October 21, 2019

The Trainers Menu Gets a Refresh

It’s an enjoyable problem to have: the number of trainers, consultants, and family history centers and libraries using The Family History Guide for training is increasingly rapidly! To better meet the needs of many trainers worldwide, we have streamlined the Trainers menu and add some new improvements. Here’s a summary of what to look for in the new and improved...

Training/What is new at The FHG
October 20, 2019

What’s New with QUIKLinks

QUIKLinks are one of the most popular and useful features of The Family History Guide. You can learn more about QUIKLinks and how to use them in the Features Help page. We’ve recently made a few improvements to how QUIKLinks are presented on the site, as well as adding quite a few more QUIKLinks. Here’s a brief summary: Discontinuing the...

Country Research/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
October 20, 2019

Funding Options for The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide is different from most family history sites, in that it contains no paid advertising and has no fees. It’s funded by donations to The Family History Guide Association, a charitable non-profit organization. What you may not realize is that there are many different ways to contribute to our cause. We’ve listed a number of them below...

The Family History Guide Association
October 13, 2019

Update: The Family History Guide at London RootsTech

The Family History Guide Association is gearing up for RootsTech London, 2019—it’s less than two weeks away now! From Oct. 24 to 26, Scott Anderson, our Public Relations Director, and Angelle Anderson, our Marketing Director, will represent us in the Expo Hall at the ExCeL Center in London, England. The Expo Hall is free this year at RootsTech London. The...

RootsTech
October 13, 2019

Ways to Use Pass-along Cards for The Family History Guide

Recently we have posted a few blog articles about our pass-along cards for The Family History Guide, including the do-it-yourself printing, the Come, Follow Me Companion printable cards, and language translations for the cards. These are all available on the Media page of The Family History Guide. So that brings up a logical question: what are some effective ways to...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
October 13, 2019

Expanded Commentary on the Rules of Genealogy: Rule Nine

Editor’s Note: This article by James Tanner was originally published in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Expanded Commentary on the Rules of Genealogy: Rule Nine I have slowly been going back to the list of the Rules of Genealogy and writing about each individual rule. There are presently 12 Rules. Here is the current...

Country Research/Learning/Research/U.S. Research
October 6, 2019

New in The Family History Guide: Resource Stars

If you have been on The Family History Guide website recently, you’ve probably noticed that there is a star icon before each link to an article or video. We call them “Resource Stars,” and they help you track which articles you’ve read, or videos you’ve watched. The following text is taken from the Features Help page in The Family History...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
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
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