May 12, 2024

“Hidden” Features in The Family History Guide

You can find almost anything you need in The Family History Guide by using the top menus (or side menus if you’re on a tablet or phone). But there are some “hidden” features on the site that are harder to find but definitely worth the search. Here are eight of our favorites: Blank Tracker Sheets—When you log in to the...

The Family History Guide Association/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
May 5, 2024

10 Company Blogs You Shouldn’t Miss

Last week we posted a blog article titled “Ten Family History Bloggers You Should Know” to emphasize some of the great work that individual bloggers are doing in family history. This week we are following up with a look at corporate blog sites that offer many free resources and expert articles about genealogy. Let’s get started with the list—and remember...

Social Media/Technology
May 5, 2024

Recap: The Online IGHR 2024 Expo

The IGHR (Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research), part of the Georgia Genealogical Society, held its annual online Expo on Saturday, May 4. The Family History Guide Association had two presentations at the Expo: Introduction to The Family History Guide and Research with The Family History Guide. The Expo is free and was sponsored by FamilySearch. Attendance was good, and...

The Family History Guide Association/Training
April 28, 2024

New Goal in The Family History Guide: Artificial Intelligence

Over the past year, and especially in the past few months, artificial intelligence in genealogy has been a hot topic. RootsTech 2024 featured a number of presentations and videos on the topic, including a three-part series from James Tanner. We are excited to announce a new Goal for The Family History Guide: “Learn about artificial intelligence.” It’s included in the...

Ancestry/artificial intelligence/Learning/MyHeritage/What is new at The FHG
April 28, 2024

Ten Family History Bloggers You Should Know

Well-written blog articles can be a tremendous resource for learning family history skills. The Family History Guide has links to many hundreds of blog articles, arranged by topic in Goals and Choices throughout the site. In this article we’ll highlight the blog sites of 10 noted family history and genealogy bloggers, each of which is referenced in The Family History...

Technology
April 21, 2024

New Practice Exercises for The Family History Guide

We have been working hard on adding new Record Search Practice Exercises to the website. We now have over 540 of them, with more to come. Using Practice Exercises is a great way to sharpen your skills with using record collections from around the world. You can easily locate the Practice Exercises using this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G8YRrJXc1ofmzF2YGu1FL1plt0qzTG4o-rW4RBvS5lc Countries and Territories with...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
April 21, 2024

New QRB Video: Research in Switzerland

We recently added a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video to our YouTube Channel: “Starting Your Genealogical Research in Switzerland.” Narrated by James Tanner, this brief video is a good introduction to help you get started researching you Swiss ancestors, including essential history, geography, and record collections for your research. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel, and...

Country Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
April 13, 2024

New Video: Introduction to The Family History Guide, in Spanish

We recently posted a new video on our YouTube Channel that is a Spanish-language version of our popular Introduction to The Family History Guide. It’s titled “Introducción a la Guía de Historia Familiar” and is just over 23 minutes in length. This video helps Spanish speakers to quickly become familiar with The Family History Guide. Here are a few of...

What is new at The FHG/YouTube
April 13, 2024

Welcome to Brent Bunker, TFHGA Content Specialist

The Family History Guide Association is excited to announce a new member of its Management Team. Brent Bunker, who resides in Newport, Oregon, has joined the team as a Content Specialist for the website. Those of you who have used Practice Exercises on the site may have seen Brent’s name, as he has contributed over 100 exercises for countries around...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
April 6, 2024

Sounds Good to Me!

Have you ever noticed your attention starting to wander a bit when you are watching a lengthy webinar or other research video, or even studying family history articles? A bit of background music may be just what you need. Playing your favorite tunes might work, but because they are your favorites, your attention might actually wander towards the music. Here’s...

Research/Training/What is new at The FHG
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