April 4, 2022

BYU Family History Webinar: The Family History Guide, Tips and Tricks

On April 7 at 5 p.m. Mountain Time, I will present a free webinar for the BYU Family History Library, titled “The Family History Guide: Tips and Tricks.” Here are a few of the topics that I will cover in the presentation: What’s New in The Family History Guide Finding What You Need Hidden Gems Tools for Success The Vault...

What is new at The FHG/YouTube
April 4, 2022

Great Databases, Part 6

Here’s Part 6 in the Great Databases series of articles, highlighting cool and useful family history databases you can access online for free. See also the previous blog articles in the series for more databases to explore. China My China Roots, Zupus—Search for family tree books (Zupus) of ancestors in China, by first and last name. Global Archives Portal Europe—”The Archives...

Records/Research
March 27, 2022

A New Look to the Home Page

The Home page for The Family History Guide doesn’t change often, but it now has an updated look that especially helps those who may be new to the site. Let’s take a look at what has changed in the Home page, and what hasn’t. Top (or Side) Menu Those who have been using The Family History Guide for a while will...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
March 27, 2022

Two New Activities Videos

Recently we added two new Activities videos to our YouTube Channel: Weekly Family History Activities, and Supercharge Your Family Reunion with Family History Activities. Both were featured at RootsTech Connect 2022 and were well-received. The Weekly Family History Activities video explains how to use the same-named section in The Family History Guide, and the Supercharge Your Family Reunion video has...

Family History Activities/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
March 27, 2022

Changes to Ancestry.com: More than Cosmetic

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   Around the time of RootsTech 2022, Ancestry.com introduced some substantial changes to their website without much publicity. Here is an article that gives an overview of the changes. “The New Look and Feel of the Ancestry® Website.” One improvement includes putting a link to your family tree right at the...

Ancestry/Navigation
March 13, 2022

A Wealth of RootsTech 2022 Videos

RootsTech 2022 Connect concluded on March 5, but the fun continues! There are over 3,700 videos posted on the RootsTech site, all free to watch at any time. Scroll down to the Sessions area on the home page and then click Explore. To find videos of interest, you can choose search filters such as Getting Started, Content Type, and Topic....

Learning/RootsTech/YouTube
March 13, 2022

The Healing Power of Family History Work

Note: This article was published previously on the Granite Family History Center blog site. Several years ago, before we got our Family History Center, I was asked to head up a family history class on a ward level. I tried to interest the members to attend. I had little success. As I tried to recruit members, I approached a sister...

Church Of Jesus Christ/Family/Research
March 13, 2022

FamilySearch’s Use of Artificial Intelligence and Handwriting Recognition

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   https://www.familysearch.org/en/newsroom/familysearch-get-involved-online-volunteer-experience I have been involved with learning about and reporting about handwriting recognition for genealogical research for a long time. I always thought about it being something distant in the future. Well, apparently, the future is now. In the past few years, organizations such as the Brigham...

FamilySearch/Technology
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