July 28, 2019

Do You Enjoy Visiting Cemeteries?

I received a very wonderful email this week about a great blog post on Billion Graves. Let me quote a few lines from the post here. In it, you will find 10 Cemeteries To See Before You Die. The pictures are amazing. “I can’t tell you how many people have said to us in hushed voices, as though sharing a...

Families/General/Memories/Stories
July 22, 2019

Are You Using Google for Family History and Genealogy?

Did you know that Google has only been around for 21 years? It is easy to forget what research was like in the old days, before the technology we enjoy today existed. It is such a joy to have so much instantaneous information at our fingertips.  Google is the most used and best-loved search engine for almost everybody.  There are...

FamilySearch/General/Learning/Research/RootsTech
July 21, 2019

Presenting The Family History Guide, Part 2

In Presenting The Family History Guide: Part 1, we discussed options for full presentations of The Family History Guide, such as from 30 to 60 minutes. In this Part 2 article, we will focus on shorter opportunities, ranging all the way down to 1 or 2 minutes. Here are some of the opportunities you may have to briefly present The...

Social Media/Training
July 21, 2019

What Is Worth Preserving?

Editor’s Note: This article by James Tanner appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used here with the author’s permission. The Ultimate Digital Preservation Guide, Part Five — What is worth preserving? The real question behind all digital preservation efforts is determining what is worth preserving. Obviously, the incremental cost of digital storage has been falling for...

Memories/Stories/Technology
July 14, 2019

Presenting The Family History Guide: Part 1

So you have an opportunity to present The Family History Guide, at a family history fair, a conference, a library, a church meeting, etc. (Or perhaps the opportunity is not here yet, but you’d like to plan ahead for it.) What would you present, and how? Here are some suggestions that can help you get the best results and motivate...

Training
July 14, 2019

Why Accuracy is so Important in Genealogy and Family History

Many visitors to The Family History Guide are new to genealogy and family history. There are a lot of misconceptions about why record sources and citations are so important. Some people feel that if a relative passed on a story it should be good enough. What we sometimes don’t consider is that those stories may not be accurate. Most people...

FamilySearch/FS Partners/General/Learning/Records/Research/Technology
July 14, 2019

Correcting Indexed Records on FamilySearch

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by James Tanner on his Rejoice, and Be Exceeding Glad blog site and is used with the author’s permission. For some years now, many genealogists have been asking FamilySearch for the option to correct indexed records. From the very beginning of the FamilySearch website, it has been obvious that some of the indexing...

FamilySearch/Records
July 7, 2019

Pass-along Cards for The Family History Guide Are Here

When we introduce The Family History Guide at presentations and family history fairs, we often get comments like, “This is a great resource … why haven’t I hear about this before?” We are doing what we can to spread the word, and now there’s a new opportunity for you to do so as well: with The Family History Guide Pass-along...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
July 6, 2019

Updates to Ancestry DNA Pages

Ancestry has made some significant changes to its DNA testing features, including ThruLines™ and more DNA  matching resources. We have recently completed corresponding updates to the Ancestry DNA pages of The Family History Guide. Here’s a brief summary of the changes you’ll see in Ancestry Project 7: DNA … Goal 3: DNA Tests: Added links to Ancestry Help articles Updated...

Ancestry/DNA/What is new at The FHG
July 6, 2019

Amazon Prime Days and The Family History Guide

This just in from Amazon … “Prime Day is a two-day parade of epic deals and it’s coming soon! Prime members can shop deals starting Monday, July 15 at 12:01am PT through Tuesday, July 16 at 11:59pm PT. Leading up to Prime Day, you can use the below copy and banners to remind your supporters that when they shop Prime...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
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