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May 31, 2026

Youth Family History Discovery Camp Manual

In the Youth menu of The Family History Guide there is an entry for Latter-day Saints, which has a tile for Ward and Stake Activities. That page has a new addition, Youth Family History Discovery Camp, which contains a complete manual for running a full family history discovery experience for youth, originated by Christine Francis, a popular RootsTech speaker. Here’s...

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May 31, 2026

New: Guided Learning Videos in Portuguese

Over the past few weeks we added 15 Portuguese language versions of our popular Guide Learning videos. These complement the English, Spanish, and French versions that already exist for these videos. Here are the videos, and you can also find them on our Guided Learning page (look for the “PT” links on the page). As of June 1, we have...

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April 25, 2026

Additional Guided Learning Videos

The list of new Guided Learning videos continues to grow. At this writing, we now have over 150 videos, with more to come. Here are the latest additions to the Guided Learning page: About the Avatars Each Guided Learning video is hosted by an AI avatar who introduces you to the topic and provides instructions on the tasks to complete....

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April 19, 2026

New: Guided Learning Training Video

Recently we added a new video that highlights how family history trainers can use Guided Learning and other tools on The Family History Guide website. The video walks through a scenario where a trainer is faced with building a family history learning curriculum, and how she overcomes the challenges by using Guided Learning tools. If you or someone in your...

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April 19, 2026

UTAHGIVES – Fundraising on April 30

From the UTAHGIVES website: “Powered by Utah Nonprofits Association, UTAHGIVES is a day when neighbors, businesses, and communities unite to uplift the causes that shape our state. On April 30, 2026, hundreds of nonprofits will come together on UtahGives.org, each telling their story and inspiring gifts that make real change possible.” The Family History Guide Assocation is participating in the UTAHGIVES initiative....

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April 12, 2026

Irish 1926 Census Online

Something that doesn’t happen very often is getting a new collection of census records released to the public. In the case of Ireland census records, it has certainly been a while. The last release was the 1911 census, made available to the public in 1961, with digital records placed online in 2009. For those doing family history research in Ireland,...

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April 12, 2026

The Main Challenges of Full-text Search, Part One

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Three of the major online family tree/data base websites have implemented AI based full-text search and to some degree, handwriting recognition in the last three or so years. FamilySearch.org’s offering is called “Full Text Search” and includes handwriting recognition. The Full Text Search is available for free to...

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April 4, 2026

New Practice Exercises for England Counties

One of our Content Managers, Brent Bunker, has been busy creating Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide for record collections in England counties. Here’s a list of additions that were recently made: We hope you enjoy the new Practice Exercises for England counties!

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March 28, 2026

Trainers Menu Update

With the new emphasis on Guided Learning in The Family History Guide, we thought it would be a good time to make some updates to the Trainers menu. Here’s a look at the new menu: Here’s a summary of what has changed in the menu: The second section of the Trainers menu has some minor changes, with entries for Practice...

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March 28, 2026

Updates to the Home Page

Over the past week we’ve made a few changes to the home page of The Family History Guide. Nothing major – just some improvements to the look and feel. Here’s a quick summary of what’s new: We hope you enjoy the new look to The Family Hisory Guide home page! …

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