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June 7, 2020

Freedom on the Move: How Runaway Ads Contribute to African-American Family History

With the events going on at this time, many people are looking back in history to reflect on the difficult journey to freedom for minorities in the United States, particularly the black population. Anyone who has taken a U. S. History course should be aware of the horrific institution of slavery and its overall impact on not just U.S. society,...

Family History Activities/Research
March 29, 2020

The World at Your Fingertips

From Bob Ives, Executive Director of The Family History Guide Association: What to do … what to do … what to do? If you are self-quarantined and have kids and youth to entertain, The Family History Guide can help. Did you know that you can go on a world tour, right from your own home or apartment? Kids can visit...

Country Research/Families/Family History Activities/Learning
January 26, 2020

Inspiring Family History

The mission statement for The Family History Guide is on the Home page, just below the main picture: “Our mission is to greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone’s family history journey easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable.” Part of that mission involves inspiring others to get started with their family...

Family/Family History Activities
October 27, 2019

Come, Follow Me Companion Pass-along Cards

We are excited to announce another pass-along card for The Family History Guide: the Come, Follow Me Companion for family history. You can find the Come, Follow Me Companion weekly lessons in the Faiths menu. Like the original pass-along cards, these are double-size, double-sided cards that have a concise summary of the Companion and what it offers, as well as...

Family History Activities/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
September 23, 2019

RootsTech 2020 is Just Around the Corner!

RootsTech 2020 is the 10th Anniversary of RootsTech in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is in the Salt Palace again! It is such a fabulous venue and right in the heart of the city near Temple Square and the Family History Library, the flagship of the nearly 5000 other libraries worldwide. The 2020 dates are February 26-29! Yes, it is Leap Year! RootsTech is...

Family History Activities/FamilySearch/Learning/RootsTech/Social Media
September 2, 2019

Fostering Relationships From Generation To Generation

Recently I have had opportunities to talk with people about family history and many want to know more, but do not know where to begin. In the past few weeks, I have found that many people think of genealogy as being just pedigree charts and family groups sheets. The umbrella we call family history is so much more than just...

Families/Family History Activities/FamilySearch/General/Learning/Memories/Stories
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 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 14, 2019

Discover, Gather, and Connect Your Family

At RootsTech 2019, Scott and Angelle Anderson shared the stage with Merrill White of FamilySearch to deliver a powerful presentation. They demonstrated how engaging in meaningful family history activities can connect families together in love. Scott, our Public Relations Director, and Angelle, our Marketing Director, highlighted activities from The Family History Guide, while Merrill introduced the new In-Home Activities on...

Church Of Jesus Christ/Family History Activities/FamilySearch/RootsTech/Uncategorized
February 25, 2019

Getting Our Posterity to Love Family History

Rootstech is almost here!  I am so excited to be returning to Salt Lake City to attend. I hope you are too! This is my 6th Rootstech experience and it just keeps getting better. Last year was my first year working for The Family History Guide.  Working in the Expo Hall at RT, teaching some mini-classes in our booth, doing demos of the...

Church Of Jesus Christ/Family History Activities/Family History Travel
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