Bob Taylor – Page 17 – The Family History Guide Blog

May 14, 2023

Family History – Easy, Difficult, or Impossible?

So right out of the gate, we are posing an interesting question for you: is family history easy, difficult, or impossible? And here’s the answer to the question—all of the above. That may not the answer you were looking for (at least it’s not “42”, for Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy fans). Let’s take a look at why family history...

Learning/Research

May 14, 2023

New QRB Videos: Research in Central America

Our video collection continues to grow! We recently added two QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos by James Tanner to our YouTube Channel: TFHG – Starting Your Genealogical Research in Central America Researching Genealogical Records in Central America You can view the videos on our YouTube Channel, and they are included below for your convenience. We hope you enjoy the new...

Country Research/Research

May 7, 2023

Two New QRB Videos from Miles Meyer

We have recently added two new QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos to our YouTube Channel: Thinking Out of the Box in Genealogy, and Google Tools for Research. These are narrated by our Education Director, Miles Meyer, and provide some fresh perspectives on methods and strategies for your research. You can view the videos using the links above or on our...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

May 7, 2023

Finding Unusual Record Sources

When it comes to family history research. most of us are well aware of vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death records. There are also records for immigration, church, military, and more. But as Laura Szucs Pfeiffer describes in her book “Hidden Sources – Family History in Unlikely Places” there are other places to find records about your ancestors,...

Records/Research

April 30, 2023

New QRB Videos: Basic Concepts, Descendancy Research

We recently added two QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos by James Tanner to our YouTube Channel: Basic Concepts in Family History Research (included in Project 4: Discover, Goal 2 – Learn the Basics) Finding Your Ancestors’ Descendants (included in Project 3: Descendants, Goal 1 – Identify Lines) You can view the videos on our YouTube Channel, and they are included...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

April 30, 2023

Resources from the Allen County Public Library

One of the top genealogical libraries in the United States is the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its Genealogy Center provides a number of helpful resources, such as PERSI, the online Periodical Search Index for locating genealogy articles Gateways for African American and Native American research Family histories and corresponding information files Free online and on-site databases...

Learning/Research/Technology/U.S. Research/YouTube

April 24, 2023

New: Presenting The Family History Guide to Wards and Stakes

Currently, many individuals around the globe are presenting The Family History Guide as a way to help Latter-day Saints in their involvement with family history work. To assist in these efforts, we have created a slide deck that can be used, along with the website, to describe how the website works and how it can be used by Church members...

Church Of Jesus Christ/Learning/What is new at The FHG

April 24, 2023

BYU-I Pathways and The Family History Guide

We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide will be included as an important resource in the upcoming downloadable textbook for Family History studies through BYU-I Pathways. The Pathways program offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor’s degrees in a number of areas, including Family History. Current Family History Courses Offered The current family history course offerings are listed...

Learning/What is new at The FHG

April 16, 2023

New Video Links for RootsTech 2023 in The Family History Guide

Now that RootsTech 2023 has concluded—and it was a great conference, both online and in person—we have been busy adding some of the best of its video links in The Family History Guide. The list below is a small sample of the over 50 videos we have included; in each case, we reference the YouTube video that is found on...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

April 9, 2023

Happy Easter from The Family History Guide Association

We sincerely hope your weekend was filled with peace, joy, family, and family history. We appreciate your support, and we are so very grateful for our blessings at this time of the year. With appreciation, Management Team The Family History Guide Association

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

Author: Bob Taylor