Apps – The Family History Guide Blog

June 21, 2019

Previews of Coming Attractions

It is already proving to be a busy summer for The Family History Guide. We have some interesting developments in the works, so we thought we’d offer a few “previews of coming attractions” for the website … What, When, and Why Pass-along cards (fold-over, double business-card size), available early July. These can be ordered from The Family History Guide Association...

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March 30, 2018

Capturing Memories Before It’s Too Late

This past week our family celebrated the life of my husband’s beloved stepmother at a carefully planned funeral and at several family get-togethers. Although I had helped her gather and preserve documents and photos, and had audio recorded her sharing memories of her life and family history, her sudden illness and death left me wishing I had spent more time...

Family History Activities/Memories/Records/Technology

March 13, 2018

Hello Cousin! Connect with “Relatives Around Me”

FamilySearch has added a fun feature to its Family Tree App entitled “Relatives Around Me” – an easy way to find relatives within minutes! Long-lost cousins are no longer lost – if they happen to be within 100 feet of each other, and logged into the Family Tree app at the same time. You will find the Family Tree App in the FamilySearch.org App...

Family History Activities/Technology

March 9, 2018

Where Did You Get Your Good Looks? Try out “Compare-A-Face” for Fun!

Have you ever wondered where you got your good looks? Now you can know through a newly released FamilySearch discovery adventure called “Compare-a-Face.” It uses your picture, the portraits of your ancestors on FamilySearch.org, and facial recognition software to tell you how much you look like your ancestors. Try it out by clicking this link (or put it in your browser):...

Family History Activities/Memories

January 29, 2018

Making Family History Come Alive – Give the Free Kinmapper App a Try

Google “where did my ancestors live” and there will be about 3,920,000 results (in 0.51 seconds no less!) with suggestions from where to find records to how to interpret plot maps. Can we say that this amount of information can be a tad overwhelming? The Family History Guide lists a link on the Youth Activities Page to a lesson plan produced by the National...

Country Research/Family History Activities/Memories

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...

Family History Activities/Memories/Social Media/Technology

September 26, 2017

Fun With Family History Games and Apps

Along with a myriad of activity ideas and resources, The Family History Guide Kids Corner includes links to family history apps and games to give children an alternative to some that are less productive and educational. They are so much fun and a great way to help kids get interested in family history. A few of our grandchildren were playing a game...

Family History Activities/Memories/Technology

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