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February 10, 2020

New: The Family History Guide Association Online Marketplace

We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide Association Marketplace is now online! The purpose is to provide some great branded items for sale, with the proceeds going to benefit and sustain our non-profit organization.  About the Marketplace It’s important to know that the Marketplace is a separate website from The Family History Guide. You won’t see ads...

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December 22, 2019

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from The Family History Guide Association

It is truly a most wonderful time of the year!  To our Christian friends, we wish you a joyous Christmas, remembering the transcendent gift of a Savior born to us in a simple manger in Bethlehem. To our Jewish friends, we wish you a happy Hanukkah week—may your menorahs shine brightly in the Festival of Lights! We thank you for...

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December 14, 2019

Don’t Forget to “Smile”

It’s nearing the end of the holiday shopping season, and what better time to make sure you are wearing an “Amazon Smile”! And what better feeling than to know that you’re supporting a great charitable organization in The Family History Guide Association. a) If you have not yet chosen a charity organization for your Amazon shopping, visit smile.amazon.com to designate The...

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December 9, 2019

The Family History Guide At RootsTech London – Part Four

The RootsTech, London, exhibit hall opened to an enormous crowd of excited family history enthusiasts this morning – the last day of the conference. This was the busiest of the three days with an additional 4,902 attendees coming to learn, meet new friends and relatives, and enjoy the free “Family Discovery Day” to the fullest. Miraculously, our stack of pass-along cards...

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December 2, 2019

The Family History Guide At RootsTech London – Part Three

Friday the exhibit hall opened at 9:45 a.m. and was busy from the first minute of this exciting day! The first general session featured Paralympian Kadeena Cox and FamilySearch International CEO Steve Rockwood. The evening special event was “Connecting Through Music” with the talented group Tre Amici at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Since we worked our booth straight through...

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November 25, 2019

The Family History Guide at RootsTech London – Part Two

 What a privilege to bring The Family History Guide to this historic event!  The Exhibition Hall opened at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, and was busy from the onset with attendees from various places all over the world stopping by our booth to find out what we are all about. Some were experienced genealogists and most were beginners or those with a...

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November 18, 2019

The Family History Guide at RootsTech London – Part One

From the day the announcement was made that RootsTech London would be happening, The Family History Guide team considered being part of it. However, we had pretty much given up hope that anyone on our management team would be able to make the trip, until one day when I said to my husband, Scott, “Let’s go!”  The more we discussed...

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October 27, 2019

Come, Follow Me Companion Pass-along Cards

We are excited to announce another pass-along card for The Family History Guide: the Come, Follow Me Companion for family history. You can find the Come, Follow Me Companion weekly lessons in the Faiths menu. Like the original pass-along cards, these are double-size, double-sided cards that have a concise summary of the Companion and what it offers, as well as...

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October 20, 2019

Funding Options for The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide is different from most family history sites, in that it contains no paid advertising and has no fees. It’s funded by donations to The Family History Guide Association, a charitable non-profit organization. What you may not realize is that there are many different ways to contribute to our cause. We’ve listed a number of them below...

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October 13, 2019

Ways to Use Pass-along Cards for The Family History Guide

Recently we have posted a few blog articles about our pass-along cards for The Family History Guide, including the do-it-yourself printing, the Come, Follow Me Companion printable cards, and language translations for the cards. These are all available on the Media page of The Family History Guide. So that brings up a logical question: what are some effective ways to...

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