November 8, 2021

Milestone: 500 Tips of the Day

As I remember, it was shortly after one of our Management Team meetings for The Family History Guide Association about two years ago. Kim Powell, our financial strategist, remarked to me that it would be a great idea to have a genealogy tip of the day on our website. He was spot on with that observation. This past week we...

What is new at The FHG
November 8, 2021

New Research Goal: Learn the Basics

If you are new to genealogy research, there is a new Choice in The Family History Guide you’ll want to check out. It’s titled “Learn the Basics,” and it’s Choice A in Goal 2 of Project 4: Discover. (It’s also available in Goal 2 for the research Projects in Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast.) This Goal is brief and simple in...

Research/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
November 8, 2021

Veterans Day and The Family History Guide

Veterans Day is approaching soon, on Thursday, November 11. In the U.S. it’s a day when we pause to remember thesacrifices made by so many of our military veterans and those who have supported them. Yo can learn more about the history of Veterans Day in this Wikipedia article. The Family History Guide can help you find resources and records...

Research/U.S. Research
October 31, 2021

The Family History Guide at THE Genealogy Show

THE Genealogy Show (yes, “THE” is in caps) is hosting its Winter Event as an online, virtual conference from December 3 to 5 in 2021. We’re pleased to announce that The Family History Guide Association will be participating at the Sponsor level, which is the highest classification for exhibitors at the event. More about THE Genealogy Show Ticket holders for...

The Family History Guide Association
October 31, 2021

New QRB Video: Researching Your Canadian Ancestors

We recently posted a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video to our YouTube Channel: “Researching Your Canadian Ancestors.” The video covers the history, language, and religions of Canada to prepare you for successful Canadian research. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel ( ), or in Goal 1 of the Canada country page, or in the example embedded...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG
October 31, 2021

Publication Online of the 1921 Census of England and Wales

Quoting from an email announcement from Findmypast.com, Findmypast and The National Archives have announced that the 1921 Census of England & Wales will be published online on 6 January 2022. From that day forward, everyone will be able to search and explore the census online, only at Findmypast. For the first time, the details of 38 million people captured in over...

Country Research
October 24, 2021

Sneak Peek: TFHG Video Titles for RootsTech 2022

RootsTech 2022, the largest family history conference in the world, is scheduled for March 3-5 next year. We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide Association will be well-represented at the conference. In addition to our virtual exhibitor’s booth (more on that in an upcoming blog post), several members of our Management team have been accepted as featured...

RootsTech/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
October 24, 2021

New: Printing Fresh Sheets for the Online Tracker

The Online Tracker is a powerful and handy tool that enables you to keep track of your learning progress in The Family History Guide. You can learn more about this database in the Online Tracker Help pages. Recently we received a user request that asked about printing blank (fresh) copies of Online Tracker pages, without having to remove existing user...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
October 24, 2021

The 10 Most Common Mistakes in Online Family Trees

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   The number one all time most common mistake observed in online family trees arises from copying some other person’s family tree information especially if the information comes from paper family group sheets or an old GEDCOM file. The fact that you inherited information from a relative, even...

FamilySearch/Research
October 18, 2021

The Family History Guide in the FamilySearch Portal

Shortly after The Family History Guide went online in 2015, it was added to the Portal page in the family history centers. Currently there are about 5,000 family history centers in operation around the world. With the recent FamilySearch changes to catalogs and materials, the Portal was updated. We are happy to say that The Family History Guide still enjoys...

FamilySearch/What is new at The FHG
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