Category: Training

Sounds Good to Me!

Have you ever noticed your attention starting to wander a bit when you are watching a lengthy webinar or other research video, or even studying family history articles? A bit of background music may be just what you need. Playing your favorite tunes might work, but because they are your favorites, your attention might actually wander towards the music. Here’s...

New: 2-Minute Demos

We’ve added a new item in the Trainers menu of The Family History Guide – 2-Minute Demos. At RootsTech, volunteers and staff for The Family History Guide Association have given thousands of demos of The Family History Guide website to visitors. Now we are unveiling a series of 2-Minute Demo scripts to help people show the site to friends, colleagues,...

Breaking News: A New Educational Partnership

Today we are excited to announce an official partnership between The Family History Guide Association and the National Genealogical Society. The Family History Guide Association will provide educational materials and training to the National Genealogical Society, enabling their members to accelerate their learning and research skills in genealogy. “We are thrilled to connect our organization members with the wealth of...

New: Intro Video for The Family History Guide, 2024

We’re starting the new year off with a bang by introducing an updated Intro video for The Family History Guide. You can see it on the Home page of the website, and it’s included below for your convenience: This Intro video covers more features than the previous Intro video, while being about five minutes shorter. There are  57 individual chapters...

New: Shorter Menus, and Project Tiles

When you open The Family History Guide now, you’ll see a few noteworthy differences: a shorter menu across the top (or left side for tablets and phones), and new Project Tile pages that give you a detailed look at an entire Project at once (these are described below). Let’s take a look at the new changes in more detail …...

New 5-Minute Features Video: Class Outlines

We’ve added a new 5-Minute Features video, giving you an inside look at using Class Outlines from The Family History Guide. The video covers how to find, prepare, and use Class Outlines to your advantage, saving time and effort while delivering a high-quality presentation—all without your own preparing slides or handouts. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel...

New BYU Webinar for The Family History Guide

The BYU Family History Library has posted a new video from The Family History Guide Association: “New Training and Learning Tools in The Family History Guide.” It’s an easy and enjoyable watch, lasting about 30 minutes. The video covers recent updates to the Home page that make training and learning easier, including the new Project tiles. Also featured are the...

New in The Family History Guide: Practice Exercises Index

As we noted in an earlier blog post, there are currently 333 Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide, from beginning to advanced levels in quite a few states and countries. What has been missing up until now is a way to find the exercises, other than just opening up various country pages and looking for them. We now have...

New BYU FHL Webinar to Feature The Family History Guide

This week the BYU Family History Library will feature a new webinar, titled “New Training and Learning Tools in The Family History Guide.” The webinar is scheduled for Thursday November 9 at 5 p.m. Mountain time. You can register for the webinar here – https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/online-webinars/ – and the recording will be posted on the BYU FHL YouTube Channel about a week...

Update on Class Outlines

In a blog post dated September 25, we announced Eight New Class Outlines for The Family History Guide. That brought the total to 36 outlines, with Spanish versions also included. Each Class Outline offers a quick and effective way to deliver essential family history training presentations. You can find the complete list of Class Outlines in the Trainers menu of...