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August 10, 2020

A New Way to Get Started

One of the key pages in The Family History Guide is getting a makeover—it’s the Get Started page in the Intro menu. The previous look featured tiles and options to click for items of interest; the new look is question-driven. In fact, the page begins with a question: “How Do I …?” From there, you’ll see a list of starred...

Learning/Navigation/What is new at The FHG
August 9, 2020

Genealogical Research: How far back in time can you go?

Note: This article by James Tanner appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Why You Can’t Trace Your Lineage Back to Adam It has been quite a while since I posted this video to the Brigham Young University Family History Library YouTube Channel. The video has had about 4,000+ views but the subject...

Country Research/Records/Research/U.S. Research
August 2, 2020

Introducing Filae, a French Genealogical Treat

FamilySearch has added a new Partner to its collection: it’s the French genealogical records site Filae. If you have French ancestry, or think you may have, Filae is a resource you definitely should check out. You can access the FamilySearch Partner page for Filae here. Signing up for Partner access enables Filae to access information in your part of the...

Records/Research
August 2, 2020

The Inspiration of Blogging and Family History

Note: This article by Miles Meyer originally appeared in the Miles’ Genealogy Tips blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Sometimes, as a blogger with a smaller following, I wonder how my posts affect people or may be used to inspire them in their research. When my son was younger, we home schooled him and many of his...

Families/Research
August 2, 2020

Will Computers Ever Change Genealogical Methodology?

Note: This article by James Tanner originally appeared in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. I have been reviewing a few of the books from my collection of older genealogical publications dating back into the early 1900s. It is always amazing to me how much of what is written accurately reflects exactly what is...

Research/Technology
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