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December 14, 2019

The Family History Guide Association: Bronze Sponsorship at RootsTech 2020

The Family History Guide Association is proud to announce that we will be a Bronze-Level Sponsor for RootsTech 2020! This will be year #5 for us at RootsTech, and we are excited to make this year’s RootsTech our best ever. We’ll keep you up to date on happenings in later blog posts, including our mini-class and presentation schedules. About the...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG

December 14, 2019

More Display Pages

The Display Pages are proving to be a popular and effective way to introduce people to The Family History Guide. Recently we have added new items to our Display Pages collections and content. Here’s a summary, to get you caught up on the latest: New Project Pages collection. This collection includes a page for each of the Projects for FamilySearch, Ancestry,...

What is new at The FHG

December 14, 2019

Don’t Forget to “Smile”

It’s nearing the end of the holiday shopping season, and what better time to make sure you are wearing an “Amazon Smile”! And what better feeling than to know that you’re supporting a great charitable organization in The Family History Guide Association. a) If you have not yet chosen a charity organization for your Amazon shopping, visit smile.amazon.com to designate The...

The Family History Guide Association

December 7, 2019

Introducing the Display Pages

From storefront ads to electronic billboards, display advertising is everywhere. The Family History Guide Association has introduced a bit of a do-it-yourself approach with its new Display Pages. These are 8.5 x 11 PDF files that can be printed or used electronically to share The Family History Guide with others. You can use the link above to access the pages,...

What is new at The FHG

December 7, 2019

The Media Page Makeover

Every so often it’s good to have a makeover, whether it has to do with fashion, home decor, or web pages. We’ve recently done a bit of a makeover with our Media page, to streamline it for appearance and ease of use. Here’s a screen shot of part of the Media Home page: Below is a summary of additional...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG

December 1, 2019

Updated Ancestry Pages in The Family History Guide

Ancestry.com has been busy with new features and site changes recently, so we have likewise updated our Ancestry pages in The Family History Guide. Below is a list of some of the updates we’ve made on our website, by Project, Goal and Choice. The corresponding entries in the Word Tracker files and the Online Tracker have also been updated. ...

Ancestry/What is new at The FHG

November 24, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving from The Family History Guide Association!

Whatever your culture and traditions, it’s great to be grateful. On behalf of the Family History Guide Association, we would like to thank the many who make family history a meaningful part of their lives, as well as those who volunteer to teach classes and mentor others in discovering their ancestors. It truly is a global effort, and it has...

General/Memories

November 24, 2019

What’s New: Countries Menu and Pages

It has been a busy week for Country pages in The Family History Guide! We hope you enjoy the updates and share them with your friends. Here’s a summary of what’s new and improved … Countries Menu The notable change here is the addition of sub-menus. When you click any of the Regions—North America, British Isles, Scandinavia, Central Europe, Western...

Country Research/Navigation/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG

November 18, 2019

Staying Logged in to the Online Tracker

The Online Tracker is a powerful tool for helping you track your learning progress. It has Notes boxes and slider bars for over 200 Projects, with all the associated Goals and Choices for The Family History Guide. One of the security features of the Online Tracker is the “auto-logout” that logs you out after two hours of inactivity. While this is...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG

November 18, 2019

Researching in U.S. Counties

Doing family history research in the United States? You’ll enjoy the resources in the Family History Guide; there are separate research pages for each of the 50 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. And when it comes to doing county research, we’ve got you covered there as well. Under the main picture on each state page, there is a...

Ancestry/FamilySearch/Research/U.S. Research

Author: Bob Taylor

The Family History Guide Association: Bronze Sponsorship at RootsTech 2020

More Display Pages

Don’t Forget to “Smile”

Introducing the Display Pages

The Media Page Makeover

Updated Ancestry Pages in The Family History Guide

Happy Thanksgiving from The Family History Guide Association!

What’s New: Countries Menu and Pages

Staying Logged in to the Online Tracker

Researching in U.S. Counties