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June 30, 2019

The Ancestry App Project Is Here

Phones and tablets are becoming an increasingly popular way to access family history. We recently introduced Projects in The Family History Guide for two FamilySearch apps: Family Tree and Memories. These are available at the bottom of the FamilySearch menu. This week we are introducing a new Project, for the Ancestry app. It’s at the bottom of the Ancestry menu...

Ancestry/Technology/What is new at The FHG
June 30, 2019

Do You Have a Research Plan?

Editor’s Note: This article was published in the Genealogy’s Star blog site by James Tanner and is used with the author’s permission. Do you feel your genealogical research is like a random walk in the park? Perhaps, you should think through your objectives and come up with a research plan. There is always a measure of uncertainty in any research...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research
June 30, 2019

Understanding MyHeritage’s Smart Matching™ Technology

 Editor’s Note: This article was published in the Genealogy’s Star blog site by James Tanner and is used with the author’s permission. As I teach classes about MyHeritage.com, I find a lot of confusion about the differences between the website’s Smart Matching™technology and the Record Matches. Once users understand the differences, they begin to see the tremendous power in both technologies. Here...

MyHeritage/Records/Technology
June 22, 2019

A First Look at The Family History Guide

Note: If you are new to The Family History Guide, this article will help you get in and get going, quickly and simply. If you are familiar with the website, you can use the points in this article to help others who may be new to the site. Here are 10 questions and answers about The Family History Guide to...

Learning/The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG
June 22, 2019

Home Page Updates

We don’t often change the content of the Home page for The Family History Guide, except for what’s in the picture carousel, and the Featured Blog posts at the bottom of the page. Recently we received some good feedback from our user community about making the Home page a little easier for first-time users, so we decided to incorporate some...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG
June 21, 2019

Previews of Coming Attractions

It is already proving to be a busy summer for The Family History Guide. We have some interesting developments in the works, so we thought we’d offer a few “previews of coming attractions” for the website … What, When, and Why Pass-along cards (fold-over, double business-card size), available early July. These can be ordered from The Family History Guide Association...

What is new at The FHG
June 16, 2019

7 Father’s Day Gifts that are Unique and Meaningful

Editor’s Note: This article appeared in ThisFamilyBlog.com and is used with the author’s permission. by Jen Tousey Fathers and Grandfathers have always held a special role in families. Traditionally, fathers set the rules and enforce them. This can make for a tumultuous relationship with a child. But fathers also provide security. Kids want to make their fathers proud, and a...

General/Social Media
June 15, 2019

Update: Countries Page and Province Links

We’ve made a few changes in the main Countries page, as well as in a number of individual country pages, to make things a bit easier to navigate and find information. Here’s a rundown of the changes that were made: Vertical Layout The main Countries page is still grouped by region, but within each region the countries are listed vertically...

Country Research
June 15, 2019

Fathers of their Countries

In honor of Father’s Day, and to highlight our countries theme this week, here is a list of “Fathers of their Nations,” adapted from Wikipedia. The left column in the table lists the “fathers” with links to biographical info, and the right column has links to the corresponding country pages in The Family History Guide. Note: Wikipedia entries that specify...

Country Research
June 9, 2019

Introducing The Family History Guide: Exploring Genealogy Series #12

Editor’s Note: This blog article by James Tanner was originally posted on the Genealogy’s Star site and is used here with the author’s permission. You can click the YouTube video below to watch the presentation as well. Introduction to The Family History Guide Exploring Genealogy Series #12 This is #12 in the Exploring Genealogy Series on my YouTube Channel. Although...

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