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June 15, 2019

Fathers of their Countries

In honor of Father’s Day, and to highlight our countries theme this week, here is a list of “Fathers of their Nations,” adapted from Wikipedia. The left column in the table lists the “fathers” with links to biographical info, and the right column has links to the corresponding country pages in The Family History Guide. Note: Wikipedia entries that specify...

Country Research

June 9, 2019

Introducing The Family History Guide: Exploring Genealogy Series #12

Editor’s Note: This blog article by James Tanner was originally posted on the Genealogy’s Star site and is used here with the author’s permission. You can click the YouTube video below to watch the presentation as well. Introduction to The Family History Guide Exploring Genealogy Series #12 This is #12 in the Exploring Genealogy Series on my YouTube Channel. Although...

What is new at The FHG

June 9, 2019

What’s New?

It has been a busy few months at The Family History Guide, with a lot of miscellaneous updates and items. Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve been up to lately: BYU Webinar: What’s New in The Family History Guide This was given on May 24, 2019 by Ann Tanner. It’s posted on the YouTube Channel for the BYU Family...

FamilySearch/What is new at The FHG

June 9, 2019

FamilySearch Helper Resources and The Family History Guide

The Consultant Planner tool has long been a FamilySearch staple for consultants, helping them work with others to plan and do family history. The Family History Guide website has had a section in its Trainers menu, offering tips on how to integrate the Consultant Planner tool with The Family History Guide. As you are likely aware, there is a new version...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG

June 2, 2019

Update: So. Calif. Genealogy Jamboree 2019

It was an enjoyable three-day conference at the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree in Burbank, California. The event celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Southern California Genealogical Society, so there were birthday bashes and a festive atmosphere. The Family History Guide was well-represented, at its booth in the Exhibit Hall and with a full-house vendor presentation. As this was the first...

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

June 2, 2019

The Google Goldmine for Genealogists

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of blog posts written by James Tanner and is used with the author’s permission. Getting the Rest of the Gold out of the Google Goldmine for Genealogists Part Seven https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions Google Help Google Search Google Newspapers Archive Google Drive Google Docs including Sheets, Slides, Forms, Draw and more Google Keep Google...

Research/Technology

May 27, 2019

Honoring the Fallen on Memorial Day

While the first commemorative Memorial Day events weren’t held in the United States until the late 19th century, the practice of honoring those who have fallen in battle dates back thousands of years. I enjoyed researching Memorial Day this week. Here is an article I found interesting about 8 things you may not know about Memorial Day. It began as Decoration Day in...

Country Research/Families/FamilySearch/Learning/Records/Research

May 26, 2019

New QUIKLinks for FamilySearch and Findmypast

In The Family History Guide, QUIKLinks are a handy tool that helps you get right to a search screen for finding the types of records you want to search. There are QUIKLinks available for FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast record collections. Here’s a simulated QUIKLinks section from The Family History Guide, with links enabled so you can see how they...

Uncategorized

May 26, 2019

New Resource Page for Latter-day Saint Leaders

If you are a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and use The Family History Guide, you are probably familiar with the Faiths menu, which has a wide variety of family history resources for Latter-day Saints (and pages for Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish research as well). We recently added a new Leadership item to the menu....

Church Of Jesus Christ/Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG

May 20, 2019

The Family History Guide: An Ancestry Affiliate

Recently The Family History Guide Association became an affiliate of Ancestry.com. The Ancestry affiliate program is designed for websites who are increasing awareness of Ancestry and offering viewers the opportunity to start a trial membership. When the trial is converted to a full membership, the affiliate website organization receives a commission on the membership fee. This is especially helpful for...

Ancestry/FS Partners/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG