May 29, 2023

Military Resources in The Family History Guide

A great way to honor the fallen and those who served in defending freedom is to find their records and learn more about them. The Family History Guide has links to a wide variety of articles, videos, and records for those who served in the military from many countries. Also included are QUIKLinks that take you directly to record collection...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research
May 21, 2023

FamilySearch Links to The Family History Guide

FamilySearch has recently updated its Help and Learning section of the website. In that section there is a new page titled Family Tree Basics. The path to get to the page is as follows: Help icon (main FamilySearch screen) > Help and Learning > Build Skills – Learn More (lower right) > Family Tree Basics In that page, you’ll find...

FamilySearch/Training/What is new at The FHG
May 21, 2023

New QRB Videos: Researching in Libraries and Archives

We are excited to announce the addition of three new QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos to our YouTube Channel. Narrated by James Tanner, these videos provide a great introduction to doing family history research in libraries and archives, as well as using their online resources. Here are the videos: TFHG Library and Archive Research, Part 1 – Intro TFHG –...

What is new at The FHG/YouTube
May 14, 2023

Family History – Easy, Difficult, or Impossible?

So right out of the gate, we are posing an interesting question for you: is family history easy, difficult, or impossible? And here’s the answer to the question—all of the above. That may not the answer you were looking for (at least it’s not “42”, for Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy fans). Let’s take a look at why family history...

Learning/Research
May 14, 2023

New QRB Videos: Research in Central America

Our video collection continues to grow! We recently added two QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos by James Tanner to our YouTube Channel: TFHG – Starting Your Genealogical Research in Central America Researching Genealogical Records in Central America You can view the videos on our YouTube Channel, and they are included below for your convenience. We hope you enjoy the new...

Country Research/Research
May 7, 2023

Two New QRB Videos from Miles Meyer

We have recently added two new QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos to our YouTube Channel: Thinking Out of the Box in Genealogy, and Google Tools for Research. These are narrated by our Education Director, Miles Meyer, and provide some fresh perspectives on methods and strategies for your research. You can view the videos using the links above or on our...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
May 7, 2023

Finding Unusual Record Sources

When it comes to family history research. most of us are well aware of vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death records. There are also records for immigration, church, military, and more. But as Laura Szucs Pfeiffer describes in her book “Hidden Sources – Family History in Unlikely Places” there are other places to find records about your ancestors,...

Records/Research
April 30, 2023

New QRB Videos: Basic Concepts, Descendancy Research

We recently added two QRB (Quick Research Basics) videos by James Tanner to our YouTube Channel: Basic Concepts in Family History Research (included in Project 4: Discover, Goal 2 – Learn the Basics) Finding Your Ancestors’ Descendants (included in Project 3: Descendants, Goal 1 – Identify Lines) You can view the videos on our YouTube Channel, and they are included...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
April 30, 2023

Resources from the Allen County Public Library

One of the top genealogical libraries in the United States is the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its Genealogy Center provides a number of helpful resources, such as PERSI, the online Periodical Search Index for locating genealogy articles Gateways for African American and Native American research Family histories and corresponding information files Free online and on-site databases...

Learning/Research/Technology/U.S. Research/YouTube
April 24, 2023

New: Presenting The Family History Guide to Wards and Stakes

Currently, many individuals around the globe are presenting The Family History Guide as a way to help Latter-day Saints in their involvement with family history work. To assist in these efforts, we have created a slide deck that can be used, along with the website, to describe how the website works and how it can be used by Church members...

Church Of Jesus Christ/Learning/What is new at The FHG
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