Introduction

About The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide is a free website that represents a best-in-class learning environment for family history. Its scope is broad, but its focus is narrow enough to help you achieve your goals, step by step. Whether you're brand new to family history or a seasoned researcher—or somewhere in between—The Family History Guide can be a key to your success.

Mission Statement: "Our mission is to greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone's family history journey easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable."

Here are some of the unique features you'll find in the dropdown menus at the top of each page:

• Learning Paths—Learn almost anything you need to know about building your family tree on FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, or Findmypast.
• Research Skills—Go from research newbie to pro, with articles and videos to guide you each step of the way.
• Country Pages—Discover you ancestors in practically any country around the world.
• Trainers—Access groundbreaking training materials to take your classes and mentoring to the next level.
• Activities—Find hundreds of fun and meaningful family history activities to help you connect with family and ancestors.
• Youth—Enjoy family history from a youth perspective
• Media—Follow us on social media and enjoy free downloadable resources for your family history efforts.
• Faiths—Discover how faith and family history fit together.
• Tools—Explore the Vault for more learning resources and the Online Tracker to help you monitor your learning progress.

Overview: For an overview article about The Family History Guide, click here.

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FAQs—For a list of questions and answers about The Family History Guide, see the FAQ page.

About Us—Learn about The Family History Guide Association, the non-profit organization that sponsors The Family History Guide.