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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...

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February 25, 2024

Live and Unrehearsed Video Series: Episodes 39-40

Here are some recent videos from the “Live and Unrehearsed” series. These videos will give you insight into how to do research online. They are released on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. Below are the links to Episodes 39 and 40: Episode 39 explores DNA matches, how to use Ancestry ThruLines, and building your family tree with DNA results. Episode...

DNA/Research

June 19, 2022

Learning about the Fathers in Your Family Tree

Happy Father’s Day to everyone! On Sunday, June 19 we honor fathers everywhere, including of course the ones that are part of your family tree. My dad was a family history enthusiast. He wasn’t a professional or studied researcher, but he collected a wide variety of photos, documents, and stories and passed them on to me and my siblings. These...

DNA/Families/Memories

June 7, 2021

New QRB Videos – DNA Testing

We have added two new Quick Research Basics videos, on your YouTube Channel and as Intro videos in The Family History Guide. These are narrated by Debbie Weaver, a RootsTech presenter on DNA testing and family history research. Intro to Research with DNA: Learn the basics of how DNA testing can provide you with additional clues and resources for extending...

DNA/Research/YouTube

November 1, 2020

Using DNA Results for Family History

Several weeks ago, Debbie Weaver, an expert in genealogy research with DNA, presented an excellent online class at the Sandy Granite family history center: “Using DNA Results for Family History”. In the video, Debbie discusses what DNA testing and results can do for you, such as Provide clues for your research Verify traditional paper trail research Validate or disprove family...

DNA/Learning/Research

October 27, 2019

Project 8: DNA Updates, Goals 5-8

We have just completed a refresh for links in Project 8: DNA, Goals 5-8. (See the Updates to Project 8: DNA article for a description of changes made in Goals 1-4.) Special thanks to our BYU Intern Hailey Belshe for her work on this initiative. Here’s a summary of the new article and video links available, listed by Goal and Choice. There...

DNA/What is new at The FHG

October 6, 2019

Updates to Project 8: DNA

The world of DNA research for family history is changing rapidly. We recently updated DNA pages in The Family History Guide for Ancestry and MyHeritage, and we introduced a new Project for Findmypast (LivingDNA). Now we are including some significant updates to our pages in Project 8: DNA. Several of the Goals in this Project are shared among the DNA...

DNA/What is new at The FHG

July 6, 2019

Updates to Ancestry DNA Pages

Ancestry has made some significant changes to its DNA testing features, including ThruLines™ and more DNA matching resources. We have recently completed corresponding updates to the Ancestry DNA pages of The Family History Guide. Here’s a brief summary of the changes you’ll see in Ancestry Project 7: DNA … Goal 3: DNA Tests: Added links to Ancestry Help articles Updated...

Ancestry/DNA/What is new at The FHG

April 8, 2019

A DNA Test May Not Automatically Overcome a Brick Wall Situation

Editor’s Note: This article was previously posted on the Genealogy’s Star blog site by James Tanner and is used with the author’s permission. The term “brick wall” as used in the genealogical sense refers to an end-of-line situation where the next generation ancestor or even some other relative cannot be easily found. Of course, this could be the researcher’s parent...

Country Research/DNA/Technology/U.S. Research

March 25, 2019

Treasured Takeaways From Rootstech 2019

My mind is still flooded with the incredible memories of Rootstech this year. It is a wonderful experience to be on the management team of The Family History Guide and to see and experience what goes on in a year’s worth of planning behind the scenes. A big shout out to Bob Taylor and Bob Ives for the hundreds of hours of...

Ancestry/DNA/FamilySearch/FS Partners/Learning/RootsTech

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