December 19, 2017 Features Help Is Here We recently gave a sneak peek at the new Features Help page, and one day later … it’s here. Find out more below … Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Learning/Navigation/What is new at The FHG
December 19, 2017 Crafting Christmas Memories with the Past and Present in Mind The ideas seem endless for adding a bit of nostalgia to your Christmas decorations and get-togethers – and The Family History guide has a fun suggestion to share. Check out the “Objects and Heirlooms” category in the Memories Activities of the children’s page (Family History Activities Tab). Idea C3-11 links you to American Ancestors detailing how to create ancestral tree ornaments – along with this... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Family History Activities/Memories
December 19, 2017 Giving the Gift of Family History Because I am passionate about family history, and because it is Christmas-time, I searched “family history gifts” on Google. There were about 3,870,000 results in 0.62 seconds! This information leaves no question in my mind that people love to give family history gifts! These gifts bless lives all around the globe – they “keep on giving,” and can truly make a... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Family History Activities/Memories/RootsTech
December 18, 2017 Capture and Share the Moment with the Fun, Free, Family History-focused “Marco Polo” App Avery Hartmans, a tech reporter for The Business Insider, writes, “If you’ve ever wanted to recapture the magic of playing with walkie-talkies as a kid, there’s an app designed to do just that — 2017-style.” She is describing the app Marco Polo, created by Joya Communications whose website states that its mission is “to help people feel close no matter the distance, enabling people to... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Family History Activities/Memories/Social Media/Technology
December 18, 2017 Coming Soon: Features Help Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a handy “cheat-sheet” page for the cool features in The Family History Guide? Well, that page is on its way – it will be finished in a few days. The text is pretty much done, and it’s just waiting for some graphics and a few finishing touches. When finished, the Features Help page... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Learning/What is new at The FHG
December 17, 2017 Activity Ideas for Collecting and Sharing Family Photos (including MyHeritage Slideshows) Looking for a fun family history centered activity for the holidays? Gathering, identifying, labeling, and sharing photos from the past (along with the stories behind them) can be an exciting, unifying experience that can connect your family in remarkable ways. For example, if you have photos in your MyHeritage gallery, consider sharing them in slideshows. This is a great way... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Family History Activities/Memories/MyHeritage/The Family History Guide Association
December 17, 2017 Presenting The Family History Guide to Others: 40 Things to See For trainers, one of the unusual aspects of presenting The Family History Guide website to others is that there is no slide deck involved; you simply show and explain the website. That leads to a few questions: What elements do you show on the website? What sequence do you follow on the site? What are some good talking points for what... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Training/What is new at The FHG
December 10, 2017 Open or Close: The Sequel Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves! 🙂 The Open / Close Choices were so popular that we added buttons at the top of each Project page, so you can close all the Choices on the page, or open all of them. The Default is to have them all open at first. Here’s a partial example of the buttons, in the header... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Navigation/What is new at The FHG
December 4, 2017 Family History Ideas to “Light The World” through service to others The Family History Guide Association invites you to join us in serving others during the month of December in a special initiative sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints entitled, Light The World – 25 Ways in 25 Days: “The teachings of Jesus Christ show us a pattern of service for our lives. Apply these 25 teachings over the 25 days... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Family History Activities/Memories
December 2, 2017 New Category for Posts: LDS Topics If you’re interested in the LDS aspect of family history, you can now find posts about LDS topics on our blog site. These posts do not appear on the main page of the blog; they are in a separate section (similar to how LDS topics are addressed on the LDS page of The Family History Guide, not in the main... Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) General
