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November 26, 2023

New: Shorter Menus, and Project Tiles

When you open The Family History Guide now, you’ll see a few noteworthy differences: a shorter menu across the top (or left side for tablets and phones), and new Project Tile pages that give you a detailed look at an entire Project at once (these are described below). Let’s take a look at the new changes in more detail …...

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October 30, 2023

What Would You Like to Do?

We recently made a subtle change to the home page of The Family History Guide, adding a new “What would you like to do?” link. This link is primarily designed for users who are new to the website. When you click the link, you’ll see an assortment of seven links which represent tasks that many first-time users of The Family...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
June 12, 2022

Update on Video Info Buttons

We introduced video info buttons in The Family History Guide a while back, and they have proven to be a popular feature with site users.  Recently we have been expanding the number of info buttons, as there are quite a few new videos on the site from RootsTech and many other sources. There are now about 250 info buttons available...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
May 15, 2022

Getting to Know the U.S. State Pages

As you know, The Family History Guide has research pages for many countries, including the United States. Just below the Statue of Liberty picture on the main U.S. page is a list of links to all 50 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. 12 Goals The overall structure of each state page is the same – 12 Goals, plus...

Navigation/Research
May 1, 2022

It’s a Date: Adding Dates to the Article and Video Links

In a recent blog article on The Family History Guide, we mentioned that dates (years) have been added to entries in the Vault. The entries are sorted by year, within video and article categories, with blanks for unknown years. Now we have begun adding years for article and video links in the main part of The Family History Guide. Unlike...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
April 25, 2022

Indexes in The Family History Guide

It’s no secret that The Family History Guide website covers a lot of information. Although it doesn’t contain source records (it points to sites where the records can be found), it has links to thousands of great articles and videos, plus hundreds of useful websites, databases, and family history activities. These resources are included in our Learning System, so you...

Learning/Navigation
March 27, 2022

A New Look to the Home Page

The Home page for The Family History Guide doesn’t change often, but it now has an updated look that especially helps those who may be new to the site. Let’s take a look at what has changed in the Home page, and what hasn’t. Top (or Side) Menu Those who have been using The Family History Guide for a while will...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
March 27, 2022

Changes to Ancestry.com: More than Cosmetic

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   Around the time of RootsTech 2022, Ancestry.com introduced some substantial changes to their website without much publicity. Here is an article that gives an overview of the changes. “The New Look and Feel of the Ancestry® Website.” One improvement includes putting a link to your family tree right at the...

Ancestry/Navigation
January 30, 2022

New Look to Ancestry

Ancestry has recently made some welcome improvements in the look and feel of some of its basic screens, and The Family History Guide has made corresponding updates. Here’s an article from Ancestry that summarizes the new developments: https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/blog/ancestry-announces-new-visual-design-providing-more-modern-look-and-feel-setting-stage-more When you access your Ancestry homepage, there is also a “Take a Tour” button that introduces you visually to a few of...

Ancestry/Navigation
October 18, 2021

Updates to Info Buttons

In the Family History Guide, you will occasionally see Info buttons. For videos, these buttons show timings of where various sections begin; for articles, the buttons list the major headings in the article. In either case, you can jump directly to a timing inside the video or a heading inside the article, saving you time and effort. Until recently, hovering...

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