July 4, 2022

Are There Orphans in Your Family Tree?

As you research back in your family tree, sooner or later your may find orphan ancestors. From the RootsWeb site: “Orphanages, which date from the seventeenth century in England, were originally workhouses, poorhouses, and asylums. Modern orphanages hardly resemble those depicted by Charles Dickens, but their purpose is the same: to shelter orphaned and abandoned children. Such institutions have existed...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research
July 4, 2022

Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 11: Confirming What is Known, in New York and New England

Another episode of Unrehearsed Genealogy Research has been published:   https://youtu.be/tDW1OYc-b7g From James Tanner: “Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 11: Confirming what is known, in New York and New England is a review of what is known and unknown. There is no way to actually contribute new information to the huge FamilySearch.org Family Tree without going through a similar process. If...

Research/U.S. Research
June 26, 2022

FamilySearch and The Family History Guide: Summer Activities

Summer is a great time for family activities of all kinds, and of course that includes family history activities. The Family History Guide has over 200 great activities for families, individuals, youth, and kids, with a master index and a downloadable planning sheet as well. Recently FamilySearch published several posts on family history activities that feature The Family History Guide....

Family History Activities/FamilySearch/RootsTech
June 26, 2022

New QRB Video: Beginning Research in Australia

We recently published a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video on YouTube: Beginning Research in Australia, narrated by Dr. James Tanner. The video covers early immigration, record sources, and techniques and strategies for Australian genealogy research. The video link can be found in Goal 1 of the Australia country page, and it is included below for your convenience. You can...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
June 26, 2022

Episode 11 of Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research

Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 11: Confirming what is known, in New York and New England https://youtu.be/tDW1OYc-b7g From James Tanner: “Unrehearsed Genealogy Research, Episode 11: Confirming what is known, in New York and New England is a review of what is known and unknown. There is no way to actually contribute new information to the huge FamilySearch.org Family Tree without going...

Research/U.S. Research
June 19, 2022

Learning about the Fathers in Your Family Tree

Happy Father’s Day to everyone! On Sunday, June 19 we honor fathers everywhere, including of course the ones that are part of your family tree. My dad was a family history enthusiast. He wasn’t a professional or studied researcher, but he collected a wide variety of photos, documents, and stories and passed them on to me and my siblings. These...

DNA/Families/Memories
June 19, 2022

Juneteenth and Resources for Slavery Research

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. June 19, 1865, refers to the day when enslaved African Americans learned of their emancipation. Texas was the last U.S. state to recognize the proclamation, so June 19th or “Juneteenth” became the official day. Researching Enslaved Ancestors with The Family History Guide If you...

U.S. Research
June 19, 2022

RootsTech 2023 Will Include Online and In-Person Events

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. We kept hearing rumors that RootsTech 2023 would be a hybrid conference with both online and in-person components and we finally got the following announcement from FamilySearch. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—RootsTech, the world’s largest family history gathering is back in 2023 with an in-person event in Salt Lake City...

FamilySearch/RootsTech
June 12, 2022

Introducing the Quick Prep Page

One of the singular features of The Family History Guide is that you can teach just about any family history topic right from the website, without needed to prepare slide decks or handouts. In the Trainers menu there is a Worksheets page where you can download a worksheet that helps you outline each class you want to teach. Introducing “Quick...

Training/What is new at The FHG
June 12, 2022

Update on Video Info Buttons

We introduced video info buttons in The Family History Guide a while back, and they have proven to be a popular feature with site users.  Recently we have been expanding the number of info buttons, as there are quite a few new videos on the site from RootsTech and many other sources. There are now about 250 info buttons available...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
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