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September 17, 2023

Help for the Absolute Genealogy Beginner

Last week, FamilySearch held a RootsTech preview event, an all-day live broadcast with presenters every hour. One of the presentations was titled “Help for the Absolute Genealogy Beginner” by James Tanner. This video, as well as the others in the event, are now up on the FamilySearch.org YouTube Channel. The BYU Library Family History Center also broadcast the video on...

Learning
June 4, 2023

Why Family History is Great for Young Adults

There is a common misperception today: doing family history is something that can or should be left until the “retirement” phase of life, when there’s more time to focus on it. The Family History Guide is living proof that all ages can benefit from being involved in family history, from kids eight and younger all the way up to seniors....

General/Learning/Research
May 29, 2023

New in The Family History Guide: Record Search Practice Exercises

If you have been looking for ways to sharpen your record search skills, the new Record Search Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide may be just what you’ve been looking for. The Format The Practice Exercises use the following format: Record Search Practice Objective – a statement of the problem to solve, including several questions to answer. Hints –...

Country Research/Learning/Research/Training/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
May 14, 2023

Family History – Easy, Difficult, or Impossible?

So right out of the gate, we are posing an interesting question for you: is family history easy, difficult, or impossible? And here’s the answer to the question—all of the above. That may not the answer you were looking for (at least it’s not “42”, for Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy fans). Let’s take a look at why family history...

Learning/Research
April 30, 2023

Resources from the Allen County Public Library

One of the top genealogical libraries in the United States is the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its Genealogy Center provides a number of helpful resources, such as PERSI, the online Periodical Search Index for locating genealogy articles Gateways for African American and Native American research Family histories and corresponding information files Free online and on-site databases...

Learning/Research/Technology/U.S. Research/YouTube
April 24, 2023

New: Presenting The Family History Guide to Wards and Stakes

Currently, many individuals around the globe are presenting The Family History Guide as a way to help Latter-day Saints in their involvement with family history work. To assist in these efforts, we have created a slide deck that can be used, along with the website, to describe how the website works and how it can be used by Church members...

Church Of Jesus Christ/Learning/What is new at The FHG
April 24, 2023

BYU-I Pathways and The Family History Guide

We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide will be included as an important resource in the upcoming downloadable textbook for Family History studies through BYU-I Pathways. The Pathways program offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor’s degrees in a number of areas, including Family History. Current Family History Courses Offered The current family history course offerings are listed...

Learning/What is new at The FHG
April 9, 2023

New Languages for the Q&A Center

The Q&A Center, available in the Trainers menu of The Family History Guide, provides a large assortment of typical family history questions and where to find answers in The Family History Guide. There are four Google spreadsheets – FamilySearch and Partners, Research Essentials, United States Research, and Countries Research – with a total of 26 tabs. You can download copies...

Learning/What is new at The FHG
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 26, 2022

Weekly Family History Activities for 2023

With the new year approaching, it’s time to unveil the first set of lessons for the popular Weekly Family History Activities series, a study companion for the Come, Follow Me resource. The study theme of 2023 is the New Testament, and the Weekly Family History Activities provide a family history perspective for each Come, Follow Me lesson. This year’s resource...

Family History Activities/Learning/What is new at The FHG
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