Author: Bob Taylor

2022 Highlights for The Family History Guide

2022 has been a good year for The Family History Guide Association, and we are looking forward to great things in 2023! Here’s a brief summary of some of the highlight events and website features for 2022:   All Year This year has been busy with presentations to genealogical societies across the United States, as well as a keynote address...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

At this special time of year, our thoughts and hearts are drawn to family and friends. We can find joy in meeting and sharing time with our dear ones, and we can take strength from the memories and lives of ancestors in our family tree who really made a difference for us. On behalf of The Family History Guide Association,...

New QRB Video: Researching Records in New Zealand

We’ve added a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video to our YouTube Channel—Researching Records in New Zealand, by James Tanner. It introduces you to government records and archives, census records and more, as well as providing basic strategies for successful New Zealand genealogy research. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel playlist, and it’s provided as a convenience...

So Many Blogs, So Little Time …

The internet is often a case of “I wish I had more time to explore and find great content.” That can certainly apply to genealogy blog articles. You can subscribe to feeds, follow hashtags, and surf your favorite sites, but there’s still something cool you’re missing—and you wouldn’t know you’re missing it. Enter the “Best of the Genea-Blogs” by noted...

Live and Unrehearsed Research from Goldie May: Episodes 31 and 32

Here are the latest videos from the “Live and Unrehearsed” series. Each of these videos will give you insight into how to do research online. There is about one new video per week released on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. Here are the links to Episodes 31 and 32. You can view them here or on the YouTube Channel playlist....

Let’s Be Thankful for These 10 Family History Things

We just concluded Thanksgiving week, and there is a lot to be grateful for. As we think specifically about family history, there are many tender mercies that happen along the way. Let’s take a moment and reflect on some of the things we may occasionally take for granted but are always blessings: Ancestors who kept journals. One of the most...

GivingTuesday Opportunities

From the GivingTuesday.org site: “GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past ten years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity year-round. In 2021, an estimated $2.7 Billion were donated in twenty-four hours in...

The Updated FamilySearch Person Page

If you have visited the FamilySearch website recently, you have likely seen that there are quite a few changes to the Person page. The Family History Guide has updated it Goal pages that refer to the Person page and several other revised FamilySearch features.  You can see a summary of the new and revised features in this Help Center article:...

New: The Family History Guide Q&A Center

We’re happy to announce an exciting new feature in The Family History Guide—the Q&A Center. This tool can be used both for individual self-study and for training family history consultants or trainers. In The Family History Guide, you can access the Q&A Center in the Intro menu or in the Trainers menu. About the Q&A Center It’s fitting that The...

New: The Consultant Training Tools Page

Being a family history trainer or consultant is a great opportunity, but sometimes it can be challenging coming up to speed with everything there is to know. Have a look at our new page in the Trainers menu: Consultant Training Tools. This page is designed for anyone who does family history training, such as Temple and Family History Consultants, instructors,...