February 23, 2020

The Demo Training Guide

We blogged earlier about the terrific volunteers who are assisting us this year at RootsTech 2020. A few weeks ago we also did an online training session for them,  to get everyone up to speed on giving demos for The Family History Guide website at RootsTech.  It occurred to us that the document we used for training, with a few...

Learning/RootsTech/Training/What is new at The FHG
February 17, 2020

New Feature: Stars Report

You’ve been seeing stars, so to speak; they’re in front of each article and video link in The Family History Guide. When you log in to the Online Tracker and click a star, it’s filled in to denote that you’ve read the article or watched the video. But The Family History Guide is pretty wide in scope, so how do...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
February 17, 2020

New and Updated Videos

We’ve been busy on our YouTube Channel adding and updating videos for your enjoyment. Here are the two new videos we recently added: Ancestry Show Me video, Project 2: Family Tree, Goal 1 (covers tree navigation) Ancestry Show Me Video, Project 2: Family Tree, Goal 2 (covers editing person information) And here are the updated videos: The Family History Guide...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
February 17, 2020

What’s in a Name?

When we created The Family History Guide, we took the unusual approach of starting the title with “The”. After four and a half years, we still like it! And we like that people have adopted nicknames for it, such as “The FH Guide,”  “the Guide” etc. … after all, the title is a bit longer than Ancestry, FamilySearch and others....

Learning/The Family History Guide Association
February 10, 2020

New: The Family History Guide Association Online Marketplace

We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide Association Marketplace is now online! The purpose is to provide some great branded items for sale, with the proceeds going to benefit and sustain our non-profit organization.  About the Marketplace It’s important to know that the Marketplace is a separate website from The Family History Guide. You won’t see ads...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
February 10, 2020

Our RootsTech 2020 Booth Workers

This year The Family History Guide Association has a large booth in the Expo Hall, at space #933. In addition to the mini-classes, we have five demo stations where our fantastic booth volunteers will be available to give demonstrations and answer questions about The Family History Guide. If you plan on being at RootsTech 2020, be sure to stop by...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG
February 8, 2020

10 Tips You May Have Missed in The Family History Guide

If you’ve been around The Family History Guide for a while you’ve probably used the Country pages, the Projects, the Activities, etc. But there are some other useful features on the website you may not have seen. Here’s a list of 10 tips for using some cool features in The Family History Guide (not in order of importance), along with...

Learning/Training
February 3, 2020

The Home Page Gets a New Look

It has been a while coming, and now it’s here: the Home page has a streamlined and simplified look. We think the message of The Family History Guide comes through loud and clear, with the Mission Statement more visible in the middle, and featured in the bottom  section. Here’s a look at the top part of the new page: Menus...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
February 3, 2020

RootsTech 2020 Mini-Class Schedule, The Family History Guide

RootsTech 2020 is just a few short weeks away—it’s hard to believe the time has gone by so quickly! We’ll be offering Mini-Classes at The Family History Guide Association booth (#933) in the Exhibition Hall. The mini-classes are are a great opportunity to relax a bit from the fast pace and the crowds, and stop by for some great learning...

RootsTech
February 3, 2020

“For Beginners” and the Learning System

The Family History Guide had some recent and significant additions: a newly updated “For Beginners” page, and the new Learning System page. Let’s take a look at each, and how they can help. For Beginners The previous Beginners page had an assortment of links, sorted by category, aimed at beginners in family history. The new “For Beginners” page focuses on...

FS Partners/Learning/What is new at The FHG
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