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February 15, 2026

Guided Learning Webinar at RootsTech 2026

RootsTech 2026 is Whether you’re attending RootsTech 2026 live or streaming it from home, be sure to check out this featured webinar: Guided Learning: The Next Step in Family History Education. This webinar will be delivered live from The Family History Guide Association booth in the RootsTech exhibit hall, by Bob Taylor, creator of the Guided Learning approach for family...

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January 11, 2026

Family History Presentations by James Tanner

James Tanner serves as the Chairman of the Board for The Family History Guide Association and is a noted genealogist, lecturer, and panelist. Here is a look at some of his upcoming family history presentations:

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December 1, 2025

New in TFHG: “I Have a Question”

We are excited to introduce the “I Have a Question” page in The Family History Guide. As of this writing, the page features eight videos that each answer a commonly asked question about doing family history research. The videos are brief, about 90 seconds each, and are hosted by our friendly avatars. You can find the I Have a Question...

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September 6, 2025

What I Learned from 1418 Consultations for FamilySearch

Note: This article has been updated to reflect that FamilySearch consultations have not been discontinued. During the past five years, I have scheduled 1418 online consultations for FamilySearch.org. These consultations originated from the Salt Lake City FamilySearch Library website. There were dozens of people volunteering to respond to the consultation requests, mostly Church Service Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of...

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July 20, 2025

Hidden Gems in The Family History Guide

This coming Wednesday, July 23, the BYU Family History Library will feature a webinar titled “Hidden Gems in The Family History Guide.” The presentation will feature 25 great features, articles, and websites that you may have missed on the site but are certainly worth checking out. Here is the information for the webinar (first one in the list): You can...

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June 8, 2025

Avoiding Mistakes and Bad Habits in Your Research

It can be tempting to take the easy way, or the path of least resistance, in your genealogy research. However, this can lead to mistakes and bad habits that will end up costing you time and effort in the long run. The Family History Guide helps you get off to a good start with research, in Goal 2 of Project...

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April 5, 2025

Update: Getting Started Page

If you have visited The Family History Guide in the last week or so, you probably noticed a difference in the Home page. The six tiles that were previously on the left (Learn about Us, Learn FamilySearch, Enjoy Activities, Begin to Research, Explore Countries, Find Your Family) have been replaced with a single Get Started tile. This simplifies the Home...

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February 9, 2025

BYU Family History Library Video: Training with The Family History Guide

Imagine a whole library of family history training tools within your reach, and they are all free of charge! The new video Training with The Family History Guide is now available on the BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel, and it has about 800 views so far, in less than two weeks. The video covers these training tools: The video...

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December 7, 2024

70+ Family History Tasks, with FamilySearch & The Family History Guide

When we think about what an individual’s part of FamilySearch Family Tree may look like, there’s a wide range of possibilities. Some people are just starting to build their tree information, while others have extensive pedigrees that go back many generations on many lines. And of course, there are lots of variations in between for countless other users. So if...

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