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April 19, 2026

New: Guided Learning Training Video

Recently we added a new video that highlights how family history trainers can use Guided Learning and other tools on The Family History Guide website. The video walks through a scenario where a trainer is faced with building a family history learning curriculum, and how she overcomes the challenges by using Guided Learning tools. If you or someone in your...

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March 28, 2026

Trainers Menu Update

With the new emphasis on Guided Learning in The Family History Guide, we thought it would be a good time to make some updates to the Trainers menu. Here’s a look at the new menu: Here’s a summary of what has changed in the menu: The second section of the Trainers menu has some minor changes, with entries for Practice...

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March 15, 2026

Training Others with Guided Learning Videos

We now have over 100 Guided Learning videos on The Family History Guide. While primarily used for self-paced, individual learning, these videos can also be used by instructors in group learning settings, such as the following: The New “Training with Guided Learning Videos” Page To help you get started training others on topics from Guided Learning, we’ve created a new...

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February 15, 2026

Guided Learning Webinar at RootsTech 2026

RootsTech 2026 is Whether you’re attending RootsTech 2026 live or streaming it from home, be sure to check out this featured webinar: Guided Learning: The Next Step in Family History Education. This webinar will be delivered live from The Family History Guide Association booth in the RootsTech exhibit hall, by Bob Taylor, creator of the Guided Learning approach for family...

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September 6, 2025

What I Learned from 1418 Consultations for FamilySearch

Note: This article has been updated to reflect that FamilySearch consultations have not been discontinued. During the past five years, I have scheduled 1418 online consultations for FamilySearch.org. These consultations originated from the Salt Lake City FamilySearch Library website. There were dozens of people volunteering to respond to the consultation requests, mostly Church Service Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of...

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August 31, 2025

Getting Started Videos, in Spanish

Last week we published a number of new videos on our Get Started page. The first two videos also have Spanish translations, but these are not translated just captions: the on-screen narrator speaks clear and authentic Spanish. Here are the two Spanish videos for your convenience, and more translated videos are on the way.

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July 28, 2025

New Class Outlines: England Counties

We are adding new Class Outlines to our collection. The Class Outlines can be used to deliver training to others on a wide variety of genealogy topics, or they can be used effectively as self-study methods. In eiter case, the Class Outlines are based on the content in The Family History Guide. The latest ones are for England counties: You...

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April 13, 2025

Update: Introduction Video for 2025

We recently uploaded a revised Introduction to The Family History Video, for 2025. You can find it on our YouTube Channel, and it’s included below for your convenience. It highlights the recent changes to the home page, the top menu revisions, and several new features in The Family History Guide. You can also find this video on the home page,...

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April 5, 2025

Dates for Viewpoint Broadcasts

The Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid project recently sent us the following message: “The national airing of your commercial is set to take place on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 during Prime Time on Fox Business Network (FBN).” Viewpoint will send exact times for the airings once they are received from the Network, which is typically 24-48 hours in advance. We will...

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March 23, 2025

RootsTech 2025 Webinar: Training with The Family History Guide

Rootstech 2025 is now in the books, but the good memories still linger. I was able to present a webinar at Roots on Training with The Family History Guide. The webinar is designed for anyone who may be doing family history training or mentoring, such as family history consultants, trainers, librarians, and genealogical society leaders. It also provides some key...

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