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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 6, 2019

Watching, Waiting And Editing The Family Search Family Tree

Many people do not seem to understand why the FamilySearch Family Tree is a wiki-based program.  When Family Tree was new this was a big deterrent for a lot of people. They just didn’t like the idea that someone could come into “their” person’s information and make changes. A wiki-based program is created for that very purpose.  Google defines it this...

FamilySearch/General/Learning/Records/Training
May 6, 2019

The Next 5 Steps to Improving Your Family History Experience

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by James Tanner in his Genealogy’s Star site and is used with the author’s permission. If you are wondering about the first 5 steps, see “5 Steps to Improving Your Family History Experience.” Here are the first 5 steps: Focus on the places Learn about the places Identify the types of records that...

Country Research/General/Learning/Records/U.S. Research
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 7, 2019

In Defense of Social Media

For a lot of people, social media is considered to be a waste of time.  It is certainly true that it can be.  It can also be the complete opposite of that.  There are hundreds of articles about Social Media and Social Responsibility out there on the Internet, both pro and con on social media.  It all depends on how we use...

General/Learning/Social Media/Technology
February 10, 2019

The GPS of Family History ~The Family History Guide

This week I read a wonderful article about, Dr. Gladys West, one of the top 100 Women mentioned by the BBC, as one of the most important contributors to science in our times.  Dr. West was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall Of Fame in 2018.  Dr. West, now in her 80s, is a noted mathematician and early contributor...

General/Learning/Navigation/RootsTech/Training/What is new at The FHG
January 28, 2019

What Is The Family History Guide?

Editor’s Note: The following article by James Tanner was originally published on his blog site “Rejoice and Be Exceeding Glad” on January 23, 2019 and is used with his permission. thefhguide.com This past week, I presented at a very well organized and well-attended genealogy conference or seminar in Yuma, Arizona. Besides having fabulous winter weather, Yuma is a small, mainly...

General/Learning/What is new at The FHG
January 27, 2019

The Value of Church Records in Family History

One of the most rewarding things about doing family history research is the things you can actually discover from all kinds of records.  The facts recorded in birth, marriage, and death records on one family can really paint a picture of what life was like for those who have gone before.  Some call it “putting the flesh on the bones” when we can acquire information that goes beyond names,...

Country Research/FS Partners/General/Learning/Records/Training
January 14, 2019

The Family History Guide To The Rescue

One of the reasons I am so excited about The Family History Guide is that I remember the day in 2010 when I began working at a Family Search Library. Although I had been doing my own family history since the early 80s, I had no idea what was available electronically or in the stacks of books, periodicals, films, and microfiche in the library. I had no...

General/Learning/Training/Uncategorized
January 7, 2019

Using Social Media to Capture Your Family’s History

Sometimes the thought of being a family historian can be overwhelming.  Social media can be an excellent way to keep up with our living and deceased family members’ history.  This past week has found me frantically trying to finish up last year’s family events with 2018 posts on Facebook.  One of the reasons I enjoy this is because our family is spread...

Family History Activities/General/Learning/Memories/Technology
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