July 1, 2024

New Videos on the BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel

As you may know, the BYU Family History Library has free weekly webinars on a wide variety of family history topics. These webinars are also recorded on their YouTube channel, which is now approaching 1,000 uploaded videos. The most prolific contributor to BYU Family History Library webinars is James Tanner, who also serves as the Chairman of the Board of...

YouTube
June 23, 2024

Class Outlines: An Update

We have been back to work on Class Outlines for The Family History Guide. The total number of finished Class Outlines is now 209, with many more to come. These can be used as easy and concise training tools to develop quick courses in family history, or as self-study guides. The entire list of Class Outlines is available on this...

Training/What is new at The FHG
June 23, 2024

10 Genealogy YouTube Channels You Shouldn’t Miss

One of the most enjoyable ways to learn about family history might be YouTube videos. However, some videos on YouTube are not always easy to follow, or they may contain misleading content. Quality matters, and there are quite a number of videos produced by expert individuals and organizations that can lead you through a successful learning experience. Below are 10...

Research/Training/YouTube
June 16, 2024

Appreciation for The Family History Guide

Janet Helland served for a number of years as the Patron Services Coordinator at the Granite FamilySearch Center in Sandy, Utah. Now she and her husband Jacob have been called on a three-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the new Ghana Takoradi mission (western Ghana, on the coast). Before departing for her mission, Janet...

General/What is new at The FHG
June 15, 2024

A Father’s Example in Family History

In publishing blog articles I rarely write about my own family. However, since we just celebrated Father’s Day I thought I’d share a few thoughts about my dad—and of course, family history. You see, my dad was the one who first got me interested in genealogy and family history. I remember going into his office as a youth and seeing...

Memories/Stories
June 9, 2024

Juneteenth Is Coming

“Juneteenth” will be celebrated on June 19 this year. Here’s a helpful introduction to this American national holiday, from Wikipedia: “Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday’s name is a portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth”, as it was on June 19,...

Records/Research/The Family History Guide Association
June 9, 2024

The Accuracy of Inherited Genealogy

Note: This article appeared previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   Many genealogists “inherited” their interest in genealogy from a relative: parent, a grandparent, or some other relation. I became interested in genealogy in a different way, but I still inherited a lot of documents and information from two great-grandmothers. One of my great-grandmother published an almost 700 page...

FamilySearch/Records/Research
June 2, 2024

Discovering The Family History Guide

One of the most enjoyable experiences we have in The Family History Guide Association is from those who are new to the website. We love seeing reactions from them and listening to their comments as they discover The Family History Guide. In March we had many of these experiences in person at RootsTech 2024 in Salt Lake City, and recently...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
June 2, 2024

Introducing the Family Tree Validator

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Finally, a way to quickly identify and correct entries on the FamilySearch Family Family Tree —   https://findmyroots.tech/products/ I learned about this app at RootsTech 2024, a couple of months ago. I am sorry I have not written about it sooner but after talking to the developer, I...

FamilySearch
May 25, 2024

Breaking News: The Family History Guide on PBS

It has been a landmark week for The Family History Guide Association. On May 20 we received an unexpected email from “Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid,” a popular documentary series that runs on various PBS channels. Their research team had selected us as a potential partner for the filming of their new project: Roots Rediscovered – Exploring the World of Genealogy....

General/Technology/The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG
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