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November 12, 2018

The Family History Guide Presentations at RootsTech

RootsTech, the biggest genealogy and family history conference in the world, has announced its schedule for 2019. The Family History Guide Association is pleased to announce that it will be presenting two identical sessions at different times at the conference. Here are the details: “The Family History Guide: Accelerating Your Learning and Research” – RT1119 Thursday, Feb. 28 – 3...

RootsTech/The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG

October 28, 2018

Introducing Goal Quizzes

In the Trainers menu of The Family History Guide, you’ll find a page for Quizzes. These are interactive tests you can take to check on your knowledge of family history topics. To date, this page has included the following kinds of quizzes: Overview — covers the basics of the entire site for The Family History Guide (20 questions) FamilySearch — quizzes...

Training/What is new at The FHG

October 21, 2018

Introducing the Certified Trainers Program

We are excited to announce a new development for The Family History Guide Association—the addition of the Certified Trainers program. You can find information about it in the Certified Trainers pages on the website. Below are some FAQs about Certified Trainers and the new program. Q1: What is a Certified Trainer? A1: A Certified Trainer is basically a “local” trainer...

The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG

October 21, 2018

What’s New in The Family History Guide Facebook Pages

As you are probably aware, we have two Facebook pages: one is for the Main page of The Family History Guide, and the other is for the Trainers, Consultants, and Directors page. The latter is a closed Group, but anyone with an interest in family history training is welcome to join. Below are some of the features we have instituted...

Country Research/Social Media/Training

October 7, 2018

Setting Up for Success

Note: Most of this article was published previously in our Trainers, Consultants, and Directors Facebook page. It is republished here due to the increased interest it has generated for trainers and learners. When we teach traditional family history computer classes, we typically set up the class with a presentation screen at the front and rows of computers filling the rest...

Technology/Training

June 3, 2018

Introducing the Regional Trainers Program

It’s hard to believe that the launch of The Family History Guide website was less than three years ago. We’ve come a long ways in that time, but there is still much to do. You are likely familiar with our mission statement: ” … to greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone’s...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG

May 28, 2018

Introducing the New Instructor Guides

In a previous post, Update to The Family History Guide Training Pages, we mentioned that Instructor Guides are available for trainers. This article explains their purpose, what’s in them, and where you can find them on the website. Why Instructor Guides? The main purpose of the Instructor Guides is to help you prepare to teach a class from The Family History Guide...

Learning/Training

May 20, 2018

Update to The Family History Guide Training Pages

For a while, we have felt the need to streamline and improve the Training pages for The Family History Guide. This article takes you through the changes, one page at a time, as well as the new look to the drop-down menu. You can get started with the new pages here. Trainers Menu The new menu is shown at the right....

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG

March 11, 2018

Introducing Project Quizzes for The Family History Guide

So you’ve worked through the Goals for a Project in The Family History Guide, and you’d like to see how well you remember the concepts. Or, perhaps you’re a family history trainer who would like to measure learning for those you teach. Either way, the new Project Quizzes in The Family History Guide could be just the ticket. What Are...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG

January 8, 2018

The Family History Guide – TIY

“DIY” – as anyone into home renovation knows – means “Do It Yourself”. There are plenty of tales of DIY success and failure, and it has given birth to a multi-billion industry and even a number of reality TV shows. So what is “TIY”? That’s the little-known cousin of DIY … “Teach It Yourself”. We at The Family History Guide...

Learning/Training

Category: Training

The Family History Guide Presentations at RootsTech

Introducing Goal Quizzes

Introducing the Certified Trainers Program

What’s New in The Family History Guide Facebook Pages

Setting Up for Success

Introducing the Regional Trainers Program

Introducing the New Instructor Guides

Update to The Family History Guide Training Pages

Introducing Project Quizzes for The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide – TIY