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June 11, 2018

More to Like in The Family History Guide

In the past two weeks, The Family History Guide has been growing fast. We’ve added links to over 200 great family history articles and videos, both in the main pages of the website and in the Vault. Topics include immigration, military records, social media tools, research techniques, stories and interviewing, and many more. And the growth spurt will continue in...

Learning/Navigation/What is new at The FHG
June 3, 2018

Introducing the Regional Trainers Program

It’s hard to believe that the launch of The Family History Guide website was less than three years ago. We’ve come a long ways in that time, but there is still much to do. You are likely familiar with our mission statement: ” … to greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone’s...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG
May 28, 2018

Introducing the New Instructor Guides

In a previous post, Update to The Family History Guide Training Pages, we mentioned that Instructor Guides are available for trainers. This article explains their purpose, what’s in them, and where you can find them on the website. Why Instructor Guides? The main purpose of the Instructor Guides is to help you prepare to teach a class from The Family History Guide...

Learning/Training
May 20, 2018

Update to The Family History Guide Training Pages

For a while, we have felt the need to streamline and improve the Training pages for The Family History Guide. This article takes you through the changes, one page at a time, as well as the new look to the drop-down menu. You can get started with the new pages here. Trainers Menu The new menu is shown at the right....

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG
April 2, 2018

Announcing Info Links

Ever wish you could get a glimpse inside an article (or video), before you actually decided to open it? Well now you can … with our new Info Links. What’s an Info Link? An Info Link is an information icon that appears next to an article title. A sample Info Link (circled “i”) is shown below, at the right of...

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March 11, 2018

Introducing Project Quizzes for The Family History Guide

So you’ve worked through the Goals for a Project in The Family History Guide, and you’d like to see how well you remember the concepts. Or, perhaps you’re a family history trainer who would like to measure learning for those you teach. Either way, the new Project Quizzes in The Family History Guide could be just the ticket. What Are...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG
January 22, 2018

QUIKLinks – Just in Time

One of the popular design features of The Family History Guide is what we call “just-in-time learning.” With just-in-time learning, the articles and videos you need are placed right where you need them as you study about a topic. So the next logical step? We’re combining QUIKLinks with just-in-time learning. In addition to the lists of QUIKLinks at the top...

Country Research/Learning/Navigation/Records
January 8, 2018

The Family History Guide – TIY

“DIY” – as anyone into home renovation knows – means “Do It Yourself”. There are plenty of tales of DIY success and failure, and it has given birth to a multi-billion industry and even a number of reality TV shows. So what is “TIY”? That’s the little-known cousin of DIY … “Teach It Yourself”. We at The Family History Guide...

Learning/Training
December 26, 2017

Are You Ready to Make 2018 a Fantastic Family History Year?

Whether you’re new to family history or a seasoned researcher, the beginning of the year is a great time to evaluate where you are right now in your family history journey, and where you would like to be at the end of the year. What would you like to learn to do? What would you like to improve? Are there...

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