited to announce a new, streamlined look to our Home page at The Family History Guide. This also includes a tiered menu system that gives easier access to a number of features across the site. Here’s a step-by-step walk-through that demonstrates the new additions. Home Page Design The first thing you’ll notice is that the new design relies...

General/Navigation/What is new at The FHG

November 12, 2017

Welcome to Scott Anderson, Outreach/Public Relations Director

We’re proud to announce that Scott Anderson has joined our team at The Family History Guide Association as Outreach/Public Relations Director. He has been with us less than a month but already has been instrumental in getting the wheels turning for some exciting opportunities for the Association and The Family History Guide. Scott Anderson attained a BA degree from the...

General/The Family History Guide Association

November 11, 2017

What is the Benefit of Facebook for Family History and Genealogy?

These past couple of months I have had lots of questions about what social media has to do with family history and genealogy. Most people can name several social media platforms but don’t recognize that there are hundreds and hundreds of Social Media platforms. In the broadest sense of the definition, social media is any platform that offers interaction with...

Social Media

November 9, 2017

Serving a Side Dish of Family Stories for Thanksgiving Dinner – or Any Time!

The Family History Guide Activities Section makes it easy to include family history fun in your Thanksgiving celebration. New activities you choose to do this year just may become traditions that make Thanksgiving day more fun, meaningful, and memorable for years to come. Traditions are unique and varied wherever and whenever you find families celebrating a day of gratitude. What comes...

Family History Activities/Memories

November 4, 2017

The Family History Guide Will Help You Find Your Way

Editor’s Note: The following article is republished from the Family History Newsletter of the Ogden FamilySearch Library. Thanks to Elder and Sister Erickson! Do you like family history, but feel a little overwhelmed by the fire hose of information that is out on the Internet? Then you’ll like the Family History Guide, a fairly new learning, resource, and training center for genealogy....

Learning/Training