Monthly Archive: May, 2020

Source Citations: Where Did That Information Come From?

Editor’s note: This article was written by Zachary Matthews, BYU Intern for the Family History Guide Association. You are at your computer, getting ready to do some genealogical research on your favorite website. You decided to go in a different direction today and look at your 5th great–grandmother’s uncle and his family. However, when you clicked on his profile, you...

How to Analyze Genealogical Sources: Part Four

Editor’s Note: This article by James Tanner originally appeared in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Courtroom in the Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Court House, named for District Court Judge Charles Earl Simons Jr. in 1986, located in Aiken, South Carolina Jargon is defined as the use of special words or expressions that...

Update: Sample Outlines for Training

We’ve recently added the following Sample Outlines for training with The Family History Guide: FS2.5-Uploading-Tagging-Photos FS2.7-Documents-Stories-Audio FS3.1-Descendancy-Research   These are Word files that you can download and customize as needed. More Sample Outlines will be added in the coming weeks. You can find the current list in Sample Outlines, in the Trainers menu. Updated Headings We have also updated the...

Welcome to Our Two New BYU Interns

We are excited to have two new Interns with us, who are currently students in the Brigham Young University Family History Department. Please join us in welcoming them to The Family History Guide Association. They will be working to improve and expand content in The Family History Guide, in their areas of expertise. Zachary Matthews Zach specializes in United States...

More Giving Options for The Family History Guide Association

There are now two new ways to support The Family History Guide Association, as explained in the paragraphs below. For more information on how you can donate to The Family History Guide Association, click here. Fidelity Fund         We are now registered with the Fidelity Charitable Giving Fund. Essentially, this is a fund devoted solely to donating...