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October 3, 2021

Goldie May: Changes to Volunteering Feature

The Goldie May extension has had some recent developments, especially with the Volunteering option. This option enables you to attach records from the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Censuses to people in FamilySearch Tree. Getting Started with Volunteering When you click Volunteering in the top panel (just below the Research link), an instruction page opens that explains how to attach U.S....

Research/What is new at The FHG
October 3, 2021

New Intern for The Family History Guide Association: May Enos

We are pleased to welcome a new intern for The Family History Guide Association. May Enos begins her internship on October 5  and will be working on research projects with FamilySearch and Ancestry. Here is some information to help you get to know May:                   May Enos Is certified in Family History...

What is new at The FHG
September 27, 2021

Podcast: Scott Fisher (ExtremeGenes.com) and Bob Taylor (TFHG)

Scott Fisher is one of the leading genealogy podcasters in America. Through his nationally syndicated radio show and podcast, “Extreme Genes,” as well as his courses, Fisher inspires a feeling in his followers of “I really can do this!” for over 300,000 people a month. This past week, Scott got together with Bob Taylor to talk about The Family History...

Learning/Research/Technology/What is new at The FHG
September 26, 2021

FamilySearch, RootsTech, and The Family History Guide

Recently, FamilySearch sent out a RootsTech email to its many subscribers, titled “4 Tips to Help with Your Research.” It has links to a featured video, as well as three additional videos from RootsTech 2021. We were delighted to see The Family History Guide represented in the final two sections:  Research Tips: Vital Records, and Ancestor and Homeland Research Tips....

Country Research/Research/RootsTech/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
September 19, 2021

New Country Pages in The Family History Guide

We have recently added country pages for the following nations: Armenia Israel Lebanon Sri Lanka These pages are available in the Countries menu (All Countries) and as separate Goal pages in the Asia collector page. Previously they were listed in the “More Countries” section of the Countries page. More Countries vs. All Countries You may be wondering why some countries...

Country Research/Research/Uncategorized/What is new at The FHG
September 19, 2021

What’s New in The Family History Guide: 9/20/2021

There’s always a lot going on with The Family History Guide, but you may have noticed that the What’s New page has been a bit behind. We noticed a page update problem that hid the most recent items, so we have revised it to include additions for June and July of 2021. Currently we are working on fine-tuning and enhancing...

What is new at The FHG
September 12, 2021

Upcoming Class: Intro to The Family History Guide

The Granite Family History Center is starting its fall semester of online Zoom classes this week. All classes are broadcast Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. Mountain time. To register for a class, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87373988340?pwd=bjMxcVB5Y3pJSzExTCtFbGxJcWt1UT09  and join 10 minutes before the class session. Classes are being recorded and will be available later on the website (https://www.granitefhc.com/videos-tutorials/). First up is Introduction...

Uncategorized
September 12, 2021

New BYU Webinar Video for The Family History Guide

Last week a new video was published on the BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel: Teaching Family History with The Family History Guide. It is already proving to be one of the most popular of recent videos on the channel. You can also view the video on the Trainers Home page in The Family History Guide. Here are the topics...

Training/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
September 12, 2021

Sharing Family History, Part 4

Note: This article by Janet Helland appeared previously on the Granite Family History Center blog site and is used with the author’s permission.       Memories “There isn’t a person you wouldn’t love if you could read their story.” -Marjorie P. Hinckley “The best loved stories are not from books or films but those from our own families.” -Jayne...

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