May 25, 2024

Finding Records for Your Military Veterans

As we celebrate Memorial Day this weekend, finding our military ancestors in a variety of records can add extra meaning for us. Here are some resources in The Family History Guide that can help point you to the military records you need: United States, Goal E1: Military Records provides an introduction to U.S. military records and how and where to...

Records
May 20, 2024

50 Fabulous Features in The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide Association just wrapped up a highly successful weekend at the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference: Expanding Possibilities. The conference was all virtual this year, so an increased number of NGS members attended online. Many visited The Family History Guide online booth, which ended up being one of the most popular booths at the conference in terms...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
May 20, 2024

New QRB Video: Starting Your Research in South Africa

We have a new Quick Research Basics (QRB) video on our YouTube Channel, titled Starting Your Genealogical Research in South Africa. It helps you build a strong foundation for South African research, including history, language, geography, record sources, and more. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel or in Goal 1 of the South Africa country page. It’s...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
May 12, 2024

The Family History Guide Is at the Virtual 2024 NGS Conference

Last year, The Family History Guide Association traveled to Richmond, VA for the National Genealogical Society (NGS)  Conference. We had an exhibitor booth there, and we met up with lots of interesting and dedicated people in the world of genealogy, We also laid the groundwork for the educational partnership between The Family History Guide Association and NGS. This year, NGS...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
May 12, 2024

“Hidden” Features in The Family History Guide

You can find almost anything you need in The Family History Guide by using the top menus (or side menus if you’re on a tablet or phone). But there are some “hidden” features on the site that are harder to find but definitely worth the search. Here are eight of our favorites: Blank Tracker Sheets—When you log in to the...

The Family History Guide Association/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
May 5, 2024

10 Company Blogs You Shouldn’t Miss

Last week we posted a blog article titled “Ten Family History Bloggers You Should Know” to emphasize some of the great work that individual bloggers are doing in family history. This week we are following up with a look at corporate blog sites that offer many free resources and expert articles about genealogy. Let’s get started with the list—and remember...

Social Media/Technology
May 5, 2024

Recap: The Online IGHR 2024 Expo

The IGHR (Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research), part of the Georgia Genealogical Society, held its annual online Expo on Saturday, May 4. The Family History Guide Association had two presentations at the Expo: Introduction to The Family History Guide and Research with The Family History Guide. The Expo is free and was sponsored by FamilySearch. Attendance was good, and...

The Family History Guide Association/Training
April 28, 2024

New Goal in The Family History Guide: Artificial Intelligence

Over the past year, and especially in the past few months, artificial intelligence in genealogy has been a hot topic. RootsTech 2024 featured a number of presentations and videos on the topic, including a three-part series from James Tanner. We are excited to announce a new Goal for The Family History Guide: “Learn about artificial intelligence.” It’s included in the...

Ancestry/artificial intelligence/Learning/MyHeritage/What is new at The FHG
April 28, 2024

Ten Family History Bloggers You Should Know

Well-written blog articles can be a tremendous resource for learning family history skills. The Family History Guide has links to many hundreds of blog articles, arranged by topic in Goals and Choices throughout the site. In this article we’ll highlight the blog sites of 10 noted family history and genealogy bloggers, each of which is referenced in The Family History...

Technology
April 21, 2024

New Practice Exercises for The Family History Guide

We have been working hard on adding new Record Search Practice Exercises to the website. We now have over 540 of them, with more to come. Using Practice Exercises is a great way to sharpen your skills with using record collections from around the world. You can easily locate the Practice Exercises using this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G8YRrJXc1ofmzF2YGu1FL1plt0qzTG4o-rW4RBvS5lc Countries and Territories with...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
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