Category: What is new at The FHG

New Intern for The Family History Guide Association: May Enos

We are pleased to welcome a new intern for The Family History Guide Association. May Enos begins her internship on October 5  and will be working on research projects with FamilySearch and Ancestry. Here is some information to help you get to know May:                   May Enos Is certified in Family History...

Podcast: Scott Fisher (ExtremeGenes.com) and Bob Taylor (TFHG)

Scott Fisher is one of the leading genealogy podcasters in America. Through his nationally syndicated radio show and podcast, “Extreme Genes,” as well as his courses, Fisher inspires a feeling in his followers of “I really can do this!” for over 300,000 people a month. This past week, Scott got together with Bob Taylor to talk about The Family History...

FamilySearch, RootsTech, and The Family History Guide

Recently, FamilySearch sent out a RootsTech email to its many subscribers, titled “4 Tips to Help with Your Research.” It has links to a featured video, as well as three additional videos from RootsTech 2021. We were delighted to see The Family History Guide represented in the final two sections:  Research Tips: Vital Records, and Ancestor and Homeland Research Tips....

New Country Pages in The Family History Guide

We have recently added country pages for the following nations: Armenia Israel Lebanon Sri Lanka These pages are available in the Countries menu (All Countries) and as separate Goal pages in the Asia collector page. Previously they were listed in the “More Countries” section of the Countries page. More Countries vs. All Countries You may be wondering why some countries...

What’s New in The Family History Guide: 9/20/2021

There’s always a lot going on with The Family History Guide, but you may have noticed that the What’s New page has been a bit behind. We noticed a page update problem that hid the most recent items, so we have revised it to include additions for June and July of 2021. Currently we are working on fine-tuning and enhancing...

New BYU Webinar Video for The Family History Guide

Last week a new video was published on the BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel: Teaching Family History with The Family History Guide. It is already proving to be one of the most popular of recent videos on the channel. You can also view the video on the Trainers Home page in The Family History Guide. Here are the topics...

New: Presenting The Family History Guide

If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the new entry in the Trainers menu: Presenting TFHG  (The Family History Guide). It’s a guide for preparing and delivering a full, customizable presentation of the website, in 50 minutes or less. There are two main sections on the page: Guidance Slides and Doing the Presentation. The full presentation...

BYU Education Week Recap

Education Week at Brigham Young University completed recently, and The Family History Guide was well-represented. The booth for the website was located north of the Eatery in the Wilkinson Center on campus.  From Angelle Anderson, Marketing Director of The Family History Guide Association: We had a lot of people stop and want to hear about the site, and almost emptied...

New Languages for Pass-along Cards

We are excited to announce that our popular pass-along cards for The Family History Guide are now available in the following additional languages: Italian Russian Japanese Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Simplified) These cards are available in do-it-yourself sheets that you can print and cut. In the Family History Guide, you can find them in Media > Media Resources > Pass-along Cards...

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 6-28-2021

Here is a summary list of updates made to The Family History Guide website, as of July 26, 2021: 7-24-2021 – Added QUIKLinks for FamilySearch, Ancestry, and Findmypast record collections. 7-23-2021 – Added Choice B in Finland Goal 2, Archives & Libraries, for the DIGITAALIARKISTO site. 7-25-2021 – Added links to new FamilySearch Learning Center videos. 7-23-2021 – Moved the...