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March 4, 2019

RootsTech 2019 Recap: Beyond Words

Now that RootsTech 2019 has concluded, it almost seems like it went by in a flash—but what a flash that was! By all accounts it was our most successful RootsTech ever, in terms of number of people reached and the feedback we got from them. And the new tower and monitor display at our booth were a hit with the...

RootsTech/The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG
March 4, 2019

A Healthy Addition of Exercises

At the end of most Choices in The Family History Guide are Exercises links. These Exercises help you achieve Good or Proficient status for skills. They also provide criteria to help you rate yourself in the Word Tracker (status) or the Online Tracker (slider bars). These Exercises have been available for Projects in FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast. Recently we...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
February 24, 2019

RootsTech 2019: It’s This Week!

RootsTech 2019 is fast approaching, and The Family History Guide has been very busy preparing for the event. Here’s a recap of who’s doing what for The Family History Guide at the event: Bob Ives is handling the logistical operations for The Family History Guide at RootsTech. Bob Taylor is updating the website and preparing for two presentations, on Thursday...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG
February 24, 2019

Passion and Paths: The New “Get Started” Page

As we know, The Family History Guide has a lot of content—although not nearly so much as sites like FamilySearch, Ancestry, etc. And when we compare those huge websites to the sum total of family history, such as all the family photos, documents, and records kept in the world, those sites pale in comparison. Occasionally someone new to The Family History...

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February 17, 2019

What’s New: Web Versions for Media

The Media page of The Family History Guide has a large assortment of brochures and flyers available for free viewing and download. The media items are mostly in PDF format, with an occasional Microsoft Word document designed for editing. They are easy to use for just about any purpose. However, there is a limitation with PDFs and Word docs: they...

What is new at The FHG
February 17, 2019

Cleaning Up with Tree Sweeper

In a previous post, we said farewell to Find-A-Record, a popular program for updating and maintaining your data in FamilySearch Family Tree. It was featured in Project 1: Family Tree in The Family History Guide. Now there is a worthy successor to Find-A-Record: it’s Tree Sweeper, from the BYU Family History Technology Lab. In a nutshell, Tree Sweeper examines your...

FamilySearch/Technology/What is new at The FHG
February 10, 2019

The GPS of Family History ~The Family History Guide

This week I read a wonderful article about, Dr. Gladys West, one of the top 100 Women mentioned by the BBC, as one of the most important contributors to science in our times.  Dr. West was inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall Of Fame in 2018.  Dr. West, now in her 80s, is a noted mathematician and early contributor...

General/Learning/Navigation/RootsTech/Training/What is new at The FHG
February 10, 2019

New: Feature Slides on the Home Page

A number of our users have asked us what’s new in The Family History Guide. Others who are new to the site have mentioned they would like to see a few key features highlighted. To meet these needs, we are pleased to announce the addition of Feature Slides in the upper-right corner of the Home page. Below is a screen...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
February 4, 2019

RootsTech Presentations from The Family History Guide

It’s hard to believe that RootsTech 2019 is less than three weeks away! The Family History Guide will be busier than ever, with a presentation session on Thursday, Feb. 28 and two sessions on Saturday, Mar. 2 (Discovery Day at Roots Tech). Here’s a brief look at the sessions, from the information featured on the RootsTech Schedule page: The Family...

Family History Activities/RootsTech/Training/What is new at The FHG
February 4, 2019

What’s New: Updates to the Topics Page and the Vault

The Family History Guide has something for everyone, whatever the skill level or past experience. For those wanting to see at a glance what’s in The Family History Guide, the Topics page can be especially useful. The topics are arranged alphabetically, with corresponding links. The Topics page is in the Intro menu, towards the bottom of the list. For those...

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