June 27, 2021

As Genealogists, What Should We Do about Place Names?

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   For some time now, FamilySearch.org has been encouraging users to “standardize” place names. This effort has been moderately successful and is continuing to evolve. The suggested standard place names rely on a large database of worldwide names. More recently, FamilySearch has been adding a time-frame to the suggested standard...

Records/Research
June 20, 2021

New: Scheduling a Presentation

You may have noticed something new recently on the Home page of The Family History Guide. The text box near the bottom of the picture now has a link for scheduling presentations of the website:   You can request a free online presentation about The Family History Guide by clicking the “here” link. This opens a Jot Form you can...

Training/What is new at The FHG
June 20, 2021

New Videos: U.S. Military Records and DNA Research Case Studies

We recently added three new Quick Research Basics videos to our YouTube Channel and to the website: U.S. Military Records, Revolutionary War Records, and DNA Research Case Studies. You can watch the videos below, in the Quick Research Basics playlist on YouTube, or in United States Goal E1 (Military Records), Goal E2 (By Conflict), and Project 8: DNA, Goal 1,...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
June 20, 2021

Welcome to Our New Intern: Keeley Shields-Balyk

We are excited to have a new intern working with The Family History Guide Association! Keeley Shields-Balyk, from Ontario, Canada, starts with us on June 21. Here is some additional information about Keeley. She is: * Pursuing a Family History Research AAS degree from BYU Online Studies * Experienced in deciphering handwriting scripts * A former volunteer at the Niagara...

The Family History Guide Association
June 13, 2021

MyKoseki.com – a Must-see Site for Japanese Genealogy

One of the most powerful tools for doing family history research in Japan is using the “koseki,” which is the Japanese family registry required in Japan. This registry records births, adoptions, marriages, deaths, etc. for Japanese families. Recently we discovered a great website, MyKoseki.com, that makes it simple and easy to learn about, find, and use koseki records in your...

Country Research/Research
June 13, 2021

New Show Me Video: Online Tracker Groups and Reports

Most people who use The Family History Guide are familiar with the Online Tracker database, but the Groups and Reports features might be less well-known. We now have a Show Me video available to demonstrate how to set up Groups and run Reports in the Online Tracker. The Groups are collections of emails for Online Tracker users you are working...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
June 13, 2021

Amazon Prime Day Can Be a Great Opportunity to Donate

Prime Day is coming up on June 21 and will run through June 22. This is a great opportunity to support The Family History Guide Association by shopping for deals at smile.amazon.com or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon mobile app. When you designate The Family History Guide Association as your preferred charitable organization in AmazonSmile, Amazon donates a portion...

The Family History Guide Association
June 7, 2021

New QRB Videos – DNA Testing

We have added two new Quick Research Basics videos, on your YouTube Channel and as Intro videos in The Family History Guide. These are narrated by Debbie Weaver, a RootsTech presenter on DNA testing and family history research. Intro to Research with DNA: Learn the basics of how DNA testing can provide you with additional clues and resources for extending...

DNA/Research/YouTube
June 7, 2021

Finding U.S. County Resources in The Family History Guide

In The Family History Guide, you can learn about research for the United States; then you can explore research state by state, by using the links just below the Statue of Liberty photo. Once you are on a state page, you can see links for each county in the state, at the bottom of the page. Below is an example...

U.S. Research
June 7, 2021

What Are the Locations of Events in Your Ancestors’ Lives?

Note: This article was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site.     The most important element in accurate genealogical research is determining an accurate and specific location for an event in an ancestor’s life. Here is an example of a place that is not specific enough to be useful for research copied from the FamilySearch.org Family Tree. This entry is...

Records/Research
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