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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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March 21, 2026

Training Others with Guided Learning Videos

We now have over 100 Guided Learning videos on The Family History Guide. While primarily used for self-paced, individual learning, these videos can also be used by instructors in group learning settings, such as the following: The New “Training with Guided Learning Videos” Page To help you get started training others on topics from Guided Learning, we’ve created a new...

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March 15, 2026

New RootsTech Video Links in TFHG

RootsTech 2026 produced hundreds of videos in the online library, covering a wide variety of family history topics. We have added nearly 100 new links in The Family History Guide to some of the best of these videos. About half of the new additions are on the following pages (look for the 2026 dates): Also, over 50 videos were added...

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