September 9, 2024

RootsTech 2025 Registration Is Almost Here!

It’s hard to believe how the time has flown by, but on September 25 you can register for RootsTech 2025! Here’s a link to a FamilySearch blog post with the details: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/save-the-date-rootstech-2025   Here’s a fun trivia fact: The first person on the left in the blog post photo is none other than Maribel Medina, a great supporter of The...

RootsTech/The Family History Guide Association
September 1, 2024

What’s New in The Family History Guide

We have been busy—no surprise there—updating content and features in The Famiy History Guide website. Here’s a roundup of some of the updates you’ll find on the site, as well as a brief look at what’s coming in future months. Practice Exercises: There are now over 700 Practices Exercises, each with research problems to solve, hints for record searches, and answers....

What is new at The FHG
September 1, 2024

The Candy Store

Recently, several of our long-time users remarked that visiting The Family History Guide was like being a kid in a candy store. Now that’s a delicious comparison! While each person may have his or her preferred sweet treat, let’s take a look at 10 features of The Family History Guide that could qualify as “candy store” items for genealogists …...

What is new at The FHG
August 25, 2024

Maribel’s Story

Maribel Medina is a popular family history trainer and consultant in the San Diego area. As we mentioned in a previous blog article, she will participate with other representatives from The Family History Guide Association in the upcoming Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid project about family history in the United States, for broadcast nationwide. Recently Maribel was featured in a blog...

FamilySearch/Training/What is new at The FHG
August 25, 2024

Update: “Show Me” Slides

In the Trainers menu for The Family History Guide is an entry for Show Me slides. These Google slides are a step-by-step visual reference that helps you learn the basic features of FamilySearch, such as navigation skills, adding sources for records,  managing photographs and documents in Memories, etc. They show screen shots, diagrams, and notes to make learning a breeze....

FamilySearch/Training/What is new at The FHG
August 18, 2024

Update on the Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid Project

A while back we announced a groundbreaking opportunity with the Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid project. You can read about the announcement here. Here are some items that will bring you up-to-date on the latest developments with the project: Filming Date and Location—The primary video footage will be shot in Utah on September 19. Additional footage may be provided by the...

Social Media/What is new at The FHG
August 18, 2024

New: The Family History Guide for Latinos

Several months ago we produced a Spanish translation of our popular Introduction to The Family History Guide video. You can watch it on the Home page or on our YouTube Channel. We’re excited to announce a new video available on the BYU Family History Library YouTube channel: The Family History Guide for Latinos. This video is presented by Ada Nelson...

What is new at The FHG/YouTube
August 11, 2024

Exploring Family History Activities with The Family History Guide

Scott and Angelle Anderson, the Public Relations and Marketing Directors for The Family History Guide Association, recently presented a webinar for the BYU Family History Library. The presentation is titled “Exploring The Family History Guide’s Activities for All Ages and Stages” and it provides a great overview of the wide variety of family history activities available on The Family History...

Family History Activities/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
August 11, 2024

New: Researching Records in South Africa

We recently published a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) titled “Researching Genealogical Records in South Africa.” This video by James Tanner provides an in-depth look at the records and resources you will need to effectively research your ancestors and relatives in South Africa. You can find the video in the South Africa country page or on the QRB playlist for...

What is new at The FHG/YouTube
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