Category: What is new at The FHG

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 2020-10-19

Here’s a list of recent updates we’ve made to The Family History Guide website, arranged by date: 10/14 – Added pictures for U.S. state history Choices. These are Choice B in Goal 1 for each state. 10/12 – Added records from the Joiner Marriage Index to England counties. (http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/). 10/12 – Updated England county QUIKLinks from FamilySearch and Ancestry. 10/10...

Family Roots Conference Goes Virtual

The Family Roots Conference 2020 is coming up later this month, on October 23-24. Last year it was held in St. George, Utah; this year it’s a virtual event, with 40 classes, two keynotes, and 26 presenters. It also includes a Youth Event on Saturday the 24th. Here are a few important links to note for the Conference: General Registration...

Amazon Prime Day: An Opportunity for Support

One of the busiest shopping days of the year is quickly approaching: it’s Amazon Prime Day, starting on Tuesday, October 13 and running through Wednesday, October 14. In addition to grabbing some great bargains, Amazon Prime Day is also an important opportunity to contribute to The Family History Guide Association, through the Amazon Smile program. When you sign up for...

The Updated Trainers Menu

We’ve done a bit of a makeover on the Trainers menu in The Family History Guide, simplifying the entries and adding a new Prepare a Class page. Here’s a summary of what’s new and improved in the Trainers menu. Prepare a Class The Prepare a Class page helps you with step-by-step instructions for preparing the classes you want to teach,...

What’s New in The Family History Guide

There are plenty of new items in The Family History Guide as of late. Here’s a rundown of what we’ve recently added, sorted by date: 9-27: Updated the Trainers menu and added new page for Prepare a Class (see this blog post). 9-26: Added links for American Ancestors and Family History Fanatics videos. 9-21: Added extra videos and resources for...

Introducing The Family History Guide Youth Pages

We are excited to announce the addition of a new section in The Family History Guide: the Youth pages. These pages offer a fresh perspective for youth, ages 12-18, who are looking to get started with family history or have a more productive and enjoyable experience with it. You can find the new Youth section in the top menu: (Note:...

New in The Family History Guide: The Tour

About a month ago we introduced a Get Started page that is driven by common questions that people ask about family history and genealogy. The page has links to pages in The Family History Guide that answer these questions, helping you get off to a good start in your family history journey. But what if you are new to The...

What’s New in The Family History Guide

Here’s a brief review of some of the latest updates to The Family History Guide website. Some of them have been mentioned in previous blog posts, so the links to those articles are also included. Get Started We’ve changed the focus of the Get Started page. It was previously a group of alternatives to choose from; now it’s driven by...

More Countries, More to Discover

The Countries page in The Family History Guide is divided into two basic sections. At the top is the familiar list of countries that have their own pages or groups of pages. Below that is a “More” link that opens up a list of the “smaller” countries in the world, or those that don’t have sufficient genealogy information for a...