Bob Taylor – Page 59 – The Family History Guide Blog

August 19, 2019

Sneak Peek: The Stars Project

In The Family History Guide there are thousands of links to helpful articles and videos on important family history topics, all just where you need them. The Online Tracker helps you track your progress with Goals and Choices, but it currently does not have a way to track whether you have read specific articles or watched certain videos. Not to...

Learning/Online Tracker/Research/Training/What is new at The FHG

August 19, 2019

New Staff Members for The Association

The Family History Guide Association is proud to announce the addition of two new staff members: Debbie Brady, Marketing Strategist, and Lynn Hammond, Executive Assistant. Debbie Brady, Marketing Strategist Debbie Brady has found family history to be a wonderfully addictive endeavor. She enjoys helping others learn how to get started with their family history and seeing “the light go on”...

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

August 11, 2019

The Family History Guide at RootsTech London 2019

It’s official: we are excited to announce that The Family History Guide Association will be making the trip across the pond to RootsTech London 2019! This is the first RootsTech to be held outside the United States, and we are proud to be a part of this bit of history. The conference dates are October 24-26. About RootsTech London Here’s...

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

August 11, 2019

Is The Family History Guide for Experienced Researchers?

Although The Family History Guide is often thought of as a learning center for those new to family history, it’s also surprisingly good resource for those who are more experienced. These are people who know the basics of family history and have “been around the block” with research. Two areas where The Family History Guide shines are these: making research...

Country Research/FS Partners/Records/Research/Training/U.S. Research

August 5, 2019

Home Page Updates

Most of you who have visited The Family History Guide website are likely familiar with the slideshow picture area that we have had in the upper right, where you scroll between various features on the website to learn more. While this feature has served well, we feel it’s time for a change in order to help those who are new...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG

August 5, 2019

Update: The Countries Knowledgebase

A few months ago we introduced the Countries Knowledgebase, a handy reference for finding quick info on international research. We recently added learning points for all the countries and regions in our Countries Knowledgebase. You can access the link in the Countries menu (“Countries KB”). In there are interesting nuggets of information for research in various countries. Below is an...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG

July 28, 2019

Show Me Videos, and More

We’re excited to announce two more Show Me videos for The Family History Guide on our YouTube Channel: FamilySearch Project 2 Goal 6: Adding and Tagging Photos FamilySearch Project 2 Goal 6: Adding Documents This brings our total number of Show Me videos to 14, and our total video count to 45. Check them out for a visual way to...

FamilySearch/Social Media/What is new at The FHG

July 28, 2019

Happy Birthday #4, and Pass-along Cards

To me, it’s hard to believe that four years have already come and gone since The Family History Guide was launched in July 2015, at the BYU Family History Conference. Since then, it would be an understatement to say that a lot has happened! Here are 10 of the major milestones The Family History Guide has experienced in those four...

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

July 21, 2019

Presenting The Family History Guide, Part 2

In Presenting The Family History Guide: Part 1, we discussed options for full presentations of The Family History Guide, such as from 30 to 60 minutes. In this Part 2 article, we will focus on shorter opportunities, ranging all the way down to 1 or 2 minutes. Here are some of the opportunities you may have to briefly present The...

Social Media/Training

July 14, 2019

Presenting The Family History Guide: Part 1

So you have an opportunity to present The Family History Guide, at a family history fair, a conference, a library, a church meeting, etc. (Or perhaps the opportunity is not here yet, but you’d like to plan ahead for it.) What would you present, and how? Here are some suggestions that can help you get the best results and motivate...

Training

Author: Bob Taylor