January 15, 2018

Getting More from QUIKLinks

You’re probably familiar with QUIKLinks in The Family History Guide – those handy shortcuts that take you directly to search screens in FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and FindmyPast, so you don’t have to spend extra navigation time finding them. (And if you’re not familiar with QUIKLinks, the Features Help page has a “quik” description of how to find them.) After you...

Navigation/Records
January 12, 2018

Make Family History with Home Videos – How to Create, Save and Share

In a blog post entitled Creating Traditions That Make Family Memories Cora Foley writes that “Traditions are a set of customs or rituals passed down from one generation to the next. They help shape a family’s legacy, while also instilling family values in its newest members, whether they be a baby or a spouse. Family traditions can also help solidify the bond between...

Family History Activities/Technology
January 8, 2018

The Family History Guide – TIY

“DIY” – as anyone into home renovation knows – means “Do It Yourself”. There are plenty of tales of DIY success and failure, and it has given birth to a multi-billion industry and even a number of reality TV shows. So what is “TIY”? That’s the little-known cousin of DIY … “Teach It Yourself”. We at The Family History Guide...

Learning/Training
January 2, 2018

Ideas and Help for Using Social Media – “The New Language of Family History”

Social media has been referred to as “the new language of family history,” and The Family History Guide is here to help anyone learn to speak it! In addition to suggestions found in Social Media Activities for Youth, Families, and Individuals, more tools for learning and using social media for family history are listed in Project 7, Goal 3 (FamilySearch) or Project 6 Goal 3 for Ancestry,...

Family History Activities/Social Media/Technology
December 31, 2017

The Family History Guide: 2017 in Review

Looking back, 2017 was quite a memorable year for The Family History Guide. We’ll do a Top 20 countdown of accomplishments in this post, but before we do, we simply must recognize the outstanding work that our new Management Team members have done this year. They all joined the team in 2017, and they have made a world of difference for...

General/The Family History Guide Association
December 26, 2017

Are You Ready to Make 2018 a Fantastic Family History Year?

Whether you’re new to family history or a seasoned researcher, the beginning of the year is a great time to evaluate where you are right now in your family history journey, and where you would like to be at the end of the year. What would you like to learn to do? What would you like to improve? Are there...

Family History Activities/General/Learning/Memories/Navigation
December 25, 2017

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from The Family History Guide

To our family history friends, We are delighted this Christmas and holiday season to send our warmest greetings to you. The family history activities we are all involved in are a simple but tangible way of spreading peace in a troubled world. We aim to build bonds among families, to strengthen the ties that bind us to our ancestors, and...

The Family History Guide Association/What is new at The FHG
December 23, 2017

The Family History Guide at Rootstech 2018

The Family History Guide Association is delighted to participate in Rootstech 2018! In addition to having a booth in the Expo Hall all four days, our director of Development, Bob Taylor, will be presenting Introduction to The Family History Guide on Friday, March 2nd at 3 pm. CLASS DESCRIPTION: Attendees will be able to successfully navigate the free The Family History Guide website (www.thefhguide.com) to get...

Family History Activities/General/Learning/RootsTech
December 23, 2017

Take the Tour

There has been so much going on with The Family History Guide website that our Quick Tour video got a bit behind with the developments. We are excited to announce that the Quick Tour video is back, all shiny and new with the latest updates. It’s hosted on our YouTube Channel; you can find a link to it on the...

Learning/Navigation/Training/What is new at The FHG
December 22, 2017

It’s a Wrap!

You may have noticed a few recent updates on our website regarding the Blog. First, we’ve made it easier to find it, in three ways: Click Blog/Social in the top menu; Click the Blog button in the footer of any website page; Click Blog on the Homepage, next to the picture tile for The Family History Guide. And that’s not...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
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