October 30, 2022

Wiki Tree Day Features The Family History Guide

Friday, November 4 is a red-letter day for Wiki Tree, the popular online site for genealogy collaboration. It marks the 14th anniversary of the website, and there will be a free online symposium running from Nov. 4-5. Speakers for the event include industry luminaries such as Thomas MacEntee, Amy Johnson Crow, Pat Richley-Erickson, Peggy Lauritzen, and more. I am excited...

What is new at The FHG
October 30, 2022

Live and Unrehearsed Research from Goldie May: Episodes 28-30

The Goldie May series continues with more videos. Each of these videos will give you insight into how to do research online. There is about one new video per week released on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. Here are the links to Episodes 28-30. You can view them here or on the YouTube Channel playlist. Unrehearsed Genealogy Research #28: Looking...

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October 23, 2022

New Family History Activities in The Family History Guide

We have recently added over 25 fun and engaging family history activities to The Family History Guide, in all our major groups: Family, Individuals, Youth, and Kids. These activities are from a variety of sources, including the Weekly Family History Activities pages and Bethany Jensen, a family history activities specialist in Texas. Here’s a summary of the new activities –...

Family History Activities/What is new at The FHG
October 23, 2022

Live and Unrehearsed Research from Goldie May: Episodes 25-27

The Goldie May series continues with more videos. Each of these videos will give you insight into how to do research online. There is about one new video per week released on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. Here are the links to Episodes 25-27. You can view them here or on the YouTube Channel playlist. Unrehearsed Genealogy Research #25: Aimee...

U.S. Research
October 16, 2022

Consider Donating to The Family History Guide Association

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vwSvn_k9_Y0rhv1OifLIqRGsWUv2mNRj/view As the end of the year approaches, please take a few minutes to click on the link above and consider donating to The Family History Guide. We are preparing to return to RootsTech 2023 in person, but the cost of a booth and all that goes with...

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October 16, 2022

Registration for RootsTech 2023 is Now Open

Note: This article was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Quoting from the announcement dated 6 October 2022: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—RootsTech, the world’s largest family history gathering, is back March 2–4, 2023, with an in-person event in Salt Lake City, Utah, to complement its massive online conference. Millions of virtual and in-person attendees will gather for inspiring...

RootsTech
October 9, 2022

Upcoming Events for The Family History Guide Association

Autumn is here, with changing colors and new family history events. Here’s a quick look at some of the items coming up on the calendar for The Family History Guide Association: Nov. 2, 2022: Prince George’s County Genealogical Society, Maryland—Introduction to The Family History Guide—Bob Taylor Nov. 4, 2022: WikiTree Global Online Conference Nov. 5, 2022: Martin County Florida, Family...

What is new at The FHG
October 9, 2022

Don’t Forget the Aunts and Uncles

Note: This article by Dave Castleton appeared previously in the Granite Family History Center blog site. A few years ago I wrote a history of my father. He died quite young, and my children and grandchildren did not get to know him. I wanted to help them learn about his life and experiences. As I began writing, I realized I...

Memories/Stories
October 3, 2022

Live and Unrehearsed Research from Goldie May: Episode 24

Note: This article appeared previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Goldie May Live and Unrehearsed Episode 24: Tracing African American Families through the Great Migration  https://youtu.be/4RPVQOyYcN8 The Goldie May series continues with more videos. Each of these videos will give you insight into how to do research online. (This one has to do with records from the Great American...

Research/U.S. Research
October 3, 2022

Supporting The Family History Guide Association with Amazon Smile

It’s So Easy to Donate to The Family History Guide Association for Free Did you know if you shop on Amazon you can donate to The Family History Guide Association for no charge to you?  That’s right!  Amazon will donate .05% of your total purchase to The Family History Guide Association, to help us with vital expenses such as RootsTech...

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