New Video: Why I Love The Family History Guide

One of the most exciting things to see is people getting excited about family history! This video on our YouTube Channel gives a first-person perspective from a teenage family history enthusiast, and it includes honest questions and concerns that many people have about getting started with family history. It also shares the deep appreciation expressed by one woman for family...

Live and Unrehearsed Video Series: Episodes 36-38

Here are some recent videos from the “Live and Unrehearsed” series. These video will give you insight into how to do research online. They are released on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. Below are the links to Episodes 36, 37, and 38: Episode 36 explore FAN-club (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors) research in Iowa. Episode 37 uses books and cemetery information...

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,...

The Family History Guide: Mini-Classes at RootsTech

If you’re planning on attending RootsTech live in Salt Lake City, be sure to stop by the Exhibit Hall and visit us at the booth for The Family History Guide (next to the FamilySearch booth). This year we are putting together a series of fun and informative mini-classes at the booth, each about 20 minutes in length. Here’s a graphic...

Check out the full list of RootsTech sessions both live and online

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   Yes, the schedule of classes including rooms and times for the live classes is online on the RootsTech 2024 website. The schedule is divided into the In-person schedule and the Online Schedule. There are 222 speakers scheduled over the three day conference. You can still register for the in-person...

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...

Getting to Know Genealogy Trails

GenealogyTrails.com is a handy website that focuses on United States research, particularly for U.S. states and counties. It’s a collaboration effort run by a series of expert volunteers, with lots of great resources that are hard to find on other sites. Their forte is transcribing many thousands of records, such as military, obituary, biographies, voter registrations, and more. In The...

MyHeritage Releases AI Record Finder™ and AI Biographer™

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   AI Record Finder™ and AI Biographer™ are two Groundbreaking Features That Transform Genealogy Using Artificial Intelligence. If you have been following the online news about artificial intelligence or AI, you will already know that AI applications are expanding at a astronomical rate. Some of the AI features...

Update: New Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide

The Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide offer a simple yet effective way to help you explore a variety of record collections around the world. Each exercise has a problem statement with three research questions and a QUIKLink to a record collection, hints for working with the records, and the answers to the questions. You can see more information...

New 5-Minute Feature Video: Language Resources

We’ve added a new 5-Minute Features video that shows you how to take advantage of language resources in The Family History Guide. The video covers Google Translate capabilities for the website, YouTube language captions for videos, translated videos, and more. You can watch the video on our YouTube Channel using the link above. It’s also included below for your convenience. We...