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September 5, 2021

New: Presenting The Family History Guide

If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the new entry in the Trainers menu: Presenting TFHG  (The Family History Guide). It’s a guide for preparing and delivering a full, customizable presentation of the website, in 50 minutes or less. There are two main sections on the page: Guidance Slides and Doing the Presentation. The full presentation...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG
September 5, 2021

Sharing Family History: Family History Fun

Note: This article by Janet Helland was published previously on the Granite Family History Center blog siteand is used with the author’s permission.   Family History Fun In Part Three of this series, we will explore family history activities that individuals, families, friends and church groups can organize and participate in.  Once you start investigating a few of the options...

Family History Activities/Family History Travel
August 29, 2021

This Week at the BYU FHL: Training Webinar for The Family History Guide

On September 1 at 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time, I will be presenting a webinar for the BYU Family History Library titled “Teaching Family History with The Family History Guide.” The webinar is free, and you can sign up using the link at the top of this page: https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/online-webinars/ Here are some of the topics that will be covered, all relating...

Learning/The Family History Guide Association/Training/YouTube
August 29, 2021

Fall Class Schedule for the Granite Family History Center

The Fall Semester of online classes for the Granite Family History Center is almost here! These free classes will be taught by outstanding family history instructors via Zoom, Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. Mountain Time. We hope you will join us, and feel free to spread the word!   14-Sep Bob Taylor Introduction to The Family History Guide 21-Sep James...

Training
August 29, 2021

BYU Education Week Recap

Education Week at Brigham Young University completed recently, and The Family History Guide was well-represented. The booth for the website was located north of the Eatery in the Wilkinson Center on campus.  From Angelle Anderson, Marketing Director of The Family History Guide Association: We had a lot of people stop and want to hear about the site, and almost emptied...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
August 22, 2021

Learning with The Family History Guide

If you are somewhat new to The Family History Guide website, you may not be aware of the amazing tools it has for learning family history. In this article we’ll explore the essential learning tools on the site and how to use them effectively. The Learning System This is the educational core of The Family History Guide. Rather than presenting...

Learning/Online Tracker
August 22, 2021

Distance Learning and Family History

Did you know that The Family History Guide contains a section for learning family history in a home-school setting? You can find the Home School page in the Activities menu of the website. Check it out for some great ways to learn family history at home. Distance Learning Another important aspect of the learning equation, whether for conventional or home...

Learning
August 15, 2021

Where Are the Records?

The quest for finding historical records is one of the main objectives for anyone doing genealogy research. Without records, family history easily becomes family mystery, or even mythology. Many types of historical records have been produced by governments, churches, and other organizations, such as vital records, census, immigration, property, military, and many more. The question “Where are the records?” has...

Country Research/Records/Research
August 15, 2021

Upcoming Events for The Family History Guide Association

The next six weeks will be busy ones for The Family History Guide Association. We have a number of presentations scheduled via Zoom, with the BYU Education Week delivered in-person. Here’s a summary of the upcoming events: August 18-20 – BYU Education Week. Scott Anderson, Public Relations Director for The Family History Guide Association, will be a featured speaker, and...

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August 15, 2021

Getting Started with Genealogy

The Family History Guide has some great resources for getting started with family history and genealogy. Here are a few of the features on the website that are designed to help you successfully embark on your family history journey: Get Started page—This page helps you identify which aspect(s) of family history speaks to you, and where you might want to...

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