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April 25, 2021

Welcome to Our New BYU Intern, Karlee Twiner

We are pleased to welcome our newest BYU intern to The Family History Guide Association! Karlee Twiner joins us starting on April 28 and will be working to review and expand research content on the site. Karlee is majoring in Family History Studies at Brigham Young University, with an emphasis in Irish genealogy. She is working as a research assistant...

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

April 19, 2021

Welcome to Our New Outreach Coordinator

We are pleased to announce that Laura Wadsworth has assumed the role of Outreach Coordinator for The Family History Guide Association. In this role, Laura will be coordinating efforts to work with genealogy libraries, libraries, and other organizations to facilitate the use of The Family History Guide. Welcome, Laura! About Laura Laura Wadsworth...

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

April 11, 2021

The Family History Guide at the NGS 2021 Conference

We’re excited to announce that The Family History Guide Association will be a Diamond-level Sponsor at the upcoming National Genealogical Society Conference on May 17-21. The conference is virtual this year, with workshops, showcases, presentation, and more. There will also be streaming of the events and sessions, beginning June 15. From the NGS website: “The main event, NGS 2021 Live!, is Wednesday...

What is new at The FHG

April 11, 2021

Introducing the VIP: Volunteer Instructor Program

Training others in family history has always been an essential aspect of The Family History Guide. The embedded Learning System of Projects, Goals, Choices, and Steps makes it easier to learn and teach concepts. As we have thought of ways to help family history trainers on a more formal basis, three programs have evolved: Regional Trainers were assigned to cover...

Training/What is new at The FHG

April 11, 2021

Hi Five Live and The Family History Guide

On Friday, April 9 Bob Taylor and Bob Ives appeared on the popular Facebook streaming event “Hi Five Live.” The program was part of the regular Friday series called “The Gathering” hosted by Scott and Angelle Anderson. The discussion was about 25 minutes long and covered topics such as how The Family History Guide Association began, what the website offers,...

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

April 4, 2021

A Different Look for the Home Page

When you access the Home Page for The Family History Guide, you’ll notice a new look. There’s one cover photo now, with a centered layout for the text and buttons. On phones, the single photo makes for less scrolling. The photo may be changed occasionally for variety. The three buttons are numbered in suggested order of use: 1 for the...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG

April 4, 2021

New: Quizzes for United States Pages

In The Family History Guide, we have had interactive quizzes for Learning Paths (FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast) for a while. You can find them on the Quizzes page or linked in the header area for the individual Goal page. These quizzes are great for self-guided learning and for instructors and mentors who want to measure learning progress for those...

What is new at The FHG

March 28, 2021

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 3/29/2021

Here is a summary list of updates made to The Family History Guide website, as of Mar. 29, 2021: 3-29-2021 – In the County sections for U.S. states, added links to Facebook genealogy groups. 3-22-2021 – Added a new Quick Research Basics video for England Civil Registration, narrated by Kathryn Grant. 3-22-2021 – Updated the Show Me video for FamilySearch...

What is new at The FHG

March 22, 2021

New Videos for Quick Research Basics and Show Me

There are two new videos this week on our YouTube Channel: England Civil Registration (Quick Research Basics) FamilySearch Project 1, Goal 11: Merging Records (Show Me) England Civil Registration We are excited to have Kathryn Grant as the creator and narrator of this new Quick Research Basics (QRB) video. She is an instructional designer and genealogy expert, well-known for her...

Learning/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

March 14, 2021

New on Our YouTube Channel: Language Playlists

As you probably know, most of the videos in our YouTube Channel have formatted subtitles available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino. You can also get unformatted subtitles (without punctuation, editing improvements, etc.) for any of the 100 or so languages supported by Google Translate. Recently we have taken language support a step further, by...

What is new at The FHG/YouTube

Category: What is new at The FHG

Welcome to Our New BYU Intern, Karlee Twiner

Welcome to Our New Outreach Coordinator

The Family History Guide at the NGS 2021 Conference

Introducing the VIP: Volunteer Instructor Program

Hi Five Live and The Family History Guide

A Different Look for the Home Page

New: Quizzes for United States Pages

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 3/29/2021

New Videos for Quick Research Basics and Show Me

New on Our YouTube Channel: Language Playlists