Year in Review: The Top 20 for 2024

December 28, 2024

Year in Review: The Top 20 for 2024

This past year was a memorable one for The Family History Guide. Here’s a look back at 20 of the events and website features that made 2024 a special year: 20. AI Goal added—With artificial intelligence being applied to genealogy in new ways, this new Goal in The Family History Guide helps you get up to speed on ChatGPT, handwriting...

December 28, 2024

Inside the Guide: Germany

Here’s another addition to our Inside the Guide playlist: Germany Sites and Databases. Each Inside the Guide video will highlight websites and databases featured in country pages of The Family History Guide. The videos do not have live links to the sites and databases, but they are easy to find in the Goals and Choices of The Family History Guide....

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December 21, 2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from The Family History Guide Association

The Management Team of The Family History Guide would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family and friends a safe and happy holiday season. We are grateful for your ongoing support for and interest in family history, and the work you do connect generations together. There is much today that may be worrisome to many of...

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December 21, 2024

Inside the Guide: Ireland

Here’s another addition to our Inside the Guide playlist: Ireland Sites and Databases. Each Inside the Guide video will highlight websites and databases featured in country pages of The Family History Guide. The videos do not have live links to the sites and databases, but they are easy to find in the Goals and Choices of The Family History Guide....

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December 14, 2024

New: Inside the Guide Video Series

Our YouTube Channel currently has over 250 videos on a wide variety of family history topics. We are now adding a new playlist with a series of upcoming videos: Inside the Guide. Each Inside the Guide video will highlight websites and databases featured in country pages of The Family History Guide. The videos do not have live links to the...

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December 14, 2024

5-Minute Family History Activities for Everyone

You have to admit – activities can be a fun and meaningful way for anyone to get involved in family history, from seniors to kids. One of the challenges that sometimes comes up is time: preparation time for activities, and a shorter duration. Many of the over 200 family history activities in The Family History Guide need little preparation, and...

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December 7, 2024

The RootsTech Booth 2025 for The Family History Guide Association

RootsTech 2025 is shaping up to be a super event next March, and The Family History Guide Association will be back again in the Exhibit Hall of the Salt Palace. Our booth space this year is our largest ever, and we’ll have website demos, classes, giveaways and games through the course of RootsTech. The map below shows our location in...

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December 7, 2024

70+ Family History Tasks, with FamilySearch & The Family History Guide

When we think about what an individual’s part of FamilySearch Family Tree may look like, there’s a wide range of possibilities. Some people are just starting to build their tree information, while others have extensive pedigrees that go back many generations on many lines. And of course, there are lots of variations in between for countless other users. So if...

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