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May 12, 2018

All About QUIKLinks

If you’ve been around The Family History Guide for a while, chances are you’ve seen “QUIKLinks” on some of the website pages. This blog post will discuss what QUIKLinks are and what kinds you can find in The Family History Guide. What Are QUIKLinks? QUIKLinks are hyperlinks in The Family History Guide that take you to useful places and resources,...

Country Research/Navigation/What is new at The FHG
May 7, 2018

Ancestry: DNA Matching and DNA Circles

So you’ve taken an Ancestry DNA test … what’s next? These days, most of the focus of DNA test results seems to be about getting your Ethnicity Estimates—are you Scandinavian, Asian, Eastern European, etc. But two of the coolest and most useful features on the Ancestry DNA site are these: DNA Matching DNA Circles These features help you find others who...

Ancestry/DNA
May 6, 2018

Welcome to Our Newest Research Intern, Rachel Carter

We are pleased to announce that Rachel Carter, a senior at Brigham Young University majoring in Family History and Genealogy, has joined the staff of The Family History Guide Association as a Research Intern. During her internship she will report to Bob Taylor, Director of Development. Here’s some background information on Rachel to help you get to know her better: “My interest...

U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
April 30, 2018

Update: U.S. State Pages

We recently added more pictures to the U.S. state pages, in the following places for each page: Goal 3, Choice B: Marriage and Death Records Goal 4, Choice A: Church Records Goal 5, Choice A: Emigration and Immigration Goal 6, Choice A: Probate, Land, and Court Records Goal 8, Choice B: Explore Newspapers Here are some examples, based on the...

U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
April 29, 2018

A Video Journey into the Past

In one of our recent blog posts, “Picture This …”, we discussed how more pictures have been added to the pages of The Family History Guide to make the journey even more enjoyable. And we’ve all experienced the joy of discovering photos of our ancestors that open a window in their lives—who they were, where they lived, and how they...

General/Memories/U.S. Research
April 23, 2018

Picture these …

A picture—in addition to being worth 1,000 words—can also a valuable “rest stop” along the information highway. To that end, we are adding pictures in The Family History Guide, with the idea of having one or more pictures for each Choice. Pictures have recently been added to the main Projects. Next up: the U.S. state pages (Alabama through Delaware) are...

General/What is new at The FHG
April 15, 2018

“Discover, Gather, and Connect” and The Family History Guide

You have probably noticed the Church is now describing the process of doing family history work as “Discover, Gather, and Connect”. This new initiative was introduced at RootsTech 2018 by President and Sister Oaks in a keynote session. To see a brief video of the address, click the picture at the right. Changes to the LDS Project Page In the...

LDS/What is new at The FHG
April 9, 2018

Updates to the Family Activities Page

Angelle Anderson, our Marketing Director, has been hard at work updating an already impressive Family Activities page  to make it even better. On the way are similar updates for the Activities pages for Singles, Youth, and Children. Updates Here’s a recap of the changes that were made to the Family Activities page: Pictures were added for each of the activities....

Family History Activities/What is new at The FHG
April 8, 2018

Guidestar Silver for The Family Guide Association

The Guidestar organization is like the yellow pages for registered non-profit and charity organizations. (Old enough to remember the yellow pages? If not, think Google searches …) You can find all sorts of information about non-profits in Guidestar, and since The Family History Guide Association is a charitable non-profit, you can find us there, too. Recently, The Family History Guide...

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