October 2019 – The Family History Guide Blog

October 27, 2019

Project 8: DNA Updates, Goals 5-8

We have just completed a refresh for links in Project 8: DNA, Goals 5-8. (See the Updates to Project 8: DNA article for a description of changes made in Goals 1-4.) Special thanks to our BYU Intern Hailey Belshe for her work on this initiative. Here’s a summary of the new article and video links available, listed by Goal and Choice. There...

DNA/What is new at The FHG

October 27, 2019

Come, Follow Me Companion Pass-along Cards

We are excited to announce another pass-along card for The Family History Guide: the Come, Follow Me Companion for family history. You can find the Come, Follow Me Companion weekly lessons in the Faiths menu. Like the original pass-along cards, these are double-size, double-sided cards that have a concise summary of the Companion and what it offers, as well as...

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

October 27, 2019

What’s New in the Vault

A few weeks ago, we introduced Resource Stars in The Family History Guide (see this blog post from October 6). When you’re logged in to the Online Tracker, you can fill in a star for each article you have read or video you have watched in The Family History Guide. We’ve decided to take it a step further … Resource...

What is new at The FHG

October 21, 2019

The Trainers Menu Gets a Refresh

It’s an enjoyable problem to have: the number of trainers, consultants, and family history centers and libraries using The Family History Guide for training is increasingly rapidly! To better meet the needs of many trainers worldwide, we have streamlined the Trainers menu and add some new improvements. Here’s a summary of what to look for in the new and improved...

Training/What is new at The FHG

October 20, 2019

What’s New with QUIKLinks

QUIKLinks are one of the most popular and useful features of The Family History Guide. You can learn more about QUIKLinks and how to use them in the Features Help page. We’ve recently made a few improvements to how QUIKLinks are presented on the site, as well as adding quite a few more QUIKLinks. Here’s a brief summary: Discontinuing the...

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

October 20, 2019

Funding Options for The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide is different from most family history sites, in that it contains no paid advertising and has no fees. It’s funded by donations to The Family History Guide Association, a charitable non-profit organization. What you may not realize is that there are many different ways to contribute to our cause. We’ve listed a number of them below...

The Family History Guide Association

October 13, 2019

Update: The Family History Guide at London RootsTech

The Family History Guide Association is gearing up for RootsTech London, 2019—it’s less than two weeks away now! From Oct. 24 to 26, Scott Anderson, our Public Relations Director, and Angelle Anderson, our Marketing Director, will represent us in the Expo Hall at the ExCeL Center in London, England. The Expo Hall is free this year at RootsTech London. The...

RootsTech

October 13, 2019

Ways to Use Pass-along Cards for The Family History Guide

Recently we have posted a few blog articles about our pass-along cards for The Family History Guide, including the do-it-yourself printing, the Come, Follow Me Companion printable cards, and language translations for the cards. These are all available on the Media page of The Family History Guide. So that brings up a logical question: what are some effective ways to...

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

October 13, 2019

Expanded Commentary on the Rules of Genealogy: Rule Nine

Editor’s Note: This article by James Tanner was originally published in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Expanded Commentary on the Rules of Genealogy: Rule Nine I have slowly been going back to the list of the Rules of Genealogy and writing about each individual rule. There are presently 12 Rules. Here is the current...

Country Research/Learning/Research/U.S. Research

October 6, 2019

New in The Family History Guide: Resource Stars

If you have been on The Family History Guide website recently, you’ve probably noticed that there is a star icon before each link to an article or video. We call them “Resource Stars,” and they help you track which articles you’ve read, or videos you’ve watched. The following text is taken from the Features Help page in The Family History...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG

Monthly Archive: October, 2019

Project 8: DNA Updates, Goals 5-8

Come, Follow Me Companion Pass-along Cards

What’s New in the Vault

The Trainers Menu Gets a Refresh

What’s New with QUIKLinks

Funding Options for The Family History Guide

Update: The Family History Guide at London RootsTech

Ways to Use Pass-along Cards for The Family History Guide

Expanded Commentary on the Rules of Genealogy: Rule Nine

New in The Family History Guide: Resource Stars