Author: Bob Taylor

New: Introduction Video for The Family History Guide

We have a new video that gives you a guided tour of The Family History Guide website in just under 40 minutes. It covers the highlights of the site with navigation and examples, narrated by Bob Taylor, the creator of The Family History Guide. The video also has three “try it” inserts where you can pause the video and visit...

BYU Webinar: What’s New in The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide continues to roll on, with content updates and new features being added regularly to the site. This Thursday, March 16, at 5 p.m. Mountain time, I will present a webinar for the BYU Family History Library, titled “What’s New in The Family History Guide.” This is a good opportunity to see how The Family History Guide...

New Feature: Customizing Menus

The Family History Guide covers a wide variety of information, for beginners through advanced researchers. The top menus (or side menus if you are using a tablet or phone) are the key to navigating the website and finding the features you need. If you find that there are certain menus in The Family History Guide that you don’t plan to...

Amazon Smile – Thanks for the Memories

As you may be aware, Amazon recently discontinued their popular Amazon Smile program. In that program, Amazon customers could designate a non-profit organization as their preferred charity, and Amazon would donate a percentage of the proceeds from each Amazon Smile purchase to that company. The Family History Guide Association has been the beneficiary of many supporters throughout the years of...

Catch Us on YouTube Live at RootsTech 2023

Just a few more days until RootsTech 2023 begins, and we and many others are busy preparing for a successful and productive conference. If you are attending RootsTech virtually this year, you can still get an up-close and personal view of The Family History Guide Association in the RootsTech Expo Hall. YouTube Live Schedule – Noon to 1 p.m. Mountain...

The Family History Guide on the Radio

On President’s Day, February 20, I had the distinct pleasure of appearing on the Hotline Talk Show for KNPT Radio in Newport, Oregon. I spent an hour chatting with radio host Cheri Brubaker about a wide variety of genealogy topics, from getting started with family history to doing DNA research – and lots of things in between. The interview also...

Bronze Sponsor List for RootsTech 2023

The Family History Guide Association is proud to be among the Bronze Sponsors for RootsTech 2023. We have been on the Exhibit Floor each year since 2016, as well as the last two years with Virtual RootsTech. FamilySearch has written a brief blog article describing this year’s RootsTech Bronze Sponsors. As you can see, The Family History Guide Association is...

Updates to The Q&A Center

The Q&A Center is your one-stop place for finding and answer questions about a wide variety of family history topics, from Learning Paths to international research. We have recently added Q&A links for Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast, in Sheet 1: FamilySearch and Partners. In the About tab for the sheet, you’ll see a new Change Log column. Each time new...

Our Presentations at RootsTech 2023

This year The Family History Guide Association is a Bronze Sponsor of RootsTech. In addition to our virtual classes, there are several of our team members who will be giving a variety of presentations. Be sure to watch for them! Here’s a list of our speakers and panelists, as well as recorded classes for our virtual booth at RootsTech: James...

New Board Member for The Family History Guide Association: Scott Anderson

We are excited to announce the recent appointment of Scott Anderson to the Board of Directors of The Family History Guide Association, our non-profit organization. Scott is our Public Relations Director and will continue to serve in that capacity. You can learn more about the Association here. About Scott Scott Anderson attained a BA degree from the University of Utah...