Category: Learning

Two New Show-Me Videos for The Family History Guide

If you are a visual learner, chances are good that you have seen some of the videos produced by The Family History Guide Association, or least some of the videos that we link to, from our website. Currently we link to over 850 videos in The Family History Guide, ranging from about 40 seconds to 90 minutes in length. We...

New from the FamilySearch Learning Center

FamilySearch has added quite a few training videos in the past few months to their Learning Center. We have gone through the list and selected over 50 new videos to link from The Family History Guide. As you would imagine, we have placed them on our site with “just-in-time” learning in mind—you find them where you need them. Below is...

Treasured Takeaways From Rootstech 2019

My mind is still flooded with the incredible memories of Rootstech this year.  It is a wonderful experience to be on the management team of The Family History Guide and to see and experience what goes on in a year’s worth of planning behind the scenes.  A big shout out to Bob Taylor and Bob Ives for the hundreds of hours of...

Rootstech 2019 ~ Lots of Learners, Teachers & Consultants Sought Help

As various stats were collected after RootsTech 2019, it became apparent that The Family History Guide had some very successful experiences there.  We had three wonderful presentations. Two were given by Bob Taylor, CEO of the Family History Guide, entitled “The “Family History Guide: Accelerating Your Learning and Research”.  The two classes attracted 1350 attendees.  It is estimated that a significant number of them...

Announcing The Family History Guide Knowledgebase

Two of the main purposes of The Family History Guide are to accelerate your family history learning and research. What better way to assist with those goals, than with a handy reference that offers definitions, tips, guidelines and more. We are excited to announce the first release of our Knowledgebase for The Family History Guide, which covers general research principles...

“Introducing The Family History Guide” Gets a Refresh

Every once in a while you discover a gem that just needs a bit of polishing to make it good as new. We recently discovered that one of the items on our Media page, “Introducing The Family History Guide,” was in need of some polishing—so that’s what we did. It now has links to some of the latest features in...

Attending Rootstech 2019 Was Unforgettable

I am still feeling the exhilaration of Rootstech, after my return home on Tuesday.  The atmosphere is just electrifying there in Salt Lake City’s Salt Palace. It is a pure joy to be among people who have a desire to do their family history. In doing so, we can gather tangible evidence of our ancestors and preserve and treasure it. Often it...

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...

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...

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,...