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August 1, 2021

New Languages for Pass-along Cards

We are excited to announce that our popular pass-along cards for The Family History Guide are now available in the following additional languages: Italian Russian Japanese Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Simplified) These cards are available in do-it-yourself sheets that you can print and cut. In the Family History Guide, you can find them in Media > Media Resources > Pass-along Cards...

What is new at The FHG
August 1, 2021

Getting to Know FamilySearch Community and Partner Trees

When we think about using the Search menu in FamilySearch, the most familiar choice is right at the top: Records. The other items in the menu may be less familiar, however. Halfway down the menu is the Genealogies option, which is an interesting one. Many of us are aware that a huge number of user-submitted pedigrees are available on FamilySearch....

Country Research/FamilySearch/FS Partners/Records/Research
July 25, 2021

Remembering Our Pioneer Ancestors

Elaine Hardman, Communications Assistant for the Granite Family History Center, recently published a blog article that reminds us of pioneer ancestors, around the July 24 Pioneer Day celebration. With her permission, part of the article is quoted below:   There are many resources available to research our pioneer ancestors. As we commemorate the entrance of the vanguard company of pioneers...

Country Research/Research
July 25, 2021

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 6-28-2021

Here is a summary list of updates made to The Family History Guide website, as of July 26, 2021: 7-24-2021 – Added QUIKLinks for FamilySearch, Ancestry, and Findmypast record collections. 7-23-2021 – Added Choice B in Finland Goal 2, Archives & Libraries, for the DIGITAALIARKISTO site. 7-25-2021 – Added links to new FamilySearch Learning Center videos. 7-23-2021 – Moved the...

What is new at The FHG
July 25, 2021

Changes to Computer Basics and Technologies Projects

The Computer Basics section of The Family History Guide is available in the Intro menu. It has covered a wide variety of topics, from PC and Mac basics to applications and social media tools. To achieve a better learning balance, we recently moved the applications and social media items to the Technology Projects (in the menus for FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage,...

What is new at The FHG
July 19, 2021

New: VIP Self-Paced Quiz

The Volunteer Instructor Program (VIP) is gaining momentum, with new instructors from around the globe signing up to give presentations about The Family History Guide. We have recently added a new tool for instructor preparation: The VIP Quiz There are 50 questions in the quiz, based on these categories: FAQs Navigation and Basic Features The Learning System Project Types Research...

Training
July 19, 2021

New QRB Videos: World War I Records and German Research

There are three new arrivals to the QRB (Quick Research Basics Videos) collection: United States Military Records for World War I (United States, Goal E2, Choice C) Germany Research: Maps and Surnames (Germany, Goal 7) Germany Research: Records, Words, and Scripts (Germany, Goal 1, Choice D) Each of these is included on our YouTube Channel and in the links mentioned...

Country Research/Research
July 11, 2021

New: Database Reference Page

There are quite a few links to helpful articles and videos in The Family History Guide, covering a wide variety of topics. What should not be overlooked is that there are also links to many free databases for records of all types. To highlight these resources, we’ve created a new page: the Database Reference. About the Database Reference You can...

Records/What is new at The FHG
July 11, 2021

QRB Videos for German Research, England Census

We are continuing to add new Quick Research Basics (QRB) videos to our YouTube Channel and to the website. You can watch them using the links below or by clicking the video pictures in this blog post: Finding German Records in America German Immigration England Census Records You can also find them in The Family History Guide in the following...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
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