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October 25, 2020

Reviewing Your Memories

Recently I had an interesting experience with several family members (names changed in this article) that reminded me of the importance of reviewing family history memories from time to time. As I ate lunch with my daughter Anna one day, she told me that she had found an old email from my brother Max about my parents. She began relating...

Families/FamilySearch/Memories

September 13, 2020

Giving Back to Your Community through Family History

Note: This article by Miles Meyer was previously published on the Miles Meyer Genealogy blog site and is used with the author’s permission. As family historians, much of our work is to record the history of our families and try to tell the stories of our ancestors. Some of us have specialized in specific parts of our research such as...

FamilySearch/Research

September 6, 2020

Getting to Know the FamilySearch Community

Sometimes the answer to a question might be so obvious that we may overlook it. For example, if you want to learn family history step by step, The Family History Guide is a great place to visit. (Of course, I had to mention that!) And if you are looking for a place to connect with others who are working on...

FamilySearch

August 30, 2020

The Genealogical Overburden of Duplicate Work

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. The definition of “overburden” that I am using here refers to the “rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.” Google Dictionary. In doing genealogical research it is necessary to remove the “overburden”...

FamilySearch/Research

August 16, 2020

Spotting and Correcting Errors in an Online Family Tree

Note: This article by James Tanner was originally published on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. In this post, I will give an example from the FamilySearch.org Family Tree, of an entry that has some basic problems. I will then show how those problems can be identified and, if possible, resolved. This process of talking...

Case Studies/FamilySearch/U.S. Research

July 13, 2020

How to Include the Family in Family History

When it comes to spending time with family, engaging in family history ideally should be inclusive and involving everyone, right? The question, though, is how to do just that. After all, it can be quite difficult to get the whole family to gather around a laptop and have them help you index or search for records. Besides, someone might say...

Family History Activities/FamilySearch

July 12, 2020

What’s New in The Family History Guide

Here are a few of the updates we’ve included recently in The Family History Guide and some additional details for each: Surname eBooks As described in an earlier blog post, we’ve added over 900 links to online books on our Surname eBooks page. As a follow-up, we have included instructions at the top of that page for how to access...

FamilySearch/What is new at The FHG

June 14, 2020

Indexing in Other Languages: An Ever-Growing Need

A few days ago, my wife decided to do some indexing via FamilySearch while I was messaging my grandmother. As we were talking, I mentioned that my wife was indexing, and my grandmother made the following comment in response: “We’re running out of indexing projects for English.” This comment stuck out to me, knowing what I know about my grandmother....

Family History Activities/FamilySearch

May 31, 2020

The Basic Steps in Cleaning Up the FamilySearch Family Tree

Editor’s Note: This article by James Tanner was published on the Genealogy’s Star site and is used with the author’s permission. Whether you are currently deeply involved in researching and adding new names to the FamilySearch.org Family Tree or just now beginning to learn about how to sign on, we all have the same basic challenges. I know I have...

FamilySearch/Research

May 24, 2020

Searching for Clues: When Census and Vital Records Are Not Enough

Growing up as a kid, I loved watching movies about finding lost treasure. The hero usually hears of a legend, finds an ancient artifact or treasure map, and has to follow its clues while fighting off the greedy villain. After a long and difficult struggle, the hero finds the treasure and everything works out in the end! Family history can...

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The Family History Guide Blog

Category: FamilySearch

Reviewing Your Memories

Giving Back to Your Community through Family History

Getting to Know the FamilySearch Community

The Genealogical Overburden of Duplicate Work

Spotting and Correcting Errors in an Online Family Tree

How to Include the Family in Family History

What’s New in The Family History Guide

Indexing in Other Languages: An Ever-Growing Need

The Basic Steps in Cleaning Up the FamilySearch Family Tree

Searching for Clues: When Census and Vital Records Are Not Enough

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