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March 22, 2020

Goldie May, Your Research Assistant for FamilySearch

Note: This article by James Tanner appeared in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/goldie-may/dhmlghokhgphidijmacfnmegmkkhpdik Goldie May is a free, new, innovative Chrome extension that guides users through basic genealogical research. You may or may not be acquainted with Chrome extensions but they are extremely useful and I have some I use every day as I...

FamilySearch/Research/U.S. Research

January 19, 2020

Don’t Forget the Unindexed Records on the FamilySearch Website

Editor’s Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously in the “Rejoice and Be Exceeding Glad” blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Don’t Forget the Unindexed Records on the FamilySearch website As of November 2019, there were 1.73 billion digital images published only in the FamilySearch.org Catalog. This compares to 1.4 billion images published in the searchable FamilySearch...

FamilySearch/Records/Research

November 18, 2019

Researching in U.S. Counties

Doing family history research in the United States? You’ll enjoy the resources in the Family History Guide; there are separate research pages for each of the 50 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. And when it comes to doing county research, we’ve got you covered there as well. Under the main picture on each state page, there is a...

Ancestry/FamilySearch/Research/U.S. Research

November 10, 2019

10 Ways to Enhance and Improve Your Experience with the FamilySearch Family Tree

Editor’s Note: This blog article by James Tanner was originally published in the Rejoice and Be Exceeding Glad blog site and is used with the author’s permission. 10 Ways to Enhance and Improve Your Experience with the FamilySearch Family Tree There are a number of very specific things you can do to enhance and improve your experience with the FamilySearch.org Family Tree....

FamilySearch/FS Partners/Learning

September 23, 2019

RootsTech 2020 is Just Around the Corner!

RootsTech 2020 is the 10th Anniversary of RootsTech in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is in the Salt Palace again! It is such a fabulous venue and right in the heart of the city near Temple Square and the Family History Library, the flagship of the nearly 5000 other libraries worldwide. The 2020 dates are February 26-29! Yes, it is Leap Year! RootsTech is...

Family History Activities/FamilySearch/Learning/RootsTech/Social Media

September 16, 2019

Are You Giving The Gift Of Family History?

Years ago I went to my first BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference and one of the speakers said, “If you want to find your ancestors, do other people’s research!” There was a bit of a gasp from the audience! The thought ran through my mind, seriously? I can’t even do my own very well. This was probably a decade...

Case Studies/FamilySearch/Learning/Research/The Family History Guide Association/U.S. Research

September 2, 2019

Fostering Relationships From Generation To Generation

Recently I have had opportunities to talk with people about family history and many want to know more, but do not know where to begin. In the past few weeks, I have found that many people think of genealogy as being just pedigree charts and family groups sheets. The umbrella we call family history is so much more than just...

Families/Family History Activities/FamilySearch/General/Learning/Memories/Stories

August 5, 2019

Your Work on the FamilySearch Family Tree Will Never Be “Done”

Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by James Tanner on the “Rejoice and Be Exceeding Glad” blog site and is used by permission. Your work on the FamilySearch Family Tree will never be “Done” Some processes and activities and our lives on earth all have a definite beginning point and an end. Genealogy changes with every new birth...

FamilySearch/Records/Research

July 28, 2019

Show Me Videos, and More

We’re excited to announce two more Show Me videos for The Family History Guide on our YouTube Channel: FamilySearch Project 2 Goal 6: Adding and Tagging Photos FamilySearch Project 2 Goal 6: Adding Documents This brings our total number of Show Me videos to 14, and our total video count to 45. Check them out for a visual way to...

FamilySearch/Social Media/What is new at The FHG

July 22, 2019

Are You Using Google for Family History and Genealogy?

Did you know that Google has only been around for 21 years? It is easy to forget what research was like in the old days, before the technology we enjoy today existed. It is such a joy to have so much instantaneous information at our fingertips. Google is the most used and best-loved search engine for almost everybody. There are...

FamilySearch/General/Learning/Research/RootsTech

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