July 15, 2024 On Vacation The blog articles for The Family History Guide are on vacation this week. Look for new articles on July 22 – see you then! The Family History Guide Association
July 7, 2024 Presenting TFHG on Paper It’s no secret that The Family History Guide website is too large to capture on paper. But it can be summarized and presented on paper, in as little as a two-page handout. Yet why would someone want to do that, if it’s easy to get on the website and view it online? The answer is that there may be situations... Training/What is new at The FHG
July 7, 2024 Tracing Your Ancestors in Colonial America Note: This article was published previously on The Family History Guide blog site in July 2023. As we just celebrated Independence Day in the United States, let’s remember our ancestors who lived in British Colonial America (what the United States used to be). There are some helpful resources in The Family History Guide to get you started or help you... Research/U.S. Research
July 1, 2024 Miles Meyer to Present at the Society of Genealogists Conference The Society of Genealogists, based in London, has announced its lineup of online presenters for July. We are excited to note that Miles Meyer, Director of Education for The Family History Guide, will be presenting on July 13. His topic is “Mining U.S. Census Records for Family History.” Here’s an overview of the presentation, from the Society of Genealogists website:... RootsTech/The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
July 1, 2024 New Videos on the BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel As you may know, the BYU Family History Library has free weekly webinars on a wide variety of family history topics. These webinars are also recorded on their YouTube channel, which is now approaching 1,000 uploaded videos. The most prolific contributor to BYU Family History Library webinars is James Tanner, who also serves as the Chairman of the Board of... YouTube
June 23, 2024 Class Outlines: An Update We have been back to work on Class Outlines for The Family History Guide. The total number of finished Class Outlines is now 209, with many more to come. These can be used as easy and concise training tools to develop quick courses in family history, or as self-study guides. The entire list of Class Outlines is available on this... Training/What is new at The FHG
June 23, 2024 10 Genealogy YouTube Channels You Shouldn’t Miss One of the most enjoyable ways to learn about family history might be YouTube videos. However, some videos on YouTube are not always easy to follow, or they may contain misleading content. Quality matters, and there are quite a number of videos produced by expert individuals and organizations that can lead you through a successful learning experience. Below are 10... Research/Training/YouTube
June 16, 2024 Appreciation for The Family History Guide Janet Helland served for a number of years as the Patron Services Coordinator at the Granite FamilySearch Center in Sandy, Utah. Now she and her husband Jacob have been called on a three-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the new Ghana Takoradi mission (western Ghana, on the coast). Before departing for her mission, Janet... General/What is new at The FHG
June 15, 2024 A Father’s Example in Family History In publishing blog articles I rarely write about my own family. However, since we just celebrated Father’s Day I thought I’d share a few thoughts about my dad—and of course, family history. You see, my dad was the one who first got me interested in genealogy and family history. I remember going into his office as a youth and seeing... Memories/Stories
June 9, 2024 Juneteenth Is Coming “Juneteenth” will be celebrated on June 19 this year. Here’s a helpful introduction to this American national holiday, from Wikipedia: “Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday’s name is a portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth”, as it was on June 19,... Records/Research/The Family History Guide Association
