October 6, 2019

Updates to Project 8: DNA

The world of DNA research for family history is changing rapidly. We recently updated DNA pages in The Family History Guide for Ancestry and MyHeritage, and we introduced a new Project for Findmypast (LivingDNA). Now we are including some significant updates to our pages in Project 8: DNA. Several of the Goals in this Project are shared among the DNA...

DNA/What is new at The FHG
October 6, 2019

Translated Pass-along Cards

Need to share The Family History Guide with non-English speakers? You can now print your own pass-along cards for The Family History Guide in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. They are available on a new page on the website: https://www.thefhguide.com/passalong-lang.html. The link is also available on the Media page where is discusses pass-along cards. Here are sample screens of the translated...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
September 30, 2019

What’s New with Pass-along Cards

Several months ago, we introduced pass-along cards (double-sized, fold-over business cards) for The Family History Guide, and they have proved to be quite popular. To enable even wider adoption, we are introducing online printable PDF sheets for the cards. Just download the PDF, print on glossy or matte paper, and cut, and you have instant pass-along cards. The new pass-along card...

The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG
September 28, 2019

The Family History Guide at the Family Roots Conference

The Family Roots Convention in sunny St. George, Utah concluded this weekend. I hosted a booth for The Family History Guide Association there, and there were plenty of opportunities to show The Family History Guide website and discuss it with the conference attendees. More and more people are saying they are using the site for individual learning or for training...

The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG
September 28, 2019

Celebrating Two Years of Blogging

September 2019 marks the two-year anniversary of The Family History Guide blog (and before that, it was a popular semi-monthly newsletter). So far, we have published over 350 blog articles on a wide variety of topics, focusing—of course—on The Family History Guide. In honor of the 2 years of blogging, we’ve put together an Editor’s Picks list of 22 blog...

Social Media/What is new at The FHG
September 23, 2019

RootsTech 2020 is Just Around the Corner!

RootsTech 2020 is the 10th Anniversary of RootsTech in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is in the Salt Palace again! It is such a fabulous venue and right in the heart of the city near Temple Square and the Family History Library, the flagship of the nearly 5000 other libraries worldwide. The 2020 dates are February 26-29! Yes, it is Leap Year! RootsTech is...

Family History Activities/FamilySearch/Learning/RootsTech/Social Media
September 23, 2019

New: Home Page Updates

When you access The Family History Guide website, you’ll see a new look—it’s simpler and more colorful. Here’s a summary of the changes we’ve made to some key pages of the website, and why … Home Page: What’s Different Previously we had a group of four large tiles in the upper-right area of the Home page. The links from these...

What is new at The FHG
September 21, 2019

Closed Captioning for Our YouTube Videos

One of the cool features available for YouTube videos is closed captioning. This is where you see text across the bottom of the screen, matching the dialogue that’s happening in the video. Closed captioning is especially helpful for Hearing-impaired viewers Clarifying parts of the dialog that are soft or perhaps unclear Seeing dialog when the video volume needs to be...

Social Media/What is new at The FHG
September 16, 2019

The Family History Guide on Instagram

We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide now has an Instagram page! This is a great place to follow The Family History Guide, especially with RootsTech London coming up in a little over a month. You can find a link to our Instagram page in the Blog/Social menu of The Family History Guide.        ...

Social Media/What is new at The FHG
September 16, 2019

Are You Giving The Gift Of Family History?

Years ago I went to my first BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference and one of the speakers said, “If you want to find your ancestors, do other people’s research!”  There was a bit of a gasp from the audience! The thought ran through my mind, seriously? I can’t even do my own very well. This was probably a decade...

Case Studies/FamilySearch/Learning/Research/The Family History Guide Association/U.S. Research
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