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August 28, 2022

The Family History Guide at the East Texas Family History Fair

Now that global pandemic restrictions have lifted somewhat, family history fairs are making their comeback. The “Discovering Your Roots and Branches” family history fair, sponsored by the East Texas Genealogical Society, will be celebrating its 20th year in about 10 days. The fair will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Tyler (Texas) Public Library, 201 S. College Ave....

What is new at The FHG

August 28, 2022

New QRB Video: Getting Started with New Zealand Research

We have just published a new Quick Research Basics (QRB) video on our YouTube Channel. Narrated by James Tanner, it helps you understand the background, history, and peoples of New Zealand, and it provides tips for getting started with effective genealogy research for ancestors there. You can watch the video in our QRB Playlist or in Goal 1 of the...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

August 22, 2022

From Three, to One or Two

The Family History Guide blog has published nearly 800 articles since it began, on a wide variety of family history topics. We have set the bar pretty high over the years, with three new blog articles per week. In the coming weeks, we will be transitioning to one or two articles per week, with an occasional set of three. We...

What is new at The FHG

August 15, 2022

Seven Years for The Family History Guide

Just a few weeks ago, The Family History Guide website turned seven years old, having launched at the end of July, 2015. It has been quite an adventure, and it continues to be so! We have had visitors to the website from over 150 countries, and many people around the world use the site to learn family history and to...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG

August 15, 2022

History Resources for England Counties

Each state page in the United States has a Choice for history resources, in Goal 1 for each state. Learning about the history of a place can help you put together the pieces of your research more easily and effectively. We have just added similar history Choices for all the county pages in England. For example, the Choice for the...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG

July 10, 2022

Update: Even More Video Info Buttons

The work continues for adding video Info buttons in The Family History Guide. There are now over 330 videos on the site that have Info buttons. You can click an Info button and it will display a list of helpful topic links inside the video, so you can jump directly to that location without having to scroll through. This also...

What is new at The FHG

June 26, 2022

New QRB Video: Beginning Research in Australia

We recently published a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video on YouTube: Beginning Research in Australia, narrated by Dr. James Tanner. The video covers early immigration, record sources, and techniques and strategies for Australian genealogy research. The video link can be found in Goal 1 of the Australia country page, and it is included below for your convenience. You can...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

June 12, 2022

Introducing the Quick Prep Page

One of the singular features of The Family History Guide is that you can teach just about any family history topic right from the website, without needed to prepare slide decks or handouts. In the Trainers menu there is a Worksheets page where you can download a worksheet that helps you outline each class you want to teach. Introducing “Quick...

Training/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

June 5, 2022

Upcoming Presentations for The Family History Guide Association

This summer is shaping up to be a busy one for The Family History Guide Association, with a number of remote Zoom sessions scheduled. We are also getting back to live presentations in a few areas, so that is a welcome development as well. Below is list of events that are coming up for us this summer. If you would...

What is new at The FHG

Category: What is new at The FHG

The Family History Guide at the East Texas Family History Fair

New QRB Video: Getting Started with New Zealand Research

From Three, to One or Two

Seven Years for The Family History Guide

History Resources for England Counties

Update: Even More Video Info Buttons

New QRB Video: Beginning Research in Australia

Introducing the Quick Prep Page

Update on Video Info Buttons

Upcoming Presentations for The Family History Guide Association