You can think of The Family History Guide as one large Help system, with Projects, Goals, Choices, and Steps to assist you along the way. There are also many “just-in-time” learning resources on the website, such as links to videos and articles, and there are navigation tips, Summaries, Exercises, and more—all designed to help you learn family history faster and easier.

But what if you need more, such as getting in touch with others who can lend a hand with research? That’s where the Help Project comes into play. You’ll find it in the following places on the site:

• FamilySearch Project 6
• Ancestry Project 5
• MyHeritage Project 5
• Findmypast Project 5

Let’s take a look at the FamilySearch Help Project as an example, to see what resources it offers. Then we’ll explore help resources in Country pages.

FamilySearch Help Project

Goal 1: Get Help—Find contact information for FamilySearch and its Partner sites. Choice E explains how to find volunteers on the Internet who can help you with research tasks, and Choice F provides a worldwide list of family history centers and the free resources they provide.

Goal 2: Genealogical Societies—These organizations can be a great help for localized research, in many places in the world. This Goal helps you find them and explore their resources quickly and easily.

Goal 3: Collaborate—This Goal has a wealth of ideas for collaboration on family history. Choices include

Help with Country and State Pages

Most Country pages in The Family History Guide have a Goal dedicated to getting research help. It’susually the last one in the page, such as Goal 14 in the England page. Notice the individual links to Facebook Groups for research, local genealogy societies, and online forums and user groups.

You’ll find similar Help Goals in each of the U.S. state pages, Canadian provinces, England counties, and Australian states.