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November 1, 2020

Update: More Video Info Links

In The Family History Guide, video info links have been around for a while. They are the small “i” buttons that appear below video link titles. When you hover over an info button, a list of links appears that lets you see the sections of a video at a glance. Then you can click any of them to go directly...

Learning/What is new at The FHG

November 1, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors using Death and Cemetery Records — Part One: Lost and No Recovery

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Death and cemetery records go way beyond death certificates and grave marker inscriptions. To begin to understand all of these genealogically valuable records we need to focus on what happens and what records are created when a...

Research/U.S. Research

October 25, 2020

Family Roots 2020 Presentations Available

The two-day Family Roots Conference just wrapped up this weekend, and it’s one of the first major genealogy conferences that was completely virtual. Below you can find the key links to videos and syllabus information from the conference—enjoy! Note: The videos will be available for only two weeks. Pre-recorded Classes https://www.familyrootsconference.com/videos Live Classes – Friday https://www.thefhguide.com/1-Friday-Class-Recording-Links-2020.pdf Live Classes – Saturday...

Learning

October 25, 2020

Reviewing Your Memories

Recently I had an interesting experience with several family members (names changed in this article) that reminded me of the importance of reviewing family history memories from time to time. As I ate lunch with my daughter Anna one day, she told me that she had found an old email from my brother Max about my parents. She began relating...

Families/FamilySearch/Memories

October 25, 2020

The Sacrifices of Our Fathers

Note: This article by Elaine Hardman was previously published on granitefhc.com and is used with the author’s permission. When I see the American flag, my thoughts turn to my parents, both of whom grew up in the Great Depression and also served in World War II. My father served in the Navy on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific,...

Memories

October 18, 2020

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 2020-10-19

Here’s a list of recent updates we’ve made to The Family History Guide website, arranged by date: 10/14 – Added pictures for U.S. state history Choices. These are Choice B in Goal 1 for each state. 10/12 – Added records from the Joiner Marriage Index to England counties. (http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/). 10/12 – Updated England county QUIKLinks from FamilySearch and Ancestry. 10/10...

What is new at The FHG

October 18, 2020

Going through Town Records

When you think of doing local family history, you probably think of records held at the county level. This is especially true for many of the Midwestern and Western states, where records are kept in county and state archives. However, in other parts of the United States, such as the New England area, local records were originally kept at the...

Records/Research/U.S. Research

October 18, 2020

Finding Your Ancestors Using Court Records

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Palace of Justice, Brussels, Belgium Genealogists rely on a variety of court records for research beyond the popular census and vital record sets. Attorneys who practice law in the court system take years of study to master the...

U.S. Research

October 12, 2020

Underused Genealogically Important Websites: ArchiveGrid

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/ Quoting from the OCLC Research webpage, ArchiveGrid is a collection of over four million archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat and finding aids harvested from the web. It is supported by OCLC Research as the...

Country Research/Research

October 11, 2020

Family Roots Conference Goes Virtual

The Family Roots Conference 2020 is coming up later this month, on October 23-24. Last year it was held in St. George, Utah; this year it’s a virtual event, with 40 classes, two keynotes, and 26 presenters. It also includes a Youth Event on Saturday the 24th. Here are a few important links to note for the Conference: General Registration...

Learning/What is new at The FHG