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April 13, 2024

Welcome to Brent Bunker, TFHGA Content Specialist

The Family History Guide Association is excited to announce a new member of its Management Team. Brent Bunker, who resides in Newport, Oregon, has joined the team as a Content Specialist for the website. Those of you who have used Practice Exercises on the site may have seen Brent’s name, as he has contributed over 100 exercises for countries around...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
April 6, 2024

Sounds Good to Me!

Have you ever noticed your attention starting to wander a bit when you are watching a lengthy webinar or other research video, or even studying family history articles? A bit of background music may be just what you need. Playing your favorite tunes might work, but because they are your favorites, your attention might actually wander towards the music. Here’s...

Research/Training/What is new at The FHG
March 25, 2024

BYU FHL Webinar: United States Research with The Family History Guide

The webinar “United States Research with The Family History Guide” is now available for viewing on the BYU Family History Library YouTube channel. Here are some of the topics covered: Record types and use strategies Vital and cemetery records U.S. Censuses Immigration and Naturalization Military Records Church Records Land and Probate Records Doing research in states and counties Tools for...

U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
March 17, 2024

Updates to Country Pages and Menus

We recently revised and expanded the Countries menu in The Family History Guide. Here’s a summary of the changes that were made: Mexico has been added to the top area. New sections include Caribbean, Central America, and Africa. The North America section has been removed, since it is covered by United States, Canada, and Mexico in the top area, and...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG
March 17, 2024

The Family History Guide at the New England FamilySearch Fair

On Saturday, March 23 I (Bob Taylor) will be joining Manuel Sanhueza from FamilySearch at the New England FamilySearch Fair, held in South Royalton, Vermont. Representatives from a number of historical and genealogical societies in the New England area will also be there with booths to share information about their activities. There are general sessions, workshops, and special meetings for...

FamilySearch/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
February 18, 2024

New Video: Why I Love The Family History Guide

One of the most exciting things to see is people getting excited about family history! This video on our YouTube Channel gives a first-person perspective from a teenage family history enthusiast, and it includes honest questions and concerns that many people have about getting started with family history. It also shares the deep appreciation expressed by one woman for family...

Learning/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
February 12, 2024

New: 2-Minute Demos

We’ve added a new item in the Trainers menu of The Family History Guide – 2-Minute Demos. At RootsTech, volunteers and staff for The Family History Guide Association have given thousands of demos of The Family History Guide website to visitors. Now we are unveiling a series of 2-Minute Demo scripts to help people show the site to friends, colleagues,...

RootsTech/Training/What is new at The FHG
January 31, 2024

Breaking News: A New Educational Partnership

Today we are excited to announce an official partnership between The Family History Guide Association and the National Genealogical Society. The Family History Guide Association will provide educational materials and training to the National Genealogical Society, enabling their members to accelerate their learning and research skills in genealogy. “We are thrilled to connect our organization members with the wealth of...

Learning/The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG
January 28, 2024

Getting to Know Genealogy Trails

GenealogyTrails.com is a handy website that focuses on United States research, particularly for U.S. states and counties. It’s a collaboration effort run by a series of expert volunteers, with lots of great resources that are hard to find on other sites. Their forte is transcribing many thousands of records, such as military, obituary, biographies, voter registrations, and more. In The...

U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
January 21, 2024

Update: New Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide

The Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide offer a simple yet effective way to help you explore a variety of record collections around the world. Each exercise has a problem statement with three research questions and a QUIKLink to a record collection, hints for working with the records, and the answers to the questions. You can see more information...

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