September 12, 2021

Sharing Family History, Part 4

Note: This article by Janet Helland appeared previously on the Granite Family History Center blog site and is used with the author’s permission.       Memories “There isn’t a person you wouldn’t love if you could read their story.” -Marjorie P. Hinckley “The best loved stories are not from books or films but those from our own families.” -Jayne...

Memories/Stories
September 5, 2021

New: Presenting The Family History Guide

If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the new entry in the Trainers menu: Presenting TFHG  (The Family History Guide). It’s a guide for preparing and delivering a full, customizable presentation of the website, in 50 minutes or less. There are two main sections on the page: Guidance Slides and Doing the Presentation. The full presentation...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG
September 5, 2021

Sharing Family History: Family History Fun

Note: This article by Janet Helland was published previously on the Granite Family History Center blog siteand is used with the author’s permission.   Family History Fun In Part Three of this series, we will explore family history activities that individuals, families, friends and church groups can organize and participate in.  Once you start investigating a few of the options...

Family History Activities/Family History Travel
September 5, 2021

Understanding Merging on the FamilySearch Family Tree

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. The FamilySearch.org Family Tree was originally seeded with previously collected individual and family histories from five major collections: the Ancestral File, the Pedigree Resource File, the International Genealogical Index, and Membership and Temple records from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These records were not directly added to the Family Tree. They were...

FamilySearch
August 29, 2021

This Week at the BYU FHL: Training Webinar for The Family History Guide

On September 1 at 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time, I will be presenting a webinar for the BYU Family History Library titled “Teaching Family History with The Family History Guide.” The webinar is free, and you can sign up using the link at the top of this page: https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/online-webinars/ Here are some of the topics that will be covered, all relating...

Learning/The Family History Guide Association/Training/YouTube
August 29, 2021

Fall Class Schedule for the Granite Family History Center

The Fall Semester of online classes for the Granite Family History Center is almost here! These free classes will be taught by outstanding family history instructors via Zoom, Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. Mountain Time. We hope you will join us, and feel free to spread the word!   14-Sep Bob Taylor Introduction to The Family History Guide 21-Sep James...

Training
August 29, 2021

BYU Education Week Recap

Education Week at Brigham Young University completed recently, and The Family History Guide was well-represented. The booth for the website was located north of the Eatery in the Wilkinson Center on campus.  From Angelle Anderson, Marketing Director of The Family History Guide Association: We had a lot of people stop and want to hear about the site, and almost emptied...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
August 22, 2021

Learning with The Family History Guide

If you are somewhat new to The Family History Guide website, you may not be aware of the amazing tools it has for learning family history. In this article we’ll explore the essential learning tools on the site and how to use them effectively. The Learning System This is the educational core of The Family History Guide. Rather than presenting...

Learning/Online Tracker
August 22, 2021

Distance Learning and Family History

Did you know that The Family History Guide contains a section for learning family history in a home-school setting? You can find the Home School page in the Activities menu of the website. Check it out for some great ways to learn family history at home. Distance Learning Another important aspect of the learning equation, whether for conventional or home...

Learning
August 22, 2021

Considering the Future of FamilySearch Family History Centers

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch.org in conjunction with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Church) has a huge network of 5397 Family History Libraries and Family History Centers around the world as of the date of this post. These libraries and centers range in size and content from the Salt Lake...

Country Research/FamilySearch/Learning/Research
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