Category: The Family History Guide Association

Hi Five Live and The Family History Guide

On Friday, April 9 Bob Taylor and Bob Ives appeared on the popular Facebook streaming event “Hi Five Live.” The program was part of the regular Friday series called “The Gathering” hosted by Scott and Angelle Anderson. The discussion was about 25 minutes long and covered topics such as how The Family History Guide Association began, what the website offers,...

Welcome to our New Intern, Julia Cook

We are excited to welcome our newest Intern for The Family History Guide Association, Julia Cook. She is comes to us recommended by the Student Development Department at Brigham Young University. Julia has already begun working on evaluating content links in The Family History Guide, to optimize how content is arranged between the main sections of the website and the...

RootsTech Recap for The Family History Guide

Saturday evening on Feb. 27 marked the close of RootsTech Connect 2021. Although the event has come to an end, it will continue to live on, virtually. The numerous video sessions that were recorded will be available for free, for a full year. More about that later in this article … First, some numbers: Stats for Nerds A few days...

Preview: RootsTech Connect and The Family History Guide

RootsTech Connect 2021 is almost here … just a few more days, and the excitement is already building! The virtual doors open to the world at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Why at 5 p.m.? Because that will actually be 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 in New Zealand, for example. Speaking of time zones and the worldwide audience,...

The Family History Guide Association Receives Guidestar Approval

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. The Family History Guide Association, a 501(c)(3) public charity organization, is the funding organization behind The Family History Guide website. I am the Chairman of the Board of The Family History Guide Association. GuideStar by Candid is a vetting organization that investigates...

Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings

It’s probably safe to say that this year has been like no other for us. Through it all, there have been many who have sacrificed and given so much: some their lives, others their strength and time, and others simply their care, concern and love. As we look forward to the year 2021, with hopes for ending the pandemic, we...

Year-End Opportunity for Giving

We at the Family History Guide Association want to thank our users for their continued support of our mission “to greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone’s family history journey easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable.” Hello, I’m Bob Ives, the Executive Director and co-founder of The Family History Guide Association....

The Family History Guide Marketplace

In our mission to help others learn and enjoy family history, we are supported by donations from foundations, corporations, and individuals. One of the ways people can donate to The Family History Guide Association is by purchasing great gift items online from The Family History Guide Marketplace. As the holiday season is upon us and we think of giving, why...

A Thanksgiving of Gratitude

In this pandemic year, many of us have been tried and tested in unimaginable ways. With all of the heartbreak and loss, there is still much to be grateful for in our lives. Russell M. Nelson, a former world-famous heart surgeon and current President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently issued a plea to people of...

Black Friday and Amazon Smile

Black Friday is just around the corner on November 27. This is a great opportunity to support The Family History Guide Association, a non-profit charitable organization as you shop on Amazon. On smile.amazon.com you can select The Family History Guide Association as your preferred giving organization, and Amazon will donate a percentage of the dollar amount of your purchases to...