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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

November 10, 2019

United States Military Pages in The Family History Guide

November 11 is Veterans Day, a great day to remember and thank those who have sacrificed so much for the freedom of the United States. For genealogists and family historians, military records represent a valuable source for finding and learning about ancestors who served our country. In the United States country page for The Family History Guide, there are two...

U.S. Research

November 10, 2019

What’s New in The Family History Guide

If you’re ever wondering what’s new in The Family History Guide website, there are two easy ways to find out: Follow our Facebook page to get regular updates (we’re currently at update #155). Check out the What’s New page (in the Misc. menu). We especially appreciate the efforts of Laird Jenkins and Ann Tanner in recently reviewing website content for...

Learning/What is new at The FHG

November 10, 2019

10 Ways to Enhance and Improve Your Experience with the FamilySearch Family Tree

Editor’s Note: This blog article by James Tanner was originally published in the Rejoice and Be Exceeding Glad blog site and is used with the author’s permission. 10 Ways to Enhance and Improve Your Experience with the FamilySearch Family Tree There are a number of very specific things you can do to enhance and improve your experience with the FamilySearch.org Family Tree....

FamilySearch/FS Partners/Learning

November 2, 2019

Researching with Photographs

Shortly before my mother passed away, she gave me a large box of family photos and documents to take care of. While I recognized most of the people in the photos, many of the pictures were new to me, and I was fascinated by the history they unfolded. The accompanying documents were just as much a treat, as there were...

Memories/Research

November 2, 2019

The Family History Guide: Q & A

First question: Where’s the basic Q&A page in The Family History Guide? Answer: It’s pretty well known that there’s an FAQ link in the Intro menu, which discusses basic items bout the website and The Family History Guide Association. Second question: What about other questions? Answer: Let’s dive in and explore 10 other questions you might be wondering about …...

General/Learning/Training/Uncategorized

October 27, 2019

Project 8: DNA Updates, Goals 5-8

We have just completed a refresh for links in Project 8: DNA, Goals 5-8. (See the Updates to Project 8: DNA article for a description of changes made in Goals 1-4.) Special thanks to our BYU Intern Hailey Belshe for her work on this initiative. Here’s a summary of the new article and video links available, listed by Goal and Choice. There...

DNA/What is new at The FHG

October 27, 2019

Come, Follow Me Companion Pass-along Cards

We are excited to announce another pass-along card for The Family History Guide: the Come, Follow Me Companion for family history. You can find the Come, Follow Me Companion weekly lessons in the Faiths menu. Like the original pass-along cards, these are double-size, double-sided cards that have a concise summary of the Companion and what it offers, as well as...

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

Author: Bob Taylor

What’s New: Countries Menu and Pages

Staying Logged in to the Online Tracker

Researching in U.S. Counties

United States Military Pages in The Family History Guide

What’s New in The Family History Guide

10 Ways to Enhance and Improve Your Experience with the FamilySearch Family Tree

Researching with Photographs

The Family History Guide: Q & A

Project 8: DNA Updates, Goals 5-8

Come, Follow Me Companion Pass-along Cards