Author: Bob Taylor

Home Page Updates

We don’t often change the content of the Home page for The Family History Guide, except for what’s in the picture carousel, and the Featured Blog posts at the bottom of the page. Recently we received some good feedback from our user community about making the Home page a little easier for first-time users, so we decided to incorporate some...

Previews of Coming Attractions

It is already proving to be a busy summer for The Family History Guide. We have some interesting developments in the works, so we thought we’d offer a few “previews of coming attractions” for the website … What, When, and Why Pass-along cards (fold-over, double business-card size), available early July. These can be ordered from The Family History Guide Association...

7 Father’s Day Gifts that are Unique and Meaningful

Editor’s Note: This article appeared in ThisFamilyBlog.com and is used with the author’s permission. by Jen Tousey Fathers and Grandfathers have always held a special role in families. Traditionally, fathers set the rules and enforce them. This can make for a tumultuous relationship with a child. But fathers also provide security. Kids want to make their fathers proud, and a...

Update: Countries Page and Province Links

We’ve made a few changes in the main Countries page, as well as in a number of individual country pages, to make things a bit easier to navigate and find information. Here’s a rundown of the changes that were made: Vertical Layout The main Countries page is still grouped by region, but within each region the countries are listed vertically...

Fathers of their Countries

In honor of Father’s Day, and to highlight our countries theme this week, here is a list of “Fathers of their Nations,” adapted from Wikipedia. The left column in the table lists the “fathers” with links to biographical info, and the right column has links to the corresponding country pages in The Family History Guide. Note: Wikipedia entries that specify...

FamilySearch Helper Resources and The Family History Guide

The Consultant Planner tool has long been a FamilySearch staple for consultants, helping them work with others to plan and do family history. The Family History Guide website has had a section in its Trainers menu, offering tips on how to integrate the Consultant Planner tool with The Family History Guide. As you are likely aware, there is a new version...

Update: So. Calif. Genealogy Jamboree 2019

It was an enjoyable three-day conference at the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree in Burbank, California. The event celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Southern California Genealogical Society, so there were birthday bashes and a festive atmosphere. The Family History Guide was well-represented, at its booth in the Exhibit Hall and with a full-house vendor presentation. As this was the first...

New QUIKLinks for FamilySearch and Findmypast

In The Family History Guide, QUIKLinks are a handy tool that helps you get right to a search screen for finding the types of records you want to search. There are QUIKLinks available for FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast record collections. Here’s a simulated QUIKLinks section from The Family History Guide, with links enabled so you can see how they...

New Resource Page for Latter-day Saint Leaders

If you are a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and use The Family History Guide, you are probably familiar with the Faiths menu, which has a wide variety of family history resources for Latter-day Saints (and pages for Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish research as well). We recently added a new Leadership item to the menu....