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November 22, 2021

A Message of Thanksgiving

As we enter Thanksgiving week in the United States, we at The Family History Guide Association would like to express our gratitude for the many millions of people around the world who are taking part in some form of family history. This could be researching ancestors, collecting or passing along their stories, photos, or documents, or enjoying fun activities to...

Family/What is new at The FHG
November 8, 2021

Milestone: 500 Tips of the Day

As I remember, it was shortly after one of our Management Team meetings for The Family History Guide Association about two years ago. Kim Powell, our financial strategist, remarked to me that it would be a great idea to have a genealogy tip of the day on our website. He was spot on with that observation. This past week we...

What is new at The FHG
November 8, 2021

New Research Goal: Learn the Basics

If you are new to genealogy research, there is a new Choice in The Family History Guide you’ll want to check out. It’s titled “Learn the Basics,” and it’s Choice A in Goal 2 of Project 4: Discover. (It’s also available in Goal 2 for the research Projects in Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast.) This Goal is brief and simple in...

Research/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
October 31, 2021

New QRB Video: Researching Your Canadian Ancestors

We recently posted a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video to our YouTube Channel: “Researching Your Canadian Ancestors.” The video covers the history, language, and religions of Canada to prepare you for successful Canadian research. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel ( ), or in Goal 1 of the Canada country page, or in the example embedded...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG
October 24, 2021

Sneak Peek: TFHG Video Titles for RootsTech 2022

RootsTech 2022, the largest family history conference in the world, is scheduled for March 3-5 next year. We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide Association will be well-represented at the conference. In addition to our virtual exhibitor’s booth (more on that in an upcoming blog post), several members of our Management team have been accepted as featured...

RootsTech/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
October 24, 2021

New: Printing Fresh Sheets for the Online Tracker

The Online Tracker is a powerful and handy tool that enables you to keep track of your learning progress in The Family History Guide. You can learn more about this database in the Online Tracker Help pages. Recently we received a user request that asked about printing blank (fresh) copies of Online Tracker pages, without having to remove existing user...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
October 18, 2021

The Family History Guide in the FamilySearch Portal

Shortly after The Family History Guide went online in 2015, it was added to the Portal page in the family history centers. Currently there are about 5,000 family history centers in operation around the world. With the recent FamilySearch changes to catalogs and materials, the Portal was updated. We are happy to say that The Family History Guide still enjoys...

FamilySearch/What is new at The FHG
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...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
October 3, 2021

Goldie May: Changes to Volunteering Feature

The Goldie May extension has had some recent developments, especially with the Volunteering option. This option enables you to attach records from the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Censuses to people in FamilySearch Tree. Getting Started with Volunteering When you click Volunteering in the top panel (just below the Research link), an instruction page opens that explains how to attach U.S....

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