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June 9, 2019

FamilySearch Helper Resources and The Family History Guide

The Consultant Planner tool has long been a FamilySearch staple for consultants, helping them work with others to plan and do family history. The Family History Guide website has had a section in its Trainers menu, offering tips on how to integrate the Consultant Planner tool with The Family History Guide. As you are likely aware, there is a new version...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG
June 2, 2019

Update: So. Calif. Genealogy Jamboree 2019

It was an enjoyable three-day conference at the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree in Burbank, California. The event celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Southern California Genealogical Society, so there were birthday bashes and a festive atmosphere. The Family History Guide was well-represented, at its booth in the Exhibit Hall and with a full-house vendor presentation. As this was the first...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
May 26, 2019

New Resource Page for Latter-day Saint Leaders

If you are a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and use The Family History Guide, you are probably familiar with the Faiths menu, which has a wide variety of family history resources for Latter-day Saints (and pages for Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish research as well). We recently added a new Leadership item to the menu....

Church Of Jesus Christ/Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG
May 20, 2019

The Family History Guide: An Ancestry Affiliate

Recently The Family History Guide Association became an affiliate of Ancestry.com. The Ancestry affiliate program is designed for websites who are increasing awareness of Ancestry and offering viewers the opportunity to start a trial membership. When the trial is converted to a full membership, the affiliate website organization receives a commission on the membership fee. This is especially helpful for...

Ancestry/FS Partners/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
May 19, 2019

YouTube Update: Show Me’s and Playlists

This week we added two more Show Me videos:  Project 1, Goal 8: Adding Sources (11:13) Project 1, Goal 9: Record Hints and Attaching Sources (6:11) These Show Me videos are available on our YouTube Channel, and as a link in the header area of the Goal 8 page or the Goal 9 page. This brings the number of videos...

Social Media/Technology/Training/What is new at The FHG
May 10, 2019

The Family History Guide at the Genealogy Jamboree 2019

In just three weeks, The Family History Guide will taking to the road for the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree 2019. It’s the 50th year of the conference, so there are some great activities planned. It’s hosted at the Burbank Marriott Hotel, and it features over 120 classes and 70 speakers, including free sessions on Friday. The Family History Guide is...

General/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
May 10, 2019

New: Mobile-Friendly Updates

A while back we introduced new menus for mobile devices using The Family History Guide. While this was definitely a step forward, some formatting issues have lingered for the phone and tablet views. This week we completed some major updates to get the website looking more consistent on mobile devices, with only minor impact to the desktop view. Here’s a...

Technology/What is new at The FHG
April 28, 2019

Update: More Show Me Videos

A month ago, we wrote a blog article about two new Show Me videos: Project 1 Overview and Project 1: Goal 1. They give you step-by-step visual examples of how to use the features in The Family History Guide for Project 1: FamilySearch Family Tree. A lot has happened in just one month, as we have introduced four new Show...

FamilySearch/Navigation/Social Media/Training/What is new at The FHG
April 22, 2019

Family Tree Memories App and The Family History Guide

A few weeks ago we announced a new Project for the Family Tree app on The Family History Guide website. Now it’s time to introduce the Project for the sister app: Family Tree Memories. You can find this Project at the bottom of the FamilySearch learning path, in the top menu. Here’s a summary of the Goals in the Memories...

Memories/Technology/What is new at The FHG
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