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February 9, 2026

Update: New “I Have a Question” Videos

The “I Have a Question” video series is fun and informative, with each video taking about 90 seconds to share some key anwers to common questions in genealogy. We recently added several new videos to the series, as described below. Handling Difficult Situations – “I have some ancestors I’m not proud of … Record Matches – “I found a record that seems...

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February 9, 2026

Welcome to Katie Brimhall, Social Media Intern

We’re excited to announce that Katie Brimhall is our newest new intern for The Family History Guide Association, from Brigham Young University. Here’s a bit about Katie: “Katie Brimhall is a recently returned missionary from the California San Diego mission. She is from North Carolina. She loves all kinds of art, from painting to video creation. She is studying Editing...

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January 31, 2026

Update: New Guided Learning Videos

We’ve been hard at work with the Guided Learning video library, preparing for RootsTech 2026 in just over a month. Since our last update, we have added over 20 new videos for international research, and we have enhanced some of the features for our existing videos. Here’s a recap of the changes: New Videos New: Screenshot Links Previously, the screenshots...

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January 31, 2026

More Reflections on Doing Genealogical Research with AI Assistance

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Comment on this AI generated image: I realize that a substantial number of people use their laptop as their main computer, but many of us also have more than one monitor, a tangle of cables to various hard drives and peripherals, and other random items on our work desks...

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January 25, 2026

New: PowerPoint Slides for Guided Learning

You may have noticed a new addition to the Guided Learning page in The Family History Guide. It’s called Guided Learning with The Family History Guide – a downloadable PowerPoint slide deck that can be used for an overview of how Guided Learning works. In addition to the slides, the deck also links to a sample Guided Learning video that...

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January 25, 2026

Why “Domain Knowledge” is the Antidote to AI Hallucinations

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star bolg site. Not long ago, I found myself staring at a record review generated by a cutting-edge AI. It was fast, it was clean, and at first glance, it was impressive. But as I looked closer, I felt that familiar “genealogical itch”—the one that tells you something is fundamentally wrong even...

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January 17, 2026

Welcome to Julie Gardner, Intern for The Family History Guide Assn.

We are grateful to have Julie Gardner join our team as an intern, via the Brigham Young University History Department. She is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree from BYU with an emphasis on history and family history. Julie’s talents and interests also include music (Managing Director of the Northern Utah Youth Symphony, private violin and viola instructor and performer with the...

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January 17, 2026

Last Call for RootsTech Booth Volunteers

The Family History Guide still has several openings for RootsTech exhibit booth volunteers, from Thursday March 5 to Saturday March 7. Hours are flexible, and it’s a great opportunity to meet family history enthusiasts from around the world and help them get acquainted with The Family History Guide website. To sign up for one or more volunteer shifts, contact Ann...

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January 11, 2026

Family History Presentations by James Tanner

James Tanner serves as the Chairman of the Board for The Family History Guide Association and is a noted genealogist, lecturer, and panelist. Here is a look at some of his upcoming family history presentations:

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January 11, 2026

Family History Presentations by Miles Meyer

Miles Meyer serves as the Education Director for The Family History Guide Association and is a noted genealogist, lecturer, and panelist. Here is a look at some of his upcoming family history presentations: For more details on Miles’s RootsTech presentation, see our recent blog post here. Here’s the info on the January 13 presentation:

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