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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

The Family History Guide: Tips and Tricks

The BYU Family History Library recently posted a new YouTube video titled The Family History Guide: Tips and Tricks. This video gives you an inside look at some useful features and tips for using them, such as shared and hybrid topics, hidden gems, resource stars, info buttons, and a lot more. The video has had about 500 views in its...

Learning/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
April 25, 2022

Presentations for The Family History Guide

We recently delivered a hour-long online presentation about The Family History Guide to the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society (MCGS) located in Wisconsin. The presentation was well-received, and here are a few of the comments from the session: “With all this, why would I want to search anywhere else? This is a fantastic website. Thank you so much for presenting this.”...

Training/What is new at The FHG
April 18, 2022

New Additions to The Family History Guide

Over the past month or so we’ve been busy adding new links to The Family History Guide from RootsTech and other sources. Here’s a brief summary of what’s new in the website. RootsTech 2022 We’ve added links to over 200 videos from RootsTech 2022, in a wide variety of categories. Here’s a small sampling, with the locations in The Family...

What is new at The FHG
April 10, 2022

New Video: Mapping Your Roots

We’ve added a new video to our YouTube Channel: Mapping Your Roots, by Miles Meyer. It’s from a presentation he did for The Genealogy Show this month, and it covers essential map concepts for research, such as historical place names, online sites, land and property resources, etc. The video is in the Quick Research Basics playlist and is included below...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
April 4, 2022

BYU Family History Webinar: The Family History Guide, Tips and Tricks

On April 7 at 5 p.m. Mountain Time, I will present a free webinar for the BYU Family History Library, titled “The Family History Guide: Tips and Tricks.” Here are a few of the topics that I will cover in the presentation: What’s New in The Family History Guide Finding What You Need Hidden Gems Tools for Success The Vault...

What is new at The FHG/YouTube
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

Two New Activities Videos

Recently we added two new Activities videos to our YouTube Channel: Weekly Family History Activities, and Supercharge Your Family Reunion with Family History Activities. Both were featured at RootsTech Connect 2022 and were well-received. The Weekly Family History Activities video explains how to use the same-named section in The Family History Guide, and the Supercharge Your Family Reunion video has...

Family History Activities/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
March 6, 2022

The Family History Guide: The Inside Story

The Family History Guide Association just wrapped up a successful RootsTech 2022 Connect conference. We welcomed visitors to our online booth, shared over 20 videos and assorted handouts, and had several team members participate in live discussion sessions on family history participation. One of our highlights was the opportunity to share a 10-minute video on the RootsTech Main Stage on...

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