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July 20, 2025

Pioneer Day and The Family History Guide

Thursday, July 24 marks the 178th anniversary of the Mormon pioneers arriving in the Salt Lake valley. There will be many celebrations throughout the state of Utah and other locations to commemorate this event. If you are interested in researching Mormon pioneer ancestors, The Family History Guide can help. Check out Goal F1 in the United States page. Choice B...

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July 20, 2025

Hidden Gems in The Family History Guide

This coming Wednesday, July 23, the BYU Family History Library will feature a webinar titled “Hidden Gems in The Family History Guide.” The presentation will feature 25 great features, articles, and websites that you may have missed on the site but are certainly worth checking out. Here is the information for the webinar (first one in the list): You can...

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July 14, 2025

On Vacation

Blog articles from The Family History Guide will return on Monday, July 21. See you then!

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July 6, 2025

Happy 4th of July Weekend

We hope you all had an enjoyable and safe 4th of July weekend! Getting to know your Colonial America ancestors can be very enlightening, and there are quite a lot of records available. Here are some resources in The Family History Guide that will help you do that, arranged by category. Revolutionary War Research New England Research Early American /...

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July 6, 2025

MyHeritage, MyStories

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star website. Quoting from the MyHeritage Blog post “Introducing MyStories: A New Service to Turn Cherished Memories into a Printed Keepsake Book“ For 21 years, MyHeritage has inspired millions of people worldwide to discover more about who they are and where they belong. While family trees, historical records, and photos are integral...

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June 29, 2025

Using Photos for Research

When we focus on our family history research, we often think only about finding documents and records. Photographs can be a valuable research tool, providing clues that match people with locations, events, and other people. The Family History Guide has some great resources for using photos to further your research, in Goal 7 of Project 4: Discover. Here is a...

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June 29, 2025

Major update to FamilySearch England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

Note: This article was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. The England Jurisdictions Map of 1851 has been a long-time FamilySearch.org feature. It has disappeared for times in the past and recently has had its own location. The URL for the map is unique: https://www.familysearch.org/en/mapp/ Yes, the URL has two “ps” in map. This FamilySearch.org website is relatively obscure...

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June 20, 2025

RootsTech Highlights The Family History Guide

A week ago, FamilySearch sent out an email to RootsTech subscribers that noted upcoming webinars and industry highlights. In the Industry Highlights section of the email, The Family History Guide was mentioned with a link to the site: “The Family History Guide is a learning, resource, and activities center for family history. It’s designed for all levels, from beginners to...

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June 20, 2025

What AI Says about The Family History Guide

I recently asked Microsoft Copilot this basic question: “What Is The Family History Guide?” Here is the response I got: “The Family History Guide is a free, comprehensive learning system designed to help people explore and document their family history. It offers step-by-step guidance for using popular genealogy platforms like FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast. What makes it especially useful...

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June 15, 2025

Happy Father’s Day, 2025

The Family History Guide Association would like to wish all fathers, and fathers-to-be, a happy and peaceful Father’s Day! My father was a great example in my life and is the one who got me interested in family history. He covered the bases, from hand calligraphy on pedigree charts to safeguarding documents and photos, and from family history trips to...

DNA/Stories

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