The Family History Guide Blog

November 8, 2026

Looking at Record Hints between the Big Three Genealogy Family Tree Websites

Note: This article appeared previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com all provide record hints. Over the past few years, these matching systems have increasingly incorporated artificial intelligence. I use all three websites daily for genealogical research, and I have definite opinions regarding the accuracy, availability, and overall usefulness of their hints. These observations are not...

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October 31, 2026

New: Video and Article Overviews

If you’re short on time and would like to get a quick overview of an article or video in The Family History Guide, you’re in luck. We have added a number of summaries this past week, and you just need to click the “Overview” link to see what’s inside the article or video. The example below shows what it looks...

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October 31, 2026

Options for Using Other Family Trees

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. The genealogical landscape is populated by a great number of different genealogical resources and genealogical programs. It is extremely difficult to even begin to estimate the total number of active genealogical tree programs. A good sample of the programs available can be found in FamilySearch.org Solutions Gallery. The solutions...

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October 24, 2026

It’s Time for Cemetery Records …

Halloween is coming up in a few days, and there will be millions of tombstone decorations greeting eager trick-or-treaters … For genealogists, cemetery records aren’t that spooky – they are actually quite useful! The Family History Guide has some great resources to help you find and use cemetery records in your research. Here’s a summary of what you can find...

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October 24, 2026

Review of The Family History Guide Site

Note: This article by Kyla Bayang was originally posted on the Rootsquad Roundup on Substack. Since I recommend this website as a first stop for genealogy education to newbies, when I heard about their updates in a recent blog post, I decided it was time to check it out again. And, of course, we can all use new resources to...

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October 17, 2026

A Few Home Page Updates

Recently we added a few new touches to the home page of The Family History Guide. Here’s a screen shot of the page, with details about what’s new: 1. The Family History Guide logo and “Learn More …” are now linked to the About page. 2. There are three tiles in the center of the page: The top section has...

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October 10, 2026

New Guided Learning Videos for Europe

Recently we added several Guided Learning videos for resarch in European countries. These videos cover the following topics: We hope you enjoy the new Guided Learning videos for European countries! More videos are on the way soon, for research in additional countries in Europe.

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October 10, 2026

Will Genealogy Survive AI?

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/genealogies/submissions?f.collectionId=10000130 AI’s rapid advancement is caused by three factors: raw compute increases, algorithmic efficiency improvements, and “unhobbling” processes. In the current super-accelerated decade, we enjoy a 10,000x AI performance boost every four years, making it likely that AI will exceed top human experts by 2027. There are good arguments...

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