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July 21, 2018

Remembering Memories

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Peter Thorne, a missionary at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and long-time journalist, for sharing this article with us. Stories are a window into our lives. They are your personal soap opera. They tell us about the why of our lives, our feelings and emotions. Stories provide an opportunity to put some humanity...

Family History Activities/Memories

July 14, 2018

What’s New in The Family History Guide – July 2018

On July 6, we presented a BYU Webinar: “What’s New in The Family History Guide – July 2018”. We present these “What’s New” webinars every three to four months, to keep everyone up-to-date with the latest developments in The Family History Guide. The webinar goes through a list of 20 additions and updates made to the website over the last...

What is new at The FHG

July 7, 2018

Introducing the Show-Me Videos

We’ve been planning it for a while, and now we’re proud to announce the first in a series of new videos for The Family History Guide: the Show-Me videos. Their purpose is to give you a test drive of some of the cool features you’ll find on the website. About Before we introduce the first video, here are a few...

FamilySearch/Navigation/What is new at The FHG

July 7, 2018

Late Bloomers

A while back, I delivered a keynote address on The Family History Guide at the Pikes Peak Family History Fair in Colorado. It was well-received, and there were numerous FamilySearch volunteers there to help everything run smoothly. Two experiences I had there are still fresh in my mind, having made a lasting impression on me – both having to do...

DNA/General/Learning/Technology

July 1, 2018

Link Sites and The Family History Guide

Almost every family history website, including The Family History Guide, has links to other helpful sites and resources. Based on the number of those links, you could categorize a “link” site as small, medium, large, or extra large. Although The Family History Guide is not primarily a link site, it would likely fall into the “medium” class, with a few...

Country Research/Navigation/U.S. Research

June 25, 2018

Taking Off with FamilySearch

Are you “stuck on the ground” trying to learn and use FamilySearch? Or perhaps you are expending a lot more effort to gain a little more elevation. In either case, if you’ve dreamed of flying high with FamilySearch, then The Family History Guide could be just what you’re looking for. Let’s examine how you can lift your FamilySearch game. no...

FamilySearch/Learning

June 17, 2018

Updating the Vault

If you’ve been meaning to check out the Vault in The Family History Guide, now’s a great time to do it. The Vault is where we keep links to extra articles and videos on family history topics. The Vault has been a popular (but not creepy) hangout place for genealogists, since The Family History Guide was created. We recently added...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG

June 11, 2018

More to Like in The Family History Guide

In the past two weeks, The Family History Guide has been growing fast. We’ve added links to over 200 great family history articles and videos, both in the main pages of the website and in the Vault. Topics include immigration, military records, social media tools, research techniques, stories and interviewing, and many more. And the growth spurt will continue in...

Learning/Navigation/What is new at The FHG

June 3, 2018

Introducing the Regional Trainers Program

It’s hard to believe that the launch of The Family History Guide website was less than three years ago. We’ve come a long ways in that time, but there is still much to do. You are likely familiar with our mission statement: ” … to greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone’s...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG

June 2, 2018

The Faiths Menu in The Family History Guide

We are proud to announce the arrival of new web pages for several faiths and their associated family history resources. On May 30, we created a “Faiths” menu in the place of the “LDS” menu that was previously there. The new drop-down menu looks like the example shown at the right: The “LDS” option is pretty much the same as before:...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG

Author: Bob Taylor