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May 10, 2019

The Family History Guide at the Genealogy Jamboree 2019

In just three weeks, The Family History Guide will taking to the road for the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree 2019. It’s the 50th year of the conference, so there are some great activities planned. It’s hosted at the Burbank Marriott Hotel, and it features over 120 classes and 70 speakers, including free sessions on Friday. The Family History Guide is...

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

May 10, 2019

New: Mobile-Friendly Updates

A while back we introduced new menus for mobile devices using The Family History Guide. While this was definitely a step forward, some formatting issues have lingered for the phone and tablet views. This week we completed some major updates to get the website looking more consistent on mobile devices, with only minor impact to the desktop view. Here’s a...

Technology/What is new at The FHG

May 6, 2019

A Legacy from Mexico

Sunday, May 5, is the famous Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) holiday in Mexico, which is also celebrated in many places in the United States. According to Wikipedia, “Cinco de Mayo … is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army‘s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. In the United States, Cinco de...

Family History Activities/FamilySearch/General/Learning/Memories

April 28, 2019

Update: More Show Me Videos

A month ago, we wrote a blog article about two new Show Me videos: Project 1 Overview and Project 1: Goal 1. They give you step-by-step visual examples of how to use the features in The Family History Guide for Project 1: FamilySearch Family Tree. A lot has happened in just one month, as we have introduced four new Show...

FamilySearch/Navigation/Social Media/Training/What is new at The FHG

April 28, 2019

Smile – Mother’s Day Is Almost Here!

We who love and do family history work can’t help but be grateful for the contributions of all the mothers in our world. And Mother’s Day is fast approaching: it’s coming up on Sunday, May 12. As a non-profit charitable organization, The Family History Guide Association runs on donations. We participate in the AmazonSmile program, where each purchase triggers a...

Memories/The Family History Guide Association

April 22, 2019

Family Tree Memories App and The Family History Guide

A few weeks ago we announced a new Project for the Family Tree app on The Family History Guide website. Now it’s time to introduce the Project for the sister app: Family Tree Memories. You can find this Project at the bottom of the FamilySearch learning path, in the top menu. Here’s a summary of the Goals in the Memories...

Memories/Technology/What is new at The FHG

April 22, 2019

Love Is the Answer

In a recent address, Quentin L. Cook reminded us of an obvious but sometimes forgotten fact: family history, like families, runs on love. As I thought about his remarks, I concluded that we can do family history research from a sense of responsibility, as a hobby, out of curiosity, as a profession, or for any number of reasons. Still, the...

Family History Activities/The Family History Guide Association

April 15, 2019

Introducing the Online Tracker Reporting System

It’s here! At RootsTech 2019, we announced that a new reporting system for the Online Tracker would be coming in April. Today we are excited to announce its debut on The Family History Guide website. This new feature enables you to create progress reports for yourself or others, based on slider-bar settings that have been recorded in the Online Tracker. Getting...

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

April 14, 2019

Online Tracker: Refresher Course

Now that the new Online Tracker Reporting System is available on the website, we thought it would be good to provide a quick refresher on why and how to use the Online Tracker. Here are some FAQs that will help you get up to speed if you are new to it. Note: This information is also available in the FAQ...

Learning/Online Tracker/Technology