Bob Taylor – Page 39 – The Family History Guide Blog

May 24, 2021

New Links and Landing Pages

We have added a few new links on the Home page of The Family History Guide. You can find them in the text box that says, “Your free learning, research, training, & activities center for family history.” These Links (in green) have been added for the following words: Learning—this opens the Learning System page, also found in the Intro menu....

What is new at The FHG

May 24, 2021

New Videos from The Family History Guide

We’ve recently added several new videos to our YouTube Channel and The Family History Guide. Let’s take a look at what’s new: Spain Research Overview—This video is the first in a two-part series. It focuses on the history of Spain and how it has influenced the language and culture of the people. This gives you a background in understanding...

Country Research/Online Tracker/Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

May 16, 2021

Introducing the Volunteer Instructor Program (VIP)

We are pleased to announce a new training initiative for The Family History Guide Association—The Volunteer Instructor Program, or VIP. You’ll find the VIP Home page in the Trainers menu, and it has helpful information about what Volunteer Instructors do, the differences between Volunteer Instructors and Certified Trainers, etc. As a Volunteer Instructor, you’ll get access to special training materials...

Training/What is new at The FHG

May 16, 2021

New QRB Videos: Maps and Surnames

We have recently posted three new Quick Research Basics videos on our YouTube Channel. These are by Miles Meyer, Education Director for The Family History Guide Association. They have subtitle captions in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino, and they cover the following topics: Using Historical Maps—Learn how historical maps can help you locate your...

Country Research/Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

May 9, 2021

Finding the Female Ancestors in Your Line

As we pause and give thanks to mothers everywhere on this Mothers’ Day, we should note the special place that they have in our family histories and pedigrees. As genealogists, sometimes we get distracted by looking only for male ancestral lines, to see how far back we can extend a link. There is much more to family history than that,...

Research

May 9, 2021

Writing Family Histories: Unanticipated Blessings

Note: This article was published previously by Dave Castleton, Director of the Granite Family History Center, on the Granite Family History Center blog site and is used with the author’s permission. A number of years ago I felt prompted to write a history about my father. He died quite young and most of my children and all of my grandchildren...

Families/Memories

May 9, 2021

The FamilySearch Wiki and The Family History Guide

As you might expect, we are sometimes asked what the difference is between the FamilySearch Wiki and The Family History Guide. You may have wondered that as well, so this article will point out some similarities and differences between the two that may be helpful. Similarities: Both help with family history research. As a side note, the full name of...

Country Research/FamilySearch/Learning

May 3, 2021

Update: Family Locket Podcast Now Available

Last Monday (April 25), Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer of the Family Locket website interviewed me on their regular podcast series. You can find the link to the podcast here: https://familylocket.com/rlp-147-the-family-history-guide-with-bob-taylor/ Here are some of the questions that were discussed in the interview: How did The Family History Guide come to be? What audiences does the website serve? How does...

What is new at The FHG

May 2, 2021

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 5/3/2021

Here is a summary list of updates made to The Family History Guide website, as of May 1, 2021: 4-27-2021 – In MyHeritage Project 3: Photos and Docs, added a new Choice H for Goal 5, to describe the Deep Nostalgia photo animation feature. 4-26-2021 – In the England pages, added links to research guides from the National Archives in Britain....

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

April 25, 2021

Podcast: Family Locket and The Family History Guide

On Tuesday, April 27 at 10 a.m. Mountain Time, Bob Taylor of The Family History Guide Association will be the featured guest on the regular podcast series from Family Locket. The podcast episode will cover topics such as how The Family History Guide got started, what interesting features it has, and how people can use it to accelerate their family...

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

Author: Bob Taylor

New Links and Landing Pages

New Videos from The Family History Guide

Introducing the Volunteer Instructor Program (VIP)

New QRB Videos: Maps and Surnames

Finding the Female Ancestors in Your Line

Writing Family Histories: Unanticipated Blessings

The FamilySearch Wiki and The Family History Guide

Update: Family Locket Podcast Now Available

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 5/3/2021

Podcast: Family Locket and The Family History Guide