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April 16, 2023

United States Social Security NUMIDENT Records Added to FamilySearch

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. This is one of the collections of 63,700,494 records on the FamilySearch.org website that has only been available for a relatively short time. Here is the description of the files from the FamilySearch.org entry shown above. The Social Security Administration created these records to track the earnings of US workers and...

FamilySearch/Records
March 26, 2023

New in The Family History Guide: Show Me Slides

If you have been using any of the Learning Paths (FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, or Findmypast) in The Family History Guide, you are probably familiar with the Show Me videos, accessed in the header (Goal) area of the page. They are brief videos on our YouTube Channel that take you through various Learning Path Goals from a visual perspective, so you...

FamilySearch/Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG
December 11, 2022

Multicultural Language Options Added to the FamilySearch Family Tree

Note: This article was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   One comprehensive goal of genealogy should be to abandon its Western European roots and become more international. The FamilySearch.org Family Tree has just taken a long-awaited step in that direction with an internationalized menu of field options for entering names and making some edits. When you open an option,...

FamilySearch
November 20, 2022

The Updated FamilySearch Person Page

If you have visited the FamilySearch website recently, you have likely seen that there are quite a few changes to the Person page. The Family History Guide has updated it Goal pages that refer to the Person page and several other revised FamilySearch features.  You can see a summary of the new and revised features in this Help Center article:...

FamilySearch/What is new at The FHG
September 11, 2022

FamilySearch Update: Reverse Hints

If you have been on the FamilySearch site for a while, you’re likely familiar with those blue record hint icons that pop up in the Family Tree view. They point you to possible record sources for the ancestor with the icon, and they have long been a valuable part of the FamilySearch experience. Now, after years of waiting, the circle...

FamilySearch/Records
September 4, 2022

My Secret Sauce: FamilySearch Community Groups

Note: This article by Aimee McDaniel was published previously on the Granite Family History Center blog site.   I have been a Temple and Family History Consultant since 2015 and have been doing my own family history research for over 15 years. But recently I stumbled on a well-kept (though I don’t believe an intentionally-kept) secret! While helping a friend...

FamilySearch
August 15, 2022

Universal vs Private Family Trees: Pros and Cons

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star site.   This is a blog post spoiler. When you weigh the pros and cons of universal family trees against those of private family trees, the universal tree always wins. By no means, am I undertaking to compare individual programs, the issues I see of overriding importance duplication of effort...

Ancestry/FamilySearch/Research
August 8, 2022

FamilySearch Person Page Redesign

Some things have been around for quite a while, such as the Person page in FamilySearch. So when that page gets an update, it’s worth noticing. Below are a few of the key items in the update. New “About” Tab includes a life summary, time line, family overview, etc. Source List displays all the attached sources for the ancestor Other...

FamilySearch
July 18, 2022

New BYU FHL Video: Research with The Family History Guide

On Thursday, July 7 we recorded a new webinar video for the BYU Family History Library, titled Research with The Family History Guide. It covers the following important areas of research: Research Intro—How to use the collector page for research in The Family History Guide Sources—Introducing genealogy sources and their importance Research Basics—Getting organized, basic research concepts, and strategies to...

Ancestry/Country Research/FamilySearch/FS Partners/Records/Research/U.S. Research
June 26, 2022

FamilySearch and The Family History Guide: Summer Activities

Summer is a great time for family activities of all kinds, and of course that includes family history activities. The Family History Guide has over 200 great activities for families, individuals, youth, and kids, with a master index and a downloadable planning sheet as well. Recently FamilySearch published several posts on family history activities that feature The Family History Guide....

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